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Arts & Culture

Community Folk Art Center Celebrates 50 Years

Monday, October 24, 2022, By Renée Gearhart Levy

Habibatou Traore ’24 was in her first weeks at Syracuse University when she heard African drumming during an activities fair for new students last fall. She followed their sound to Joshua Williams, who teaches West African dance and drumming at…

The New York Times

Wegmans’ Self-Checkout App Discontinued After Experiencing Losses

Friday, October 21, 2022, By Julia Mazzer

Ray Wimer, professor of retail practice in the Whitman School, was interviewed by The New York Times for the article “Wegmans Discontinues Self-Checkout App, Citing Losses.” The article explains why Wegmans is discontinuing SCAN, a self-checkout app that was created…

Veterans

New Book Highlights the Incredible Legacy of World War I Veteran William Shemin ’1924

Wednesday, October 19, 2022, By Jen Plummer

There are a few vivid details Sara Shemin Cass recalls about her grandfather, William Shemin ’1924 (1896-1973), from her time growing up in Westchester County, New York, and spending summers with her family upstate in Lake Champlain. At a strapping…

Health & Society

For Renée Verdi ’22, a Career in Public Health Starts in Communications

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, By Matt Michael

The path to a rewarding career is rarely a straight line. Renée Verdi​ followed two paths–public health and policy studies–that led to her first job and will ultimately help Verdi reach her career goal of advocating for reform in the…

Campus & Community

Filmmaker Milton Santiago Is Providing Life-Changing, Hands-On Experiences

Friday, October 14, 2022, By John Boccacino

The voice inside Milton Santiago’s head eventually became too loud for him to ignore. After graduating from Canisius College in Buffalo with a degree in communication studies and English, Santiago landed a job as a production assistant for Sundance Channel…

Campus & Community

LaunchPad Accepting Applications for Impact Prize Competition

Thursday, October 13, 2022, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad is currently accepting applications from Syracuse University students, as well as SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry students taking entrepreneurship classes at Syracuse University, for the Impact Prize competition. The competition is designed to…

Health & Society

Join the Lender Center for Social Justice for a Conversation With National Organizers on Labor’s Revival on Oct. 24

Wednesday, October 12, 2022, By News Staff

After decades of decline, the labor movement in the United States is once again on the rise as workers turn to collective action to address workplace concerns and stagnant wages in the face of inflation. On the evening of Monday,…

Arts & Culture

How Evan Wichman ’12 Composes Culturally Relevant, Mindful Music Programs—From Queens to Beijing

Wednesday, October 12, 2022, By News Staff

Music educator Evan Wichman ’12 left his first school teaching role having designed a choral program from scratch and established a competitive a cappella group. But when asked how much his life resembles the TV show “Glee,” he laughs. “Well,…

Campus & Community

Exploring Syracuse University’s Future Through the Academic Strategic Plan: ‘A Roadmap to the Future We Collectively Create’ on the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast

Tuesday, October 11, 2022, By John Boccacino

The Syracuse University campus community is embarking on an important five-year journey of self-discovery and self-improvement, revamping its Academic Strategic Plan (ASP) to position itself as a leading global institution that attracts the best students and accomplished faculty who are…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell Exhibition, Featuring Robert Shetterly’s ‘Americans Who Tell the Truth’ Collection, Focuses on Citizenship

Tuesday, October 11, 2022, By Jessica Youngman

At the start of the fall semester, members of the Maxwell School community were greeted by new figures joining the statue of George Washington that has served as the focal point of the school’s north entrance since the building was…