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Retail Dining and Catering

Our catering staff provides a wide range of services that support our many student clubs and organizations, especially our ALANA organizations with their annual events, SAPB with OzFest, in addition to catering the many campus functions including Alumni events, picnics, and conferences for both on-campus groups and those who chose to host them at SUNY Oswego.   

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Explore our interactive map to discover all of our retail dining locations.

List of our locations: 

Lake Effect Cafe 
Cutting Board 
Refresh 2.0
Sips 
Palates 
Fusion at Shineman Hall 
Rich-n-Pour Café and Lounge 
Crossroads

Marano Campus Center Dining

For questions regarding these locations, please contact the Retail Dining Office at 315-312-2992. 

Store front of Palates

Palates

Located in the Food/Activity Court area on the Lower Level of the Campus Center. Palates offers a fresh and hot meal from traditional home cooking to international flavors!

Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday: 11:00am - 3pm 
Saturday & Sunday :  Not Open

Palates' Weekly Menu 

Cutting Boatrd Location with a student at the cash register

Cutting Board

Located in the Food/Activity Court area on the Lower Level of the Campus Center. Cutting Board offers wraps, sandwiches and paninis.

Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday: 11am -3pm 
Saturday & Sunday: Not Open

The Crossroads and a person serving food.

The Crossroads

Located on the Main Level of the Campus Center across from the Welcome/Information Center. The Crossroads Grill  offers a wide variety of made-to-order Breakfast and Lunch items as well as grab & go items.

Hours of Operation
Monday - Thursday 7:30am  - 6:00pm 
Friday 7:30am - 3pm 
Saturday & Sunday Not Open 

Two students holding their shakes form in front of the Sips sign

SIPs

Located in the Food/Activity Court on the Lower Lever of the Campus Center. Sips offers a  Boba Tea, smoothies, Italian Sodas and many other on trend beverages.  Sips also has grab & go salads, sandwiches and a variety of snacks & pastries.

Hours of Operation
Monday - Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 3pm
Saturday & Sunday: Not Open

Food in the vending machine.

REFRESH 2.0

This location will be a 24 hour vending solution to your late night hunger!  We will have 3 food and snack vending machines along with a Costa Coffee vending machine to keep your caffeine levels in check.

Location Opening Soon!

Hours of Operation
Monday - Sunday
6:00am -12:00am

Campus Catering

Our Campus Catering, whose office is located in 504 Culkin Hall, can help you with any catering needs you may have. Just call 315.312.2992 and together we can plan any event you may be involved in from a beverage break to a conference. Our wide variety of menus, and locations, add to the ambiance of any function, big or small.

Our staff will help you plan your catered event. We ensure that we will do everything we can to make your event memorable and enjoyable!

Please contact us at 315-312-2992 or email us at [email protected]

The types of service Campus Catering offers our guests are

Presidential functions
Breakfast, luncheons, dinners and banquets
Conferences-both for Oswego community and non-campus community
Alumni events
Beverage Breaks
Picnics
Faculty and staff receptions/dinners
Student group receptions/dinners
Concessions

Sweet Occasions

Do you miss your student while they are away for the semester? Let them know  you care and send them something from our Sweet Occasions website! It will be sure to make their day!
Send a Basket of Goodies, Gourmet cookies or specialty cakes with your message on it. Whether it be a birthday or any special occasion, remember to place an order online from the link above!

Attention Customers with Allergies

All baked goods made from our On-Campus bakery are made using equipment shared with Allergens:Eggs, Milk, Peanuts, Soy, Tree Nuts and Wheat. Oswego Dining Services cannot guarantee the safety of students with life-threatening allergies who eat items prepared in our Bakeshop.

Retail Cafes

Weekly Soup Menu

Fusion Cafe entrance.

Located in the Nucleus of the Richard S. Shineman Center.

Fusion Café

Fusion Cafe features NY Style bagels, specialty cream cheeses,  freshly made sandwiches and salads, baked goods, beverages and other grab & go items .

Hours of Operation
Mon-Thu 7:30am-5:00pm
Fri 7:30am-3:00pm
Sat-Sun Not Open

Inside of the Lake Effect Cafe

Lake Effect Cafe is located in the Penfield Library (1st Floor).

Lake Effect Café

The cafe serves Starbucks coffee, cold drinks, sandwiches  and salads to go, along with a variety of snacks and pastries.

Hours of Operation
Mon - Thurs 7:30am - 8:00pm
Fri - 7:30am - 6:00pm
Sat - Not Open
Sun - 10:45am - 6:00pm

Sitting area of Rich and Pour Cafe.

Rich 'N' Pour proudly serves Finger Lakes Coffee

Rich 'N' Pour Cafe & Lounge

In the former home of Wall Street Market in Rich Hall, Auxiliary Services has partnered with the School of Business to create a student-run cafe under our guidance along with faculty and alumni to help students gain practical experience in the entrepreneurial arts.  Come see what the students are brewing!

Hours of Operation
Mon - Wed 8:30 - 3pm
Tues - Thurs 8:30 - 4pm
Fri - 8:30 - 1pm

Contact Us

Jerrie Ann Pontello -Director of Retail Dining & Catering
315.312.2992

Nick McCarthy (Interim Operations Manager)
315.312.1033 
[email protected]

(MCC Food Venues Manager)
315.312.3311

Katie Deloff (Catering Manager)
315.312.2851
[email protected]