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Uniting for Student Success: SummerStart Program Is a Collaborative Effort

Tuesday, July 9, 2024, By News Staff

Every June, a group of incoming first-year students arrives on campus to participate in SummerStart, an initiative of Retention and Student Success. The six-week program gives participating students an opportunity to build a strong foundation for a successful Syracuse University…

Campus & Community

Gamechangers: Esports Degree Program Enjoys Successful Launch (Podcast)

Tuesday, June 25, 2024, By John Boccacino

Beginning in the fall, Syracuse University’s electronic sports, or esports, academic degree program will welcome admitted students to campus for classes. This past academic year served as “Year Zero” for the esports degree program, which employs a holistic, experiential learning-based…

Campus & Community

Awards Recognize Success of Assessment Through Engagement and Collaboration

Wednesday, May 22, 2024, By News Staff

Academic Affairs and Institutional Effectiveness (IE) presented awards to several faculty and staff members, students, offices and programs during the One University Assessment Celebration on April 26, in the School of Education, Education Commons. In her opening remarks, Lois Agnew,…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Introduces Two Groundbreaking Intercollegiate Trial Advocacy Competitions

Tuesday, May 21, 2024, By Robert Conrad

The College of Law will host two first-of-its-kind intercollegiate trial advocacy competitions in the 2024-2025 academic year. The new competitions are the National Military Trial Competition and the Syracuse Deposition Competition, bringing the total of hosted Syracuse Law competitions to…

Campus & Community

Access to Link Hall Limited Due to Summer Construction

Tuesday, May 14, 2024, By Jennifer DeMarchi

As part of the University’s ongoing Link Hall STEM renewal project that is now entering its third phase, extensive upgrades will be made to the building this summer. Beginning Tuesday, May 14, Campus Planning, Design and Construction (CPDC) will work…

Campus & Community

Facilities Services Staff Go Above and Beyond to Return Lost Passport to Student

Wednesday, May 8, 2024, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The University’s Facilities Services team is known for working behind the scenes—without fanfare—to make University operations run smoothly and to handle unique situations. This past weekend, the team, together with local contractor Syracuse Haulers, pulled off a miracle of epic…

Campus & Community

Celebrating the Successes of First-Generation College Students

Wednesday, May 8, 2024, By John Boccacino

A trio of first-generation college students have demonstrated hard work and resiliency and shown how they ultimately set themselves on the path that will culminate Sunday morning inside the JMA Wireless Dome when they become the first members of their…

Campus & Community

Whitman School Announces Lisa Fontenelli ’86 as Convocation Speaker

Monday, May 6, 2024, By Dawn McWilliams

The Whitman School of Management is proud to announce that Lisa Fontenelli ’86 (Whitman School/S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications) will be the school’s Class of 2024 convocation speaker. Fontenelli retired in 2017 as partner and managing director of Goldman…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel’s Mindfulness Certification Program Offers Direction and Reduces Stress

Monday, May 6, 2024, By Dara Harper

When Sensei JoAnn Cooke began as a Buddhist chaplain at Hendricks Chapel, she had no idea of the coming global pandemic and the impact it would have at Syracuse University and throughout the world. While Cooke and fellow Buddhist Chaplain…

Health & Society

Saraswati Dhakal G’24 Embraces Role as Mental Health Counselor and Advocate

Monday, May 6, 2024, By John Boccacino

Before pursuing a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from the School of Education, Saraswati Dhakal G’24 served as a transplant coordinator and operation theatre nurse at the Human Organ Transplant Centre in Bhaktapur, Nepal. In that role, Dhakal…