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Semaan Secures NSF Grant to Address Veteran Transitions with Technology

Tuesday, April 4, 2017, By J.D. Ross

What happens to people after they experience a disruptive event in their lives—a job loss, physical or emotional trauma, a natural disaster, a disease diagnosis, returning from war or homelessness? These life changes, or invisible crises, can be debilitating on…

Arts & Culture

University to Host Ethnomusicologists Eric Usner, Michael Birenbaum Quintero

Thursday, March 30, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse University will present programs by two distinguished ethnomusicologists in April. Eric Usner, visiting assistant professor of music at Franklin & Marshall College, will lead a hands-on workshop about teaching in music and the humanities on Friday, April 7, from…

Campus & Community

April 14 Is Application Deadline for Summer Institute for Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning

Friday, March 24, 2017, By Christopher C. Finkle

Information Technology Services (ITS), through its Online Learning Services unit, University College, and the Office of Faculty Affairs at Syracuse University announce the 2017 Summer Institute for Technology-enhanced Teaching and Learning (SITETL). Offered twice in separate, weeklong sessions, SITETL will…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Symposium to Present Conservation Ecologist Eric Sanderson March 30-31

Thursday, March 23, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong look at “Place” with a visit by an expert in ecosystem and landscape ecology. Eric Sanderson, senior conservation ecologist of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), will present “The Welikia Project: Discovering a Natural Sense of…

Campus & Community

Biology Department to Launch Red-Tailed Hawk Nest Cam

Monday, March 20, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Anne Marie Patti Higgins ’76, G’90 honors husband’s memory by funding University’s first online hawk nest cam WATCH VIDEO: Higgins discusses significance of hawk nest cam The Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences is embarking on…

Campus & Community

Still Time for Feedback on Information and Communication Technology Accessibility Policy

Monday, February 27, 2017, By Christopher C. Finkle

Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to offer their thoughts on the draft Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Accessibility Policy at the final public comment session on Tuesday, Feb. 28, from 9-10:15 a.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114…

Campus & Community

Feedback Sought on Draft Information and Communication Technology Accessibility Policy

Monday, February 20, 2017, By Christopher C. Finkle

Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to offer their thoughts on the draft Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Accessibility Policy at two upcoming public comment sessions in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library. The sessions are Wednesday, Feb….

Campus & Community

Alumna Encourages Other Women of Color to Pursue Professional Opportunities

Thursday, February 2, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Throughout her career, attorney Maria Melendez ’89 has mentored junior lawyers, students and peers in the profession. Sometimes mentoring is a role she takes on as a partner at Sidley Austin LLP, a law firm with more than 1,900 lawyers in…

Campus & Community

Registration Open for Spring Technology Accessibility Training Workshops

Wednesday, January 25, 2017, By Christopher C. Finkle

Syracuse University seeks to ensure that all people regardless of individual ability or disability can effectively access University communications and technology. Information Technology Services (ITS) is accepting registrations for five training workshops that will build faculty and staff awareness of,…

Campus & Community

Information and Communication Technology Accessibility Policy Available for Open Comment

Thursday, January 19, 2017, By Christopher C. Finkle

Among the short-term recommendations made by the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion was the adoption of a Universitywide policy on information and communication technology (ICT) accessibility. A broad-based University committee has met monthly since April 2015 and completed a…