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Syracuse University Teams Capture Awards at NY Business Plan Competition

Thursday, May 3, 2018, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Once again, Syracuse University student entrepreneurship teams took home awards at the ninth annual New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC), which took place on Friday, April 27, in Albany. The event, cosponsored by Upstate Capital Association of New York, the…

Campus & Community

Alpha Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society Inducts New Members

Thursday, May 3, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University inducted 69 new members and two honorary members into the Alpha Sigma chapter of the Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society on April 13. The induction ceremony took place in Hendricks Chapel, during which the new members were…

Campus & Community

Improved Classroom Technology Helps Ensure Student Success

Thursday, May 3, 2018, By Christopher C. Finkle

Since last summer, Information Technology Services (ITS) has been upgrading the technology and accessibility resources in numerous registrar classrooms. Through its Learning Environments and Media Production (LEMP) group, ITS has a goal to upgrade 30 more learning spaces this coming…

Campus & Community

Diversity and Inclusion Grant Awardees Announced

Thursday, May 3, 2018, By Carol Boll

The Office of the Provost has announced that eight recipients have been selected to receive up to $5,000 each as part of a new internal grant program to advance the University’s diversity and inclusion goals. The Unsurpassed Student Experience Diversity…

Arts & Culture

James Leng Named Harry der Boghosian Fellow for 2018-19

Thursday, May 3, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University School of Architecture has announced that architect and educator James Leng is the Harry der Boghosian Fellow for 2018-19. Currently a lecturer in architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, Leng is also the 2018 recipient of the…

CBS News

What Cambridge Analytica Closing Really Means

Wednesday, May 2, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Jennifer Grygiel, a Newhouse faculty member and social media expert, recently joined CBS News to discuss the closure of Cambridge Analytica, the company who took data from over 87 million Facebook users. While this branch is now defunct, Grygiel offers that…

Arts & Culture

Advancing Discovery: Faculty Research in the Humanities—Part I

Wednesday, May 2, 2018, By Rob Enslin

2018 is proving to be a watershed year for the humanities at Syracuse. Despite ongoing threats to federal arts and cultural funding, the Humanities Center is entering its second decade, awash in experience and excellence, while one of its signature…

Arts & Culture

Take the Mic Poetry Slam Offers Opportunity for Artistic Expression Tonight

Wednesday, May 2, 2018, By Shannon Andre

Tonight, May 2, the annual Take the Mic Poetry Slam, hosted by Verbal Blend poetry program in collaboration with the Poets Learning Community, will serve as a special edition focused on offering a space to share poetry to bring attention…

Arts & Culture

Department of Drama Closes Season with ‘Little Shop of Horrors’

Tuesday, May 1, 2018, By Joanna Penalva

The College of Visual and Performing Arts‘ Department of Drama closes the 17/18 season with the monstrously entertaining musical “Little Shop of Horrors,” running May 4-12 in the Arthur Storch Theatre at the Syracuse Stage/SU Drama Complex, 820 E. Genesee Street,…

Campus & Community

Ten Tons of Love Collection Begins: Volunteers Needed

Tuesday, May 1, 2018, By Rachel Friedman

At the end of each school year, students, faculty and staff come together to donate clothing, household items and food through the Ten Tons of Love collection drive. These items benefit charities and individuals in the Syracuse community. This year’s…