State University of New York at Oswego ( SUNY Oswego or Oswego State ) is a public university in Oswego, New York . It has a total student population of 6,756 and the campus size is 700 acres.
21-767: SUNY Oswego offers more than 120 undergraduate, graduate and professional based programs across four colleges: School of Business, School of Communication, Media and the Arts, School of Education, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. SUNY Oswego was founded in 1861 as the Oswego Primary Teachers Training School by Edward Austin Sheldon , who introduced a revolutionary teaching methodology Oswego Movement in American education. In 1942
42-822: A Greek organization of their choice. SUNY Oswego CDP is a census-designated place (CDP) covering much of the campus. The CDP is within the Oswego City School District . Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. 43°27′05″N 76°32′39″W / 43.451361°N 76.544044°W / 43.451361; -76.544044 Edward Austin Sheldon Edward Austin Sheldon (October 4, 1823 – August 26, 1897)
63-442: A mission as a teaching gallery. The gallery serves as the training base for the museum studies program and allows students to be involved in the day-to-day operations of the gallery. The Student Art Exhibition Committee curate and have sole responsibility for the annual exhibition of student work. The gallery's permanent collection comprises European, African and American drawings, prints, paintings, ceramics and sculpture that date from
84-532: A running rivalry with Cortland State in Women's Field Hockey. The teams play annually for the "Dragon Sword" trophy, donated by Oswego alumni Michael and Kimberlee (Bennett) Champitto in 1999. As of 2021, Oswego has never won the sword. On March 18, 2007, the Oswego State men's ice hockey team won the 2006–07 NCAA Division III ice hockey National Championship, the first NCAA championship ever for
105-584: Is Shady Shore, the home of college founder Edward Austin Sheldon. It often has served as the residence for the college president throughout the years. Middle States accredited with additional accreditations. The institution's MBA program has been internationally accredited by AACSB . SUNY Oswego's School of Education is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation . Oswego's School of Business has international accreditation by
126-599: The New York Legislature elevated it from a normal school to a degree -granting teachers' college , Oswego State Teachers College , which was a founding and charter member of the State University of New York system in 1948. In 1962 the college broadened its scope to become a liberal arts college . Most of the campus is in the Town of Oswego , including the census-designated place . Portions of
147-482: The 18th century to the present, including several works by artist Sacha Kolin . One subsection of the permanent collection, the Grant Arnold Collection of Fine Prints, contains over 500 prints by American printmakers from the first half of the twentieth century. Tyler Hall is in the process of significant renovations, with the first phase completed for a fall 2016 reopening. Physically separate from
168-459: The 1990s and early 2000s, Oswego fans would regularly throw bagels onto the ice when the Lakers scored against Plattsburgh, responding to a tradition where Plattsburgh fans threw tennis balls on the rink after goals versus Oswego. The tradition ended in 2006, after Oswego was assessed a delay of game penalty for the bagel throw: Plattsburgh scored on the ensuing power-play to win the game, which cost
189-609: The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. SUNY Oswego programs in Electrical and Computing Engineering as well as Software Engineering are accredited by ABET . SUNY Oswego is one of the few universities in New York state whose art, music, and theater departments are all nationally accredited. Penfield Library is the only academic library on campus. It is named after Lida S. Penfield (1873–1956), once chair of
210-725: The Campus Center include English and creative writing, modern languages and literatures and philosophy, while the Office of Learning Services stands ready to assist students who need help outside the classroom. In addition, the University Honors Program is located in the Campus Center. Tyler Art Gallery is located within the Tyler Hall. The gallery showcases local and traveling exhibitions, exhibitions of faculty work and student exhibitions. Tyler Art Gallery has
231-671: The English department. The current 160,000-square-foot (15,000 m) facility opened in 1968, replacing a library of the same name in what is now Rich Hall. The library is home to the Millard Fillmore and Marshall Family Papers and numerous digitized collections including the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter (Safe Haven) papers. The university offers 24 intercollegiate varsity sports. SUNY Oswego's athletic teams are known officially as
