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Writer Amy Shearn is the next featured guest in SUNY Oswego’s 2026 Living Writers Series, appearing at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, in the Marano Campus Center auditorium (room 132).

Living Writers Series welcomes award-winning novelist Amy Shearn

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Writer Amy Shearn is the next featured guest in SUNY Oswego’s 2026 Living Writers Series, appearing at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, in the Marano Campus Center auditorium (room 132).In her novel “Animal Instinct,” Shearn imagines what would happen...
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Poet Éireann Lorsung will be the next featured guest in SUNY Oswego’s 2026 Living Writers Series, appearing at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 12, in the Marano Campus Center auditorium (room 132).

Poet Éireann Lorsung to lead ‘A Procession for SUNY Oswego’

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Poet Éireann Lorsung will be the next featured guest in SUNY Oswego’s 2026 Living Writers Series, appearing at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 12, in the Marano Campus Center auditorium (room 132).Lorsung, the author of four books of poetry, will...
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Award-winning author Sejal Shah is the next featured guest in SUNY Oswego’s Living Writers Series, appearing at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, in the Marano Campus Center auditorium (room 132).

Living Writers Series welcomes award-winning author Sejal Shah

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Award-winning author Sejal Shah is the next featured guest in SUNY Oswego’s Living Writers Series, appearing at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, in the Marano Campus Center auditorium (room 132).Shah is the author of the debut short story collection...
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Soma Mei Sheng Frazier of English and creative writing is author of the acclaimed new novel Off the Books

ORI author Soma Mei Sheng Frazier to host talks, book signing Sept. 23

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The author of this year’s Oswego Reading Initiative (ORI) selection “Off the Books” – and a SUNY Oswego English and creative writing faculty member – Soma Mei Sheng Frazier will present two talks and a book signing on Wednesday, Sept....
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"Haunted Hearts," written by Juliet and Keith Giglio, will premiere Sept. 17, and run through Sept. 20, at the CNY Arts Center in Fulton. Featured performers in the romantic comedy include, from left, Nolan Callahan and Shy Sims, a 2024 SUNY Oswego cinema and screen studies graduate.

Professor's newest play to have local debut

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"Haunted Hearts," a brand new play co-written by English and creative writing faculty member Juliet Giglio with her husband Keith, will premiere Sept. 17 at the CNY Arts Center in Fulton.This the second play by the local playwrights and Hollywood...
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Juliet and Keith Giglio are collaborators, screenwriters and professors

Screenwriters, professors Juliet and Keith Giglio start off Living Writers Series

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Successful screenwriters, playwrights and novelists Juliet and Keith Giglio will be the first featured guests of SUNY Oswego’s 2026 Living Writers Series, speaking from 3 to 4:20 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 14 in the Marano Campus Center auditorium.  The married collaborators...
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Soma Mei Sheng Frazier of English and creative writing is author of the acclaimed new novel Off the Books

Living Writers Series explores ‘A/I’

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The Living Writers Series at SUNY Oswego will return this fall with a provocative new theme: “A/I — Artistic Intelligence/Artificial Intelligence.” The series will bring nine acclaimed writers to campus to discuss creativity, authorship, career building and what it means to...
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SUNY Oswego Assistant Vice President for Workforce Innovation and External Relations Kristi Eck; Austin Wheelock and Alexandra Fitzpatrick of Operation Oswego County; Natalie Glosek, an English and creative writing major; and Oswego Mayor Robert Corradino

One City. One Campus. One Community. continues to celebrate Oswego connections

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The fourth annual edition of the One City. One Campus. One Community. photojournalism project was celebrated on May 5 in Oswego’s City Hall Common Council Chambers with nearly 100 university and community members in attendance. The project tells the stories...
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Soma Mei Sheng Frazier of English and creative writing is author of the acclaimed new novel Off the Books

Oswego professor honored to write newest ORI selection, ‘Off the Books’

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English and creative writing faculty member Soma Mei Sheng Frazier recently became the first SUNY Oswego professor to author the book selected for summer campuswide reading through the longstanding Oswego Reading Initiative (ORI) with her novel “Off the Books”.
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Poet and Subnivean judge Chen Chen

Luminary poet Chen Chen, award-winning novelist Megan Mayhew-Bergman to judge SUNY Oswego contest

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Subnivean, SUNY Oswego’s student-run international literary magazine, has new contest judges for 2026 and a new editor in chief. All three are nationally acclaimed writers who will help Subnivean continue to champion the work of exciting and diverse poets and...
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SUNY Oswego faculty member Roberta Hurtado is among nine emerging Hispanic/Latinx leaders have been selected for the State University of New York's 2023 Hispanic Leadership Institute (HLI) class.

