Search Results for: ,RiT

Arts & Culture

Curating the Bigger Picture: Evan Starling-Davis Approaches Literacy from Multiple Entry Points

Monday, April 5, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Evan Starling-Davis is a narrative artist, curator and producer. More precisely, he names himself a digital-age “griot”—a term used for traveling poets, musicians and storytellers who maintain a tradition of oral history derived from the African diaspora’s culture and history….

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Diploma Symbolizes Decades of Sacrifice and Determination

Monday, April 5, 2021, By Eileen Jevis

Katherine O’Neil Veley graduated from Syracuse University in 2020 with a degree in creative leadership from University College (UC). Like the thousands of other students in the Class of 2020, Veley waited with excitement and anticipation for the day she…

Campus & Community

Are You Ready to Get Vaccinated? Pre-Register Today!

Monday, April 5, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: Later this week, Syracuse University expects to receive and administer COVID-19 vaccines on campus. For that reason, we are asking ALL students who plan to be vaccinated to pre-register by completing the online form. Once the…

Campus & Community

Twice-Weekly COVID-19 Testing Schedule (April 5–9)

Monday, April 5, 2021, By News Staff

Dear North Campus Residents: We are writing today with the next schedule for required twice-weekly testing. As shared, we will continue with a twice-weekly testing schedule until further notice to aid in our efforts to limit the potential spread of the COVID-19…

STEM

Talking Trash With Laura Markley, Waste and Plastics Researcher in the College of Engineering and Computer Science

Sunday, April 4, 2021, By Jen Plummer

 Laura Markley is a scientist and a communicator who has been weaving these two skillsets together throughout her academic career. Currently a Ph.D. candidate in civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), Markley…

Media Tip Sheets

Virginia Is First Southern State to Adopt Its Own Voting Rights Act

Thursday, April 1, 2021, By News Staff

According to Sara Swann at The Fulcrum, “Virginia is the first Southern state to adopt its own voting rights act: Almost eight years after the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Virginia has…

Campus & Community

Get Vaccinated | Activities for the Weekend of April 1-4 | Remain Vigilant

Thursday, April 1, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: Every Thursday, I share a message with our students and families about safe, fun and rewarding activities scheduled for the upcoming weekend. I have been pleased to see such an overwhelming number of our students participating…

STEM

iSchool Launches Programs in Data Analytics and Technology in Society

Thursday, April 1, 2021, By News Staff

In a rapidly changing digital landscape, the School of Information Studies is challenged to ensure that its students and faculty are studying at the leading edge of their field. From human-centered design to cloud computing, machine learning to artificial intelligence…

STEM

ECS Junior Alexander Metcalf Selected for 2021 Goldwater Scholarship

Thursday, April 1, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Alexander Metcalf, a junior aerospace engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, has been selected for the 2021 Goldwater Scholarship. The Goldwater Scholarship is the most prestigious…

Campus & Community

Message From Dean of Students Marianne Thomson

Thursday, April 1, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: I am writing today with deeply sad news about the passing of one of our College of Law students, John Goerner. John was pursuing his degree through the JDinteractive program and was part of the…