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Campus & Community

Shared Competencies Course Tagging Project Builds Momentum

Wednesday, March 9, 2022, By Ellen de Graffenreid

In 2018, the University Senate adopted six Shared Competencies, a set of integrative learning goals that apply across the University. The goal is to help students connect what they are studying in their courses and majors to skill sets that…

Arts & Culture

(Dis)Courses Dialogue Series Highlights Activist-Scholars in Intersectional Disability Cultural Work

Thursday, March 3, 2022, By News Staff

The conversation series (Dis)courses: Interdisciplinary Disability Dialogues returns this semester with four luminaries who are engaged with many forms of innovative and intersectional disability cultural work. Hosted by the Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach at the Burton Blatt Institute and Wordgathering: A…

BBC Brazil

“How power, isolation and the quest for legacy led Putin to risk further incursion into Ukraine”

Wednesday, February 23, 2022, By Lily Datz

Brian Taylor, professor of political science in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the BBC Brazil story “How power, isolation and the quest for legacy led Putin to risk further incursion into Ukraine.” Taylor, who studies Russian politics and militarism,…

Business & Economy

Applications Open for RvD iPrize and Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Competitions

Tuesday, February 22, 2022, By Cristina Hatem

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) with support from the Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University Libraries (LaunchPad) are now accepting applications through March 15 for the Raymond von Dran (RvD) iPrize pitch competition and the Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of…

The Associated Press

“After Beijing bubble bursts, can the IOC save the Olympics?”

Sunday, February 20, 2022, By Lily Datz

Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor of television, radio, and film in the Newhouse School and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture, was quoted in The Associate Press story “After Beijing bubble bursts, can the IOC save the…

The New York Times

“Prepare Yourself for This Weekend’s ‘Crypto Bowl'”

Friday, February 11, 2022, By Lily Datz

Beth Egan, associate professor of advertising in the Newhouse School, was quoted in The New York Times story “Prepare Yourself for This Weekend’s ‘Crypto Bowl.’” Egan, an expert on advertising and consumer goods, explained that this year’s Super Bowl has…

WSYR

“Syracuse University Seeking to Break Record During Thursday’s Orange Love Celebration”

Wednesday, February 9, 2022, By Lily Datz

Brian Konkol, Dean of Hendricks Chapel, was interviewed for the WSYR segment “Syracuse University Seeking to Break Record During Thursday’s Orange Love Celebration.” Dean Konkol hosted the Orange Love ceremony, giving couples who have a connection to Syracuse University the…

Veterans

IVMF Entrepreneurship Program V-WISE Returns In Person

Thursday, February 3, 2022, By Stephanie Salanger

Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) held its Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) program in person for the first time in more than two years. Approximately 200 women veterans, spouses and partners from around…

Campus & Community

University to Suspend Operations at 5 p.m. Today, Thursday, Feb. 3; Classes With a Start Time After 5 p.m. Are Canceled

Thursday, February 3, 2022, By News Staff

Syracuse University will suspend operations beginning at 5 p.m. this evening in anticipation of extreme winter weather and challenging road conditions due to the Winter Storm Warning in effect for Central New York. Significant snow accumulation is forecast for today…

Campus & Community

Vera House to Hold Weekly Office Hours at Barnes Center

Thursday, February 3, 2022, By News Staff

In coordination with the Barnes Center at The Arch, a representative of Vera House will have weekly office hours for students at the Barnes Center. The Vera House representative will be available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Mondays…