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SUNY Oswego launched its 2026 alumni recognition season by honoring 2019 graduate Sonya Kedarnath with the Graduates Of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award during the Commencement Eve Reception

Creating opportunities earns Sonya Kedarnath 2026 GOLD Alumni Award

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SUNY Oswego launched its 2026 alumni recognition season by honoring 2019 graduate Sonya Kedarnath with the Graduates Of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award.
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SUNY Oswego’s campus community thrives on diversity, inclusion and connection, bringing together students from all over the world. Among the remarkable individuals making an impact is Jigyasha Chataut, an international student from Nepal majoring in sociology with a minor in human development. Her journey is a testament to the vibrant and welcoming community that SUNY Oswego provides.

Jigyasha Chataut

Sociology professor Tim Delaney looks at five centuries of how humans studied and tried to improve society in his second, extensively updated edition of “Classical and Contemporary Social Thought: Investigation and Application.”

Professor’s updated social theory book spans 500 years of key concepts

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Sociology professor Tim Delaney looks at five centuries of how humans studied and tried to improve society in his second, extensively updated edition of “Classical and Contemporary Social Thought: Investigation and Application.”
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Awa Dembele, a double major in public justice and sociology and a Diversity Study Abroad Mentor, shown during her time studying in the Czech Republic

Video podcast joins efforts to support return of studying abroad

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As more international experiences become available, SUNY Oswego’s Office of International Education and Programs focuses on encouraging abroad experiences for all students who want them, exemplified by December 2021 graduate Awa Dembele’s “Being Abroad” podcast.
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Penfield Library employees applaud Awa Dembele for winning outstanding student award

Student research assistant wins library award

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Awa Dembele, a Peer Reference Assistant at Penfield Library, has been selected to receive SUNY Oswego’s 2021 Northern New York Library Network Outstanding Student Employee award.
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Tim Delaney holding new book, Darkened Enlightenment

Professor’s latest book probes ‘Darkened Enlightenment’

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“Darkened Enlightenment,” the latest book by sociology professor Tim Delaney, finds the prolific author seeing society at a crossroads, with a choice between rational thought and anti-intellectualism.
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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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Tim Delaney with book, Common Sense as a Paradigm of Thought

Professor's latest book explores 'common sense' as thought model

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SUNY Oswego professor and sociology chair Tim Delaney recently published his 21st book in 21 years, one he has contemplated doing for much of that time: "Common Sense as a Paradigm of Thought: An Analysis of Social Interaction."
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Tim Delaney recently published his 20th book, an edited collection on friendship and happiness

Conference in Ireland leads to professors' book on friendship, happiness

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Convening in a monastery on the slopes of the Knockmealdown mountains in Ireland, scholars from across the globe -- including sociology chair Tim Delaney of SUNY Oswego and philosophy chair Tim Madigan of St. John Fisher -- met for a...
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Tim Delaney with a book and fall foliage as a backdrop

Professor co-authors book on friendship, happiness, connections

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From the theories of Aristotle to relationships on Facebook, the latest co-authored book by SUNY Oswego sociology professor Tim Delaney examines "Friendship and Happiness: The Connection Between the Two."
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Tim Delaney with book on social deviance

Professor's new book explores deviations from society's norms, laws

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SUNY Oswego sociology professor and chair Tim Delaney recently published the textbook "Social Deviance," which he says is the natural heir to nearly all of the books -- 16 of them -- he has written before.
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Sportsmanship Day Symposium plays into academic opportunities

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The college's annual Sportsmanship Day Symposium allows sociology students and other majors to discuss fair play and societal issues every spring.
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Professors' book focuses on how popular culture impacts society

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Miley Cyrus and Dr. Dre, “Mortal Kombat” and “Star Trek,” Festivus and the Ice Bucket Challenge—they all make it into an academically motivated but approachable new book on popular culture from SUNY Oswego sociology chair Tim Delaney and co-author Tim...
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Professor's updated book tackles trends in sports, society

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From domestic violence, concussions and on-field assaults to video gaming, fantasy sports and online gambling, SUNY Oswego’s Tim Delaney and co-author Tim Madigan of St. John Fisher College have teamed to update “The Sociology of Sports: An Introduction” for the...
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