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Sixth Annual It Girls Retreat Brings 94 High Schoolers to Campus

Friday, October 14, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly led an information technology pep rally recently at a dinner for 94 potential School of Information Studies (iSchool) students. “You’ve all made a really great choice to come to the It Girls retreat because…

Campus & Community

Rachel Vassel Named New Assistant Vice President of Program Development

Friday, October 14, 2016, By News Staff

Chief Advancement Officer and Senior Vice President Matt Ter Molen announced today the appointment of Rachel Vassel ’91 as the new assistant vice president of program development in the Division of Advancement and External Affairs (AEA). Vassel begins in her…

Media, Law & Policy

Washington Post Reporter Jason Rezaian to Be Honored with Tully Free Speech Award

Thursday, October 13, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Tully Center for Free Speech in the Newhouse School will honor Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter who was imprisoned in Iran for 544 days, with the 2016 Free Speech Award. The award is given annually to a journalist…

Campus & Community

Cathryn R. Newton Appointed Special Advisor to the Chancellor and Provost for Faculty Engagement

Thursday, October 13, 2016, By News Staff

Elevating undergraduate research, providing faculty leadership during Campus Framework process and enhancing SUNY-ESF partnership among Newton’s new responsibilities
To be determined.

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Addresses October Meeting of University Senate

Thursday, October 13, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

Syracuse University’s recent leadership transitions, the Campus Framework, diversity and inclusion, and the Climate Assessment Survey were among a handful of topics Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed during his University Senate appearance Wednesday afternoon in Maxwell Auditorium. Speaking in front of…

Campus & Community

New Guide Highlights Student Activities, Opportunities on SU Mobile App

Wednesday, October 12, 2016, By Neema Amadala

As part of the University’s mobile app, Syracuse University Mobile, the SU Guides feature now has a new Activities and Involvement Guide. Last year, offices across campus used the Guidebook mobile app to create guides to offer students a mobile…

STEM

Duncan Brown to Be Inducted as Inaugural Brightman Endowed Professor Oct. 20

Wednesday, October 12, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The College of Arts and Sciences is celebrating the appointment of Duncan Brown as the inaugural Charles Brightman Professor of Physics. A world-renowned expert in gravitational-wave astronomy and astrophysics, Brown will be honored by Syracuse on Thursday, Oct. 20, in…

Campus & Community

Celebrating Disability Awareness Month

Wednesday, October 12, 2016, By Neema Amadala

Throughout October, the Disability Cultural Center will be cohosting workshops, conversations and activities in partnership with other administrative units, student organizations, and academic programs across campus, as well as with the Syracuse Veterans Administration Medical Center.

STEM

Chemistry Department Award to Support Graduate Diversity

Tuesday, October 11, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Through aggressive recruitment and programming to support retention of women and minorities in the field, co-principal investigators Nancy Totah and John Chisholm, both associate professors, aim to increase diversity in chemistry at Syracuse University and in the field as a whole.

Campus & Community

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebrated on Campus and in Community (Video)

Tuesday, October 11, 2016, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University celebrates its first Indigenous Peoples’ Day to recognize and honor the history, cultures and contributions of indigenous peoples and to raise awareness and generate dialogue across the campus community.