Oneonta ‘Town & Gown’ Task Force Has First Meeting
The City of Oneonta’s Town-Gown Task Force held its kickoff meeting last week. The effort is co-chaired by Common Council member Mark Drnek, who is running for mayor, and Melissa Marietta, SUNY Oneonta administrator. Mayor Gary Herzig and SUNY Oneonta President Dennis Craig are also members.
AllOtsego.com says the Town-Gown Task force was formed late last year to find a way to work with local colleges to address and dispel negative publicity following the fall semester spike in COVID 19 infection and its negative effect on the downtown shopping district. The task force will continue to identify avenues for campus- community conversation, determine concerns and action items, and develop strategies to engage students, residents, and business in the creation of empathetic, respectful and constructive relationships.
Backlash Over Virus at SUNY College: âLearn From Your Fall 2020 Mistakes!â
The campus with the worst outbreak of any public college in New York is set to begin in-person classes on Monday. Some students, parents and faculty members werenât happy about it.
The State University of New York at Oneonta was forced to shut down in September after more than 400 students tested positive for the coronavirus. Credit.Cindy Schultz for The New York Times
Jan. 29, 2021
âLearn from your Fall 2020 mistakes!â wrote an alumna who signed the petition.
âI am tired of feeling like this school just consumes me continually. I can not wait to retire,â wrote one anonymous faculty member.
SUNY Oneonta Implements Health and Safety Plan
SUNY Oneonta announced the implementation of a health and safety plan for the Spring semester which began on Monday. The plan includes several new initiatives aimed at protecting the safety of the campus and greater Oneonta community.
Acting President Dennis Craig said students, employees, parents and community members alike must commit to doing their part, day in and day out, to ensure a safe semester. Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig echoed those comments adding the plan’s clear expectations will help them succeed.
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SUNY Students Allowed To Return To Campuses Across New York
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On Sunday, State University of New York Chancellor Jim Malatras joined SUNY Oneonta Acting President Dennis Craig and local officials to reopen campus for the spring semester. Students are allowed to move back to campus housing for pre-semester COVID testing and quarantining before the SUNY-required push back of the Spring Semester start date of in-person classes on February 1. All returning students were told to complete a seven-day precautionary quarantine prior to their arrival on campus.
Malatras confirmed pre-testing of all students prior to the start of the semester, mandatory pre-semester quarantine of students, mandatory mask-wearing at all times, even when socially distanced, no spring break, uniform compliance and enforcement standards, expanded mental health and wellness services, and a student s bill of rights for greater transparency.
A Re-Cap of ‘This Week in Central New York’ (1/23)
Join us each Saturday morning for our community affairs program This Week in Central New York. This show features interviews with three people from all walks of life who share with us the details of their groups, organization or non-profits. On this past week s show we interviewed:
Dennis Craig, the new acting president of SUNY Oneonta. He talked about the college s plans for students coming back for the spring semester.
Stacie Haynes, is the Executive Director of the Susquehanna SPCA and she brought us up to date on the progress of the new animal shelter.