Health Promotion and Wellness Department

Mack Hull, national finalist for women’s hockey player of the year

June 9, 2025 | 1 minute to read

Mackenzie (Mack) Hull was the first-ever Laker finalist for the Laura Hurd Award for best NCAA Division III women's hockey player, as well as a first-team All-American. She discusses the team winning its first SUNYAC title, her wellness management major...

SUNY Oswego representatives celebrate national chapter award

SUNY Oswego’s health education honorary society earns national award

May 13, 2025 | 6 minutes to read

The SUNY Oswego Epsilon Upsilon Chapter of Eta Sigma Gamma (ESG), the national health education honorary society, recently received the 2024 Chapter Excellence Award.

3 Minute Thesis winners receive congratulations

Winners of 3 Minute Thesis competition showcased innovative projects

April 16, 2025 | 3 minutes to read

This year’s 3 Minute Thesis competition featured presentations on exceptional research from some of SUNY Oswego’s graduate students on Wednesday, April 2, in the Marano Campus Center auditorium.

Gabriella Patterson, a double major in wellness management and psychology, works on her Quest project with health promotion and wellness faculty members and mentors Jessica Harris and Elizabeth Kieda

Student’s Quest project looks at college readiness, ways to support student success

April 11, 2025 | 4 minutes to read

Gabriella Patterson, a double major in wellness management and psychology, will present research at Quest on April 23 that examines how to better prepare students for success in college and beyond.

Students in the Live Well Living Learning Community gather at Rice Creek Field Station

Living Learning Community promotes healthy lifestyle for Oswego students

April 2, 2025 | 2 minutes to read

SUNY Oswego’s Live Well Living Learning Community (LLC) gives first-year students the opportunity to be part of a community focused on health and wellness.

Chancellor John B. King Jr. congratulations SUNY Oswego student Mary Kwofie during an award ceremony

Oswego student earns SUNY EOP award for excellence, persistence

March 27, 2025 | 4 minutes to read

For Mary Kwofie, news of winning SUNY's Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Norman R. McConney Jr. Award for Student Excellence was an emotional moment.

Val Mayer and Jackie Gamlen working with the beads they used at the Destiny Center, creating meaningful moments with the children.

SUNY Oswego students transform lives through refugee service projects

March 10, 2025 | 5 minutes to read

In the heart of Syracuse’s refugee communities, seven SUNY Oswego students discovered the profound impact of connecting education with compassion and service last fall.

At SUNY Oswego, Mary Kwofie has found more than just a college to pursue her education — she has discovered a vibrant and welcoming campus community that celebrates diversity, fosters growth and creates endless opportunities for connection.

Mary Kwofie

Michael-Daniel Vodzogbe's story at SUNY Oswego is a compelling illustration of the university's commitment to preparing students for the multifaceted challenges of today's global landscape. From the undergraduate days majoring in wellness management, graduating in 2023, to his current pursuits in the online master's program in health promotion and behavioral wellness, Vodzogbe embodies the theme of being ready for what’s next.

Michael-Daniel Vodzogbe

Carolyn Simplicio wins national wellness management undergraduate award

April 15, 2024 | 3 minutes to read

Wellness management major Carolyn Simplicio recently earned the 2024 Eta Sigma Gamma/National Commission for Health Education Credentialing Outstanding Undergraduate Major of the Year Award.

Michael-Daniel Vodzogbe, one of the first students in the program, is preparing for his career through SUNY Oswego's newly launched online master's degree in health promotion and behavioral wellness.

New online master’s in health promotion and behavioral wellness available via SUNY Oswego

April 4, 2024 | 4 minutes to read

SUNY Oswego recently announced a new online master’s in health promotion and behavioral wellness, which responds to the increasing need for skilled health promotion and wellness professionals, providing a comprehensive curriculum that equips students for influential roles in this dynamic...

David Amponsem, a December 2022 graduate, talks about why SUNY Oswego's wellness management major and a life of helping others are right for him on every level.

