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Campus & Community

Know Where to Go

Tuesday, August 26, 2014, By Keith Kobland

Students returning to campus are learning more about comprehensive services for those affected by sexual assault and relationship violence.

Biology Professor Jason Wiles Awarded NSF EAGER Grant

Monday, August 25, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The United States is facing mounting pressure to re-establish the nation’s pre-eminence in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields. Responding to that call to action is Jason Wiles, associate professor of biology in the College of Arts and…

Convocation Remarks by Chancellor Kent Syverud

Friday, August 22, 2014, By News Staff

Good morning. A lot of speeches today, mine will be brief. On behalf of my colleagues on the faculty and staff, I welcome you all to Syracuse University. After my welcome, you are going to hear from Professor Kristi Andersen,…

Fast Forward Syracuse Update

Tuesday, August 19, 2014, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Amid all the construction, campus tours and summer activities over the past 60 days, work has continued on Fast Forward Syracuse, the University-wide initiative providing the key strategic direction and framework for propelling the University forward, fostering academic and operational…

Health & Society

Sociologists Unveil Research at ASA Annual Meeting in California

Monday, August 18, 2014, By Rob Enslin

More than a dozen professors in the Department of Sociology are presenting research at the 109th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA) in San Francisco. They join approximately 4,600 other presenters, including numerous Syracuse University graduate students, for…

Electronic Musician Dillon Francis Headlines 10th Annual Juice Jam

Monday, August 18, 2014, By News Staff

University Union’s 10th annual Juice Jam Music Festival will take place on Sept. 7, featuring performances from seven different artists across the event’s two stages. Dillon Francis, Schoolboy Q, 3LAU and Tinashe will play Juice Jam’s main stage, while hip…

STEM

Faculty Excellence Awards Fund Upgrades to Curriculum

Monday, August 18, 2014, By Matt Wheeler

As part of the continuous improvement of the College of Engineering and Computer Science’s educational experience, Amit Agrawal, the John E. and Patricia Breyer Professor in Electrical Engineering, and Professor Dacheng Ren will receive this year’s Faculty Excellence Awards. The…

Online ‘Leadership and Culture’ Program Now Open for International Students

Friday, August 15, 2014, By Diane Stirling

Adjusting to college can be daunting for many students. Making that transition as an international student in a new country, facing a different culture, can extend the acclimation period and may result in a less successful transition. Tips and tools…

Campus & Community

Advance Notice: PeopleSoft Human Resources/Student Administration (HRSA) Maintenance and Downtime Information

Wednesday, August 13, 2014, By Christopher C. Finkle

This provides background information on the upcoming changes to PeopleSoft and alerts you to the dates and times that PeopleSoft and MySlice will be unavailable during the implementation. The goal is to make this implementation as seamless and non-disruptive as…

Arts & Culture

‘Margaret Bourke-White: Moments In History’ Opens Aug. 19

Wednesday, August 13, 2014, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries, in collaboration with the SU Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center, will present “Margaret Bourke-White: Moments in History 1930-1945,” an exhibition of vintage photographs taken in the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Germany, England and Italy in the 1930s and ’40s.