Professor edits book exploring importance of inclusion in education

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A new book edited by SUNY Oswego English and creative writing faculty member Roberta (Rosie) Hurtado makes the case for the importance of inclusion in higher education, as well as practical strategies to support these efforts.
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Freshman creative writing major Kayde Knorr with a successful publication in the New York Times

Freshman’s creative work published in New York Times

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Getting published in the New York Times is a dream for many writers. For freshman creative writing major Kayde Knorr, it’s an amazing feat achieved in just the first semester at SUNY Oswego.
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From OCC to Oswego, Ruby Ramseyer thrives with the Empire State Service Corps

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SUNY Oswego English major Ruby Ramseyer started working with the Empire State Service Corps -- which pays student for serving their community -- as an Onondaga Community College student.
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Cheri Johnson — an acclaimed novelist, poet, playwright and educator — will be the final featured guest in this fall’s Living Writers Series at SUNY Oswego, appearing at 3 p.m. oWednesday, Nov. 19, in Marano Campus Center auditorium, room 132.

Award-winning author Cheri Johnson to conclude semester's Living Writers Series

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Cheri Johnson — an acclaimed novelist, poet, playwright and educator — will be the final featured guest in this fall’s Living Writers Series at SUNY Oswego, appearing at 3 p.m. oWednesday, Nov. 19, in Marano Campus Center auditorium, room 132. Her...
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Albert Abonado, recently announced as SUNY Oswego’s fall 2024 Artist in Residence, will have his book "Field Guide for Accidents" by the National Poetry Series, a prestigious book series that has featured many of America’s best-known poets.

Living Writers Series to feature award-winning poet Albert Abonado on Nov. 10

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Albert Abonado –- an award-winning poet, essayist and SUNY Oswego faculty member -- is the next featured guest in the Living Writers Series on Monday, Nov. 10. The event, at 3 p.m. in the Marano Campus Center auditorium (room 132)...
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Award-winning author, poet and professor Shana Youngdahl is the next featured guest in SUNY Oswego’s Living Writers Series, appearing at 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3 in the Marano Campus Center auditorium, room 132.

Living Writers Series to feature Shana Youngdahl, acclaimed young adult novelist

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Award-winning author, poet and professor Shana Youngdahl is the next featured guest in SUNY Oswego’s Living Writers Series, appearing at 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3 in the Marano Campus Center auditorium, room 132.
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Writer, editor and sensitivity reader Shannon Luders-Manuel will be the next featured guest in SUNY Oswego’s Living Writers Series, appearing virtually at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 27.

Acclaimed memoirist, cultural critic Shannon Luders-Manuel to join Living Writers Series on Oct. 27

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Writer, editor and sensitivity reader Shannon Luders-Manuel will be the next featured guest in SUNY Oswego’s Living Writers Series, appearing virtually at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 27.
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Living Writers Series hosts talk, signing with novelist, professor Soma Mei Sheng Frazier

Living Writers Series presents talk, reading with novelist, professor Soma Mei Sheng Frazier

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Award-winning author and SUNY Oswego professor Soma Mei Sheng Frazier will be the next featured guest in the Living Writers Series at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct, 13 in the Marano Campus Center auditorium (room 132). The event will include...
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Stu Krieger, who wrote the beloved animated classic "The Land Before Time," will appear on campus as part of the Living Writers Series at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 6, in the Marano Campus Center auditorium (Room 132).

Stu Krieger, 'Land Before Time' screenwriter, to visit Oct. 6

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Stu Krieger, who wrote the beloved animated classic "The Land Before Time," will appear on campus as part of the Living Writers Series at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 6, in the Marano Campus Center auditorium (Room 132).
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SUNY Oswego’s Living Writers Series is excited to return in person this year, kicking off a diverse series of visiting writers with poet Sara Borjas on Sept. 15.

Living Writers series begins Sept. 15, explores theme of ‘Home'

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SUNY Oswego’s Living Writers Series is excited to return in person this year, kicking off a diverse series of visiting writers with poet Sara Borjas on Sept. 15.
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Representations of the City of Oswego and SUNY Oswego gather for an opening reception for the One City. One Campus. One Community. photojournalism project

One City. One Campus. One Community. continues showing stories of campus-community connections

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One City. One Campus. One Community. -- a project supported by SUNY Oswego, the City of Oswego Mayor's Office and the joint Campus-City Relations Committee -- unveiled student photojournalism promoting features and connections around the community on May 6 in...
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SUNY Oswego students Marie Sova and Lily Tringali will cohost the 2025 Subnivean Awards

5th annual Subnivean Awards April 30 hosted by two students

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On Wednesday, April 30, SUNY Oswego students Marie Sova and Lily Tringali will cohost the 2025 Subnivean Awards event honoring six international literary competition finalists and naming winners in poetry and fiction. This virtual event, featuring readings by the finalist...
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Faculty member Erik Wade

Faculty member plays role in launch of Public Humanities journal

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English and creative writing faculty member Erik Wade is an advisory board member and initial contributor to Public Humanities, a major new international journal recently launched from Cambridge University Press.
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Oswego student Meenal Shojaian outside Marano Campus Center.

