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USAA Joins Institute for Veterans and Military Families as Corporate Partner

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) has announced that USAA insurance company will join as a corporate two-star partner in support of the institute’s programs for veterans and military families as, and after, they make the transition to…

STEM

Michael ’72 and Susan Thonis Establish Endowed Professorship of Earth Sciences

Tuesday, March 18, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Professor Suzanne L. Baldwin, a renowned geologist and thermochronologist, has been named the inaugural Michael G. and Susan T. Thonis Professor of Earth Sciences in The College of Arts and Sciences. Through the generosity of Michael Thonis ’72 and his…

Saunders Wins More Hardware, Prepares to Launch ‘Kindness’ Book

Thursday, March 13, 2014, By Rob Enslin

This spring is shaping up to be another busy one for George Saunders G’88, acclaimed author and professor of English in The College of Arts and Sciences. This past weekend, the Oneonta, N.Y., resident traveled to London to receive the…

Student’s Company Offers Strategies for Social Television

Tuesday, March 11, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Melanie Witkower ’14 was interning at a television production company last spring when she noticed a better way to connect a show’s production with fans online. Witkower now has a company that links the small screen with its life in social media and the fans that make it a hit.

University to Host National Whistleblower Tour

Friday, March 7, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Syracuse University, in partnership with Upstate Medical University, SUNY Cortland and ArtRage, will host “American Whistleblower Tour: Models of Courageous Citizenship” with a series of events to be held this month. Part of a national campaign sponsored by the Government…

We All Bring Something Personal to Our Workspaces

Thursday, March 6, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

“Tina’s” office is a riot of orange. Next door, “Dave” has just a few photos of himself, his wife and their dogs.Their offices may look very different, but they are both demonstrating what Associate Professor of Management Kris Byron contends—the widespread tendency to personalize one’s workspace is highly meaningful.

Campus & Community

Newman, Taylor to Lead Class of 2015 as Senior Class Marshals

Wednesday, March 5, 2014, By News Staff

Ashlee Newman and Ronald Taylor will be the senior class marshals for the Class of 2015, according to the Division of Student Affairs. Newman and Taylor will continue this longstanding tradition and will carry the Class of 2015 banner to…

Media, Law & Policy

Law Students Return to South Africa to Study Transformative Justice

Tuesday, March 4, 2014, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

An 18-hour flight is just a short trip for Professor Deborah Kenn to lead 12 law students on an academic experience that will last a lifetime. Kenn, associate dean of clinical and experiential education and a professor at the College…

Connective Corridor, Centscere, Community Foundation Launch Micro-Giving Project

Tuesday, March 4, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Can social media and social entrepreneurship help leverage small change to make a big difference? Centscere, an SU student start-up, is putting this theory into action.

Spring Break Is All Business for Winston Fisher Seminar Students

Tuesday, March 4, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Many students are jetting off to exotic destinations for spring break or traveling home to see family but for one group, spring break is all business. On March 9, 13 students from The College of Arts and Sciences will travel…