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#1732779917415252-571: The Great Lakers but often referred to simply as the Lakers. Oswego is a member of NCAA Division III and teams compete in the State University of New York Athletic Conference for most sports. Women's ice hockey plays in the ECAC West , as that sport is not offered by the SUNYAC. Oswego is traditionally a rival of Plattsburgh State . The rivalry currently manifests mostly in ice hockey; in
273-413: The Lakers a national tournament berth. In addition, the Campus Center arena was opened that year which allowed the university to more closely monitor and shut down fans who brought in bagels. The "Puck Flattsburgh" spoonerism is a common rallying cry. Oswego and Plattsburgh also had a rivalry in football , but Oswego ceased sponsoring the sport in 1976, with Plattsburgh following in 1978. Oswego also has
294-651: The South Campus. West Campus, along with Laker Hall, Hewitt Hall (which hosted most of the student organizations until the Campus Center's opening in 2006), Tyler Hall, Culkin Hall (the administrative building), Penfield Library, Lanigan Hall (consisting of large lecture halls) and Mahar Hall are all built in the Brutalist style and date to the early 1970s. A variety of living options are available through 13 residences: Fewer than 100 feet (30 m) from Johnson Hall
315-516: The campus are in Oswego City . Founded in the city of Oswego, the university was created to train teachers to meet pressing educational needs. SUNY Oswego moved to its current location on the shore of Lake Ontario in 1913 after Sheldon Hall was constructed. The current campus is located on 690 acres (2.8 km) along Lake Ontario. Development of the campus was planned by the architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill , who designed
336-476: The main campus, on the other side of New York State Route 104 , is the south campus, consisting of Laker Hall (indoor sports, coaching classrooms, and athletic training rooms), Romney Fieldhouse (a Quonset hut that hosted the Laker hockey program until fall 2006) and several athletic fields. In addition, more than 400 acres (1.6 km) of Rice Creek Field Station (for biological research and public programs) are on
357-467: The major buildings. The campus today consists of 46 buildings with classrooms, laboratories, residential and athletic facilities. Recent years have witnessed the launch of a $ 700 million campus-wide renovation and renewal program, with the new Campus Center acting as the social hub of campus. In Fall of 2013, the outdated science and mathematics building, Snygg Hall, was closed before the new Richard S. Shineman Center for Science, Engineering and Innovation
378-538: The new construction, includes the Deborah. F. Stanley Arena and Convocation Hall , food court, box office, fireplace lounge, breakfast nook and reservable spaces. The renovated portions of the building house The Compass (Office of Experiential Learning, Career Services, and Student Orientation and Family Engagement), The Point (student involvement), a student media center with WNYO , WTOP and The Oswegonian newspaper, Copy Center, and Freshëns Cafe. Academic departments in
399-733: The school. Oswego has over 180 clubs and organizations, many funded by the Student Association. These include: the Division I Men's Rugby team, the student-run television station WTOP, the student-run newspaper The Oswegonian , the first-ever student-run volunteer ambulance corps (SAVAC), and the Oswego State Esports Association. Oswego has an array of Greek organizations (fraternities, sororities, or mixed) from both national and locally recognized chapters. Each semester, eligible students can "rush"
420-465: Was an American educator, and the founding president of State University of New York at Oswego (then Oswego Primary Teachers' Training School). He also served as superintendent of schools for the cities of Syracuse, New York and Oswego, New York . Sheldon introduced the principles and teachings of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi into American education through the Oswego Movement . His daughter
441-594: Was opened to all STEM students: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The building, built onto the older Piez Hall, offers views of the university's Lakeside Community and Lake Ontario from the meteorology observation deck. The university's social hub, known as the Marano Campus Center Complex, opened in the fall of 2007, and includes new construction and renovation of the existing Swetman/Poucher complex. The $ 25.5 million 111,492-square-foot (10,357.9 m) Marano Campus Center portion,
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