Student Spotlight: Meenal Shojaian

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Meenal Shojaian, a junior majoring in English and adolescence education with a minor in psychology, talks about her dedication to social justice, campus involvement, the mentors who have shaped her journey at Oswego and why Black History Month is important...
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Albert Abonado, recently announced as SUNY Oswego’s fall 2024 Artist in Residence, will have his book "Field Guide for Accidents" by the National Poetry Series, a prestigious book series that has featured many of America’s best-known poets.

SUNY Oswego celebrates fifth annual Subnivean Awards with local judges

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Subnivean, SUNY Oswego’s student-staffed digital publication, is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its international literary competition, the Subnivean Awards.
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Global phenom, bestselling author Daniel Handler will speak at SUNY Oswego on Dec. 2

Global phenom known as Lemony Snicket to speak at SUNY Oswego

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According to Lemony Snicket, the pseudonym for author Daniel Handler, who will appear on campus on Monday, Dec. 2: “Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”  Attendees to this talk, which will include a booksigning, might want...
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Cinema and Screen Studies professor Dr. Amy shore and English and Latin American studies studies professor Dr. Roberta Hurtado stand in front of the website for "Gatherings: An interdisciplinary and intersectional feminist journal."

Oswego faculty serve as editors of new Upstate NY feminist journal

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Oswego faculty members Amy Shore and Roberta (Rosie) Hurtado are editors of a new online feminist journal including scholars from around Upstate New York and beyond.
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Best-selling author Isaac Fitzgerald is coming to Oswego to speak to the Living Writers Series

New York Times bestselling author Isaac Fitzgerald to speak on campus

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Isaac Fitzgerald has been an altar boy, a barback, a smuggler and a celebrated memoirist who made it onto both The New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists -- and will appear on campus at 3 p.m. on Wednesday,...
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Sari Fordham will speak in SUNY Oswego's Living Writers Series

Living Writers Series author Sari Fordham tells her own story, helps others do so

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Sari Fordham, whose fascinating girlhood is captured in her extraordinary memoir about a naïve yet brave missionary family navigating tumultuous 1970s Uganda, is the next speaker on SUNY Oswego's Living Writers Series, at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28.
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A selfie featuring three Vote Oswego organizers

Vote Oswego to host film festival Friday

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Vote Oswego, a university-coordinated student-run project that helps members of the community make their impact in elections, is hosting a film festival and other awareness events to get students prepared for the 2024 elections.
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Student poet Emma Deloff speaks during President Peter O. Nwosu's Sept. 27 inauguration

She was a poet but didn't she always know it (from The Palladium-Times)

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Emma Deloff trembled as she marched into the cavernous arena near the front of the procession and glimpsed countless sets of eyes, all of which seemed to be trained on her.
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Albert Abonado, recently announced as SUNY Oswego’s fall 2024 Artist in Residence, will have his book "Field Guide for Accidents" by the National Poetry Series, a prestigious book series that has featured many of America’s best-known poets.

Artist-in-Residence's poetry workshop to ask: 'What's in a name?'

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In a free Oct. 24 poetry workshop and exploration, ARTSwego Artist-in-Residence Albert Abonado will partner with the university's Triandiflou Institute for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Transformative Practice to discuss the profound histories of names and how they can define experiences.
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Creative writing major Isaiah Bedoar will take on a new challenge this Friday, Oct. 4, engaging with author and SUNY Oswego professor Soma Mei Sheng Frazier in a public conversation about "Off the Books," Frazier’s debut novel

Creative writing major to interview faculty 'Off the Books' author at Syracuse event

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Creative writing major Isaiah Bedoar will take on a new challenge this Friday, Oct. 4, engaging with author and SUNY Oswego professor Soma Mei Sheng Frazier in a public conversation about "Off the Books," Frazier’s debut novel, at 7 p.m....
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Paul S. Flores, who has just been named an American Book Award winner for "We Still Be," his collection of poems and performances, will share and discuss his work at Penfield Library Speaker’s Corner at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14.

