SUNY Oneonta

Seven SUNY Oneonta students and one recent graduate presented research or were co-authors on presentations at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Section of the Geological Society of America in March.

Eighteen SUNY Oneonta students presented posters and projects at the 2016 SUNY Undergraduate Research Conference, held Friday, April 15 at SUNY Cobleskill.

Sixteen SUNY Oneonta students presented papers at the college's seventh annual New Critics: Undergraduate Literature and Composition Conference on Saturday, April 9. Students from five colleges and universities presented their scholarly work in 22 sessions at the conference, which featured a keynote address by Dr. Jinnny Huh, associate professor at the University of Vermont, titled, "Arresting Eyes: Race Detection in a Post-Racial America."

The SUNY Oneonta Poetry Slam Team competed in the 16th annual College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational (CUPSI) from April 6-9, 2016, at the University of Texas-Austin. Hosted by the Association of College Unions International, CUPSI is the only licensed poetry slam tournament bringing college students together to showcase their talents in the competitive art of performance poetry.

SUNY Oneonta recognized 28 student athletes by inducting them into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society, during a luncheon held on April 9. To qualify for induction a student athlete must have achieved at least junior standing with a cumulative 3.4 grade point average while earning a varsity letter in an NCAA intercollegiate sport. Each student athlete must also be of good moral character and have the endorsement of his/her coach and the Chapter President.

Seven SUNY Oneonta students presented papers at the college's eighth annual Undergraduate Political Science Conference on April 1. The conference featured a keynote address titled "Incarceration Rates in the U.S." by Dr. Peter Enns, associate professor in the Department of Government and executive director of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at Cornell University.

Two SUNY Oneonta seniors and one recent graduate are among a select group of State University of New York students chosen to receive the 2016 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence. SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher presented the awards to the students at a reception in their honor Tuesday, April 5, at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany.

SUNY Oneonta theatre major Akeem Celestine of Schenectady, NY, was one of 12 young artists from across the country selected for the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) Gateway mentorship program. The program part of USITT's Diversity and Inclusion Initiative to foster diversity, equity and inclusion in the backstage arts. It paired 12 emerging artists with professional mentors at the USITT Conference & Stage Expo in Salt Lake City from March 16-19.

Eight field hockey players have earned academic honors from the NFHCA.

Sixteen SUNY Oneonta students participated in two delegations at the 2016 National Model United Nations Conference in New York City from March 20-24. Two students represented Denmark, and 14 represented Nicaragua. The Nicaragua delegation received an Honorable Mention award for its success in remaining in character, participating in committee, and properly using the rules of procedure.

Twelve members of SUNY Oneonta's Habitat for Humanity club spent their spring break (March 6-13) building houses in Punta Gorda, Florida. The students worked closely with one of the Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity chapter's family partners to help build and raise the wooden framing for the exterior walls of one of the homes. On a second home, the group began construction on the interior walls, helped put up the exterior housewrap, and began some siding work.

SUNY Oneonta's Hooked On Tonics a cappella group competed in an International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) Northeast Quarterfinal on Feb. 20 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

SUNY Oneonta senior Micaelina Velardi of New Berlin, NY, will direct "The Marriage Proposal" and "The Brute," two one-act comedies written by Anton Chekhov, this weekend. Performances will be in SUNY Oneonta's Hamblin Theater at 8 p.m. March 24-26 and at 2 p.m. March 27.

17 student athletes competed for the SUNY Oneonta men's swimming & diving team this winter.

15 student athletes competed for the SUNY Oneonta women's swimming & diving team this winter.

Twelve students spent a week in New Orleans doing wetlands restoration service-learning projects in the Lower Ninth Ward. Working with a nonprofit organization called Common Ground Relief, the students planted hardy, fast-growing native plants and removed invasive species in coastal areas imperiled by hurricanes, development and engineering projects that have eroded land and endangered wildlife.

31 student athletes competed for the SUNY Oneonta wrestling team during the recently completed winter season.

12 student athletes competed for the SUNY Oneonta women's basketball team this winter.

16 student athletes competed for the SUNY Oneonta men's basketball team this winter.

Two SUNY Oneonta students were recognized for outstanding academic achievement during the college's Chi Alpha Epsilon national honor society induction ceremony on Feb. 17.

Twenty-one students were inducted into SUNY Oneonta's Beta Eta Chapter of the Chi Alpha Epsilon national honor society on Feb. 17. Chi Alpha Epsilon was formed in 1989 to recognize the academic achievements of students admitted to colleges and universities through nontraditional criteria. Beta Eta Chapter members are full-time Educational Opportunity Program and College Assistance Migrant Program students who have held a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for at least two consecutive semesters.

The USTFCCCA recognized four SUNY Oneonta student athletes for their performance in the classroom.

More than a dozen SUNY Oneonta students and recent graduates got an inside look at the presidential election process by hitting the campaign trail for various candidates in the final days leading up to the New Hampshire primary.

Fifteen SUNY Oneonta political science students got an inside look at the presidential election process during a five-day trip to New Hampshire that culminated Feb. 9 with the first-in-the-nation primary. The trip is part of a semester-long course, POLS 216: Presidential Election Campaigns, taught by Associate Professor of Political Science Gina Keel. While in New Hampshire, students attended candidate rallies, town hall meetings and other events, witnessing firsthand the campaigning and media frenzy in the last days before the primary.

Peter Booth of Hamden, NY, co-presented a research project at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Baltimore, Md., last fall. Booth co-authored "Views of the River: Flood Records, Lidar, UAV, and Canoe Based Monitoring of Meander Migration in Upstate New York" with another SUNY Oneonta student and Associate Professor of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Les Hasbargen.

A total of 53 SUNY Oneonta students are studying abroad this spring through semester-long and academic-year programs in 12 countries. SUNY Oneonta offers study abroad and exchange programs in Finland, Ghana, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, South Korea, Sweden and Taiwan through the Office of International Education, plus a variety of short-term, faculty-led programs throughout the year.

SUNY Oneonta welcomed 205 new freshman and transfer students this semester. Admission to Oneonta is competitive, and we're proud to welcome a smart, talented, engaged group of students hailing from across New York, and from as far away as San Francisco, Japan and South Korea.

SUNY Oneonta inducted 47 students into its chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honor society, in December 2015. Invitation to apply for membership is based on recommendation, junior or senior standing, and an overall grade-point average of 3.0 or better.

More than 300 students met requirements for graduation from SUNY Oneonta following the fall 2015 semester. Graduates were honored at a December recognition ceremony hosted by college President Nancy Kleniewski. They also are eligible to participate in the college's commencement on May 14.

A total of 126 SUNY Oneonta students earned Provost's List honors for the Fall 2015 semester. To qualify for the Provost's List, a student must earn a perfect 4.0 grade-point average while carrying a course load of 12 hours or more.