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Academic Strategic Plan Implementation Oversight Committee

Thursday, July 23, 2015, By News Staff

The following people have been named as members of the Academic Strategic Plan Implementation Oversight Committee: 1. Liz Liddy, Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost, Chair 2. Shiu-Kai Chin, Professor, Engineering; Provost’s Faculty Fellow, Facilitator 3. Andria Costello Staniec, Associate Provost…

Arts & Culture

Student Author Challenges Perceptions in ‘I, Too, Am a Dancer!’

Tuesday, July 21, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Kanisha L. Ffriend ’16 tells the story of a young girl of color who is hard of hearing in “I,Too, Am a Dancer!” The girl is the main character—a different approach than from what Ffriend had seen in other books about people with disabilities.

Campus & Community

University Hosts Staff and Faculty Challenge Course Day

Monday, July 20, 2015, By Shannon Andre

The Department of Recreation Services and the Syracuse University Wellness Initiative have partnered to host the SU Staff & Faculty Challenge Day on Saturday, Aug. 8, from 1-5 p.m. Staff and faculty members and their immediate family members are invited…

Media, Law & Policy

Summer Law Program Focuses on Business and Technology Development

Friday, July 17, 2015, By Jessica Chesher

Microfluidic bubble bioreactor for cell capture is not a description one would expect to hear for a project being researched in a law school, but that’s exactly what Heather Roark Parker L’16 was explaining to Assemblyman William Magnarelli during a…

Philosophers Celebrate 10th Anniversary of SPAWN Series July 29-31

Friday, July 17, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences is marking the 10th anniversary of its acclaimed SPAWN summer workshop series by revisiting the theme of its first conference: “Consciousness.” SPAWN, which stands for “Syracuse Philosophy Annual Workshop…

Campus & Community

Candace Campbell Jackson Appointed Vice President, Chief of Staff to Chancellor Syverud

Thursday, July 16, 2015, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud today appointed Candace Campbell Jackson to the position of vice president and chief of staff. A highly experienced and accomplished administrator, Jackson currently serves as the vice president for student success and vice provost for academic success…

Business & Economy

Syracuse Team Wins Second Place in Tibetan Innovation Challenge

Monday, July 13, 2015, By News Staff

A team of students from the University won second place in the Tibetan Innovation Challenge this weekend, and received their award from the Dalai Lama at a ceremony in New York City. The Tibetan Innovation Challenge is a competition, organized…

STEM

Crowston’s NSF Role Illuminates Research Funding Aspects

Monday, July 13, 2015, By Diane Stirling

Distinguished Professor of Information Science Kevin Crowston has enjoyed a rare opportunity in the academic researcher’s world. He’s lived life on the other side of a research funding proposal. Crowston recently completed a 27-month rotation as a program director for the…

Campus & Community

Susan Hildreth to Rejoin Libraries Advisory Board

Monday, July 13, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University Libraries has announced the re-appointment of Susan Hildreth to its advisory board. Hildreth was appointed by President Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in Washington, D.C….

STEM

Samantha Usman Receives Highly Competitive Astronaut Scholarship

Monday, July 13, 2015, By Amy Manley

A rising senior in the College of Arts and Sciences is flying high upon learning of her latest academic achievement. Samantha Usman ’16, a double major in physics and mathematics, has just been named a recipient of the Astronaut Scholarship…