Syracuse Views Fall 2025

Wednesday, September 3, 2025, By News Staff
Students relax outside of the Syracuse Abroad Florence center.

Students participating in the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Syracuse University Program in Florence get to know each other on arrival day. (Photo by Sasha Perugini)

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Display table with Syracuse University marching band uniform, historical artifacts, and informational materials, surrounded by attendees at an event.

A staff member from the Special Collections Research Center engages with an attendee at the Libraries’ Welcome Fest. (Photo by Amy Manley)

Six staff members pose at a table inside the Daniel and Gayle D'Aniello Syracuse University Program in Florence.

Staff members at the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Syracuse University Program in Florence were eager to greet the newest Syracuse Abroad program participants on arrival day. (Photo by Sasha Perugini)

A group of 10 people wearing navy blue jackets with Syracuse University logos pose together on an outdoor terrace or rooftop, with urban buildings and a clear sky visible in the background.

Members of the Syracuse Posse Miami 12 cohort pose for a celebratory group photo during the Moving Up Ceremony. (Photo by Kal Srinivas)

A group of six Syracuse University fans in orange "Syracuse Orange" t-shirts pose with Otto the Orange, the university's mascot, at an outdoor campus event. Four adults stand in the back row while two people kneel beside the seated mascot, who wears his characteristic orange head, blue Syracuse cap, and blue sneakers on a sunny day with white tents and a modern building visible in the background.

Fans of Syracuse University’s football team came together to cheer on the Orange before the team’s season-opener against Tennessee in the Aflac Kickoff Game in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo courtesy of the Syracuse University Alumni Association’s Facebook page)

The view of the Syracuse University Quad on a beautiful sunny day.

What a gorgeous view of the Quad on a late summer day! (Photo by Mona Eikel-Pohen)

A person smiles while posing with Otto the Orange.

Professor Carlota Toledo (right) was finally able to meet Otto during the College of Law’s New Student Orientation in August. (Photo submitted by Carlota Toledo)

Apples are ready to be picked from an apple orchard.

Ooh those Sweet Maia apples look delicious and ready to be picked from Owens Orchards in Weedsport. (Photo by Keith Kobland)

Audience seated under a tent listening to a speaker in a colorful shirt, accompanied by an ASL interpreter; trees and buildings in the background.

Chief Spencer Ohsgoñ:da’ Lyons of the Onondaga Hawk clan was the featured speaker at this year’s Haudenosaunee Welcome Gathering, honoring the Six Nations whose ancestral lands Syracuse University stands on. (Photo by Amy Manley)

Group of people holding hands in a circle outdoors, including one person in traditional indigenous attire with a feathered headdress; grassy area with trees and buildings in the background.

Haudenosaunee Welcome Gathering on the Quad (Photo by Amy Manley)

Group of people standing in a circle outdoors, holding hands in a grassy park with trees and buildings in the background.

Community members joined together at the Haudenosaunee Welcome Gathering on the first day of classes. (Photo by Amy Manley)

Two people holding a 'First Day of School' chalkboard sign under a balloon arch with '2025,' as someone in an orange shirt takes their photo on stone steps.

The classic “first-day-of-school” photo opportunity, but make it the college version. (Photo by Amy Manley)

Two people holding a 'First Day of 13th Grade! Go Orange!' chalkboard sign under a balloon arch with '2025,' in front of the Hall of Languages.

Celebrating the first day of 13th grade at the Day One Celebration (Photo by Amy Manley)

A group of female volleyball players in orange Syracuse uniforms and white knee-high socks stand together on a blue court, smiling as they read books or magazines. The scene takes place in a gymnasium.

Members of the women’s volleyball team hit the books on the first day of classes. (Photo courtesy of the Syracuse Volleyball Facebook page)

Two people holding 'First Day of Syracuse' and 'First Day of School' chalkboards beside a Welcome Week Day One Celebration sign, with a New Student Programs table in the background.

First Day of School photo opportunity, but make it the college version. (Photo by Amy Manley)

The members of the Class of 2029 in orange clothing form a large "S" on the football field at Syracuse University's JMA Wireless Dome.

