Accomplished SUNY Oswego alumni Peter Bocko, Mark Baum and Linda Clement each will address a Commencement audience as SUNY Oswego moves to three May graduation ceremonies for the first time. All will be May 17, in the Campus Center convocation hall.
Constellation Energy Nuclear Group and Entergy Nuclear will be upgrading the public warning system that CENG operates and that serves Oswego County’s nuclear facilities. The new sirens will sound at a volume similar to the old ones and the new warning system is expected to be tested the same number of times per year as the old system. This project will involve a total investment of more than $1.5 million.
By a vote of 16-8-1, the Oswego County Legislature approved a resolution opposing a certain portion of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed state budget. The county administrator has said the governor’s plan would result in a $16.07 rebate check for two years for county taxpayers. An alternative being suggested by NYSAC would result in a permanent $514.08 tax cut for taxpayers.
As the region digs out of the relentless winter snow, federal, state and local jobs and unemployment data for January show a bright spot as the economy – even in Oswego County – continues its assiduous dig out of the 2008 recession.
According to New York State Department of Labor statistics released Tuesday, while Oswego County’s January numbers of 9.7 percent trailed the local region, the rate was 2.4 points lower than the county posted in January 2013.
At 10 a.m. today (March 13), Mayor Thomas W. Gillen lifted the Travel Advisory in the city of Oswego, which was imposed on Wednesday afternoon, due to the heavy snow and white-out conditions in our immediate area.
SUNY Oswego has signed on with the newly launched Generation Study Abroad program, agreeing to increase the college’s participation in study-abroad opportunities to 20 percent of undergraduates — 1 in 5 — by 2019.
Wednesday’s event was a way to “say ‘thanks’ to all of the dedicated, hard-working individuals in our community that work together to make the 2013- 2014 United Way campaign such a success,” said Melanie Trexler, executive director. Lauren Pistell, executive director of the Shineman Foundation, winner of the 2014 Spirit of the Community Award, said “Everyone here today is here for one reason; because you see something and you do something, because you care deeply about the future of the place you call home.”
Effective immediately, Mayor Thomas W. Gillen issued a Travel Advisory in the city of Oswego due to today’s (March 12) heavy snow accumulations and whiteout conditions in our immediate area. The “Travel Advisory” phrase means NO unnecessary travel on city streets, and NO parking on city streets between 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
The SUNY Oswego Office of Business and Community Relations, in conjunction with the Workforce Development Board of Oswego County, will host the eighth annual Youth Career Summit on March 20. The summit is an opportunity for eighth-grade students from school districts across Oswego County to explore their interests and how they align with career opportunities in the community.
Currently, the district is facing a $3 million budget gap. “We’d be remiss if we didn’t consider everything all the way across the board; not just teaching staff, not just non-instructional staff, it’s got to be a comprehensive approach. Because your budget is a comprehensive budget – it applies to everybody,” the superintendent said. He plans to have more meetings with stakeholders and the board in the coming weeks.
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