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Seventh Annual It Girls Retreat Brings High-Achieving High Schoolers to Campus

Thursday, October 26, 2017, By J.D. Ross

The Seventh Annual It Girls Overnight Retreat took place on campus on Sunday and Monday, Oct. 22 and 23, bringing a group of high-achieving high school junior and senior girls to Syracuse University to learn about information technology as an academic discipline….

Campus & Community

Phyllis Backer Foundation Establishes Named Professorship in Jewish Studies

Thursday, October 26, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

A major gift from The Phyllis Backer Foundation will enhance the depth and breadth of modern Jewish studies at Syracuse University. The Foundation has made a $1.5 million gift to establish The Phyllis Backer Professor of Jewish Studies in the…

Health & Society

Four Questions with Emily Durand ’19 about It’s On Us Week of Action

Wednesday, October 25, 2017, By Shannon Andre

The It’s On Us campus student ambassadors have planned a number of events, programs and awareness activities for It’s On Us Week of Action from Oct. 23- 27. The It’s On Us national campaign encourages every member of the community…

Arts & Culture

VPA Dean Michael Tick Appointed Treasurer of International Council of Fine Arts Deans

Wednesday, October 25, 2017, By Erica Blust

Dean Michael S. Tick of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) was appointed treasurer of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans (ICFAD) at the council’s recent annual conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Tick, who is serving…

Campus & Community

Foundations Scholarship Awarded to Five Students

Tuesday, October 24, 2017, By Rachel Friedman

“Foundations” is a new student development series that started this semester. The goal of the series is to assist students in building the foundation for essential life skills, including leadership, career development, financial wellness, community involvement, healthy relationships and self-care,…

Media, Law & Policy

Award-Winning Investigative Reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones to Speak at Newhouse Nov. 2

Tuesday, October 24, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Award-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones will visit the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications Nov. 2. She will present “The Work We Have Before Us: Confronting America’s Racial Divide through Reporting on Education” at 7:30 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3….

Arts & Culture

Student Blends Art History, Communications for Future Goals

Monday, October 23, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Art history and public relations major Hanwen (Gavin) Liu was interested in working on a student publication that represented the work of young contemporary artists. He didn’t quite find what he was looking for—so he started his own. After encouragement…

Health & Society

Coming Out Month Keynote Speaker Janaya Khan on Oct. 26

Monday, October 23, 2017, By Rachel Friedman

A highlight of Coming Out Month every year is the keynote speaker. This year the LGBT Resource Center will welcome Janaya Khan for an impactful presentation taking place on Thursday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium. Khan is the…

Health & Society

Christopher Barley ’89 Puts Heart and Mind into International Relief Work

Friday, October 20, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

When Christopher Barley ’89 learned a 7.8 magnitude earthquake had hit Nepal in April 2015, he quickly traveled there to provide medical assistance in the region near the capital city of Kathmandu. “Little towns were just rubble,” he says. “Every…

STEM

Yale Physicist to Deliver 10th Annual Wali Lecture Oct. 26

Thursday, October 19, 2017, By Rob Enslin

The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) will celebrate the 10th anniversary of one of its premier lecture series with a program by a renowned theoretical astrophysicist. Priyamvada Natarajan, professor of astronomy and physics at Yale University, will deliver this…