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Faculty and Staff Participation Requested on Campus Engagement Committees
Dear Faculty and Staff Colleagues: Our community has been engaged in important conversations, particularly over the last several months, about how we can collectively foster and maintain a welcoming, inclusive and safe campus environment for all. This dialogue has been…
Undergraduates Encouraged to Apply to Present at ACC Meeting of the Minds
As a participant of last year’s ACC Meeting of the Minds (M.o.M.) conference, Julia Riley ’20 presented her research on a certain protein, Ubiquilin-2, that has been shown to cause some forms of ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, when it…
Diversity Is the Focus of Celebrating Identity Week 2020
Next week is Identity Week, celebrating the diversity of the Syracuse University community. Through events and initiated conversations, the Barnes Center at The Arch, its peer educators and other cross-campus partners hope to encourage recognition of self-perceived identity, assigned identity…
Syracuse University Names Five Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ‘Unsung Heroes’
The 35th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee has announced the 2020 Unsung Hero Award winners. The awards are bestowed annually on people who, in the spirit of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “beloved community,”…
Parking Fees Revert to Before-tax Deduction
Recently, Congress repealed section 512(a)(7) of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. As a result of the repeal, Syracuse University employee withholdings for parking fees will be withheld before-tax beginning on Jan. 1, 2020, for calendar year 2020. Congress…
Share Your Feedback: Multicultural Living Learning Community Expansion
The Office of Learning Communities is seeking student feedback for the expansion of the Multicultural Living Learning Community (MLLC). The feedback will provide the Office of Learning Communities with important input as they prepare to expand, which was identified in…
College of Law Introduces ‘Third Year Away’ Option for Residential J.D. Students
Starting with the Class of 2023, students in the College of Law’s residential J.D. program will have the option of spending their third year entirely off campus while still taking courses from College of Law faculty. Specifically, students in good…
Important Safety Information
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: As we begin the spring semester, I am writing to provide an overview of our safety resources available to you. I also want to outline the processes and protocols that guide how the Department of…
University Announces Over $1 Million in Grants and Scholarships for Summer Study-Abroad Programs
Syracuse University senior Bria Huff, sophomore Ellenora Huth and junior Alexis Stackhouse made many discoveries during their summer study-abroad experiences last year through Syracuse Abroad. Huff and Stackhouse studied in Madrid, Spain, and Huth in Strasbourg, France. They each immersed…
Internationally Renowned Artist Carrie Mae Weems Named University Artist in Residence at Syracuse University
Internationally renowned artist Carrie Mae Weems is bringing her talent, experience and wisdom to Syracuse University when she arrives on campus on Feb. 1, the start of a three-year University Artist in Residence position. A MacArthur Fellowship (a.k.a. “Genius” grant)…