American Book Award winner Paul S. Flores to share soulful poems in Penfield

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Paul S. Flores, who has just been named an American Book Award winner for "We Still Be," his collection of poems and performances, will share and discuss his work at Penfield Library Speaker’s Corner at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct....
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Ricardo Nazario y Colón, Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Vice Chancellor of DEI for the SUNY System

Series of events to mark Latin American Heritage Month

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SUNY Oswego will celebrate Latin American Heritage Month, Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, with speakers, movies, a Penfield Library display and more.
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Soma Mei Sheng Frazier of English and creative writing is author of the acclaimed new novel Off the Books

Professor’s new nationally acclaimed novel balances character-driven plot with serious subject matter

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“Off the Books,” an acclaimed new novel by Soma Mei Sheng Frazier of SUNY Oswego’s English and creative writing faculty, deftly walks a tightrope of an engaging character-driven story and a serious exploration of international atrocities in China.
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SUNY Oswego enjoyed a visit from Ricardo Nazario y Colón, a well-respected Nuyorican poet and the Senior Vice Chancellor of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion/Chief Diversity Officer for the SUNY System

Library of America grant to support appearances by four Latino poets

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SUNY Oswego is among the recipients of grants from the Library of America’s “Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home” project, which invites participants into a nationwide conversation about Latino poetry.
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Esfir Pievskaya looks forward to a study-abroad experience in Italy supported by a competitive Gilman Scholarship. Pievskaya previously studied internationally (pictured) through the university with a summer 2023 experience in Norway.

Student earns Gilman Scholarship for opportunity in Italy

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Esfir Pievskaya, a double major in English and illustration, has earned a competitive Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for an opportunity this fall in Italy.
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Participants and partners in the campus-community initiative ‘One City. One Campus. One Community’ gather at a May 1 reception in Oswego's City Hall

‘One City. One Campus. One Community.’ photojournalism project presented

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"One City. One Campus. One Community." -- a project supported by SUNY Oswego, the City of Oswego Mayor's Office and the joint Campus-City Relations Committee -- unveiled student photography promoting features and connections around the community on May 1 in...
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Literary superstars including Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket, will fill out a Living Writers Series themed around "Play" in fall 2024

Living Writers Series to get 'Play'-ful this fall

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The Living Writers Series at SUNY Oswego has announced a diverse fall lineup -- with its series, titled “Play,” building upon a long history of visiting writers that spans Pulitzer Prize winners and #1 New York Times bestselling authors.
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A tour behind the scenes of the university's musical production of "The Addams Family" is one of a number of new features in this year's Quest focusing on the creative arts.

Quest to offer new activities showcasing creative arts

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SUNY Oswego’s annual celebration of scholarly and creative activities, Quest, will showcase some new features showcasing student creativity in areas including music, poetry and art, filmmaking, theatre and more on April 17.
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alking a trail are, from left, Jim D'Angelo, director of Sterling Nature Center, with student filmmakers Wells Liscomb and Lauren Smith (both seniors) and Ryan King (who graduated in 2023).

Premiere of film on Sterling Nature Center reflects community-campus collaboration

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A film collaboration between students, faculty and community members will debut at SUNY Oswego at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, in the Marano Campus Center auditorium (room 132). “Sterling Nature Center: A Living History” explores the creation of a...
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For the latest Subnivean Awards, Major Jackson, will be final judge in poetry, while Gish Jen will be final judge for fiction

Major Jackson and Gish Jen to judge SUNY Oswego literary competition

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Subnivean, SUNY Oswego’s student-staffed digital publication, has announced two prestigious final judges for the 2024 Subnivean Awards. The most recent recipient of the Academy of American Poets Fellowship for distinguished poetic achievement, Major Jackson, will be the final judge in...
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SUNY Oswego professor and renowned novelist Robert “Bob” O’Connor is the next speaker in the Living Writers Series

Celebrated author, popular professor Robert O’Connor to speak on Nov. 15

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SUNY Oswego professor and renowned novelist Robert “Bob” O’Connor is the next speaker in the Living Writers Series, with a virtual discussion at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 15.
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Students play a large role in planning this year's Publishing Festival, which will take place on Oct. 27

Publishing Festival on Oct. 27 to feature professionals’ perspectives

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On Oct. 27, four professionals in the publishing industry will provide their unique insights to students at the second Publishing Festival, hosted by SUNY Oswego’s creative writing department.
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Comedian Kimberly Clark

Comedian Kimberly Clark to speak Wednesday in Living Writers Series

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Kimberly Clark, one of six comedians hand-picked by Tiffany Haddish to appear in the Netflix series "Tiffany Haddish Presents," is the next virtual presenter in the university's Living Writers Series at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18.
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Award-winning writer Ta-Nehisi Coates

Award-winning writer Ta-Nehisi Coates to speak at SUNY Oswego on Nov. 3

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“A Conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates,” featuring the award-winning author and journalist, will take place at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3, in SUNY Oswego’s Waterman Theatre.
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Juliet and Keith Giglio have written Lifetime holiday movies the past three years

Professor co-authors second novel, ‘The Trouble with Tinsel’

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Juliet Giglio of the English and creative writing faculty and her husband Keith recently released their second novel, titled “The Trouble with Tinsel,” and will have a talk and book-signing at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 10, at the River’s...
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National Book Award winner and #1 New York Times bestselling author Ta-Nehisi Coates

SUNY Oswego’s Living Writers Series making 'waves' with fall lineup

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The Living Writers Series at SUNY Oswego has announced its heavyweight lineup for a fall semester author series titled “Waves.”
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SUNY Oswego students interview Charlie Itzin for a Sterling Nature Center documentary

Student-faculty collaboration producing Sterling Nature Center documentary

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A SUNY Oswego student-faculty collaboration is producing a documentary demonstrating the biodiversity and community history of the Sterling Nature Center (SNC), a preserve 10 miles west of the lakeside campus, thanks to support of the Shineman Endowed Fund.
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JR Walsh, who teaches poetry and fiction at SUNY Oswego, coordinates a writing project connecting the English and writing programs with students in Baker High School in Baldwinsville.

