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LEGISLATIVE  RESOLUTION commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the State
University of New York at Oswego

WHEREAS, New York State's commitment to education is  unparalleled;  its
history and stature are secured by the superlative caliber of its educa-
tional professionals and the students they inspire; and
  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and
commend those exemplary institutions  of  higher  education  within  the
State of New York which have achieved world renown and brought pride and
honor  to  our  State  and  Nation  through their traditions of academic
excellence; and
  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its  long-
standing  traditions,  this  Legislative Body is justly proud to commem-
orate the 150th Anniversary of the State University of New York at Oswe-
go; and
  WHEREAS, The theme of the sesquicentennial year will  be  "Celebrating
150 Years of Engaging Minds and Opening Doors."; and
  WHEREAS, Formal activities will begin with the State University of New
York  at  Oswego's commencement on May 14, 2011, and continue throughout
the rest of the year; and
  WHEREAS, The State University of New York at  Oswego  was  founded  in
1861  as  the  Oswego Primary Teachers' Training School by Edward Austin
Sheldon, who embraced and popularized some of the most innovative teach-
ing methods of his day; in 1913, the campus moved from the city of Oswe-
go to the current lakeside location following the construction and open-
ing of what is now known as Sheldon Hall; and
  WHEREAS, In 1942, New York State legislation elevated the  institution
from  a  normal  school  to  the  degree-granting  Oswego State Teachers
College; in 1948, it became one of the State University  of  New  York's
charter  members; to meet the expanded need for specialized instruction,
the institution broadened its academic perspective  to  become  a  full-
fledged arts and sciences institution in the SUNY system and featuring a
range of liberal and professional studies by 1962; and
  WHEREAS,  SUNY  Oswego's  student body quadrupled during the 1960s and
early 1970s, which was a busy time of building on campus as well, 29 new
buildings opened in the 1960s alone; it divided into the College of Arts
and Sciences, School of Business and School of Education in 1992; and
  WHEREAS, SUNY Oswego also created the School of  Communication,  Media
and  the  Arts  in  2007;  the  College  of Arts and Sciences became the
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in 2008; and
  WHEREAS, The campus currently consists of 46 buildings with classroom,
laboratory, residential  and  athletic  facilities;  recent  years  have
witnessed the launch of a significant campus-wide renovation and renewal
program,  highlighted  by  the  October  of  2006  opening of the Campus
Center, the college's first new building in 35 years; and
  WHEREAS, The State University of New York  at  Oswego  is  one  of  13
university  colleges in the SUNY system; more than 8,200 students enroll
annually, and there are  more  than  73,000  living  alumni  with  known
addresses;  the school offers more than 100 undergraduate majors, minors
and graduate programs; and
  WHEREAS, Ably led by President Deborah F. Stanley, SUNY Oswego contin-
ues to prosper today and into the future; and
  WHEREAS, With great admiration, this Legislative Body is proud to  pay
tribute to this eminent academic institution which stands at the thresh-
old  of  the  future with its legacy of outstanding achievements and its
impressive body of distinguished faculty and alumni; now, therefore,  be
it

  RESOLVED,  That  this  Legislative  Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the State University of New York at
Oswego; and be it further
  RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted  to Deborah F. Stanley, President of the State University of New
York at Oswego.