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iSchool Faculty Member, Ph.D. Graduate Honored with Dissertation Awards
School of Information Studies (iSchool) Assistant Professor Rachel Ivy Clarke has been honored with the 2017 Doctoral Dissertation Award from the iSchools Organization. Her dissertation, conducted at the University of Washington’s Information School, was judged the best to have been completed…
fullCIRCLE Mentoring Program Opens Application for Peer Mentors
Each year, the fullCIRCLE Mentoring Program in the Office of Multicultural Affairs welcomes a new cohort of first-year and transfer students as fullCIRCLE mentees, connecting the students to peer mentors who serve as consistent support and positive role models. The…
Hendricks Chapel Encourages Connection Through Courageous Conversations
Earlier this spring, Hendricks Chapel launched Courageous Conversations, an open space for campus community members to come together to talk, build connections and promote understanding. The conversations offer a space where students, faculty and staff can engage in meaningful, helpful…
Nominations Sought for Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship
[Update (March 7, 2017): The deadline for nominations for the 2017 Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship has been extended to Friday, March 24.] Members of the Syracuse University campus community are invited to submit nominations for the 2017…
Sustainable Enterprise Partnership Awards $19,000 to Explore Innovations in Green Building
Syracuse University’s Sustainable Enterprise Partnership (SEP), in cooperation with the U.S. Green Building Council awarded $19,000 to fund new research in the area of green building construction methods, specifically cross laminated timber (CLT) wood products in multi-family housing. Rene Germain,…
Dollar Day at Men’s Basketball Game Feb. 22 to Benefit United Way
Dollar Day for the United Way returns to the Carrier Dome Wednesday, Feb. 22, prior to the men’s basketball game against Duke. At halftime, the University will recognize retiring United Way President Frank Lazarski just prior to presenting the United…
Bird Library to Stay Open 24 Hours a Day During Midterms
Through a pilot program in collaboration with the Student Association (SA), E.S. Bird Library will be open 24 hours, seven days a week during midterms, including the weekends of Feb. 24-26 and March 3-5. Bird Library normally closes at 10…
Department of African American Studies Hosts Third Annual John L. Johnson Lecture, featuring Marlo D. David
The Department of African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences will present the Third Annual John L. Johnson Lecture, featuring Marlo D. David, associate professor of English and women’s, gender, and sexuality at Purdue University, on Monday, Feb. 20, from 5…
Cherríe Moraga to Serve as Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor Feb. 20-March 3
Cherríe Moraga—a prominent figure in Chicana, feminist, queer and indigenous activism, art and scholarship—is participating in a two-week residency at the University. Moraga is this year’s Jeannette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities. In this capacity, she will…