Writing contest connects SUNY Oswego with high school students

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Through thank-you emails to her students’ favorite English teachers, Distinguished Service Professor Leigh Wilson turned a kind gesture into a yearly writing contest intertwining the stories of high school and SUNY Oswego students, leaving a lasting mark on those involved.
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Brooklyn Saternow, a student at Oswego High School, was selected as winner of the 2022 Subnivean New Writers Awards competition

Local high school student wins prestigious Subnivean New Writers Awards competition

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Brooklyn Saternow, a student at Oswego High School, was selected as winner of the 2022 Subnivean New Writers Awards competition offered by SUNY Oswego’s internationally-known literary magazine.
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SUNY Oswego faculty member Roberta Hurtado is among nine emerging Hispanic/Latinx leaders have been selected for the State University of New York's 2023 Hispanic Leadership Institute (HLI) class.

Roberta Hurtado among leaders selected for SUNY’s 2023 Hispanic Leadership Institute Class

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SUNY Oswego faculty member Roberta Hurtado is among nine emerging Hispanic/Latinx leaders have been selected for the State University of New York's 2023 Hispanic Leadership Institute (HLI) class.
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Cris Eli Blak is SUNY Oswego's Artist in Residence for the spring semester

Artist in Residence for spring semester invites students to speak their stories

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Cris Eli Blak — recently announced as SUNY Oswego’s spring 2023 Artist in Residence to teach in the Theatre Department as well as the English and Creative Writing Department — will bring students’ voices to the stage with a contemporary,...
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SUNY Oswego student dancers take part in video segments that will be projected during "Weight of Water," a multimedia dance presentation coming to SUNY Oswego's Waterman Theatre

Multimedia dance project 'Weight of Water' to flow on Oct. 21

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The multimedia dance project “Weight of Water” will explore ways local bodies of water impact community members during a free performance starting at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, in Tyler Hall’s Waterman Theatre.
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Ann Austen is an Emmy Award-winning writer/producer/showrunner whose career spans a wide range of genres and projects

Living Writers Series returns with variety of creative minds

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The SUNY Oswego Living Writers Series is back with a wide variety of virtual guests covering the world of novels, screenwriting, illustration, broadcasting, filmmaking, poetry, fiction, storytelling and more.
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SUNY Oswego faculty member Juliet Giglio and her husband Keith, a Syracuse University faculty member, teamed up to write a new novel, "The Summer of Christmas"; here they participate in a book signing

Faculty member’s debut novel explores ‘The Summer of Christmas’

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In writing a new novel, “The Summer of Christmas,” English and creative writing faculty member Juliet Giglio said the accomplishment was a learning experience that will help her students as well.
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Photo of peaceful Sri Lanka protest with leaders from various religions shown together, taken by Marlon Ariyasinghe

Professor works to bring clarity, context to coverage of protests in Sri Lanka

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English and creative writing associate professor Neelika Jayawardane is bringing attention to media misrepresentation of protests in Sri Lanka, which she said represent part of a pattern of how outside organizations cover global events.
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Yadira “Yadi” Aranda Burgos and Helena Buttons were selected to receive the Oswego Alumni Association's 2022 Outstanding Senior Awards.

Two earn Outstanding Senior Award for campus contributions

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Yadira “Yadi” Aranda Burgos and Helena Buttons were selected to receive the Oswego Alumni Association's 2022 Outstanding Senior Awards.
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The Subnivean student-run literary magazine was well-represented during a panel at a large conference in Philadelphia; from left are alumni Pamela Toussaint and Shannon Sutorius; current student Edward Sourby; and faculty member Soma Mei Sheng Frazier

Student-run Subnivean literary magazine earns spotlight in national conference

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Subnivean, SUNY Oswego’s student-run literary magazine with an international reach, recently earned a spotlight on the huge stage of a conference for writers and college writing programs.
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Headshot of Remmington Johnson wearing a maroon button up. Remmington has dark brown hair that is salt and pepper with a beard

Senior earns Chancellor's Award for Military Service; writing highlights effects of war

