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Filmmaker and Environmental activist to headline 11th annual Global Awareness Conference
By Chrissi Galvin
OSWEGO, N.Y.– Fulbright Scholar and TED fellow Shalini Kantayya, a filmmaker and eco-activist will be making a free public keynote presentation at SUNY Oswego. Kantayya, whose film “Catching the Sun” was nominated for the Environmental Media Association Award for Best Documentary, has lectured at universities such as Princeton, Yale, and Stanford.
Kantayya will be presenting at The 2017 Hart Hall Global Awareness Conference. The theme this year will be “A Drop of Life – Water Crisis, Catching the Sun – Renewable Energy & Breakthrough: How Innovations Would Change the World”.
“Catching the Sun” was nominated for the 2016 Environmental Media Association Award for Best Documentary and has been translated in 35 languages.
Kantayya’s film “A Drop of Life” was used as a tool to organize for water rights in 40 villages across Africa, making a real-world impact in the lives of thousands.
The presentation will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, in Sheldon Hall ballroom for the 11th annual Hart Hall Global Awareness Conference.
For more information on the Hart Hall Global Awareness Conference, visit oswego.edu/academics/hart-global-awareness-conference.
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Chance of showers with a bright outlook
WEATHER HEADLINES:
Wednesday: Small chance of rain and snow showers throughout the day but mostly sunny. Winds 10-15mph.
Thursday: Snow in the early morning followed by a small chance of scattered snow and rain sprinkled into a mostly sunny day. Winds 10-15mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny morning with some clouds and snow moving in during the afternoon. Winds 5-10mph.
*Although snow is in the forecast, there is likely no accumulation due to a warm ground and temperatures above freezing.
Highs for Today (Wednesday):
- Oswego: 42℉
- Fulton: 43℉
- Syracuse: 45℉
Lows Tonight:
- Oswego: 30℉
- Fulton: 28℉
- Syracuse: 29℉
Highs for Thursday:
- Oswego: 38℉
- Fulton: 40℉
- Syracuse: 40℉
Lows for Thursday:
- Oswego: 34℉
- Fulton: 30℉
- Syracuse: 30℉
Highs for Friday:
- Oswego: 41℉
- Fulton: 42℉
- Syracuse: 42℉
Stay tuned to WTOP10 News for more updates.
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SUNY Oswego hosts open house for prospective students
High school students from near and far traveled to Oswego on Saturday, October 28th, to visit SUNY Oswego’s Open House. The open house was hosted by the office of admissions.
The Open House gave students and families an opportunity to talk with faculty and explore the campus buildings including academic buildings, residence halls, and dining halls. Just over a hundred tables were set up in the Marano Campus Center. Students and parents had the chance to talk to representatives from financial aid, career services, athletics, international education, and experience-based education.
“The people are very friendly and i felt very welcomed here. the campus is very modern and beautiful so it was easy to find my way around,” High School Senior Allison Smith said.
To schedule a visit register at www.oswego.edu/visit or for more information about when future open houses will be visit oswego.edu/events.
