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SUNY Oswego Offers Preparation for Notary Test in Syracuse, Phoenix

February 26, 2010 Contributor

SUNY Oswego’s Division of Extended Learning will offer a morning workshop on preparing for the notary examination Feb. 25 at the Phoenix Center and Feb. 26 at the SUNY Oswego Metro Center and at other sessions throughout the year.

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Acclaimed Poet Li-Young Lee to Visit SUNY Oswego

February 24, 2010 Contributor

Li-Young Lee, critically acclaimed poet, will offer a free public reading March 2 at SUNY Oswego's Campus Center auditorium.

One of America’s leading poets, Li-Young Lee, will present a free public reading March 2, part of his three-day residency at SUNY Oswego.

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SUNY Oswego Program Focuses on Retirement, Mature Entrepreneurs

February 23, 2010 Contributor

SUNY Oswego's Larry Perras, senior small business adviser; Ellen Wahl, Retired Senior Volunteer Program director; John Halleron, small business adviser; and Helen Milam, RSVP assistant director, plan the March 26 workshop presentation on "Mature Entrepreneurs" and "Life After Retirement."

SUNY Oswego’s first program of a new Retired Senior Volunteer Program-led Lunch ‘n’ Learn series on retirement options will take place March 26, featuring a presentation on mature entrepreneurs.

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SUNY Oswego Arts Series Keys on Cultures’ Forced Migrations

February 23, 2010 Contributor

Noted artists will visit SUNY Oswego in March to help host a series of programs designed to explore diaspora — dislocation of people for reasons beyond their control.

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Professor’s ‘Pink Television’ Probes Evolution of Women’s Screen Images

February 22, 2010 Contributor

SUNY Oswego professor Tina Pieraccini studies how the roles of women on TV evolved from subservient homemakers to “Desperate Housewives” in her new book, “Pink Television: Sixty Years of Women on Prime Time.”

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SUNY Oswego Student Group to Present Goo Goo Dolls in Concert April 10

February 22, 2010 Contributor

The Goo Goo Dolls -- from left, drummer Mike Malinin, vocalist/guitarist John Rzeznik and bassist Robby Takac -- will perform April 10 at SUNY Oswego's Campus Center Arena and Convocation Hall.

The Goo Goo Dolls, a Buffalo-based rock band with an upcoming album and a national following, will perform April 10 at SUNY Oswego’s Campus Center Arena and Convocation Hall.

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SUNY Oswego Students Excel in National PR Competition

February 22, 2010 Contributor

Judges chose the cream of the crop of proposals submitted for creative ways to promote a partnership between Mazda and Students Against Destructive Decisions. Oswego’s success comes in part because submissions are worked into the COM 415 “Advanced Public Relations” class as a final project, professor Tina Pieraccini said.

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Researchers Invited to Apply for Small Grants for Projects at Rice Creek Field Station

February 19, 2010 Contributor

Applicants need not work at or attend the college or its field station. Awards of $500 to $1,000 are available to support studies in field biology, natural science, social science and the arts. Deadline is March 22. Awards will be announced in April.

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SUNY Oswego Summer Institute Looks to ‘Energize’ Education

February 17, 2010 Contributor

The institute on the Oswego campus will provide teachers with activities they can directly implement in their current curriculum and/or use to develop new curricular units on energy and sustainability.

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Rice Creek Session to Explore ‘4 E’s of Energy’

February 16, 2010 Contributor

The workshop promotes an understanding of energyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s relationship with the environment, the economy, efficiency and education. Participants will use hands-on activities to explore energy forms and sources, global climate change, and actions humans can take to address the energy challenges.

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