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Veterans

Army National Guard Member Builds Experience through Defense Comptrollership Program

Monday, October 26, 2020, By News Staff

If money makes the world go around, then military finance officers are a vital link connecting our nation’s military and its commitment to the U.S. taxpayer. For Major Chinedu Nwankwoala, a member of the National Guard, a career in finance…

Health & Society

Election Season Got You Down? Tips For Managing Your Mental Health

Monday, October 26, 2020, By Daryl Lovell

With a little more than a week to go until the Nov. 3 presidential election, stress and mental anxiety surrounding American politics are at an all-time high. According to the American Psychological Association, more than two-thirds of U.S. adults (68…

Campus & Community

Melanie Domanico Uses Her Personal Experience and Empathy to Keep Employees Working

Friday, October 16, 2020, By Brandon Dyer

Melanie Domanico is an equal opportunity and accommodations specialist with the Office of Disability Access and Inclusion. When faced with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities—like breathing, walking, seeing or hearing—Syracuse University…

Campus & Community

Philanthropic Spirit that Never Loses Sight of the Goal

Wednesday, October 14, 2020, By Eileen Korey

Brett Jefferson ’88 likes to cite the book titled “David and Goliath” by Malcolm Gladwell, when reflecting on life’s challenges that confronted him as a boy. The book explores the power of the underdog and the role of adversity in…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Advocacy Program Ranked No. 7 Nationally in Trial Competition Performance

Thursday, October 8, 2020, By Robert Conrad

Based on the performance of students in 2019-20 advocacy trial competitions, Syracuse University’s College of Law has risen to No. 7 in the nation in the Fordham University School of Law Trial Competition Performance Rankings, tied with Pacific McGeorge School…

STEM

October Is Campus Sustainability Month

Thursday, October 8, 2020, By Meg Lowe

As­­­ autumn rolls in and temperatures begin to cool off, Sustainability Management has several events and activities planned throughout Campus Sustainability Month, some of which are already underway. On Oct. 1, Sustainability Coordinator Meg Lowe, teamed up with Director of…

The Atlantic

“The Joke’s On Us.”

Sunday, October 4, 2020, By Lily Datz

Whitney Phillips, assistant professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was interviewed for The Atlantic story “The Joke’s On Us.” The article focuses on the ethics of “meme culture” or “internet culture,” a…

Campus & Community

School of Education Announces New Center on Disability and Inclusion

Friday, October 2, 2020, By Karly Grifasi

Bringing together decades of leadership into one collaborative center, the School of Education has announced the new Center on Disability and Inclusion (CDI). Formed to advance inclusive education and disability rights, and promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in…

Arts & Culture

BCCE Creates Community Through Gospel Music

Friday, October 2, 2020, By Noah Lowy

Rev. Dr. Seretta C. McKnight ’80 came to Syracuse University in the fall of 1976. As a freshman she had a difficult time finding her place on campus. “The thing I found missing my freshman year was that sense of…

Arts & Culture

First-Year Architecture Students Get in ‘Good Trouble’

Thursday, October 1, 2020, By Julie Sharkey

During the first four weeks of the Fall 2020 semester, 108 freshmen architecture students in Assistant Teaching Professor Valeria Rachel Herrera’s representation course (ARC 181) were immersed in a rigorous foundational drawing boot camp designed to help them understand ideas…