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2013 Annual Report: Rock the Vote and More

Posted on March 10, 2014 by sunyoswegoce

We were recently mentioned in the 2013 Annual Report for our Rock the Vote Campaign. It means a lot to us that our efforts are not only recognized, but also felt by the entire SUNY Oswego community.

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Here’s the what our administration had to say about student involvement, engagement, and collaboration between organizations. It’s been nearly two years since our campaign, but we are still thankful for all of the organizations who played a huge role in making Rock the Vote at SUNY Oswego the success that it was.

For the full annual report, click here.

Serving and solving

“From strengthening democracy to advancing health and safety, from developing new educational tools to aiding disaster stricken families, members of our college community played constructive roles in the wider world in 2012-13.

WTOP election night broadcast

WTOP election night broadcast

As the academic year began, the 2012 election was on the horizon and the college‘s Civic Engagement Coalition coordinated its first comprehensive voter registration and education campaign. Film and discussion series, a debate and other events built engagement with the democratic process and registered more than 1,300 voters. The project culminated in an election night party in the Campus Center as returns rolled in.

Some 70 students representing student media WTOP-TV, WNYO-FM and the Oswegonian covered election night like never before, filling four hours of live air with remote broadcasts, roundtable discussion and constant updates via social media, providing Oswego County‘s only TV coverage and streaming it online. “There‘s nothing ‘student’ or ‘pretend’ or ‘practice’ about what we just did,” WTOP-TV station manager Ben Gordon said with pride as the marathon telecast wound down.

SUNY Oswego was named to the 2013 President‘s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction for the third consecutive year. Oswego was one of under a hundred institutions to achieve the national designation. Highlighted were the college‘s Mentor-Scholar Program, Alternative Break volunteer program and disaster relief projects.

“We just really love helping other people,” student group leader Sophie Marsden told an Alabama TV reporter interviewing her about a Habitat for Humanity project. She led a dozen Oswego students building a house in the Shoals during their alternative spring break. “It‘s just super important to show how much we can actually give back to somebody else.”

Closer to home, the college community mounted a quick response to New Yorkers whose lives and livelihoods were disrupted by Superstorm Sandy. Students and staff held fundraisers and food drives, and the college‘s Small Business Development Center helped business owners apply for disaster assistance.”

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Civic engagement, collaboration, community, Democracy, Education, Election 2012, engagement, Innovation, involvement, issues, Kindness, New York, New York Campus Compact, NY, NYCC, Oswego, Oswego State, People, Planet, Politics, Rock the vote, Social Justice, Students, SUNY Oswego, United States, USA | Leave a comment

A Positive Step for SUNY Oswego’s Students

Posted on November 25, 2013 by sunyoswegoce

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Last Thursday, Civic Engagement, Student Association, and a panel of our peers set forth to talk about a subject that not everyone is comfortable with: Race. The objective was to open up a path of communication for people to begin to understand one another; to grasp what others think about people’s relationship with each other at SUNY Oswego.

The result was nothing short of perfect.

Students came together, asked insightful questions, and were open about making others aware of their problems and concerns, doing so with candor and respect.

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Questions, asked by moderator Chris Collins-McNeil, helped to spark conversation first among panel members followed by comments and questions from the audience.

Some of the questions were tough, especially those submitted by Dr. Kenneth Marshall, professor history here at SUNY Oswego.

Dr. Marshall’s questions include,

Do you believe that racial problems exist on campus? In what context do they manifest?

What does the term diversity mean to you? Do you believe that diversity on campus is all talk and no action? How diverse do you believe SUNY Oswego’s campus is : in which areas and at what levels?

Do you believe that cultural celebrations (i.e. Black History Month and St. Patrick’s Day) serve as adequate responses to racial problems? What are the differences between “celebrating diversity” and challenging racial injustice? Which is more predominant on campus, and why?

How can diversity be tied to notions of social justice?

Again, the points made by each panel and audience member not only showed respect for others in the room, but a want to change the future of how groups of people interact on our campus.

A special thanks once again goes out to those who made the event possible starting with the panel members, Chris Collins-McNeil, Chelsea Hamlet, and, of course, to those who attended.

Leave your comments below and follow us on Twitter @SUNYOswegoCE for updates. Have event ideas? We would love to hear them. Email us at Civic@oswego.edu.

– Jon

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2013, Barriers, Campus, Change, Civic engagement, collaboration, community, Community Engagement, Democracy, Diversity, Education, engagement, Get Involved, Growth, involvement, issues, Kindness, New York, New York Campus Compact, NY, NYC, NYCC, Oswego, Oswego county, Oswego State, our campus, People, Race, Relations, Social Justice, SUNY Oswego | Leave a comment

Election Results: Local Races, Referendums

Posted on November 6, 2013 by sunyoswegoce

(Results courtesy of Syracuse.com. These results represent Oswego County and the City of Oswego elections. For the full list of results covering each town in Oswego County, please click here.)

