7:30am - 8:45am: Breakfast
Meals are available at Cooper, Lakeside, and Pathfinder Dining Centers. Use the map above if you need help finding your way around campus!
7:00am - 8:45am: Cooper Fitness Center Hours
The Fitness Centers will be open for recreation for incoming students.
8:00am - 8:45am: OPTIONAL Campus Tours
Orientation Student Staff will take new students around campus in structured tours leaving each dining hall in the morning and ending at the first session of the day.
Tour locations: Cooper Dining Center, Lakeside Dining Center, Pathfinder Dining Center
9:00am - 11:00am: Opening Remarks & Resource Rotations (Deborah F. Stanley Arena & Convcation Hall)
The first full day of Laker Launch begins with an overview of the schedule, expectations of students, and a general welcome to SUNY Oswego. Come learn more about your time here at Oswego!
Title IX, Fire Safety, & Small Group: Lakers will be sorted into their small groups with their Laker Launch Crewmates, connecting and overviewing their schedule of the day.
11:00am - 1:30pm: Taste of Oswego (Lot E-31) / Paint the Road (MCC Bus Loop) / Small Group Time (with Laker Launch Crewmate)
Rotations will be led by your Laker Launch Crewmate from 11:00am - 1:30pm.
Taste of Oswego: The Taste of Oswego returns for 2024! This food vendor fair of local restaurants is designed to orient our newest students on what establishments exist in Oswego and where the can find food they like. Students are given meal tickets to patronize three vendors of their choosing for their lunch option. SOFE will sponsor the first 100 faculty/staff to request tickets during this event to allow them to partake and mingle with students.
Paint the Road: Paint the Road continues in its third year as we invite new students, faculty, and staff to paint the Marano Campus Center Bus Loop Green. Sponsored by Facilities Services, this program allows students to make their mark on their campus and leave a lasting impression they can see all year long. Faculty and Staff are encouraged to come and leave their mark as well!
Small Group: Lakers will have a chance to connect with their small group via their Launch Crewmate who will lead the group in icebreakers and "get to know you" exercises. Groups are made up of students in the same residence hall (residential students) or common commuters, and so these connections will be vital for helping start initial community building.
1:30pm - 2:00pm: "O" Photo with the 2028 Class (Lee Hall Soccer Field)
Students will be invited to participate in our second "O" photo, taking place on the Lee Hall Fields. Students will recieve a white t-shirt, distributed by our President's Cabinet members, and will be arranged in the shape of a giant "O" for an aerial photo. Faculty and Staff are invited to participate and will be given t-shirts which will be worn to "outline" the O.
2:00pm - 3:00pm: Student Employment Fair (Arena Upper Concourse)
Offices from all across campus will be present to advertise for student employment positions they have available for incoming students.
3:00pm - 4:00pm: ORI Discussion (MCC 114)
The Oswego Reading Intiative Committee will host a discussion about the ORI book selection for Summer 2024 for students who are interested. The event will include light refreshments and will be a chance for faculty and students to connect and discuss the mutual reading they completed.
4:00pm - 6:30pm: Dinner (On Your Own)
Meals are available at Cooper, Lakeside, and Pathfinder Dining Centers. Use the map above if you need help finding your way around campus!
6:00pm - 8:00pm: Rec the Night (Lee Hall & Fields)
Campus Recreation presents Rec the Night, a night of fun, fitness, and entertainment! Hosted in Lee Hall and the surrounding fields, Rec the Night features a number of interactive activities and engaging competitions to welcome our newest Lakers to what Campus Rec has to offer.
8:00pm - 10:00pm: Outdoor Movie (Lee Hall Field)
Campus Recreation presents Rec the Night, a night of fun, fitness, and entertainment! Hosted in Lee Hall and the surrounding fields, Rec the Night features a number of interactive activities and engaging competitions to welcome our newest Lakers to what Campus Rec has to offer.