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Review the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Draft Strategic Plan
Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: As Syracuse University seeks to identify its next chief diversity and inclusion officer, we are serving as an interim leadership team, charged with engaging the campus community to advance the University’s inaugural Diversity,…
Genet Gallery Presents ‘Peter Piening: Abstract Visions in Modernist Graphic Design’
A new exhibition at Syracuse University’s Sue and Leon Genet Gallery features Peter Piening’s dynamic abstract commercial work and his role as an educator. According to exhibition curator Meri A. Page, assistant professor of communications design in the College of…
Thank You for Boosting the ’Cuse
The Syracuse University community rallied to support academic excellence during Boost the ’Cuse, Syracuse University’s fifth annual day of giving. The preliminary #BoostCuse results are in: on Oct. 7, during a 24-hour span, 5,109 donors gave $1,286,344.55 toward supporting Syracuse…
LaunchPad Announces 2021 ’Cuse Tank Winners
Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) hosted its annual ’Cuse Tank entrepreneurial competition on Friday, Oct. 8, at Bird Library. Twenty-four student teams from various schools and colleges across campus competed in a “Shark Tank”-style business pitch in front of…
Disability Awareness Month Programming Brings Focus to Key Issues
October is Disability Awareness Month, and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion has partnered with the Disability Cultural Center and the Center for Disability Resources to offer programs that highlight key issues impacting the disability community. The virtual programming, which…
Remembrance Week Will Be Held Oct. 17-23
This year marks the 33rd anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. The 2021-22 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars have planned events and activities—from exhibitions to screenings to a candlelight vigil—to honor the…
Why Individuals With Disabilities Are Being Paid Below Minimum Wage
Peter Blanck, University Professor and chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute, was quoted in the Bloomberg Law article “‘Subminimum’ Pay for Disabled Workers Moves Closer to Extinction.” Blanck discussed the unfair circumstances under which individuals with disabilities have been paid…
Brian Gerling L’99 Named Executive Director of College of Law’s Innovation Law Center
College of Law alumnus Brian J. Gerling is the new executive director of the Innovation Law Center (ILC). Gerling, who brings nearly two decades of intellectual property and commercial litigation experience to the role, takes the helm from M. Jack…
Carnegie Library Stacks Remain Closed, New Periodicals Available at Bird Library
The book stacks at Carnegie Library remain closed due to unexpected repair work. Therefore, all new print periodicals that would normally be shelved at Carnegie will be available at Bird Library. This includes 44 print titles. Out of caution for…
Managing Midterm Stress for Academic Success
Dear Students: Please take a moment to review our message below outlining a number of resources available to you to help manage stress, anxiety and the demands of your classes. We are reaching the point of the semester where you…