Oswego County

Supreme Court (Two positions) (District covers six counties including Oswego, Onondaga; results Oswego only)
John V. Centra (R, C, I) 12558 51%
Anthony J. Paris (R, C, I) 12178 49%

Oswego County

Treasurer
Fred C. Beardsley (R, I) 12186 100%
County Legislature
Legislative District 1
Margaret A. Kastler (R, C, I) 857 100%
Legislative District 2
Milferd H. Potter (R, C, I) 757 100%
Legislative District 3
Shawn Patrick Doyle (R, C) 406 100%
Legislative District 4
David M. Holst (R, I) 850 100%
Legislative District 5
Roy Reehil (R) 394 53%
Ronald E. Sakonyi ` (C) 350 47%
Legislative District 6
John J. Martino (R, I) 580 100%
Legislative District 7
John E. Proud (R) 653 100%
Legislative District 8
Daniel Leclair (R, C, I) 402 100%
Legislative District 9
James Weatherup (R, I) 425 100%
Legislative District 10
Robert J. Hayes (R, I) 469 100%
Legislative District 11
Linda L. Lockwood (R, C) 353 100%
Legislative District 12
John W. Brandt (R, I) 348 50%
Richard P. Kline (C) 355 50%
Legislative District 13
Kevin L. Gardner (R) 427 100%
Legislative District 14
Stephen Walpole (R) 421 63%
Bradley T. Coe (C) 246 37%
Legislative District 15
Jacob A. Mulcahey (D, EG) 486 100%
Legislative District 16
Amy M. Tresidder (D) 295 100%
Legislative District 17
Shane Broadwell (R, C, I) 458 76%
Ken Cuyler (V) 145 24%
Legislative District 18
Michael K. Kunzwiler (D, C) 311 100%
Legislative District 19
Marie C. Schadt (D, R, C) 762 100%
Legislative District 20
Douglas E. Malone (D, C) 246 49%
Joseph Susino (R, I) 254 51%
Legislative District 21
Terry M. Wilbur (R, C, I) 696 74%
Michael P. Bukolt (Y) 240 26%
Legislative District 22
James Karasek (R, C) 529 100%
Legislative District 23
Morris Sorbello Jr. (R, C) 497 100%
Legislative District 24
Daniel T. Farfaglia (D, C) 469 100%
Legislative District 25
Frank Castiglia Jr. (D, C) 337 59%
Louella Leclair (R, I) 237 41%

City of Oswego

1st Ward Councilor
Fran Enright (D, N) 188 58%
Brenda J. Rice (R, W, I) 134 42%
2nd Ward Councilor
Michael R. Myers (R) 182 100%
3rd Ward Councilor
Robert E. Janey (D) 97 39%
Michael E. Todd (R, I) 150 61%
4th Ward Councilor
Shawn P. Walker (R, C) 202 100%
5th Ward Councilor
Frank Clavelli (D, T) 167 32%
William Billy Barlow Jr. (R, I) 357 68%
6th Ward Councilor
Eric Van Buren (D) 164 100%
7th Ward Councilor
Ronald T. Kaplewicz (R) 253 100%

Oswego Referendums: (1-4)

“Referendum No. 1: Shall the town of Albion increase the office of second town justice from one (1) to two (2)n the town to commence at the next succeeding biennial town election with term of office commencing Jan. 1, 2016? “
Yes 136 34%
No 264 66%
Referendum No. 2: Shall the supervisor’s term of office commencing Jan. 1, 2016, be increased from two (2) years to four (4) years?
Yes 126 31%
No 275 69%
Referendum No. 3: Shall the superintendent of highways term of office commencing Jan. 1, 2016, be increased from two (2) years to four (4) years?
Yes 158 39%
No 245 61%
Referendum No. 4: Shall the town clerk’s term of office commencing Jan. 1, 2016, be increased from two (2) years to four (4) years?
Yes 156 39%
No 246 61%

Oswego (Town)

Supervisor
Victoria M. Mullen (R, C, I) 646 100%
Town Justice (two positions)
Donald H. Dodd (R, C, I) 640 51%
Michael Sterio (R, C, I) 617 49%
Council
Tim DeSacia (R) 605 54%
Greg Herrmann (R) 508 46%
Posted in Government, Politics, voting | Tagged 2013, board of elections, City of Oswego, Civic engagement, collaboration, community, Democracy, Education, election, Election 2013, elections, engagement, involvement, issues, local elections, NY, Oswego, Oswego county, Oswego county board of elections, Oswego State, People, Politics, Social Justice, Students, SUNY Oswego, sunyoswego, Town of Oswego, Vote, Voting | Leave a comment

Election Results: New York Mayoral Races

Posted on November 6, 2013 by sunyoswegoce

 

(Courtesy of the New York Times. Note, this is a limited list for those SUNY Oswego students from these major areas. For the entire list of Election results, please click here.)

