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Huey Hsiao appointed the new associate director for Office of Multicultural Affairs
The Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) within the Division of Student Affairs has appointed Huey Hsiao as its new associate director. Hsiao will begin the position on Jan. 1, 2012. Currently, he is serving as assistant director of student services…
First Cyber Engineering Semester completed by inaugural cohort
On Dec. 14, Syracuse University celebrated the completion of its Cyber Engineering Semester program by the first cohort. The program—the first of its kind in the nation—prepares students to design, build and verify highly assured systems and to meet the…
Improving effectiveness of arts in community is topic of TMR
The Dec. 15 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable (TMR) will feature Joshua Dekaney, interim director of the Center for Live Music in the 21st Century in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in Syracuse University’s…
Syracuse University Library acquires papers of architect Morris Lapidus
Syracuse University Library has acquired the personal papers of the flamboyant and trend-setting architect Morris Lapidus. Lapidus, who died in 2001, is perhaps best known for hotels like the Fontainebleau, Americana and Eden Roc in Miami Beach, Fla., buildings which embodied…
McKnight to present at FCC panel discussion
Lee McKnight, Kauffman Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), will participate in a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) panel discussion to examine the transition from the nation’s current public switched telephone network to new technologies….
Connective Corridor project receives $10 million in federal funding from U.S. Department of Transportation
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the City of Syracuse a $10 million grant to pay for the next two phases of the Connective Corridor, a project linking downtown Syracuse and the Syracuse University area with a pedestrian-and…
Central New York Regional Economic Council top winner in state’s strategic development funding competition
CNY Regional Economic Council, co-chaired by SU Chancellor Nancy Cantor and CenterState CEO’s Rob Simpson, wins $103.7 million in funding for region On Dec. 8 in Albany, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the winners of the NYS Regional…
50th anniversary celebration of Ernie Davis’ Heisman in New York City Friday
A celebration of the 50th anniversary of Syracuse University alumnus Ernie Davis ’62 becoming the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy will be held Friday, Dec. 9, in New York City. Syracuse University will honor Davis for his…
Students award $5,000 to Onondaga County nonprofit
Students in an undergraduate Public Affairs Program (PAF) at the Maxwell School formed a board of directors of the Foundation of Young Philanthropists this semester and have selected a local nonprofit to award a $5,000 grant.
Suggestions now being accepted for 2013 Commencement speaker
The University invites all students, faculty, staff, alumni and others to offer suggestions for the 2013 Commencement speaker. Suggestions can be made online at http://suspeaker.syr.edu. The suggestion site will remain open until mid-March. The Syracuse University Commencement speaker is chosen…