Oz Leads

2024-25 Leadership Series

Student Engagement and Leadership along with campus partners invite you to participate in the Oz Leads leadership series. Oz Leads serves as a one stop shop to see listings of leadership programs happening on campus.

Please continue to visit this web page and the Oz Leads page in Laker Life as new programs will be listed for the upcoming semester.

Upcoming Events & Programs:

Open Political Dialogue October 30th at 4:30 PM, hosted by the Civic Engagement Coalition and the Oswego Dialogue Project at 4:30 PM in the Marano Campus Center Room 205.

What Color Are You Anyway? hosted by Oz Leads November 13th at 4:30 PM in the Marano Campus Center Room 205. Have you ever thought about your strengths and personality and how that affects how you engage with others? In particular have you thought about how this affects you as a leader and collaborator in student organizations, on teams, in your Res Hall? If you'd like to learn more about you and how this impacts your engaged with others as a leader, this is the program for you. Learn more at the Laker Life event posting.

2025 Student Leadership Ceremony will be taking place on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Applications and nominations for the awards need to be submitted by March 26, 2025. The applications for the awards will go live later during the fall semester and can be found on the Student Leadership Ceremony web page.

Past Programs from earlier in the Academic Year:

2024 Student Involvement Fair will be taking place on Wednesday, August 28th from 5-7 PM near the Marano Campus Center (rain location in the MCC Arena). Take your first steps on your involvement journey to leadership with Oswego's many student organizations. For more details on the Student Involvement Fair visit the event posting in Laker Life.

Civic Discourse: Media and Information Literacy Location: MCC 114 Date/Time: September 4 at 4:00 Panelists: Craig DeLancey (Philosophy), Ulises Mejias (Communication Studies), Michael Riecke (Communication Studies), Emily Mitchell (Library), and Amy Shore (Cinema and Screen Studies)The university's Civc Discourse Series is designed to provide dialogue around current issues. For more information check the event listing on the university calendar. The events underscore the university's commitment to civil discourse and civic engagement, promoting the exchange of ideas and search for truth.

Officer Onboarding Workshops will be taking place on Friday, September 6th and Monday, September 9th in Marano Campus Center Room 132 (Auditorium) starting promptly each day at 4 PM and running until 6 PM. Make sure your organization officers sign up for one of these nights in advance and arrive on time. For more details visit the event postings in Laker Life.

Civic Discourse: A Discussion about 9/11

Location: MCC 114 Date/Time: September 11 at 4:30

Panelists: Ellen Argueta (Education Student), Frank Byrne (History), Lisa Glidden (Politics), Allison Rank (Politics), Ritu Radhakrishnan (Curriculum and Instruction), Murat Yasar (History)

The university's Civc Discourse Series is designed to provide dialogue around current issues. For more information check the event listing on the university calendar. The events underscore the university's commitment to civil discourse and civic engagement, promoting the exchange of ideas and search for truth.

The 2024 ALANA Multicultural Leadership Conference will be taking place September 16 -21. Please visit the ALANA web page and the ALANA page in Laker Life for specific program topics, locations and times.

Sheldon Lecture on Leadership: President Peter O. Nwosu and Bob Moritz, Global Chairman, PwC. Wednesday, September 25, 2024 10am to 11:30am. This inaugural Edward Austin Sheldon Lecture on Leadership and Service will feature SUNY Oswego President Peter O. Nwosu hosting noted Oswego alumnus Bob Moritz, who is the global chairman of PwC. The topic will be on leadership and service through the eyes of the institution's founder, Edward Austin Sheldon.

Open Political Dialogue October 2nd at 4:30 PM, hosted by the Civic Engagement Coalition and the Oswego Dialogue Project at 4:30 PM in the Marano Campus Center Room 205.

Open Political Dialogue October 16th at 4:30 PM, hosted by the Civic Engagement Coalition and the Oswego Dialogue Project at 4:30 PM in the Marano Campus Center Room 205.

Building Community Within Your Student Organization October 23rd at 5:30 PM, hosted by Oz Leads and Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) National Leadership Honorary. You can learn more about this program from the event posting in Laker Life.

Updates and more information

New programs and events may be listed in the future and complete event details and updates can be found on the Oz Leads page in Laker Life and/or the Event postings in Laker Life.