David Amponsem

Laker men's hockey players celebrate a goal in front of happy home fans

Quest presentation looks at student-athlete wellness, belonging, pandemic impact

March 31, 2022 | 3 minutes to read

Abigail Lashinsky, a junior double majoring in wellness management and psychology, will explore student-athletes’ connections to wellness, a sense of belonging and the impacts of the pandemic as part of a Quest presentation on April 6.

Justin Mastrangelo and Sandra Bargainnier are Oswego's SUNY Online Teaching Ambassadors for this year

Two professors recognized as 2022 SUNY Online Teaching Ambassadors

March 14, 2022 | 3 minutes to read

SUNY Oswego faculty members Sandy Bargainnier and Justin Mastrangelo recently earned recognition as SUNY Online Teaching Ambassadors for 2022, an award that acknowledges the hard work they invest into building fulfilling curriculums for online courses.

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

August 11, 2021 | 5 minutes to read

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.

Participants in a Zoom session of Discover Wellness workplace program

Discover Wellness program improving culture, supporting student experience

April 6, 2021 | 5 minutes to read

As Discover Wellness, a workplace wellness program for employees, gears up for its next series in May, students from the program will explain and explore its importance in Quest.

Notes From Home: "I Stay Home For ..."

May 8, 2020 | 1 minute to read

SUNY Oswego students in the local chapter of the National Health Education Honorary Society Eta Sigma Gamma created a video about whom they stay home for while keeping safe during this pandemic. Thank you to them for the reminder and...

Notes From Home: Wellness Tips

April 28, 2020 | 1 minute to read

Health promotion and wellness faculty member Amy Bidwell offers five quick wellness tips to help with everyday life.

Student Maxim Kutepov in new laboratory of department of health promotion and wellness in Wilber Hall

Oswego, Dutch students team up on health promotion projects

April 9, 2019 | 4 minutes to read

SUNY Oswego students have taken on teammates from the Netherlands -- a class of students at The Hague University of Applied Sciences -- to help inform health promotion plans for St. Francis Commons assisted-living residents.

Outside of Wilber Hall, viewed lit up at night

Education departments to reunite in renovated Wilber Hall

August 31, 2018 | 4 minutes to read

SUNY Oswego will open a renovated Wilber Hall in stages this fall, completing by year's end the centralization of all School of Education departments under one, contiguous roof for the first time in about 50 years.

Jessica Harris, a SUNY Oswego health promotion and wellness faculty member, and senior Jamie Walzer both endorse online wellness management courses

Wellness management degree adds all-online option

March 28, 2018 | 3 minutes to read

SUNY Oswego recently earned state approval to offer its bachelor of science program in wellness management as an all-online option starting this fall, helping students who are busy balancing work, family and school.

Oswego students work with senior citizens to reaffirm healthy lifestyles

Students apply wellness skills at senior residence

February 9, 2018 | 4 minutes to read

Health promotion and wellness students from a SUNY Oswego class gave St. Francis Commons residents a zest for life last fall with a Zestful Living exercise and nutrition program that continues this spring.

Graduate student Morgan Nandin teaching softball

College now offers health, physical education professional certification

April 17, 2017 | 2 minutes to read

Flexibility is the watchword for SUNY Oswego's newly approved path to professional certification for graduate students teaching K-12 health education and physical education -- many of whom also coach sports or have other career commitments.

Freshman wrestler Jordan Bushey earns All-American honor

February 17, 2017 | 2 minutes to read

Freshman wrestler Jordan Bushey's first year included finishing fourth in his weight class nationally for All-American recognition. During this February video profile, he explained his goals, story and preparation.

College's new minor in nutrition keys on healthier eating, living

July 29, 2015 | 2 minutes to read

SUNY Oswego’s health promotion and wellness department recently began offering nutrition as a minor, opening opportunities for students to focus on a booming field that tries to combat national issues with what people eat and why.“Obesity has become public enemy...