Civic Engagement and Community Services

With Desen's House, we completed a wide range of tasks. In order to get everything ready for the ladies Desen's House works with to stay, we helped with cleaning, painting the walls, and painting the doors.

I can't wait to work with them again!

Psi Phi Gamma had a great time giving back to the community with its fraternity brothers in partnership with the other student organizations. The hard work that Psi Phi Gamma and the rest of the SUNY Oswego community put into helping others gives me great satisfaction and hope for the future of Oswego’s student body and the overall community

Latino Student Union helps out as much as we can because we know that Oswego offers us this amazing place, so we for sure have to give back and show them how much we appreciate what we have. 

When it came to the Discover College program, that was really interesting and really an eye-opener for all of us. It was an eye-opener for us just because we were once in the shoes of all the students who came for that program. We took a tour of the campus and listen to students talk about how amazing the campus was. Also all of us being Latino students, it must have felt good, listening to someone who is just like us.

The BOCES foundation has been a major help to us. Ever since we started collaborating with them last spring semester, it has been nothing but a great time. We are again collaborating with them in April for a charity sports event so we cannot wait for that.

"Community service is an important aspect of our sorority! We had the opportunity of volunteering at the Pumpkin Festival hosted by the YMCA. Seeing how much the community enjoyed the event was such a fulfilling experience."

"Students from the Hall Newman Center have been fortunate enough to work with ARISE in Oswego, helping to build and install ramps for people in the community. Students get to use power tools, learn more about their community, and put their skills to use!"

"The sisters of Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority had the pleasure of participating in Trunk or Treat. This was an excellent opportunity for the sisters to get to go out and get involved in the local community." 

The POL 386 Vote Oswego class is a class that has enhanced my knowledge of political participation, civic engagement, and voter education like no other class in the political science department or any other class offered on campus. It is because of the hands-on experience from Vote Oswego that has led to me becoming a more intellectually engaged member of society, thus leading me to become a more responsible citizen as a result -Austin Davis

"We volunteered at Christ the Good Shepherd Church to decorate for an upcoming Christmas party. This event was for Oswego community members with disabilities. We had a wonderful time working with community members and helping them prepare."

Alpha Phi Omega thought that assisting the Red Cross in their goal to save human lives was a great way to kick off the New Year for service projects in the community and nation as a whole. All of our members had a great time working together with the Red Cross throughout the day and are excited to work with them again in the future!