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Liddy Offers Academic Strategic Plan Update: Where Are We Now, and What’s Next?
On Wednesday, Feb. 25, Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor Liz Liddy will convene a “Day of Conversation” to share key findings and preliminary recommendations that have emerged from a campus-wide effort to develop an Academic Strategic Plan as part of…
Symposium Explores Link Between Religion, Sexuality Feb. 27
The Humanities Center (HC), housed in the College of Arts and Sciences, continues its 2015 Spring Symposia with a program on religion and sexuality. William Robert, assistant professor of religion, will lead the spring’s first HC Faculty Fellow symposium titled…
‘Best of Foundation’ Features Art and Design Student Work
Art and design students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) first-year foundation program are exhibiting their work in “Best of Foundation 2015” through Wednesday, March 4, at J&J Smith Gallery, 117 Smith Hall. The exhibition is free…
SURFACE Repository Surpasses One Million Downloads
In December 2014, Syracuse University Libraries’ SURFACE repository surpassed its one-millionth download, just four years after its launch in October 2010. Items downloaded on that historic day spanned the disciplines and represented 10 SU schools and colleges, University Archives, Syracuse…
First Data Chairman, CEO Frank Bisignano Announces $7 Million Partnership with IVMF
First Data, the global leader in payments technology and services solutions, today announced a new seven-year, $7 million commitment to the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) to fund education, research, training and opportunities for transitioning veterans entering the…
Bond Receives CAREER Award to Investigate a Niche for Biomass
Renewable, bio-based products may offer many benefits ranging from decreased greenhouse gas emissions to improved domestic energy security. However, despite growing interest in replacing fossil resources with renewable alternatives, biomass refining industries, particularly those producing biofuels, have struggled to compete with…
National Wildlife Federation President and CEO to Speak at Maxwell
Collin O’Mara, president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation and a 2006 M.P.A. graduate of the Maxwell School, will deliver the next Tanner Lecture on Ethics, Citizenship and Public Responsibility on Monday, Feb. 23, at 5 p.m. in Maxwell…
Physicist Jedidah Isler Named TED Fellow
Leave it to Jedidah Isler to make an astronomical impact. In December, the astrophysicist was named a TED Fellow for the Class of 2015. Next month, she travels to Vancouver to join 20 other fellows and the TED community at…
Fans Invited to Give to United Way Before, During Duke Game
Before the Syracuse University men’s basketball team tips off against Duke Saturday, Feb. 14, at 6 p.m., fans approaching the Carrier Dome will have an opportunity to donate to the United Way of Central New York. More than 50 student…
16 Upperclassmen Selected to Prestigious Leadership Program
Sixteen Syracuse University students have earned full scholarships to participate in the 2015 Dulye Leadership Experience, a highly selective, professional development program that a handful of upperclassmen experience each year. Founded by Linda Dulye, ’77/Arts & Sciences, the Dulye Leadership…