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Chancellor Syverud Provides Update to Campus Community on Free Speech Report

Wednesday, September 7, 2016, By News Staff

Yesterday, Chancellor Kent Syverud provided an update to the campus community regarding the status of the Free Speech Report. The Chancellor’s full update is provided below: Members of the Syracuse University Community: Syracuse University is committed to academic freedom and…

Campus & Community

Comment Sought on Proposed Revisions to the Academic Integrity Policy

Wednesday, September 7, 2016, By News Staff

Last spring, an advisory committee of faculty, students and staff representing all of the schools and colleges developed a set of consensus recommendations designed to increase the fairness, effectiveness, flexibility and efficiency of the University’s Academic Integrity Policy. Proposed revisions…

Arts & Culture

Finding the Needle in the Haystack

Tuesday, September 6, 2016, By Amy Manley

Sitting casually in the expansive Grand Hall of the Whitman School, Diethard Struelens leans in when asked about his background. “I’ve always said I’m an ordinary guy with extraordinary ambitions.” Lucky for Syracuse University, those ambitions have landed the international…

Campus & Community

Thursday Morning Roundtable Kicks Off New Season

Tuesday, September 6, 2016, By Eileen Jevis

Thursday Morning Roundtable, an award-winning public service program sponsored by University College, begins its new season with a new location, the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. The first session will be held Sept. 8 and will feature John DeSantis, executive director of Believe…

Arts & Culture

Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month 2016 Begins Sept. 15

Tuesday, September 6, 2016, By Natalie Rudakevych

The Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) will host Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month (LHHM) from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. The 11th annual program features musical performances, traditional cuisine samplings, dance parties and compelling speakers. This program provides the campus and local…

Health & Society

Genesis Health Project Launches Alzheimer’s, Dementia Caregivers Support Program

Friday, September 2, 2016, By Michele Barrett

A $500,000 grant from the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) will fund programming to deliver Alzheimer’s Disease and caregiving support to the African American community in Syracuse —including respite care and connections to community resources—as part of the…

Campus & Community

Armstrong to Conclude Tenure as Vice President for Development

Friday, September 2, 2016, By News Staff

After more than 15 years working in leadership roles for development and alumni initiatives, both centrally and within the University’s units, schools and colleges, Deborah Armstrong has announced she will depart the University at the end of September to pursue…

STEM

Research Team Probes Health Effects of Onondaga Lakebed Sediment

Friday, September 2, 2016, By Carol Boll

A team of researchers from Syracuse University, SUNY Upstate Medical University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has received a $15,000 grant from the Hill Collaboration on Environmental Medicine to extend for a third year its research into…

Health & Society

Department of Child and Family Studies Renamed

Friday, September 2, 2016, By Michele Barrett

Effective July 2016, following necessary University review and approvals, Falk College’s Department of Child and Family Studies was renamed the Department of Human Development and Family Science. The new department name integrates faculty expertise in early childhood education and care,…