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Campus & Community

‘I Am Home!’: Felisha Legette-Jack ’89 Excited to Lead Women’s Basketball Program

Tuesday, March 29, 2022, By John Boccacino

Syracuse University has always been home for Felisha Legette-Jack ’89. Growing up in a Syracuse Housing Authority building, Legette-Jack dreamed of taking her basketball talents to only one place—Syracuse University—following a decorated career at Nottingham High School. The University was…

Campus & Community

Lily Chishan Wong Named Harry der Boghosian Fellow for 2022-23

Monday, March 28, 2022, By Julie Sharkey

The School of Architecture has announced that architect Lily Chishan Wong is the Harry der Boghosian Fellow for 2022–23. Wong will succeed current fellow Assistant Professor Leen Katrib. The Boghosian Fellowship at the School of Architecture—established in early 2015 in…

Campus & Community

Celebrating Trans Week of Liberation 2022

Monday, March 28, 2022, By Gabrielle Lake

Annually Trans Week of Liberation (TWoL) celebrates trans, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people. It’s an important time to acknowledge progress made, but also to challenge our communities to go beyond visibility and representation through a variety of events and programs. “Despite…

Campus & Community

Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in April

Monday, March 28, 2022, By Shannon Andre

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month will be honored during the month of April through a series of events that students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend. The monthlong celebration was planned by the AAPI Heritage Month…

Campus & Community

College of Professional Studies Launches XR Certificate Programs in Partnership With Circuit Stream

Monday, March 28, 2022, By Hope Alvarez

The College of Professional Studies has partnered with the extended reality (XR) educational provider Circuit Stream to offer project-based training in AR/VR/XR courses through the University’s Office of Professional Acceleration and Microcredentials, giving students industry-recognized certification and skills in the…

Veterans

‘The Possibility of Yes’: Jennifer Pluta Helps Student Veterans and Military Service Members Thrive

Monday, March 28, 2022, By Stephanie Salanger

Jennifer Pluta G’15 has exactly the right mix of experience for her work at as the director of Veteran Career Services. A native of the Binghamton, New York area, Pluta has served in the Army Reserve for 23 years, where…

Media, Law & Policy

Revisiting the Perpetual Peace Project During the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Friday, March 25, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

As headlines about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continue to dominate the news, many have taken to social media, making pleas for peace. But as history has shown, with each new year comes a new conflict. Is international peace even achievable?…

Arts & Culture

Marla Aaron ’88 Proves Jewelry Can be Beautiful, Functional and Life-Changing

Thursday, March 24, 2022, By John Boccacino

Growing up, Marla Aaron ’88 had a keen eye for jewelry and a penchant for handcrafting wearable works of art for her friends out of fish hooks and other assorted parts. But Aaron harbored no hopes of entering the jewelry-making…

Campus & Community

2022 Syracuse University Scholars Announced

Thursday, March 24, 2022, By News Staff

Twelve seniors have been named as the 2022 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor the University bestows. The Syracuse University Scholars Selection Committee, a Universitywide faculty committee, selected the 2022 scholars using criteria that included coursework and academic achievement,…