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Oswego Daily News

Town Of Sandy Creek Responds To Flooding

Town Supervisor Nancy Ridgeway, Town Highway Superintendent Mike Kastler, and County Legislator Margaret Kastler (1st District), along with Oswego County Emergency Management Office Director Dale A. Currier are monitoring the situation closely. “The town wants to ensure the safety of residents,” Supervisor Ridgeway and Highway Superintendent Kastler said. “People should be very aware of their surroundings.”

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Community

Free literacy classes available through BOCES

Adults who are seeking to improve their literacy skills have an opportunity to do so, courtesy of a free series of classes offered through Oswego County BOCES. The free literacy classes provide valuable skills for adults who are looking to earn a High School Equivalency diploma, and openings are still available in Mexico and Pulaski.

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Oswego Daily News

Oswego one of six SUNY colleges to debut Open SUNY

Stephen Aschkenes, a senior marketing major at SUNY Oswego, said the three online courses he has taken proved to be rigorous and collaborative. He was chosen to attend a brainstorming session on Open SUNY last fall. Oswego's two online MBA programs are among the first eight Open SUNY+ degree programs that SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher introduced during her State of the University address today (Jan. 14).The SUNY system has selected SUNY Oswego’s online master’s in business administration and MBA in health services administration to join only six other degree programs in the soft launch this spring of Open SUNY. SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher introduced the new Open SUNY+ degree programs during her annual State of the University address today (Jan. 14) in Albany.

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Students Build Igloos in Stepping Stones Day Program

The Blue Team at Oswego County BOCES Stepping Stones Day Program studied igloo construction recently using the flipped classroom model. The flipped classroom model inverts traditional teaching methods, giving students ownership of their learning. Educational technology and activity learning are two key components of the model.

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Greater Pulaski Fund Announces Fundraising Results

The Greater Pulaski Community Endowment Fund (Pulaski Fund) raised $13,015 in individual and business contributions during its annual fall fundraising campaign. The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust gave a generous match helping the fund raise a total of $25,780 making the 2013 campaign the fourth most successful fundraiser in thirteen years.

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