OSWEGO With more than 1,600 SUNY Oswego students eligible to take part in the colleges three commencement ceremonies on May 17, many have already found their directions before donning their caps and gowns.

Physics major Patrick Howard will head to medical school, pursuing a Ph.D. in biophysics at New York University.

Physics major Patrick Howard will pursue a Ph.D. in biophysics at New York University after his May graduation from Oswego. He is one of many soon-to-be graduates who have found career paths before they will walk in May 17 commencement ceremonies.

Biophysics is the use of techniques and principles in physics to do biological research, he explained. In the physics department I was able to find professors that I really enjoyed working with who were also genuinely invested in the outcome of my career. I also had the chance to live in Taiwan during the summer of 2013 to do biophysics research at the graduate level.

Howards experiences also include research funded by the National Science Foundation and the campus, presenting at the American Physics Society conference in Denver, planning on-campus scientific conferences and serving as a physics tutor and teaching assistant.

I was given as many opportunities to get involved as I asked for, Howard said. Thats the key thing: I put a lot into the physics program and I got everything I wanted out of it.

Business success

Human resource management major Alycia White will head to Knoxville, Tenn., to work in the human resources operations department of Scripps Networks Interactive, which owns channels that include the Food Network, HGTV and the Travel Channel. She said the many opportunities Oswegos School of Business offers plugged her into the future.

Being able to connect with previous Oswego grads who now work in the field has not only taught me networking skills, but has also provided a clearer picture of what a day in the life is like for HR professionals, White said. The environment at Oswego has really supported students who take initiative, whether it be within student organizations or classrooms. My experience here has fostered a go-getter attitude that will help take me anywhere I want to go.

Before graduation, MBA/accounting major Kristin Metzger had a job lined up in the audit department of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Rochester.

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