March 6, 2019

The SUNY Oswego CFA Research Challenge Team won its bracket and took second overall in the annual Western New York Chartered Financial Analyst Institute Research Challenge on Feb. 18. In its bracket, Oswego students bested Syracuse University, the University of Rochester and Niagara University before placing only behind overall winner Canisius (which won a bracket including Cornell University, University at Buffalo and SUNY Geneseo). From left, faculty adviser Mary Tone Rodgers, Marcia Belmar Willock Professor of Finance, and team members Dillon Nimako, Amy Alba, Sami Rajput, Ahmed Albajari and Sean Paul Owen present the trophy to Dean of Business Richard Skolnik.

Human-computer interaction majors (from left) Bharati Mahajan, Khushboo Panchal and Joseph Gray won the grand prize at SUNY Oswego's first ever

Lt. Robert Vaccarelli received the 2018 Police Officer of the Year award for Oswego State University Police at the Oswego Elks Lodge #271 on Feb. 16. Vaccarelli was honored for his dedication and leadership to the department. He responded to New York City to assist during Hurricane Irene and served on the Oswego County Drug Task Force, where he was instrumental in making a number of high-value drug seizures and arrests. He is responsible for all on-campus community policing programs, as well as supervising a night shift platoon. Pictured (from left) are New York State Elks Association President Stuart Rishe, University Police Chief John Rossi, Vaccarelli and Oswego Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler Nelson Metz.