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Arts & Culture

Carver Series Presents Renowned Poet Tom Sleigh Sept. 30

Friday, September 25, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Raymond Carver Reading Series in the College of Arts and Sciences continues with a reading by acclaimed poet, essayist and dramatist Tom Sleigh. On Wednesday, Sept. 30, Sleigh, who is this semester’s Leonard and Elise Elman Visiting Writer, will…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Hosts EMPOWER Advisory Committee

Friday, September 18, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Last April, an interdisciplinary team of University professors was awarded $3 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support a new graduate-level training initiative called the Education Model Program on Water-Energy Research (EMPOWER). Before EMPOWER gets underway, the University…

Media, Law & Policy

Members Appointed to College of Law Dean Search Committee

Thursday, September 17, 2015, By Carol Boll

A search committee has been appointed to identify a new dean for the College of Law. The committee, chaired by Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor of Law LaVonda N. Reed, includes a student, faculty and staff from the…

Campus & Community

University Names Faculty Advisory Committee to Explore Idea of Medical School

Tuesday, September 15, 2015, By Carol Boll

Chancellor Kent Syverud and Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Liz Liddy have appointed 21 faculty members to serve on a new faculty advisory committee tasked with exploring the opportunities and potential challenges associated with creating a small interdisciplinary college of…

Arts & Culture

Ann Clarke to Conclude Tenure as Dean of College of Visual and Performing Arts

Thursday, September 10, 2015, By Kevin C. Quinn

College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Dean Ann Clarke today announced that she will be stepping down as dean at the conclusion of the 2015-16 academic year. Clarke, who has served as VPA’s dean since 2008, will take a…

Media, Law & Policy

Steinberg to Conclude Tenure as Maxwell Dean Following 2015-16 Academic Year

Tuesday, September 1, 2015, By News Staff

Maxwell School for Citizenship and Public Affairs Dean James Steinberg has announced that he will be stepping down as dean at the end of the academic year 2015–2016. Steinberg has been at the helm of the Maxwell School since 2011. …

Campus & Community

Nominations Sought for Academic Strategic Plan Implementation Working Groups

Monday, August 31, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Academic Strategic Plan Oversight Committee seeks nominations of students, faculty and staff interested in serving on working groups to help support the implementation of the strategic plan. The working groups will help inform the work of the Oversight…

Campus & Community

New Student Convocation Welcomes Freshman, Transfer Students

Monday, August 31, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Senior Class Marshal Tatiana Williams ’16 offered four pieces of wisdom to incoming students during the University’s New Student Convocation Thursday evening in the Carrier Dome. Find your crew. Discover yourself. Have fun. And follow your vision. “Welcome to the…

Campus & Community

Fast Forward Syracuse: Progress and Momentum on Initiatives

Thursday, August 20, 2015, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Academic Strategic Plan With the July 23 announcement that the development phase of the Academic Strategic Plan: Trajectory to Excellence is complete, the University will begin to address its institutional priorities and move the University closer to achieving its vision…

STEM

iSchool, Le Moyne Partner for Accelerated Graduate Degree Programs

Tuesday, August 18, 2015, By Diane Stirling

Officials with the School of Information Studies and Le Moyne College today celebrated an agreement that reaffirms and expands the academic collaboration that has existed between the schools since 2011. The plans for the new Fast Track graduate education path…