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Student Clara Culeton and Director of Athletics Tracey Ranieri, who oversees the testing center
College Administers 10,000th COVID Test
Today, the COVID testing center at SUNY Oneonta administered its 10,000th pool test for COVID since opening Jan. 18 in preparation for the spring semester. Pool testing results show the overall positivity rate has fallen from .74 percent in late January to .19 percent Feb. 19. Repeated testing enables college officials to detect possible spikes in COVID infections and respond in real-time to protect the campus community. Acting President Dennis Craig made the announcement in a video shared campus-wide this afternoon, calling it a milestone in the college’s fight against COVID.
Experiential Learning Center
Experiential Learning Center Opens
A brand new Experiential Learning Center (ELC) opened this semester in the Hunt College Union, creating a bright, open space where students can learn about many of the hands-on learning experiences they can have at Oneonta.
Student doing a COVID-19 saliva test at the Alumni Field House pool testing center
College Implements Spring Reopening Plan
Spring 2021 classes began at SUNY Oneonta on Jan. 25 and the college has put into action a comprehensive plan for a safe and successful semester. Developed with broad input from students, faculty, staff, public health experts, community leaders and elected officials – including City of Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig – the Spring 2021 Academic Continuity and Health and Safety Plan includes several new initiatives aimed at protecting the safety of the campus and greater Oneonta community.
Alumnus Uses Oneonta Wall to Pop the Question
Alumnus Uses Oneonta Wall to Pop the Question
For decades, the cement wall at the intersection of West and Center streets has served as a public billboard of sorts, where city residents and students from SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College take turns advertising events and sharing messages by painting words across the chipping, colorful surface.
pink flowers and SUNY Oneonta sign
SUNY Oneonta Releases Draft Re-opening Plan, Names Community Liaison
On Monday, Nov. 16, SUNY Oneonta’s COVID Response Team shared its Draft Re-opening Plan: Spring 2021 and two upcoming virtual town halls to discuss the plan. The COVID Response Team also shared a Retrospective on Fall 2020. One change in the college’s COVID-19 response was implemented Nov. 16. Acting President Dennis Craig announced the appointment of Dr. Franklin Chambers to the newly created position of vice president for external affairs.
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