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SUNY Oswego senior Remmington Johnson awarded SUNY Chancellor award for military service. Johnson is a creative writing major who uses his writing to explore moral injury he has received from his military service, along with discussing his mental health diagnosis'.
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U.S. Poet Laureate Emeritus Juan Felipe Herrera is a judge for the Subnivean Awards

Subnivean Awards event April 13 to feature star judges, writing finalists

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Daniel "Lemony Snicket" Handler and U.S. Poet Laureate Emeritus Juan Felipe Herrera will appear as judges in a live Subnivean virtual soiree that will celebrate for the finalists for the student-run publication’s writing award at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 13,...
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Laura Donnelly reads her poem Inheritance on WPBS TV

Laura Donnelly reads poetry on public television

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Award-winning poety and English and creative writing faculty member Laura Donnelly recently had the opportunity to read her poem "Inheritance" as part of a series on the work of local artists and creators on public broadcasting station WPBS-TV.
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Faculty member Soma Mei Sheng Frazier works with students in her Creative Writing 313 class, which is part of the Subnivean literary magazine project.

Student-run literary magazine Subnivean earns national recognition, makes global connections

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Fresh off a nomination for a 2021 Firecracker Award for Best Debut Magazine, SUNY Oswego’s student-run publication Subnivean has big plans as it continues to digitally accept prose and poetry from all over the world.
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Cover for Heaven Santiago's book Hectic Holidays resembles a shiny gift with a ribbon on it

Student’s new poetry book explores ‘Hectic Holidays’

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SUNY Oswego student author Heaven Santiago has published a poetry book with a different take on the season titled “Hectic Holidays.”
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Faculty member Juliet Giglio and her husband Keith co-wrote Christmas in Tune, a Lifetime movie starring Reba McEntire and John Schneider

Professor’s latest Lifetime holiday movie partners with Reba McEntire

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This year’s Lifetime holiday movie written by SUNY Oswego creative writing faculty member Juliet Giglio and her husband Keith is “Reba McEntire’s Christmas in Tune,” premiering at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 26.
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Heaven Santiago with her book of poetry, Go To Hell, Heaven

Student’s published book of poetry tells stories of struggle, resilience

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SUNY Oswego student Heaven Santiago’s first book of poetry, “Go to Hell, Heaven,” presents a journey through a lot of troubled times but ultimately tells a tale of resiliency.
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Isabelle Bichindaritz teaches in an advanced classroom

Awards honor faculty for scholarly, creative activities

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Three faculty members earned campus awards recognizing outstanding achievements in scholarly and creative activities.
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Claudia D. Hernandez, author of Oswego Reading Initiative Selection, Knitting the Fog

Living Writers Series returns with variety of guests

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SUNY Oswego’s Living Writers Series returns in fall 2021 in a virtual format featuring writers working in comic books, TV, film, novels, non-fiction, poetry and more.
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Health promotion and wellness faculty member Jessica Harris earned this year’s President’s Award for Teaching Excellence

Campus teaching awards honor outstanding, caring educators

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Health promotion and wellness faculty member Jessica Harris earned this year’s President’s Award for Teaching Excellence. In addition, Kenneth Nichols -- a visiting instructor and Writing Fellow in English and creative writing -- earned the Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence.
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Arisa White is among an all-star panel of judges and writers discussion as part of the first-ever Subnivean Awards

Subnivean Awards to feature all-star writers’ discussion, finalists' readings

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“Lemony Snicket” author Daniel Handler, April Sinclair (whose book, "Coffee Will Make You Black," is about to become a major motion picture) and luminary poet Arisa White will share their knowledge and insights in conversation, hosted by and for SUNY...
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New undergraduate-run digital literary publication, Subnivean, launches

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It’s not common for an undergraduate student to work on a literary magazine that includes submissions from a former U.S. poet laureate and other award winners, but that, Soma Mei Sheng Frazier said, is the beauty of the new offering...
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Alexander Griffin plays a man confounded and confronted by the black bar around the screen in Frame Fumble

Student filmmaker pursues passions, finds festival footing

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Alexander Griffin knew from early in life he wanted to work in entertainment in some way, but SUNY Oswego showed the way to channel his passion as a cinema and screen studies major.
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Students acting and filming cemetery storytelling

Cemetery history storytelling tour to appear virtually Nov. 27 to 29

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The annual Oswego Town Rural Cemetery: Ghost and History Storytelling Tour will appear virtually this year, with a total of five online showings from Nov. 27 to 29.
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Jason Priestley and Melissa Joan Hart in promotional photo from Dear Christmas

Faculty member’s holiday film ‘Dear Christmas’ to debut on Lifetime Nov. 27

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SUNY Oswego creative writing faculty member Juliet Giglio and her husband Keith continued an annual holiday tradition of writing a Lifetime Network movie, with “Dear Christmas” debuting 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 27.
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Midwest Gothic, a new award-winning book from English and creative writing faculty member Laura Donnelly, brings together a collection of poems on the themes of family, memory, history and a sense of place.

