Use Yammer to Connect with Colleagues

Yammer is an informal social media-like, communication and connection tool accessible to members of the SUNY Oneonta network through Microsoft365. Think of it as an internal social network for casual conversations to connect with colleagues from across the college and foster community in an online setting.  This is not an announcement platform and doesn’t replace …

2023 Health Insurance Rates for State Employees

2023 health Insurance rates have been announced. Review them carefully as rates have changed. If you want to make any changes, you must complete and submit the Health Insurance Transaction Form to Human Resources no later than Dec. 30, 2022. As a reminder, you can review benefits and co-pays for 2023 in NYSHIP's Choices publication. …

Pass Through the Pillars & Champagne Toast

For December graduates, volunteers are needed at Pass Through the Pillars & Champagne Toast event. On Saturday, Dec. 10, at 3 p.m., show your support to graduating students by cheering at the Pillars. As freshmen, these students joined the community by walking between the historic pillars of Old Main and toward a welcoming crowd. Now, …

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs – Save the Dates for On-Campus Open Forums

Four candidates have been identified by the search committee for on-campus interviews in December. Open forums for employees and students to engage with the candidates will be held on 12/2, 12/5, 12/9 and 12/12, at the following times:    Teaching Faculty: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.    Non-teaching faculty and staff: 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.    Students: 4:30 …

Spring ’23 Textbook/Course Material Adoptions Due ASAP

As announced last spring, Oneonta Auxiliary Services (OAS) has contracted with eCampus.com to serve as the college's official textbook retailer. Textbook and course material adoptions for the Spring 2023 semester are now due, andall faculty must submit their textbook/material adoption information (or an indication if no textbook will be used) to eCampus. This is necessary for several reasons: So the …

Richard Siegfried Lecture

Assistant professor of history Dr. Susan Goodier received the annual Richard Siegfried Junior Faculty Prize for Academic Excellence. Dr. Goodier will deliver this year’s Richard Siegfried Lecture on Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m., in the Craven Lounge, Morris Conference Center. Dr. Goodier’s lecture is entitled, "Think Like a Historian: The Ladies of St. Thomas …

Faculty-Mentored Student Research Symposium

On Nov. 12, summer research fellows, Victoria Vetter and Kristen Alsdorf, under the mentorship of Dr. Suriati Abas (Department of Elementary Education & Reading), presented at the New York State Reading Association (NYSRA) conference. The creative research titled, "Storying Critical Social Worlds through Comics" received commendable remarks from faculty in sister SUNY schools and teachers …

Diana Willis Presents Individual Paper at NCA

Diana Willis, Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication and Media presented her individual paper, "Tasting the Nation: Exploring America’s Identity Through Food on Hulu’s Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi," at the National Communication Association's annual conference on Nov. 20 in New Orleans, LA. Contact: Diana Willis, Communication and Media

December Blood Drive

The Center for Social Responsibility and Community Office and The American Red Cross are hosting a Blood Drive on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Hours are from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. Register for an appointment at redcrossblood.org. Remember to eat well and Hydrate! Walk-ins are welcome! Don't forget to bring your ID with you. Contact: Linda Drake, …

Raúl Feliciano publishes article in Latino Studies

Dr. Raúl Feliciano Ortiz, lecturer in the Department of Communication and Media, and former SUNY Oneonta ALS assistant professor Dr. Eddy F. Alvarez just published an article titled '"And in the rainbow corner': Orlando Cruz and performances of masculinity, homonormativity, and liberation" in the journal Latino Studies. In it, the authors look at the first …