Vision
We build lifelong relationships and cultivate pride with alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends that support the success of our college.
Mission
The mission of the SUNY Oneonta Alumni Association is to connect, engage, support and celebrate alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends.
Since 1890, the College at Oneonta Alumni Association (Alumni Association) has worked diligently to create an alumni support and service system that is characterized by excellence in its proactive, timely, inclusive, and personal nature. The strength of the Alumni Association lies in the dedication and hard work of our leadership volunteers and our staff.
The Alumni Association is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors represented by alumni from all decades and regional areas. The Director of Alumni Affairs provides executive leadership to the Board by initiating, coordinating and stewarding the Alumni Association’s resources and activities.
The Office of Alumni Affairs works with the SUNY Oneonta Alumni Association to build lifelong relationships and cultivate pride with its various constituents that support the success of SUNY Oneonta.
The office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and is located in Alumni Hall, Room 128. Alumni are always welcome and encouraged to visit whenever in the area.
Engaging Alumni and Friends
Local and Regional Events
The Alumni Association offers a wide-range of regional events throughout New York State and the country where you can stay in touch with Oneonta alumni in your area. Our signature celebrations are Homecoming and Family Weekend in the fall and Reunion Weekend in the summer.
Affinity Groups
The Alumni Association is happy to help any affinity group stay in touch with its members and coordinate activities and events to allow those alumni to get together.
Providing Networking and Professional Development Opportunities
The Alumni Association reaches out to alumni and students through a variety of professional networking events including panel presentation, the Distinguished Alumni Series, Backpacks to Briefcases, and networking nights that engage alumni and students intellectually and professionally while providing an opportunity to mingle with other alumni.
Alumni are also always welcome to use the Career Development Center services such as critiquing resumes and cover letters, mailing credential files, and assisting with graduate school and job searches. Please note that the fee for mailing credential files is now $5 per request or $30 for 10 requests. For more information on Career Development, visit
www.oneonta.edu/career.
Supporting Tradition
Battle of the Red Dragons
Battle of the Red Dragons is held annually on both the SUNY Cortland and SUNY Oneonta campuses. The men’s and women’s basketball games between long time rivals have revived a competition decades old.
Pass Through the Pillars
Pass Through The Pillars is a SUNY Oneonta tradition that encourages our new students as they take their first steps into their new life as collegians and then bids them farewell and good luck as they graduate from the College.
Red Day
An annual celebration dedicated to promote the traditions and spirit of SUNY Oneonta by encouraging alumni and friends across America to wear red.
Engaging Students
Because today’s students are tomorrow’s alumni, the time is now to instill the values and ideals of the Alumni Association to ensure participation after graduation. The Oneonta Future Alumni Network and the Senior Class are two active and respected programs that foster traditions designed to create a bond between students and the College.
Supporting Scholarships
Scholarships are essential building blocks to a student’s educational success, and the Alumni Association is proud to support student education by annually provide $65,000 in student scholarship support.
Recognizing Excellence
The Alumni Association Awards recognizes College at Oneonta graduates for significant accomplishments in their personal and professional life or for distinguished service in their community.
The Association also collaborates with the Student Association to host the
Outstanding Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Award. The program recognizes students who have made significant contributions to promote diversity and have demonstrated leadership in diversity and inclusion related programs.
Staying in Touch
Online Community
Connect with us through the College at Oneonta Alumni Online Community at
www.oneontaalumni.comOur online community provides you the opportunity to connect with classmates, check out what’s happening in Oneonta, catch up on news of other alumni, register for local and regional alumni events, and view photos of recent events hosted by the Alumni Association.
Reflections Magazine
Even if you're far away, you can keep in touch with your alma mater through
Reflections magazine. Learn what's going on at Oneonta, read some inspiring alumni profiles, and see who is doing what in the Class Notes.
O-Connect
O-Connect is a special monthly e-newsletter that features current College news briefs and monthly calendar notices.
Social Networking
The Alumni Association understands the importance of how today’s technology is the key to staying connected. That’s why you can find us on all of today’s most popular social networking web sites. Become a fan of the Alumni Association on Facebook, connect with fellow Oneonta alumni for career networking on Linkedin, and follow the latest “tweet” from the Alumni Association on Twitter. Visit
www.oneontaalumni.com for direct links to our pages on each social networking site.
Visiting Campus
SUNY Oneonta welcomes alumni to campus year-round. Best first stop: the Office of Alumni Affairs in Alumni Hall for info about what is happening on campus.
Affinity Programs
Proceeds generated from affinity programs as used in support of alumni programming and scholarships.
Alumni Insurance Program
The SUNY Oneonta Alumni Insurance Program is a convenient source for health and life insurance for
alumni and their family members. Get more information on these insurance plans by visiting
www.alumniinsuranceprogram.com/oneonta or call American Insurance Administrators at 800-922-1245 weekdays, 8 am – 6 pm, Eastern Time.
Bank of America
Bank of America is the official affinity credit card partner of the Association.
Liberty Mutual
Liberty Mutual provides causality and personal liability insurance on homes and automobiles for alumni and their families.
Alumni Mortgage Program
The Alumni Association sponsors the AlumniMortgage Program; available to alumni and their families. The program is administered by USI Affinity Collegiate Insurance Resources in Columbus, Ohio in partnership with Quicken Loans, America’s #1 online lender.
The Fund for Oneonta
The Fund for Oneonta is made up of thousands of operating gifts from SUNY Oneonta’s loyal alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff, and friends. Your gift to the Fund for Oneonta has a powerful impact on the SUNY Oneonta community, sustaining the momentum of traditional alumni programs, including alumni communications, networking events, professional development opportunities and scholarships, and enhancing the growth of new, innovative programs. Your gift makes a valuable and immediate difference to SUNY Oneonta.