SUNY Oneonta Will Host 2020 Graduation In August President Says: Let’s Celebrate Achievement! ONEONTA – More than 1,000 seniors will return to SUNY Oneonta in this summer to receive their degrees at a belated commencement ceremony, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 29. Three ceremonies will be at 9 a.m., noon and 3 p.m. in the Alumni Field House. “Especially now, against a backdrop of adversity and change, it is vital to remember and celebrate all that we are achieving,” said President…
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MORRIS CALLS IT ‘HEARTBREAKING’ SUNY Postpones 2020 Graduation Until Fall ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta has announced that the 2020 commencement, originally scheduled for Saturday, May 9, has been postponed until fall. “We know this is absolutely heartbreaking for our seniors,” said President Barbara Jean Morris. “Unfortunately, there is just no way to safely move forward with commencement, our largest gathering of the year.” Classes will resume online Monday, March 23, and the college has developed a staggered move-out process that…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, MARCH 14 Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner To Go ST. PATRICKS DINNER – 4 – 7 p.m. Enjoy Corned Beef & Cabbage dinner, performance by Irish Step Dancers hosted by The Knights of Columbus. Take-out encouraged. Free, Donations accepted. St. Mary’s Parish Center, 31 Elm St., Cooperstown. 607-437-4626 or e-mail andreaskruger68@gmail.com SHAMROCK SWING – POSTPONED…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, MARCH 13 Theatrical Production ‘Venus In Fur’ THEATER – 8 p.m. Bold Theatrics presents ‘Venus In Fur’ by David Ives. Cost, $20/person. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 1-800-595-4849 or visit www.foothillspac.org…
SUNY, Hartwick Presidents Will Suspend Classes Beginning March 23, Colleges To Offer ‘Remote Instruction’ By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Both local college presidents – SUNY Oneonta’s Barbara Jean Morris and Hartwick’s Margaret L. Drugovich – this evening announced they will be shifting to online instruction, beginning Monday, March 23. In sending the students home, both are acting out of concern about the unknown dimension of the coronavirus outbreak, which has emerged downstate and in Saratoga County.…
CORONAVIRUS WATCH Colleges, Bassett Impose Travel Ban SUNY Brings Back Students On Exchange In Italian Cities By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With Coronavirus cases increasing daily, SUNY Oneonta students who hoped to study abroad will have to wait until the fall semester. “We have cancelled all study abroad programs for the rest of the semester,” said Kim MacLeod, SUNY Oneonta associate director of communications. “And we called back 33 students and faculty members who were already abroad,…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 Noir Double Feature & Discussion With Local Author Libby Cudmore FILM SOCIETY – 7 – 11 p.m. Cooperstown film society presents Noir double feature ‘The Big Clock’ (1948) & ‘An Act of Violence’ (1949) with special guest Libby Cudmore, author ‘The Big Rewind’ & journalist, joining us for dark discussion of black & white crime. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Visit www.facebook.com/FilmSocCoop/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, MARCH 10 Oneonta Little League Tryouts TRYOUTS – 6 p.m. Children aged 9-12 are invited to try out for Oneonta Little League, Major League. Ages 10-12 are required to try out. First come-first serve, pre-registration required. Alumni Field House, SUNY Oneonta. Visit oneontalittleleague.sportngin.com…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, MARCH 5 Cooperstown Trustee Candidates To Debate DEBATE – 7-9 p.m. Three candidates for two seats on the Cooperstown Village Board – Democrats MacGuire Benton and Joe Membrino, and Republican Mary Margaret Robbins Sohns – will debate in the Village Board room, lower level, at Village Hall, 22 Main. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters. Election is Wednesday, March 18.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 Theatrical Production ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’ THEATER – 7:30 p.m. Presenting Shakespeare’s comedy ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’ featuring a love quadrangle, magic, & mischievous fairies. General Admission, $5/person. Hamblin Theater, SUNY Oneonta.…