Faculty member publishes award-winning poetry collection 'Midwest Gothic'

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“Midwest Gothic,” a new award-winning book from English and creative writing faculty member Laura Donnelly, brings together a collection of poems on the themes of family, memory, history and a sense of place.
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Student film about the importance of registering to vote

‘Get Out the Vote Film Festival’ supports filmmaking experience, civic engagement

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Filmmaking classes and around 90 students in all worked together to create public service announcements about the importance of being registered to vote and voting -- encouraging civic engagement while honing their craft.
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Three Oswego graduates -- Andrew Nimetz, Derrick Benton and Victoria Diana -- were among the grand prize winners who each received $40,000 to bring their scripts to life through the CNY Short Film Competition

3 Oswego alumni win CNY Short Film Competition grand prizes

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Three of the four winners of the CNY Short Film Competition are SUNY Oswego graduates who will receive generous support to bring their film ideas to life.
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Brad Korbesmeyer on the Waterman Theatre stage

Retiring Brad Korbesmeyer honored after setting the stage for student writers

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After nearly three decades of teaching, mentoring and helping build stronger writers, Brad Korbesmeyer recently retired from the English and creative writing faculty -- with an honor that will carry on his legacy.
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Ajaneé Fryar (pictured) and Laura Piekunka are among 100 honorees statewide for the new Chancellor’s Undergraduate Scholarships and Graduate Fellowships

SUNY Oswego graduates earn Chancellor’s Graduate Fellowships

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Two SUNY Oswego graduates from the Class of 2020 -- Ajaneé Fryar and Laura Piekunka -- are among 100 honorees statewide for the new Chancellor’s Undergraduate Scholarships and Graduate Fellowships for the State of New York.
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Laura Halferty of English and creative writing has earned the Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching

Laura Halferty earns Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence

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Laura Halferty, an adjunct professor in the English and creative writing department, recently earned the Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence for her encouraging, versatile and creativity-cultivating style.
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Zoom grid scene with participants in award ceremony for the virtual college film festival

Alumni step up to help college film festival go on

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The show went on for an annual tradition for cinema and screen studies students thanks to alumni support and the determined creativity of filmmakers in the Oswego family.
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Leigh Wilson teaches Digital Oz class

Leigh Wilson named SUNY Distinguished Service Professor

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The State University of New York has recognized Leigh Wilson as a Distinguished Service Professor, one of the SUNY system’s highest honors.
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English and creative writing faculty member Fiona Coll said "the most amazing job ad I had ever seen" drew her to Oswego, where she enjoys teaching at the intersection of literature and technology. Interviewed in early March, she discusses her love of Oswego students, literature and making sure knowledge is accessible. She coordinates Oswego's Faculty Accessibility Fellows program, which aims to ensure all learners have the best opportunity for education.

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3 student filmmakers at prestigious PitchNY program

Student filmmakers have ‘engaging, enlightening’ experience in PitchNY program

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For three SUNY Oswego cinema and screen studies students, participating in the select PitchNY program in November was the next step in their dreams of telling stories through film.
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Juliet Giglio, her husband Keith and star Melissa Joan Hart on set of their Hallmark movie Christmas Reservations

Faculty member’s screenplay ‘Christmas Reservations’ to debut on Lifetime Nov. 2

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A holiday movie co-written by Juliet Giglio of SUNY Oswego’s creative writing faculty, “Christmas Reservations,” will debut at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, on the Lifetime network.
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Douglas Guerra of SUNY Oswego’s English and creative writing faculty recently earned the Popular Culture Association’s Ray and Pat Browne Award for his book Slantwise Moves, which connects books, games and 19th-century social lives

Book connecting games with literature wins prestigious popular culture award

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A clever crossover between 19th-century games and literature earned a major popular culture award for Douglas Guerra of SUNY Oswego’s English and creative writing faculty.
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Robert Mirabal is a Native American singer, songwriter, poet and screenwriter

Living Writers Series brings variety of creators to campus

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This fall’s Living Writers Series at SUNY Oswego will feature speakers who craft poetry, novels, graphic novels, short stories, songs, plays and screenplays -- and even exposed the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
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Amy Bartell speaks Grand Challenges project

Summer art, poetry exhibition to focus on shared responsibility for Lake Ontario

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SUNY Oswego students -- about 60 of them -- from art, creative writing and music have created works for an Oswego State Downtown exhibition this summer that speaks to everyone's responsibility to steward the vast but threatened asset that is...
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Poet Rebecca Dunham

Poet Rebecca Dunham, exposing disasters of human making, to speak Nov. 26

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Rebecca Dunham -- a "poet as moral witness" -- will make a free presentation at 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, in SUNY Oswego's Marano Campus Center auditorium as part of the English and creative writing department's Living Writers Series.
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Juliet Giglio and Mic-Anthony Hay discussing Safe Haven refugee documentary

