Fall 2020 brought a different atmosphere to SUNY Oswego. The Covid-19 pandemic put a pause to face-to-face activities, along with a lot of testing, hybrid & online classes & social distancing. However, that didn’t stop me from doing what I love to, take pictures📸.
Throughout the semester I did my best to make most of everything and capture the scenery that SUNY Oswego has to offer. Below is a gallery of pictures that I have taken over the course of the Fall 2020 semester. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!
The multicultural atmosphere of the ALANA Student Leadership Conference gives many members of the Oswego community to learn and interact from the various programs that are presented. Celebrating its 34th year, the conference was unlike any other as all programs and events were presented in a virtual setting. This years’ theme was United First Nations and started on September 23rd through September 30th.
Day 1 of the conference kicked off with a virtual keynote from Minnijean Brown-Trickey who is one of the Little Rock Nine and is also a Civil Rights Activist. This powerful keynote was in collaboration with the Student Association Programming Board (SAPB).
Day 2 was the ALANA Alumni Leadership Virtual Panel, hosted alongside the Alumni Office Staff. This event had the return of alumni and expressing their experiences post their SUNY Oswego graduation. As well as engaging both current students and faculty alike. Moderators included student presidents from the Latino Student Union, the Caribbean Student Organization, and the African Student Organization.
The Latino Student Union hosted Day 3 with their program called “You Can’t Fight Racism with Racism.” This was an informative program and offered important information.
Day 4 of ALANA included virtual dancing! The Caribbean Student Association and the IMAGE Step Team hosted “Mi Hav Fi Move.” A fun program providing the history of dance in the Black community.
Day 5 was the annual ALANA Peace Walk hosted by the Black Student Union. This year would mark 10 years since the first peace walk took place in 2010. Due Covid-19 the Peace Walk was in a virtual platform with the founders of the first walk as the guest speakers.
Day 6 was the ARTSwego/ALANA Live Virtual Performance by Broadway performer, Mandy Gonzalez. An excellent performance with a pre-recorded duet from Gonzalez and a student from the vocal program. The President of the Asian Student Association was the student host.
Day 7 & the final day of the conference ended with a webinar with Tommy Orange, the author of “There, There.” This book was the ORI for the ALANA conference. People in attendance got the opportunity to ask questions. Tim Nekritz, Professor Mohammadi & LSU President, Jayvana Perez were the hosts.
This conference was definitely one to remember. Those that were involved put in a lot of work to provide the events and programs for the Oswego campus community. Can’t wait to see next year’s conference in Fall 2021.
My name is Nsikak Ekong and I’m one of the Social Media Interns for the Office of Communications and Marketing. I’m currently a 2nd Semester Junior majoring in Information Science and minoring in Digital Humanities.
This is my second year at SUNY Oswego as a transfer student. I transferred from Nassau Community College with an Associates in Arts. Since arriving at Oswego I started to get in involved in a wide variety of organizations and committees. This year I’m sitting on SA Cabinet as the Director of Marketing/Photography for the Student Association. I’m also the Vice President of the African Student Organization and the Director of Marketing for the Black Student Union.
Photography is one of my favorite pastimes as I get to capture moments, nature and tell stories. During this academic year I will be sharing this photos on this platform to highlight and capture moments from around the SUNY Oswego community.
Looking forward to share this moments with all you!
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