SUNY Oneonta announced the appointment of Daniel P. Chambers as interim university police chief earlier today. He takes over for Dr. Barton Ingersoll, who recently relinquished the responsibility of administering the college’s police department and is on an extended leave from the college. “Chief Ingersoll has been a tremendous asset to the college, and his [...]

Hundreds of alumni, their families and friends of SUNY Oneonta will return to campus for Reunion Weekend 2012 from Friday, June 1, through Sunday, June 3. In addition to gatherings, events and athletic competitions, the college’s Alumni Association will present its annual awards in recognition of outstanding contributions to the college.

Oneonta State senior Rebecca Monteith of West Islip has been selected as a third-team All-American by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association. The honor caps the greatest individual career in the history of the women’s lacrosse program.

Oneonta State junior Sean Bernstein of Baldwinsville made men’s track & field history on Saturday, May 26, when he became the first male to win an individual national championship in the program’s 10-year history. Bernstein set a Division III meet and SUNYAC conference record in the 200-meter dash, crossing the finish line in a time [...]

The SUNY Oneonta Department of Physics and Astronomy will present four shows this summer in the college’s digital planetarium. The shows, which are free and open to the public, will highlight the constellations, stars and planets visible in the night sky and take the audience on a virtual voyage through the solar system, galaxy and [...]

Oneonta State junior Jimmy van de Veerdonk of Putnam Valley has been named to second team Division III All-American honors by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association.

The Oneonta State track & field program season will conclude this weekend with three individuals and one relay team heading to Claremont, Calif., to participate in the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships hosted by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. The three-day event begins Thursday, May 17, and finishes Saturday with the team awards presentation at 6:45 [...]

The Class of 2012 will be honored at SUNY Oneonta’s 123rd commencement on Saturday, May 19. The college will offer two ceremonies in the Dewar Arena of the Alumni Field House, one at 10 a.m. and one at noon. Depending on their majors, students will attend one of the ceremonies. A live webcast will be [...]

The SUNY Oneonta Biology Department faculty honored 12 students for outstanding scholarship at a gathering on campus on April 26. Sean Perez of Levittown, N.Y., received the Jan Kee Ang Memorial Award for his outstanding academic performance as a senior biology major. Amy Bilodeau of Huntington Station, N.Y., received the 2011-2012 Jan Kee Ang Scholarship. [...]

David Loveless of Roseland, N.J., a sophomore majoring in meteorology at SUNY Oneonta, has been selected to receive the Ernest Hollings Scholarship provided by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the parent agency for the National Weather Service. Loveless will receive $8,000 of academic assistance per year during his junior and senior years, as [...]