3 Sports Teams Held Parties That Started Outbreak, Morris Says SUNY Leader Expects ‘Ramp Up’ In Cases By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With 2,000 COVID-19 tests administered Sunday and today, SUNY Oneonta President Barbara Jean Morris warned the Oneonta Control Room to prepare for a “ramp-up” of positive tests during their first meeting over Zoom this evening. “Obviously this came on fast and hard,” she said. “We had a super-spreader event last weekend with three athletic teams…
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LISTEN TO JIM MALATRAS ON WAMC ONEONTA OUTBREAK WORST IN STATE SUNY CHANCELLOR DUE HERE MONDAY Plans To Meet With Herzig, Morris On ‘How Things Have Been Going’ By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – SUNY’s new chancellor, Jim Malatras, will be in Oneonta Monday, meeting with the mayor and the local college president to ensure everything is being done to stem the worst outbreak of COVID-19 – 29 cases – among the system’s 64 institutions. “We’re one…
COLLEGE STUDENTS RETURN 3 Of SUNY Stances ‘Disappoint’ Mayor By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – As college students began to return to COVID-19 Era instruction, Mayor Gary Herzig praised Hartwick College’s collaboration with the city, but said SUNY Oneonta has fallen short in three area of concern. “We have a community here that established new norms over the past five months,” said Herzig. “There’s been much self-sacrifice in keeping our numbers low. It’s important to communicate directly…
CLICK HERE FOR FULL REOPENING PLAN SUNY ONEONTA JOINS HARTWICK IN FALL RETURN ONEONTA – SUNY headquarters has approved a plan that mixes face-to-face and online instruction that will allow students to return to the Oneonta campus this fall, President Barbara Jean Morris announced a few minutes ago. “Its aim is to carry out the mission of the college — to nurture a community where students grow intellectually, thrive socially and live purposefully — while remaining vigilant against COVID-19,” said…
SUNY Oneonta Submits Reopening Plan To State President Morris Isn’t Saying What’s In It ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta has submitted a proposal to SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson for reopening this fall, according to a release from the school, and now awaits a decision on whether or not they will hold classes in-person or online. The announcement contains no details of what’s in the proposal. “In a nutshell, our proposal documents how we would like to operate this fall,” said Barbara…
SUNY Confirms 1st COVID-19 Case ONEONTA – A SUNY Oneonta employee has tested positive for COVID-19 in the school’s first confirmed case, SUNY Oneonta President Barbara Jean Morris has announced. According to a press release from the college, the affected employee is not at work and has been quarantined on campus since April 6, except when the individual was transported off campus to be tested for COVID-19.…
SUNY Oneonta Will Host 2020 Graduation In August President Says: Let’s Celebrate Achievement! ONEONTA – More than 1,000 seniors will return to SUNY Oneonta in this summer to receive their degrees at a belated commencement ceremony, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 29. Three ceremonies will be at 9 a.m., noon and 3 p.m. in the Alumni Field House. “Especially now, against a backdrop of adversity and change, it is vital to remember and celebrate all that we are achieving,” said President…
SUNY, Hartwick Presidents Will Suspend Classes Beginning March 23, Colleges To Offer ‘Remote Instruction’ By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Both local college presidents – SUNY Oneonta’s Barbara Jean Morris and Hartwick’s Margaret L. Drugovich – this evening announced they will be shifting to online instruction, beginning Monday, March 23. In sending the students home, both are acting out of concern about the unknown dimension of the coronavirus outbreak, which has emerged downstate and in Saratoga County.…
PRESIDENT MORRIS’ INSTALLATION Chancellor Installs SUNY Oneonta’s Eighth President BARBARA JEAN MORRIS PRAISED FOR GROUND-BREAKING CAREER By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Barbara Jean Morris’ installation as eighth SUNY Oneonta president Saturday, Oct. 5, revealed her lighter side. Longtime pal Noelle Norton, a dean at the University of San Diego, reported the two ladies stopping at the Boston Bloomingdale’s perfume counter two decades ago en route to a conference to present the first draft of their paper,…
PRESIDENT MORRIS’ INSTALLATION The Revolution’s Won Might Barbara Jean Morris, SUNY Oneonta (And Hartwick College) Create New Model? • “As chief executive officer, you are assigned all powers, duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post.” KRISTINA M. JOHNSON • SUNY Chancellor • After the week that was, Barbara Jean Morris, SUNY Oneonta’s new president, must have heard those words with mixed feelings. Just three days before her Saturday, Oct. 5, installation, a threat to shoot up the campus – it turned…