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SU, National Grid present sixth annual Duck Race to End Racism June 7 at Inner Harbor
SU News Services(315) 443-3784 InterFaith Works’ Community-Wide Dialogue to End Racism (CWD) will host the sixth annual Duck Race to End Racism, on Saturday, June 7, from noon-4 p.m. at the Syracuse Inner Harbor. Syracuse University and National Grid are…
University Senate designates 17 retiring faculty as emeriti
Cynthia J. Moritz315 443 9039 The University Senate voted to recognize 17 faculty members with emeritus status. The honorees were invited to accompany the Chancellor’s party during the 2008 Commencement ceremony. They are: Stanley Alten, professor in the S.I. Newhouse…
Parking and Transit Services relocates to 621 Skytop Road
Kevin Morrow315) 443-3784 Syracuse University’s Parking and Transit Services Office has moved from the Skytop Office Building to a new location at 621 Skytop Road. The move is effective June 4. The main entrance to the office is located underneath…
SU’s Start-Up hosts guest speaker on disability, self employment
Amy Mehringer315 443 3834 Syracuse University’s Start-Up NY, a collaborative project of the Whitman School of Management, the Burton Blatt Institute Centers of Innovation on Disability, ARISE and the Onondaga County Office of Economic Development and Department of Social Services,…
School of Education’s inaugural Centennial Professor Steven Taylor to develop new undergraduate disabilities studies program
Patrick Farrell315 443 5421 Steven J. Taylor, professor of cultural foundations and co-director of Syracuse University’s Center on Human Policy, Law and Disability Studies, has been named Centennial Professor in Disability Studies in the School of Education. Taylor’s appointment as…
Alex Taft to be remembered in memorial services Tuesday
Wendy S. Loughlin315 443 2785 Alex Taft, a recent graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, died Thursday, May 29. He was 28. Taft, who graduated May 11 with a master’s degree in television, radio and film,…
Graduate School appoints two associate deans focused on graduate student recruitment and retention, and preparation of underrepresented students
Cynthia J. Moritz315 443 9039 To better address University-wide needs in the areas of graduate recruitment, graduate retention and preparation of underrepresented minority groups for graduate study, the Graduate School — in partnership with the Division of Enrollment Management and…
Chapple begins term as Board of Trustees chair
SU News Services315-443-3784 At Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees annual meeting, held May 10, Chair-elect John H. Chapple ’75 officially assumed board leadership as John A. Couri ’63 completed his term as chair and moved to chair-emeritus status. Additionally, seven…
Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus John A. Couri and wife, Elaine, contribute name, funding to new campus visitor center and museum
Kevin Morrow315 443-3784 The many thousands of individuals who visit the Syracuse University campus each year will soon be greeted by a beautiful new visitor center and museum recollecting the University’s remarkable history, showcasing the dynamic SU of today and…
WISE receives ADEC National Award for Excellence in Distance Education
SU News Services315-443-3784 The Web-based Information Science Education Consortium (WISE) has been selected as the recipient of the 2008 American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC) National Award for Excellence in Distance Education. The award, which was established in 2000, represents one…