What is Quest?
Quest is an annual symposium dedicated to sharing the scholarly and creative pursuits of students, faculty, and staff of SUNY at Oswego. Presentations include talks, competitions, panels, debates, shows, posters, readings, recitals, and demonstrations.
Did you know?
- Quest started in 1980 under the leadership of Dr. Helen Bohmer Daly with 77 presentations. In 2022, we had 247 presenters and the keynote by Dr. Whittingham.
- Classes were canceled for Quest for the first time in 1982, and the practice has continued ever since, even in 2020 and 2021.
- You can get generous financial support for your scholarly and creative activities (SCA): up to $500 using rolling-deadline student mini-grants, $1,000-$4,500 using regular student SCA grants, and up to $500 to present your work at conferences, exhibits, or performances. Please find more information at the Student Office of Research and Creative Activities.
Quest Archive @ OswegoDL
Quest 2023 highlights:
April 18th, 5:30-7 PM:
- SUNY-Oswego Syracuse Campus, Quest Opening Event & Poster Session
April 19th, SUNY-Oswego:
- 8 AM to 8:45 AM: Faculty-to-archives-celebration and Oswego Quest Opening Event at Penfield's Speaker's Corner
- 9 AM to 12 PM: Morning Sessions: student presentations, etc.; morning coffee and snacks available in Shineman and Marano
- 12 PM to 1 PM: Puppets Galore! Art and Design's Performance outside Penfield; lunch on your own
- 1 to 2 PM: “How to Approach Healthcare with a Business Mindset?” the keynote by Allan Shaw `86 (CFO of Portage Biotech, Inc.) at the Campus Auditorium (Recording)
- 2:00 to 3:00 PM: Campus poster session at the DFS ice arena; juices and snacks available
- 3:00 to 6:00 PM: Afternoon Sessions: student presentations, art shows, a planetarium show, CSTEP posters, etc.
Detailed abstracts are available for download and print:
Hourly Agenda
Click on the tab below to see the sessions (with active Zoom links.)
- 4/18, 5:30pm-7pm
- 4/19, 8am-9am
- 4/19, 9am–10am
- 4/19, 10am-11am
- 4/19, 11am-12pm
- 4/19, 12pm- 1pm
- 4/19, 1pm-2pm Keynote
- 4/19, 2pm-3pm
- 4/19, 3pm-4pm
- 4/19, 4pm-5pm
Syracuse Quest Opening Event & Poster Session: in-person and on Zoom, Opening Event Zoom link
Faculty-to-archives-celebration and Oswego Quest Opening Event: Penfield Library, Speaker's Corner
Morning snacks are available in Marano and Shineman from 8:30 to 10:30 am
- Anthropology: 132 Marano Auditorium
- Art: 133 Marano
- Biological Sciences: 122 Shineman
- Chemistry: 175 Shineman
- Curriculum & Instruction: 225 Marano, C&I Zoom link
- Electrical and Computer Engineering: 174 Shineman
- EXCEL, A Forum On Youth Mentoring: 211 Marano, EXCEL Zoom link
- French Honor Society & Spanish Honor Society Induction Ceremonies: 242 Marano
- Health & Wellness:194 Shineman, Health & Wellness Zoom link
- History: 232 Marano
- Mathematics and Physics:172 Shineman, Math & Physics Zoom link
- School of Business, SOB Zoom link
- School of Education Teacher Opportunity Corps (TOC II): 114 Marano
Morning snacks are available in Marano and Shineman from 8:30 to 10:30 am
- Anthropology: 132 Marano Auditorium
- Art: 133 Marano
- Biological Sciences: 122 Shineman
- Chemistry: 175 Shineman
- Creative Writing Awards: Marano 114
- Curriculum & Instruction: 225 Marano, C&I Zoom link
- Economics: 194 Shineman
- Electrical and Computer Engineering: 174 Shineman
- EXCEL, Experiential Learning: Lakers in Action!: 211 Marano, EXCEL Zoom link
- French Forum: 242 Marano
- History: 232 Marano
- Mathematics and Physics:172 Shineman, Math & Physics Zoom link
- Psychology: 315 Park
- School of Business: 206 Marano
- Anthropology: 132 Marano Auditorium
- Biological Sciences: 122 Shineman
- Creative Writing Awards: Marano 114
- Curriculum & Instruction: 225 Marano, C&I Zoom link
- Education Abroad: Recent Students' Experiences: 242 Marano, Education Abroad Zoom link
- EXCEL Experiential Learning: Lakers in Action!:211 Marano, EXCEL Zoom link
- Linguistics: 174 Shineman, Linguistics Zoom link
- Mathematics and Physics: 172 Shineman, Math & Physics Zoom link
- Philosophy: 194 Shineman
- Psychology: 315 Park
- School of Business: 206 Marano
- Triandiflou Institute for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, & Transformative Practice: 232 Marano
Lunch on your own.
Puppets Galore! Art and Design's Performance: outdoors in front of Penfield Library. If it rains, then Tyler Lobby
Keynote Address: “How to Approach Healthcare with a Business Mindset?” by Allan Shaw `86 (CFO of Portage Biotech, Inc.):132 Marano, Campus Auditorium, Keynote Zoom link
Snack bags are available in DFS Ice Arena
Campus Poster Session: DFS Ice Arena
- Art and Design Awards Showcase and Technical Demonstrations: Tyler Hall Lobby and 2nd floor
- Atmospheric and Geological Sciences: 172 Shineman, AGS Zoom link
- Computer Science:174 Shineman, Computer Science Zoom link
- Curriculum & Instruction: 225 Marano, C&I Zoom link
- Deans' Writing Awards: Penfield Library, Speaker's Corner
- EXCEL, A Forum On Youth Mentoring: 211 Marano, EXCEL Zoom link
- Gender and Women's Studies: 232 Marano, Gender Studies Zoom Link
- Planetarium Show, “M87: Imaging the Invisible”- about black holes: Planetarium, 223 Shineman
- Art and Design Awards Showcase and Technical Demonstrations: Tyler Hall Lobby and 2nd floor
- Computer Science: 174 Shineman, Computer Science Zoom link
- CSTEP Poster Session: Penfield Library 215
