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Work on Campus Welcome Booths to Cause Temporary Lane Closures
Campus Planning, Design and Construction (CPDC) is working with a local contractor to complete upgrades to four campus welcome booths. The work, which began on Tuesday, May 14, includes the installation of a stone façade on the existing concrete planters….
Libraries Recognizes Outstanding 2024 Student Employees with Awards
Syracuse University Libraries recognized its student employees with an awards celebration on April 17. The Libraries typically employ around 150 undergraduate and graduate students each year to contribute to the safety of its spaces, the quality and repair of its…
Libraries Announces Winners of Raymond von Dran iPrize, Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award
Winners of the Raymond von Dran (RvD) iPrize for Student Entrepreneurship competition and the Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award were announced at the student entrepreneurship competition held April 12 at Bird Library. The competition was coordinated by the…
Libraries’ End of Semester Services for Spring 2024
The following services will be provided by Syracuse University Libraries for the end of the Spring 2024 semester: Extended Hours: From Tuesday, April 30 through Monday, May 6, Bird Library’s lower level up to the second floor will stay open…
5 Honorary Degrees to Be Presented at 2024 Commencement
An award-winning journalist, a hall of fame basketball coach, a nationally recognized library conservationist, a global financial executive and a renowned computer scientist will be recognized with honorary degrees from Syracuse University at the 2024 Commencement on Sunday, May 12,…
Libraries’ Earth Day Events Highlight Plastic Collection Materials
Plastics. They’re lightweight, durable, flexible, inexpensive. They’re moldable, extrudable, pressable. They’re colored and clear; they’re dinnerware, jewelry, vinyl siding, military supplies, toys and thousands more things. In the early half of the 20th century, the availability of polymers and fossil…
Chancellor Syverud Provides Updates to University Senate on Shared Governance Related to Honorary Degrees, Benefits, Sustainability and Athletics
Thank you, Professor Reed. Can we all clap for the professor? Twenty-five days to Commencement. It’s hard to believe and package it. Today I’m going to be very brief. I do want to note with great sorrow the passing last…
Libraries’ Read and Publish Agreement With Springer Allows Easier Open Access for Researchers
Syracuse University Libraries recently signed its 12th ‘read and publish’ open access agreement, this time with major academic publisher Springer, expanding the reach of researchers’ scholarly contributions by enabling all University-affiliated authors the ability to publish their work open access in…
Maxwell’s Natalie Koch Speaks on ‘Arid Empire’ for Arizona State Library
Natalie Koch, professor of geography and the environment in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, recently gave an address for the State of Arizona Research Library’s 2024 Arizona Author Series on connections between desert agriculture in the Southwest…
How Libraries are Helping Ukrainians Survive During Wartime
The following article was written by Tetiana Hranchak, a member of the Board of the Ukrainian Library Association and a visiting assistant teaching professor at the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs….