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Campus & Community

Dympna Callaghan Named University Professor

Thursday, November 9, 2017, By Carol Boll

Dympna Callaghan, the William L. Safire Professor of Modern Letters and professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a University Professor by Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly. The distinction, approved by Chancellor Syverud and…

Arts & Culture

Verbal Blend Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Saul Williams

Thursday, November 9, 2017, By Joyce LaLonde

Verbal Blend, a spoken-word poetry program within the Office of Multicultural Affairs in the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience, is celebrating its tenth anniversary on Friday, Nov. 17, at 6:30 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3….

Arts & Culture

Obie Award-Winning Playwright Launches Department of Drama Discussion Series

Thursday, November 9, 2017, By Erica Blust

Obie Award-winning playwright Caridad Svich will join faculty members Celia Madeoy, Stephanie Fetta and Gladys McCormick for a panel discussion of Isabel Allende’s “The House of the Spirits” on Sunday, Nov. 12, at 4:30 p.m. in the Arthur Storch Theater…

Veterans

Maxwell Students Named as 2017-18 SoldierStrong Scholars

Thursday, November 9, 2017, By News Staff

Maxwell School graduate students Mitch Forbes and Chris Tonsmeire, both U.S. military veterans, have been named as this year’s SoldierStrong scholars, under terms of a scholarship the SoldierStrong Foundation provides to veterans at the school. Forbes is pursuing an executive…

Campus & Community

Progress on Campus Framework: Donor Recognition Event to be Held for the Barnes Center at The Arch

Thursday, November 9, 2017, By News Staff

A centerpiece of Syracuse University’s Campus Framework will celebrate an important milestone this weekend. Students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in a donor recognition event for the Barnes Center at The Arch, a state-of-the-art, student-focused health and wellness…

Veterans

Profiles from the Past and Present—Celebrating Alumni and Student Veterans

Thursday, November 9, 2017, By Stephanie Salanger

In celebration of Veterans Week 2017 at Syracuse University, the Office of Veterans and Military Affairs is recognizing the success stories of one current student veteran and one military-connected alumni each day of the week.  After welcoming veterans to campus…

Campus & Community

Live Virtual Conference: ‘Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web, and Technology Conference’

Thursday, November 9, 2017, By Christopher C. Finkle

All University faculty, staff and students are invited to the Accessing Higher Ground Virtual Conference, a live, web-based conference focused on accessible media, web and technology, presented by the Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD). The 20th annual main conference…

Business & Economy

Finalists Announced for Inaugural Impact Prize Competition

Wednesday, November 8, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

A panel of Syracuse University judges has announced the 12 finalists for the inaugural Impact Prize competition. The student ventures were selected from 36 applicant teams by a panel of Syracuse University faculty and staff who are engaged in entrepreneurship and…

Business & Economy

Whitman Accounting Students Place First in Regionals of Annual Deloitte Tax Competition

Wednesday, November 8, 2017, By Kerri D. Howell

On Nov. 4, the Martin J. Whitman School of Management Tax Team placed first in the annual Deloitte FanTAXtic regional competition in Boston. The students, Yonglin Wang ’19, Leanne Paddock ’20, Jonathan Gauthier ’20, Yue Lei ’18, Ryan Houck ’20, Michael Leong ’20, Julie Le Hello…

Health & Society

Inclusive Excellence Tour Comes to Campus Nov. 16

Wednesday, November 8, 2017, By Shannon Andre

Nationally recognized diversity and inclusion expert Damon A. Williams will visit Syracuse University on Thursday, Nov. 16, and Friday, Nov. 17, as part of the Inclusive Excellence Tour. The nationwide Inclusive Excellence Tour brings communities together for discussion about diversity,…