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Seven SUNY Oneonta faculty and staff members are among a select group of State University of New York professionals being honored with the 2024 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence.
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State, city and community leaders joined SUNY Oneonta President Alberto Cardelle on Monday, April 29, to officially open a new downtown Oneonta location designed to strengthen the region by offering training for pressing job vacancies within Otsego County.
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Red may be SUNY Oneonta’s official color but, one week out of the year, students, faculty and staff “go green” to celebrate the Earth and showcase the campus’ commitment to sustainability during Green Dragon Week, organized by the Office of Sustainability.
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Nearly 120 SUNY Oneonta students participated in the 2024 Student Research and Creative Activity showcase from April 24-25 in the Morris Conference Center.
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An innovative new effort at SUNY Oneonta aims to prepare students for life outside the classroom and after college by focusing on professional and social maturity and growth.
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More than 200 SUNY Oneonta students and faculty were honored for academic excellence at the annual Susan Sutton Smith Lecture and Award Reception on April 9.
Profiles
![Kento Igarashi](/sites/default/files/styles/860_x_500_scale_and_crop/public/uploads/2024-02/kento-igarashi-profile-24.jpg.webp?itok=rIOVw0vv)
During his sophomore year as an international student from Japan, Kento Igarashi transferred to SUNY Oneonta, discovered a passion for photography and landed a graphic design internship.
![Grace Tran](/sites/default/files/styles/860_x_500_scale_and_crop/public/uploads/2024-01/grace-tran-proflie-hs-24.jpg.webp?itok=h8emHKAD)
Grace Tran, a Media Studies major from Albany, NY, came to SUNY Oneonta undecided about her major and discovered Media Studies after joining the campus’s TV production club.
![Wilden Bruce](/sites/default/files/styles/860_x_500_scale_and_crop/public/uploads/2024-01/wilden-bruce-proflie-hs-24.jpg.webp?itok=OkMRMKov)
With a dual major in Communication Studies and Business Administration and a passion for the silver screen, Wilden Bruce is eager to pursue a career as a behind-the-scenes force in the movie industry, overseeing everything from securing funds to helping writers bring their vision to life.
![Victoria Villaverde](/sites/default/files/styles/860_x_500_scale_and_crop/public/uploads/2024-01/victoria-villaverde-proflie-hs-24.jpg.webp?itok=80J2gf-M)
Having left SUNY Oneonta in 2020 during the pandemic, Victoria Villaverde put her degree on hold and saw success as a drawing portrait artist, graphic designer and tattoo apprentice before returning to college in 2022.
![Marisa Codi](/sites/default/files/styles/860_x_500_scale_and_crop/public/uploads/2024-02/marisa-codi-profile-2024.jpg.webp?itok=2eCMxJDw)
Halfway through her college career, Marisa Codi was forced to rethink her path when the college she was attending, Cazenovia, closed. Transferring to SUNY Oneonta allowed her to continue her education seamlessly and find a new place to call home.
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Aerospace professional Chung Wong first discovered the world of physics inside the A.J. Read Science Discovery Center. Enrolling in SUNY Oneonta’s 3-2 Engineering Program gave him the tools and confidence to be successful and was “the best decision” he ever made.
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"The classes I have loved are the ones where I get to be in the kitchen, the more hands-on classes and hospitality classes. I enjoyed Intro to Foods, and I loved Demos, and I liked learning the child psychology and interior design content, too."
![Morgan Whittington](/sites/default/files/styles/860_x_500_scale_and_crop/public/uploads/2023-12/morgan-whittington-student-profile-23.jpg.webp?itok=s1ZFVyZ3)
Having grown up in a household that valued environmental sustainability, Morgan Whittington came to SUNY Oneonta with one of her two majors already in mind. From camping trips to traveling across the United States visiting national parks, Whittington has been an “advocate for the planet” ever since she was a child.
![Clayton Davis](/sites/default/files/styles/860_x_500_scale_and_crop/public/uploads/2023-10/clayton-davis-hs-profile-23a.jpg.webp?itok=JI85qw_S)
Clayton Davis arrived at SUNY Oneonta with no art or design classes under his belt from high school. By the end of his junior year, he had taken on SUNY Oneonta as a client and designed 10 new banners that now hang on the exterior of the Fine Arts Center on campus.
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Growing up, Fatoumata Ouattara loved sports but didn’t realize that she could make a career out of them. Majoring in Sport Management and Communication at Oneonta, she learned the ins and outs of the industry and gained leadership and event-planning skills with her sorority, club rugby team, and as an RA. As Associate Director of Program, School & Community for Special Olympics New York, she is now sharing her passion and encouraging others to do the same.
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Juan Cirilo, a Computer Science major, threw himself into new experiences at SUNY Oneonta, ranging from joining the Mountain Biking Club to landing a part in “Evil Dead: The Musical.”
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With a passion for fitness and working with people, Sarah Faulisi transferred to SUNY Oneonta to study Exercise Science and Sport Management.
Majors and Programs
Liberal Arts and Business
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Liberal Arts and Business
- Professional Accounting
- Africana and Latinx Studies
- Art and Design
- Business Administration
- Communication Studies
- Digital and Studio Art
- Economics
- English
- French and Francophone Studies
- History
- International Studies
- Media Studies
- Music
- Music Industry
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Spanish
- Theatre
- Women's and Gender Studies
Sciences
Education, Human Ecology, and Sports Studies
Graduate School
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Graduate School
- Biology MS
- Museum Studies MA
- Lake Management MS
- Nutrition and Dietetics MS - ONLINE
- Educational Technology Specialist (K-12) MSEd - ONLINE
- Literacy Education MSEd - ONLINE
- School Counselor (K-12) MSEd
- Special Education MSEd or MST
- School Counselor Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) - ONLINE
- Bilingual Education Advanced Certificate Program - ONLINE
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Fast Facts
Location
SUNY Oneonta is located in Central New York in the city of Oneonta (pop. 14,000),
about halfway between Albany and Binghamton.
about halfway between Albany and Binghamton.
Retention
Freshman-to-sophomore retention rate: 72.50%
Graduation Rate
Six-year graduation rate: 77%