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Extraordinary Gift Ensures Dick Clark’s Legacy Lives on in Expansion of Los Angeles Program

Monday, October 23, 2023, By Eileen Korey

One of Syracuse University’s most famous graduates, Dick Clark ’51 started his broadcast career in Central New York and grew to prominence in Philadelphia as host of “American Bandstand.” But it was Los Angeles that offered the greatest opportunity for…

Business & Economy

Ben Ford ’23 Accepted Into Techstars Silicon Valley Program

Monday, October 23, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

Ben Ford ’23, founder of Fundwurx and an alumnus of both the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and the School of Information Studies, was accepted into the elite and highly competitive Techstars Oakland Powered by J.P. Morgan program. Ford was…

STEM

ECS Professor Farzana Rahman Awarded TACNY’s College Educator of the Year

Friday, October 20, 2023, By Alex Dunbar

Farzana Rahman, an associate teaching professor of electrical engineering and computer science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), was honored by the Technology Alliance of Central New York (TACNY) as the organization’s College Educator of the Year…

Campus & Community

Career Services Receives Career Spark Award

Thursday, October 19, 2023, By Gabrielle Lake

Beginning with students’ end goals in mind, post-graduation employment and career development success have been longstanding motivators for the Syracuse University Career Services team in their pursuit to enhance the student experience. Often quickly evolving alongside shifting employment markets and…

Campus & Community

Master Leadership Skills for Behavior Change With Crucial Influence Professional Development Program

Wednesday, October 18, 2023, By News Staff

More than 30 years of research by Crucial Learning—a skills-building organization offering award-winning courses and bestselling books focused on leadership development—indicates that human behavior is grounded in six sources of influence. Leaders must know how to leverage and apply these…

Campus & Community

Shawn Loner’s Goal: Helping Students Succeed

Wednesday, October 18, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Shawn Loner sees his role as helping graduate students navigate their journey at Syracuse University—from transitioning to University life to considering post-University careers and everything in between. Loner, assistant director of professional and career development in the Graduate School, has…

Campus & Community

School of Education Joins $25M USAID Project to Support Inclusive Education in Uzbekistan

Tuesday, October 17, 2023, By Martin Walls

Syracuse University School of Education (SOE) has joined a consortium led by not-for-profit development group Creative focused on developing inclusive and equitable early grade education in Uzbekistan. SOE’s Center on Disability and Inclusion (CDI) will assist Creative’s implementation of the…

Campus & Community

Resources and Supports for the Orange Community

Monday, October 16, 2023, By News Staff

During these challenging times with the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, there are resources that are available to help support members of the University community as individuals may be experiencing these events in personal and unique ways. The following…

Campus & Community

Rose-Laying Ceremony and Remembrance Scholar Convocation to Be Held Friday

Monday, October 16, 2023, By News Staff

The annual Convocation for Remembrance Scholars, honoring 35 outstanding students from this year’s senior class, will be held Friday, Oct. 20, at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The convocation will be preceded by the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony at 2:03 p.m….

Campus & Community

Grants from the Engaged Humanities Network Support 11 Community-Oriented Projects

Friday, October 13, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

Sports teams that succeed are those that feature athletes who work well together and bring different skills to the field. Humanities scholarship is no different. When College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) Dean’s Professor of Community Engagement Brice Nordquist founded the Engaged…