News & Events

George Takei delivered the Mills Distinguished Lecture at SUNY Oneonta on Monday, Oct. 24, discussing the events of his graphic memoir, “They Called Us Enemy.”

SUNY Oneonta inaugurated Dr. Alberto J.F. Cardelle as its ninth president on Friday, Oct. 14, during a joyous ceremony held inside the college's  Alumni Field House. The inauguration ceremony was the culmination of a week’s worth of special events on campus and in the community in recognition of the important relationship between the college and the local region and highlighting President Cardelle’s inauguration theme, “Community Connections.” 

More than 400 students, staff and faculty members lent a hand this month to leave their mark on campus and celebrate the anniversary of the college’s founding by helping to paint a giant dragon wings art installation.

SUNY Oneonta’s fourth annual Mindful Mile & Fight Hunger 5K event on Sunday, Sept. 18, raised more than $5,000 for Riverside Elementary School’s Action Hero Backpack Program, a weekend meal-assistance initiative for local children.

A $9,695 grant from the Fernleigh Foundation is allowing staff at SUNY Oneonta's Biological Field Station to conduct regular testing of Cooperstown's Otsego Lake, monitor the effects of harmful algal blooms (HABs), and mitigate risk for the community.