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President’s Welcome
elcome to to the 2000-’01 academic year. As we end a long yet productive summer, I am pleased to have an opportunity to communicate directly with parents and other members of our students’ families. The return of our student population to Oswego State, most importantly our incoming class of freshmen and transfers, will invigorate the campus community. As always, I anticipate a highly successful year for them as they engage with our superior faculty and dedicated professional staff. However, try to make a special effort to inform parents that the ultimate success of our students will be in direct proportion to the level of their participation in the academic and social life of this college. Please urge your sons and daughters to take full advantage of the many opportunities available in classes, arts programs, athletics, and community service so that they might develop as educated, informed and contributing citizens. As loyal parents, you are important members of the Oswego Family, and I invite you to help us maintain our reputation for high academic standards and leadership by: assisting in the recruitment of other talented students; cheering for Oswego State athletic teams, and becoming part of our network of alumni and parent mentors. You can also support the Parents’ Fund, which helps provide for our students many of the day-to-day enrichment opportunities that are not covered by their tuition. I look forward to meeting you at Parents, Family and Friends Weekend Oct. 13-15 and other times throughout the year. Welcome. President Deborah F. Stanley
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he Office of Career Services staff reports that salaries and placement for Oswego State graduates have risen steadily to a 10-year high. Based on a survey of 1998 graduates, career prospects are positive. On-campus recruiting and direct referral of candidates’ resumes to employers are also “up dramatically,” according to Robert Casper, director of Career Services. That is partly because Among the accounting graduates in the Class of 2000 who landed jobs employers are responding to a at major firms months before graduation are, from left, Christina favorable job market and partly Gianetto, Matt Hill, Bob Hollenbeck, Professor Charles Spector, Bill due to the support of the Career King and Professor Eleanor Henry. Services Office, he says. In the area of first salaries, graduates from the College of High salaries for elementary education, secondary Arts and Sciences have seen their first-job earnings education and technology teachers were steady at rise 15 to 20 percent. Graduates in computer science $37,000, and vocational-technical education majors commanded the highest average salaries. Other high pulled down the highest salary at $42,300 and the first-time salaries went to a biology major earning highest mean, with $32,280. $60,000 and a communication studies graduate makGraduates followed a trend common in New York ing $65,000. state by going to work for small- to medium-size busiIn the School of Business, increases were demonnesses and organizations, Casper says. strated in accounting and finance majors’ pay, where “Another trend we see is more activity in the job the mean salary was $29,642. market via various sources,” he says. “More job openEducation graduates also fared well. For example, ings are posted to our office. Overall Oswego State 78 percent of graduates seeking social studies opengraduates are successfully finding placements in their ings found jobs right away. fields.”
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