Student-faculty team to screen Safe Haven documentary 'Only 982' on campus

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"Only 982," a 14-minute documentary, will screen at 4 p.m. Friday (Nov. 16) in Marano Campus Center auditorium. A question-and-answer session with filmmakers Mic-Anthony Hay, a senior in journalism, and English and creative writing faculty member Juliet Aires Giglio will...
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Faculty member Juliet Giglio poses with co-writing husband and stars from A Very Nutty Christmas

Faculty member co-writes 'Nutty' holiday film to air on Lifetime

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SUNY Oswego faculty member Juliet Aires Giglio and her husband, Keith Giglio, teamed as screenwriters for the comedy romance "A Very Nutty Christmas," premiering at 8 p.m. Nov. 30 on the Lifetime network and starring Melissa Joan Hart and Barry...
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Christene Barberich, global editor-in-chief and co-founder of Refinery29, poses with art students

Alumna tells success story to ABC News Radio

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Refinery29 co-founder/global editor-in-chief Christene Barberich, a 1991 Oswego graduate in both English writing arts and in art as well as a speaker at May's Commencement, discussed how what she studied in college played a role in her success, in an...
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Author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Living Writers Series to include eco-poet, authors, storytellers, more

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Award-winning poet Rebecca Dunham -- author of "Cold Pastoral: Poems," a collection that elegizes manmade disasters from the Deepwater Horizon oil platform to the Flint, Michigan, water crisis -- will join this fall's SUNY Oswego Living Writers Series, a roster...
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Amy Bartell speaks about art, activism and Grand Challenges project

Mini-grants to support 5 Grand Challenge projects

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A SUNY Oswego panel has recommended college mini-grant funding for five project proposals -- ranging from a multicultural effort to provide water purifiers to Puerto Rico to helping support a talk by an eco-poet known for her poetry about the...
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Mic Anthony jumps into the air near Blue Lagoon in Iceland

Literature, Norway, Iceland offer students ‘incredible experience’

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Notable literature and a study-abroad course took 20 students in Creative Writing 395 -- “Norwegian Literature From Trolls to Thor, Ibsen and Noir” -- through remarkable reads and stunning sights in Norway and Iceland.
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Laura Donnelly is an award-winning teacher and poet

Provost's award honors poet, teacher Laura Donnelly

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Poet Laura Donnelly of SUNY Oswego's English and creative writing department has earned the 2018 Provost's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity.
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Chemistry and cinema studies students working on lab safety video

Creative writing, chemistry, cinema studies students collaborate on safety films

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A spirit of collaboration led to SUNY Oswego’s creative writing, chemistry and cinema and screen studies programs working together to create a series of short films on laboratory safety.
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Juliet Giglio and Mic-Anthony Hay discussing Safe Haven refugee documentary

Faculty-student team to document refugee cousins' Safe Haven memories

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A SUNY Oswego faculty-student team of Juliet Aires Giglio and Mic-Anthony Hay will produce a documentary to preserve the memories of cousins who were 7 years old when they had to leave Eastern Europe for Fort Ontario's Safe Haven to...
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Jonel Langenfeld is an accomplished storyteller who also finds ways for her students to gain experience telling tales

Theatre, film classes team up for 7th annual children’s weekend

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Students and faculty from SUNY Oswego’s "Children’s Literature and Film" and "Storytelling" classes will use their respective arts in a free presentation of children’s stories at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at Oswego Public Library.
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Amy Hassinger, an author of 3 novels, is among 8 speakers in Living Writers Series

Series to feature writers of fantasy, comedy, poetry, plays

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The author of the international bestselling "Eragon" and other books in a fantasy series; a columnist noted for her "Shrill" book on body image; a young comic book writer and illustrator; and a nationally known comedian, actor and writer with...
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Benjamin Allocco

English faculty member's sci-fi novel becomes Amazon bestseller

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Benjamin Allocco of SUNY Oswego's English and creative writing faculty has earned bestseller status in a very modern format -- the Amazon Kindle charts -- with his futuristic novel, "Deathform."
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Oswego students display 'passionate' storytelling on Digital OZ

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Top SUNY Oswego students nominated by faculty and staff across campus share stories—some of them deeply personal—through multiple media and the written word in an online showcase launched recently called Digital OZ.
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College honors 2 with academic advisement awards

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SUNY Oswego faculty members Diane Brand of the public justice department and Christopher LaLonde of the English and creative writing department will receive the 2016 President’s Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement. The honorees will be recognized at the college’s...
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Provost's Award recognizes two Oswego part-time faculty

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SUNY Oswego adjunct instructors Carlo Cuccaro in counseling and psychological services and Christine Motto of English and creative writing are 2015 recipients of the Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence by Part-Time Faculty.Carlo Cuccaro
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