Austin Wheelock, economic development specialist and property manager for Operation Oswego County, recently earned the designation of Certified Economic Developer, a national recognition that denotes a mastery of principal skills in economic development, professional attainment and a commitment to personal and professional growth.
Royalty was dancing as the kindergarten students at the Frederick Leighton Elementary School celebrated the culmination of the “king and queen module” with a dance. Students learned about royalty, customs, how life was in that time period and other subjects associated with the kings and queens.
The Oswego County Historical Society will host the first lecture of its 2014 series on April 6 at 1:30 p.m. at the Richardson-Bates House Museum at 135 E. Third St., Oswego. A program entitled “The Story of the Columbian Dolls – How the Adams Sisters Saved the Family Farm” will be presented by Diane Doyle Parrish, author of the recently-published book of the same name.
Are you concerned about your teen or other people on the road using their cell phone while driving? Jacy Good, advocate for Hang Up and Drive, www.hangupanddrive.com, will be at SUNY Oswego March 26 at 7 p.m. in Hewitt Union Ballroom for a free presentation.
Time to get on your party clothes! It’s National Poison Prevention Week! Seriously, the ASPCA’s Animal Poison Control Center has compiled a list of the top 10 categories of pet poisoning that they get calls about. Read through it and think about what you can do to make your home safer for your pets (and probably your people, too)!
The Oswego County Health Department’s Environmental Division was recognized by the New York State Health Department and named to the Public Health Works! Honor Roll.
This program recognizes public health workers and their role in protecting the health and safety of the public.
Faculty members at the State University of New York at Geneseo have elected a local student to the college’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most widely known academic honor society. Laura O’Brien, a senior from Oswego was among 80 selected for membership this spring from Geneseo’s junior and senior classes.
Marie Hage, a senior majoring in both marketing and English, job shadowed SUNY Oswego President Deborah F. Stanley recently. Aiming for a career in higher education, Hage later shadowed Stanley’s chief of staff, Kristi Eck.
Bob Moritz, chairman and senior partner of the U.S. accounting firm of PwC (formerly PricewaterhouseCoopers) and a 1985 graduate of SUNY Oswego, will discuss “Global Trends and Your Role in a Sustainable Future” at 7 p.m. April 3, in the auditorium of the college’s Campus Center, Room 132.
It is always a thrill to see students excited about learning experiences and one of those moments recently occurred at the Oswego Middle School. Oswego Middle School science teacher Catherine Celeste saw her students become totally immersed in a class project.
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