State University of New York at Oswego

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The State University of New York at Oswego, also known as Oswego State, was founded in 1861 as Oswego Normal School by Edward Austin Sheldon and became the New York State Teachers College at Oswego in 1948. In 1962 Oswego broadened its scope to become an arts and sciences institution. Now SUNY Oswego has three schools -- the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business and School of Education -- located on the shore of Lake Ontario near Oswego, New York.

1 Campus
2 Famous alumni
3 Enrollment
4 External links

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Campus

Originally founded in the city of Oswego, the university moved to its current location on the shore of Lake Ontario in 1913 after Sheldon Hall was constructed. The current campus sprawls out over 690 acres along Lake Ontario.

The campus today consists of 45 buildings with classroom, laboratory, residential, and athletic facilities. Recent years have witnessed the launch of a $100 million campus-wide renovation and renewal program, with the new Campus Center – the first new-from-the-ground-up building in more than 30 years – rising into the future social hub of campus.

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Residential Buildings

Residential housing is broken down into four major regions.

East Campus - Also known as the Lonis-Mackin-Moreland complex, East campus occupies the eastern-most reaches of the campus. Lonis and Moreland halls house mostly graduate students and is served by the Mackin dining hall.
Lakeside - The newly renovated Johnson Hall is home to the First Year Residential Experience (FYRE) Program and along with Riggs (under renovation), Waterbury, and Scales halls is served by Lakeside dining hall.
Center Campus - The twin towers of Funnelle Hall and Hart Hall are served by Cooper dining hall and the Cooper Fitness Center gym. Hart Hall is home to the Hart Global Living and Learning Center for international students.
West Campus - Also known as "New Campus," West Campus was new in the 1960s and consists of Seneca and Cayuga halls (served by Pathfinder dining hall) and Onondaga and Oneida halls (served by Littlepage dining hall and Glimmerglass Fitness Center gym). Seneca, Pathfinder, and Cayuga are connected by a tunnel system, as are Onondaga, Littlepage, and Oneida. The residence halls on West Campus are named for four of the five original Iroquois Nations.

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Academic Buildings

The academic buildings stretch throughout the campus from east to west. The buildings are (in geographic order):

Rich Hall - The School of Business
Sheldon Hall - Admissions, Continuing Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Oswego Children's Center, University Development
Park Hall - Department of Technology (Tech Ed)
Lee Hall - Houses part of the Physical Education program and Intramurals and Recreation
Wilber Hall - Department of Technology (Tech Ed), Graphic Arts, Modern Languages
Piez Hall - Houses Biological Sciences, Earth Science, Meteorology
Snygg Hall - Currently houses Math, Physics, Chemistry and Computer Science departments
Poucher Hall - English, Modern Languages and Literature and The Office of Learning Services
Swetman Hall - Under renovation in 2006 and 2007
Penfield Library - Home of the college library, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, National Public Radio affiliate WRVO
Hewitt Union - The student union, Home of WNYO, WTOP and The Oswegonian newspaper
Lanigan Hall - Communication Studies, large group instruction
Tyler Hall - Art, Music and Theater Departments
Mahar Hall - The Honors Program, History, Sociology, Public Justice, Political Science, Economics, Counseling and Psychological Services

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Other Buildings

Physically separate from the main campus is the south campus, consisting of Laker Hall (indoor sports, coaching classrooms, and athletic training rooms), Romney Fieldhouse (home of the Laker Hockey Team until Fall 2006), and Rice Creek Field Station (for biological research).

Fewer than 100 feet from Johnson Hall is Shady Shore. Historically, Shady Shore was the home of college founder Dr. Edward Austin Sheldon. It has served as the residence for the college president throughout the years, including the tenth and current president, Deborah F. Stanley.

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Famous alumni

SUNY Oswego boasts numerous talented alumni, including Ken Auletta, Al Roker and ESPN sportscasters Linda Cohn and Steve Levy.

Jerry Seinfeld also attended SUNY Oswego through his sophomore year before transferring to and graduating from Queens College.

A more notorious graduate of the school is former WorldCom CFO Scott Sullivan, currently serving a prison sentence for his contribution to the WorldCom scandal. Sullivan, who was graduated in 1983, was awarded the Anniversary Class Award for alumni in 1998.

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