Elected Mayors:

Buffalo

 

CANDIDATE PARTY VOTES PCT.
Byron Brown INCUMBENT Dem. 23,538 70.1%
Sergio Rodriguez Rep. 10,033 29.9
96% reporting
Albany
CANDIDATE PARTY VOTES PCT.
Katherine Sheehan Dem. 12,369 84.4%
Jesse Calhoun Rep. 964 6.6
Theresa Portelli Green 665 4.5
Joseph Sullivan Con. 652 4.5
100% reporting
Binghamton
CANDIDATE PARTY VOTES PCT.
Richard David Rep. 4,524 53.1%
Teri Rennia Dem. 3,999 46.9
100% reporting
Rochester
CANDIDATE PARTY VOTES PCT.
Lovely Warren Dem. 18,117 55.3%
Thomas Richards W.F. 12,957 39.5
Alex White Green 1,690 5.2
100% reporting
Syracuse
CANDIDATE PARTY VOTES PCT.
Stephanie Miner INCUMBENT Dem. 10,312 68.9%
Ian Hunter Con. 2,352 15.7
Kevin Bott Green 2,305 15.4
100% reporting

New York City Mayor

CANDIDATE PARTY VOTES PCT.
Bill de Blasio Dem. 752,604 73.3%
Joseph J. Lhota Rep. 249,121 24.3
Others 24,443 2.4
SHOW ALL

99% reporting
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Election Results: Ballot Proposals

Posted on November 6, 2013 by sunyoswegoce

New York State Ballot Measures (as of 10am)

(Courtesy of The New York Times)
Proposal 1: Allow Casino Gambling Statewide
Authorizes up to seven casinos in the state as allowed by the Legislature, with the goals of creating jobs and generating tax revenue.
ANSWER VOTES PCT.
Yes 1,450,808 57.2%
No 1,086,821 42.8
98% reporting
Proposal 2: Retroactive Extra Credit for Disabled Veterans
Allows disability credit to be retroactively applied to Civil Service exams if a veteran took the exam before being certified disabled.
ANSWER VOTES PCT.
Yes 1,994,102 83.7%
No 388,906 16.3
98% reporting
Proposal 3: Exceed Debt Limits for Sewage Facilities
Continues allowance for cities, towns, counties and villages to exceed their debt limits in order to pay for sewage facility construction.
ANSWER VOTES PCT.
Yes 1,374,893 62.3%
No 832,221 37.7
98% reporting
Proposal 4: Adirondack Land Dispute Resolution
Resolves a century-old dispute between the state and private parties over land in the Adirondack Forest Preserve.
ANSWER VOTES PCT.
Yes 1,593,144 72.5%
No 605,094 27.5
98% reporting
Proposal 5: Adirondack Mining
Allows a mining company to expand its operations into 200 acres in the Adirondack Forest Preserve.
ANSWER VOTES PCT.
Yes 1,167,773 53.1%
No 1,031,366 46.9
98% reporting
Proposal 6: Raise Judiciary Retirement Age
Raises the mandatory retirement age to 80 for Supreme Court justices, up from age 76, and Court of Appeals judges, up from 70.
ANSWER VOTES PCT.
No 1,407,189 60.7%
Yes 911,503 39.3
97% reporting
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Election Day in Oswego

Posted on November 5, 2013 by sunyoswegoce

Today is Fat Tuesday aka Election Day. For SUNY Oswego students, this can be a difficult and confusing process, but we’re here to help.

For on campus residence, you can go down to Campus Center Room 133 to vote for City, County, and State legislators and proposals.

For off campus residence, visit vote411.org to find your polling place or CanIVote.org to find out if you’re registered and more information about voting today.

Here are some pictures from the polling place in the Campus Center at SUNY Oswego:BYU1AwrIMAENWIv BYU3JOTIMAAIRaw

Posted in Government, Politics, voting | Tagged 2013, Civic engagement, collaboration, community, Democracy, Education, engagement, Innovation, involvement, issues, New York Campus Compact, NY, Oswego, Oswego county, Oswego State, People, Rock the vote, United States, Vote, Voting | Leave a comment

A Thank You from Civic Engagement

Posted on October 17, 2013 by sunyoswegoce

I want to first thank the panel, for they were the ones taking time out of their day to educate the students, who I would also like to thank. Without student interest, this event would not have been possible. Your drive to learn more about our community and the governing bodies involved which keep us safe is an important part of building a positive environment for everyone.

Finally, I want to thank the organizations who play even a minor role in making this a successful event. The Political Science and Public Justice clubs, Student Association, The Oswegonian, WTOP, the Public Justice, Political Science, and Communication departments, The Compass, Phi Sigma Sigma, Students For Global Change, The Office of Business and Community Relations, The Public Relations Office, The Point and Student Involvement, and WRVO.

The event was everything we planned and more. We were happy to see students asking important questions during the event, voicing concerns. But, the best part was watching students interact with the panel members after the event was over.

For pictures from last night check back here or on our Facebook page (facebook.com/sunyoswegocivicengagement) in the next couple of days. We hope to keep the ball rolling with more events and collaborative efforts to educate everyone in the near future, so stay tuned!

Have an idea for an event or want to collaborate? Email us at Civic@oswego.edu. We would love to hear from you.

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