SUNY Oneonta

Martin Rivera was inducted into SUNY Oneonta's Beta Eta Chapter of the Chi Alpha Epsilon national honor society on Feb. 5. 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.

Brooke Retell was inducted into SUNY Oneonta's Beta Eta Chapter of the Chi Alpha Epsilon national honor society on Feb. 5. 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.

Natiqua Morton was inducted into SUNY Oneonta's Beta Eta Chapter of the Chi Alpha Epsilon national honor society on Feb. 5. 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.

Talaya Moore was inducted into SUNY Oneonta's Beta Eta Chapter of the Chi Alpha Epsilon national honor society on Feb. 5. 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.

Alejandro Mercado was inducted into SUNY Oneonta's Beta Eta Chapter of the Chi Alpha Epsilon national honor society on Feb. 5. 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.

Ambar Melendez was inducted into SUNY Oneonta's Beta Eta Chapter of the Chi Alpha Epsilon national honor society on Feb. 5. 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.

Eduardo Martinez was inducted into SUNY Oneonta's Beta Eta Chapter of the Chi Alpha Epsilon national honor society on Feb. 5. 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.

Matthew Hitchen was inducted into SUNY Oneonta's Beta Eta Chapter of the Chi Alpha Epsilon national honor society on Feb. 5. 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.

Daniela Gutierrez was inducted into SUNY Oneonta's Beta Eta Chapter of the Chi Alpha Epsilon national honor society on Feb. 5. 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.

Angel Feria-Leon was inducted into SUNY Oneonta's Beta Eta Chapter of the Chi Alpha Epsilon national honor society on Feb. 5. 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.

Kyle Doyle was inducted into SUNY Oneonta's Beta Eta Chapter of the Chi Alpha Epsilon national honor society on Feb. 5. 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.

Magdalena Clemente was inducted into SUNY Oneonta's Beta Eta Chapter of the Chi Alpha Epsilon national honor society on Feb. 5. 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.

Brittany Chammas was inducted into SUNY Oneonta's Beta Eta Chapter of the Chi Alpha Epsilon national honor society on Feb. 5. 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.

Alfredo Bautista was inducted into SUNY Oneonta's Beta Eta Chapter of the Chi Alpha Epsilon national honor society on Feb. 5. 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.

Ivan Alevante of New York, NY, was one of 21 students inducted into SUNY Oneonta’s Beta Eta Chapter of the Chi Alpha Epsilon national honor society during a ceremony on Feb. 5. 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 grade-point average of 3.0 or higher for at least two consecutive semesters.

Six SUNY Oneonta student athletes earned Academic Honors from the State University of New York Athletic Conference for their performance in the classroom during the Fall, 2014 semester. These student athletes were named to Commissioner's List.

31 SUNY Oneonta student athletes earned All Academic Team Honors from the State University of New York Athletic Conference for their performance in the classroom during the Fall, 2014 semester.

SUNY Oneonta senior Nallely Ayala of Pine Plains, NY, is spending the spring semester in Barcelona, Spain, where she will complete an internship at the Study Centre for Peace J.M. Delas. Ayala, a dual major in International Studies and Spanish, is the first SUNY Oneonta student to pursue an internship through the college's new international internship program, which offers opportunities in 12 major cities around the world in partnership with the Academic Internship Council and Connect-123.

31 SUNY Oneonta student athletes earned Academic Honors from the State University of New York Athletic Conference for their performance in the classroom during the Fall, 2014 semester. These student athletes were named to both the All-Academic Team and Commissioner's List.

An exhibition of digital photography by SUNY Oneonta senior Rachel Gullotta is on display at the Martin-Mullen Gallery Exhibition Hall in the college's Fine Arts Center. Titled "The Four Seasons and the Night," the solo show features more than 40 11- by 14-inch photographs taken during the past three years by Gullotta, a Computer Art and Communication Studies major from Tully, NY.

Work by several SUNY Oneonta students is featured in "Under the Glaze," an exhibition of ceramics in the college's Project Space Gallery.

More than 40 SUNY Oneonta students performed in a Musical Theatre Gala concert featuring the music of Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber on Friday, Jan. 30, at Goodrich Theater on the SUNY Oneonta campus.

Four SUNY Oneonta seniors have been selected to participate in the 2015 Model New York State Senate Session Project, an annual Latino/Hispanic heritage leadership development program organized by the City University of New York (CUNY) in collaboration with the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force of the New York State Legislature and the State University of New York (SUNY).

The following students participated in SUNY Oneonta's Emerging Leaders conference in November 2014:

Nine SUNY Oneonta student leaders served as conference assistants for the college's Emerging Leaders conference in November 2014. Faculty, professional staff, alumni and community members led educational sessions on topics such as: leadership development, assessment and evaluation, event management, meaningful interpersonal relationships, collaboration, social responsibility, effective communication, multicultural competency, intellectual growth and clarified values.

Approximately 250 new transfer students began their studies at SUNY Oneonta at the start of the spring semester on Jan. 21.

Local residents are among the 334 students who graduated from SUNY Oneonta following the Fall 2014 semester. Graduates were honored at a December recognition ceremony hosted by College President Nancy Kleniewski and held in the Dewar Arena of the Alumni Field House. They also are eligible to participate in the college's commencement on May 15.

A total of 48 SUNY Oneonta students are studying abroad this spring through semester-long and academic-year programs in 13 countries. SUNY Oneonta offers exchange programs in Ghana, Ecuador, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Greece, the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan through the Office of International Education, plus a variety of short-term, faculty-led programs. Oneonta students also have access to more than 600 study abroad and exchange programs through the SUNY network.

SUNY Oneonta recognized 16 students who achieved certification in the college's Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) program during the fall 2014 semester. LEAD@Oneonta is a comprehensive leadership program based on current research and guidelines from the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education. There are three levels of leadership certification: Silver, Gold and Platinum.

A total of 1431 SUNY Oneonta students earned Dean's List honors for the fall 2014 semester. To qualify for the Dean's List students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher while carrying a course load of 12 hours or more.