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4 Years Unlike Anything Else: Reflecting on Life on the Syracuse University Campus

Thursday, May 12, 2022, By John Boccacino

When the members of the Class of 2022 walked onto the Syracuse University campus in the fall of 2018, none of them could predict the unprecedented journey that awaited them over the next four years. An unknown, fast-spreading global health…

Campus & Community

Investing in the Bedrock of Discovery: New Endowed Professorship in Quantum Science

Wednesday, May 11, 2022, By News Staff

Kathy Walters ’73 and her husband, Stan ’72, can look back over 50 years and easily track the impact Syracuse University had on their lives, but their newest gift to their alma mater looks far into the future, for generations…

Campus & Community

An Endowed Gift That Improves Prospects for the ‘Onlys’

Wednesday, May 11, 2022, By Eileen Korey

Throughout much of her adulthood, Christine (Chris) A. Carona ’85 has either experienced or witnessed the “Onlys”—a term used to describe what it feels like to be the only woman or member of an unrepresented group in the room at…

Campus & Community

She Shoots, She Scores: Sarah Thompson’s ‘Sticks Together’ Project Brings Street Hockey to Children in Argentina

Wednesday, May 11, 2022, By Matt Michael

On Comfrey Crescent in Orléans, a suburb of Ottawa, there was one thing that always brought the children out of their yards and houses and onto the street. No, not the ice cream truck. Instead, Sarah Thompson would come out…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Graduates Inaugural Class of Its Groundbreaking Online JDinteractive Program

Tuesday, May 10, 2022, By Robert Conrad

On May 6, students in the inaugural class of Syracuse University College of Law’s first-of-its-kind JDinteractive (JDi) program graduated alongside their peers in the college’s residential J.D. program. JDi, a fully ABA-accredited program, was the first to combine live online…

Campus & Community

Awards Recognize Success of Assessment, Engagement Strategies

Tuesday, May 10, 2022, By News Staff

Academic Affairs and the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment (IEA) bestowed awards on several University faculty and staff members, offices and programs during the One University Assessment Celebration on April 29. The awards recognize and celebrate the efforts of…

Media Tip Sheets

“Inclusion Should Not Be an Afterthought”: Education and Legal Experts Weigh In on Plan to Update Federal Regulations

Tuesday, May 10, 2022, By Christopher Munoz

For the first time in 45 years, the U.S. Education Department is planning to update federal mandates for how schools and colleges must accommodate students with disabilities. The department is soliciting public comments about how current regulations can be improved…

Campus & Community

Supporting Student Wellness: Personalized Wellness Education

Tuesday, May 10, 2022, By Gabrielle Lake

Placing student health and wellness needs forefront, free Wellness Leadership Institute workshops are built to cultivate empowerment through education of resources, sharpening skills and experiences, while yielding personalized toolkits that students can use at Syracuse University and beyond as they…

Veterans

Senior Profile: Katie Piston ’22 Solves Biomedical Engineering Challenges

Monday, May 9, 2022, By Stephanie Salanger

Growing up in the Chicago suburbs, Katie Piston didn’t imagine herself looking to settle down in Central New York. After earning an undergraduate degree from Purdue University in biomedical engineering, Piston landed a job with Indiana-based medical technology company Zimmer…

Media Tip Sheets

Response to Putin’s Speech

Monday, May 9, 2022, By Vanessa Marquette

As we heard earlier today, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had no choice but to invade Ukraine in his Victory Day speech (CNN). Syracuse University’s Mark Jacobson has responded to this speech (see below). Jacobson is the assistant dean of Washington programs…