MISSION STATEMENT FIRST STEP Strategic Planning Getting Underway At SUNY Oneonta By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta’s new 13-word mission statement, released Tuesday, is almost immediately being followed by a process to create a new five-year strategic plan for the college by January, according to President Barbara Jean Morris’ spokesman, Hal Legg. With this Saturday’s commencement behind her, the president will convene a meeting of her cabinet May 23 in the campus Welcome Center to…
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‘Grow Intellectually, ‘Thrive Socially and ‘Live Purposefully’ New SUNY Oneonta President Reduces Mission To 13 Words ONEONTA – In campus-wide video, SUNY Oneonta President Barbara Jean Morris today announced the campus’ new mission statement: “We nurture a community where students grow intellectually, thrive socially and live purposefully.” In an email to the campus, Morris said the mission arose through a series of “hackathons” during the spring semester. A hackthon is a term used to collaboratively develop software packages.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, MAY 6 Planetarium Night PLANETARIUM – 7 – 8 p.m. Presentation on topics in Astronomy followed by night sky viewing at College camp observatory. AJ Read Science Discovery Center, SUNY Oneonta Planetarium, W. Dormitory Rd., Oneonta. 607-436-2011 or visit www.facebook.com/AJReadSDC/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, MAY 5 Annual Pancake Breakfast PANCAKE BREAKFAST – 8 a.m.-noon. Fly Creek’s Annual Pancake Breakfast. Suggested donation $8/adult $5/youth 6-12 Under 5 free. Fly Creek Hist Bldg/The Old Grange, Cemetery Road, Fly Creek.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, MAY 4 Celebrate The Springtime SPRING FESTIVAL – 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Copes Corners Park Spring Fest offers family-fun events, fishing derby, zoomobile, ice cream social & more. FREE. RV & tent camping available Fri & Sat nights, $10 RV $5 tent. 620 NY-51, Gilbertsville. Info, 607-783-2203, copescornerspark.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, MAY 3 ‘An American Miscellany’ Choral Society Spring Concert CONCERT – 7:30 pm Catskill Choral Society’s Spring Concert, “An American Miscellany: 250 years of American Choral Music.” Reception w/light refreshments. Adv/At the door: Adults $19/$22 Seniors $15/$18 Students $5 Under 12 Free. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, 607-431-6060 or CatskillChoralSociety.com.…
2 SUNY Oneonta Alumni To Speak At Graduations Experts In Climate Change, Refugees; Also, 8 Professors, 4 Students Honored ONEONTA – In a new approach this year, two alumni, one an advocate for refugees, the other, a climate-change researcher, will be SUNY Oneonta’s commencement speakers at three ceremonies Saturday, May 11, in the Dewar Arena. • Crystal L. Williams, ’77, is a lawyer focused on helping refugees and asylum seekers, litigating employment-based immigration law cases, and helping to shape federal…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, APRIL 30 Catskill Symphony Orchestra Fundraiser CONCERT – 7 p.m. Jeremy Wall and Colby Thomas perform a concert in the home of Jay Fleisher and Judy Pachter with dessert, beverages. $40 to benefit Catskill Symphony Orchestra. 2101 Kelly Corners Road, Oneonta. Info, RSVP, (607) 286-7541.…
OH-OH FEST Annual Concerts Struggling In Crises Past, Crisis Present Editor’s Note: The cancellation of Sean Kingston’s concert at OH-Fest Saturday evening, April 20, in Neahwa Park, sparked a pungent debate on All OTSEGO.com’s Facebook pages. Here’s a sampling of the back and forth. ►Kevin Comstock – If students from both colleges are the ones that pick the performers, then the concert should be held on campus … Keep the carnival downtown for the kids and family’s to enjoy. ►James…
STRIP! Our Clothes Are Killing Us, Professor, Student Believe By JENNIFER HILL • Hometown Oneonta & The Freeman’s Journal ONEONTA – You might think the mannequin dressed in colorful plastic flowers on the main floor of SUNY Oneonta’s Hunt Student Union is there to advertise cute clothes. Two posters flanking the mannequin indicate the opposite. The one on the left says, “The Ugly Truths About 80 Billion Garments Produced Annually.” On the right, “What Can We Do?” SUNY Oneonta Human…
