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University College Wins UPCEA Award for Excellence in Faculty/Staff Development

Friday, September 12, 2014, By Eileen Jevis

University College of Syracuse University won the 2014 Mid-Atlantic Region UPCEA Award for Excellence in Faculty/Staff Development for its submission of the Innovative Summer Program Development Fund. The Innovative Summer Program Development Fund was created in 2011 in an effort…

Newhouse Professor Leads Team Developing Website to Track Ebola in Liberia

Wednesday, September 10, 2014, By Emily Kulkus

Ken Harper, associate professor and director of the Newhouse Center for Global Engagement, is working as the U.S. director of a project aimed at better tracking and mapping cases of Ebola in Liberia.

STEM

iSchool Senior Develops App to Alert Israelis of Rocket Strikes

Monday, July 28, 2014, By J.D. Ross

Last year, Benjamin Honig, a senior at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), won a scholarship award from Apple that provided him with admission to the company’s yearly Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco. While attending the WWDC in…

Campus & Community

Statement from Kevin Quinn, Senior Vice President for Public Affairs, Regarding Privately Developed Project on University Avenue

Friday, June 20, 2014, By News Staff

“Nearly 16 months ago, Syracuse University entered into an agreement with a development company to construct and operate a commercial building on SU-owned land within the 600 block of University Avenue. The building was to house the University bookstore and…

Campus & Community

Two Faculty to Speak on Committee’s Efforts to Develop Backup Plan for Carrier Dome

Tuesday, June 17, 2014, By Kevin Morrow

Two members of the Chancellor’s Workgroup on the Carrier Dome Backup Plan will offer an overview of the workgroup’s findings and respond to questions on Thursday, June 19, at 10:30 a.m. in Room 304B in the Schine Student Center. Representing…

Campus & Community

Bachelor of Professional Studies Announces Two New Majors

Tuesday, June 10, 2014, By Eileen Jevis

University College has announced two new majors in the bachelor of professional studies (BPS) degree program beginning fall 2014. The 120-credit BPS is a competency-based program designed to appeal to working professionals and post-traditional students who would like to start…

Arts & Culture

Professor Examines ‘Citizenship, Belonging’ in Arab-American Literature

Wednesday, June 4, 2014, By Rob Enslin

The changing face of Arab-American literature, particularly since 9/11, is the focus of a new book by a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences. Carol Fadda-Conrey, associate professor of English and an expert in U.S. ethnic literatures, is…

Business & Economy

Chancellor Syverud Appointed Co-Chair of Regional Economic Development Council

Friday, May 2, 2014, By News Staff

New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has appointed Chancellor and President Kent Syverud the new co-chair of the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council (CNYREDC). Chancellor Syverud will lead the regional council in collaboration with co-chair Robert Simpson, president…

VPA Professor Develops Web Platform to Combat Social Isolation

Friday, April 18, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Amardo Rodriguez has long been studying the relationship between communication and the making of social worlds. A professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and a Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor,…

Health & Society

Falk College Announces New Bachelor of Science in Food Studies

Monday, February 17, 2014, By Michele Barrett

The Falk College has announced a new bachelor of science degree in food studies. The new program, which is now enrolling majors for fall 2014, provides a thorough understanding of food systems, politics and economies, from production to consumption locally,…