One of our favorite traditions on campus is when the members of the incoming class spell out a giant block “S” during the Dome Sweet Dome event! Welcome to the Orange family, Class of 2029! (Photo courtesy of Syracuse University on Instagram)

A man in glasses and a pink shirt and a woman in a white cardigan shake hands with a student at an outdoor event. A blue banner reading "Earth and Environmental Science" and "College of Arts & Science" with the Syracuse "S" logo is visible in the background under a white tent.

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences chair Gregory Hoke (center) and Professor Linda Ivany (right) greet a new College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) student during the Experience A&S | Maxwell Welcome Week event on the Quad. (Photo courtesy of the A&S Facebook page)

Man in blue Syracuse polo shirt and baseball cap speaking into microphone with raised fist while standing in front of excited college students wearing orange "Welcome Week" t-shirts in a stadium setting with Syracuse "S" logo visible in background.

Head men’s basketball coach Adrian Autry ’95 delivers a passionate speech to fire up the Class of 2029 during the Dome Sweet Dome event. (Photo by Amy Manley)

Marching band in orange shirts and navy caps performs with snare drums and blue flags in a lively public plaza, surrounded by spectators, a tall monument, and city buildings.

Students in the Syracuse University Bands perform during the annual Citrus in the City event in downtown Syracuse. (Photo courtesy of the Syracuse University Bands’ Facebook page)

Four people pose indoors with Otto, Syracuse University's mascot, in front of a festive balloon arch featuring "2029" in silver balloons and leafy green accents, celebrating school spirit and a future graduating class.

Otto poses with incoming students who are part of an Orange legacy family during the annual Orange Alumni Family Reception. (Photo courtesy of the Syracuse University Alumni Association’s Facebook page)

Attendees gather around orange-covered tables in a modern, well-lit room for a Syracuse University event, with festive balloon decorations and a presentation screen displaying university branding.

We love seeing a room full of Orange legacy families! (Photo courtesy of the Syracuse University Alumni Association’s Facebook page)

Three individuals pose at a Syracuse University Law event with Otto including a woman with a law booklet, another with a university pennant, and a man holding a Military and Veterans Law Society sign, all set in a modern indoor venue.

New and returning student veterans and military-connected students got together during the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs’ Military-Connected Student Orientation and Resource Fair. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs’ Facebook page)

Large group in orange shirts poses for a photo on a Syracuse University basketball court, with "SYRACUSE ORANGE" banners, hoops, and ACC branding visible in a brightly colored gymnasium.

More than 550 student-athletes and their coaches pose for a department photo before the start of the academic year. (Photo courtesy of Athletic Director John Wildhack ’80 on X)

Students enjoy a campus event on a sunny day, with colorful inflatable attractions set up on a grassy field near brick buildings and a large white stadium arch.

New students met with representatives from over 50 student organizations during the Orange Blast Involvement Fair on the Quad. (Photo by Amy Manley)

Brightly lit computer lab at Syracuse University with desktop stations, large digital screens displaying welcome messages, and people standing and conversing in a professional, academic setting.

Students and family members mingle during the David B. Falk College of Sport open house. (Photo courtesy of the Falk College’s Facebook page)

Large group of students gathered outdoors on a university campus near a neoclassical building with a dome, mingling and lining up during a casual event with school flags and university-themed attire.

New students get to know each other on the Quad during the annual New Student Ice Cream Social. (Photo courtesy of the Hendricks Chapel Facebook page)

Person sitting on a stone wall with trees, plaques, and a colorful Indingenous mural in the background.

Enjoying a moment of quiet solitude before the hustle and bustle of the fall semester begins. (Photo by Amy Manley)

Person drawing an abstract human figure with colorful shapes on a large paper, using yellow chalk near a yellow sculpture.

Students in the hybrid art therapy M.S. program created body maps, using a visual representation of the body to express personal experiences, during a recent on-campus residency. (Photo courtesy of the College of Visual and Performing Arts on Facebook)