State University of New York at Oswego
Overview
State University of New York at Oswego, also known as SUNY Oswego and Oswego State, is a public university
in the City of Oswego
and Town of Oswego
, New York
, on the shore of Lake Ontario
. It has three campuses: historic lakeside campus in Oswego, Metro Center in Syracuse, New York
, and Phoenix Center in Phoenix, New York
.
SUNY Oswego was founded in 1861 as Oswego Normal School by Edward Austin Sheldon
, who introduced a revolutionary teaching methodology Oswego Movement
in American education.
Public university
A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...
in the City of Oswego
Oswego, New York
Oswego is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 18,142 at the 2010 census. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in north-central New York and promotes itself as "The Port City of Central New York"...
and Town of Oswego
Oswego (town), New York
Oswego is a town in Oswego County, New York, USA. The population was 7,287 at the 2000 census.The Town of Oswego is immediately west of the City of Oswego, with which it has a common border...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, on the shore of Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south by the American state of New York. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was named for the lake. In the Wyandot language, ontarío means...
. It has three campuses: historic lakeside campus in Oswego, Metro Center in Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
, and Phoenix Center in Phoenix, New York
Phoenix, New York
Phoenix is a village in Oswego County, New York, United States, about north of Syracuse. The population was 2,251 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from Alexander Phoenix...
.
SUNY Oswego was founded in 1861 as Oswego Normal School by Edward Austin Sheldon
Edward Austin Sheldon
Edward Austin Sheldon was an American educator, and the founding president of State University of New York at Oswego . He also served as superintendent of schools for the cities of Syracuse, New York and Oswego, New York...
, who introduced a revolutionary teaching methodology Oswego Movement
Oswego Movement
The Oswego Movement was a major movement in American education, based on the methods of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi and introduced by Edward Austin Sheldon at Oswego Primary Teachers' Training School...
in American education.
