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Campus & Community

New Year, Same You but With Attainable Goals

Tuesday, December 17, 2019, By Joyce LaLonde

The year 2020 is just around the corner as Syracuse University employees prepare for Orange Appreciation Days. The New Year, paired with a time of rest, provides a rare and important time for pause and reflection. Thinking back on 2019…

Campus & Community

Are You Graduating in 2020? Here Are the Commencement Deadlines

Monday, December 16, 2019, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s 2020 Commencement exercises will be held on Sunday, May 10, on the Shaw Quadrangle. In order to participate in Commencement, you must complete the following tasks: File for a Diploma All degree candidates who plan to complete requirements…

Campus & Community

Rev. Raphael Warnock Named as Speaker for 35th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Monday, December 16, 2019, By Delaney Van Wey

Civil rights leader the Rev. Raphael Warnock, senior pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, the spiritual home of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will serve as the featured speaker at the 35th annual Rev. Dr….

Campus & Community

Gerri ‘Babydoll’ Williams Celebrates 50 Years at Syracuse University

Monday, December 16, 2019, By Jen Plummer

This past October, Gerri Williams celebrated a milestone that most employees—in any job, with any organization—only dream of attaining: her 50th anniversary with Syracuse University. Williams began her career with Food Services in 1969. She worked in Washington Arms, Haven…

Campus & Community

Elizabeth Green Named Executive Director of Online Student Success

Monday, December 16, 2019, By Eileen Jevis

Michael J. Frasciello, dean of University College, and Amanda Nicholson, assistant provost and dean for student success, today announced that Elizabeth (Liz) Green has been named executive director of online student success for Syracuse University. A nationally recognized leader in…

Business & Economy

Matt Shumer ’22 Selected to Showcase His Innovations in Several National Events

Thursday, December 12, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Matt Shumer ’22, founder of Visos, has been selected to showcase his innovative enterprise virtual reality system in several national events this spring. Shumer, who is a student in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, is a Rubin Family…

Campus & Community

Applications for Spring 2020 Campus Business Plan Competitions Now Open

Thursday, December 12, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University teams have won nearly $3.4 million in business plan competitions in the past three years, dominating regional, state and global competitions. The Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at SU Libraries coordinates several of the campus qualifying competitions that…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Addresses University Senate

Wednesday, December 11, 2019, By News Staff

The Chancellor delivered the following remarks to the University Senate on Dec. 11, 2019, in Maxwell Auditorium: Thank you, Professor Haddix.  I just want to thank Professor Schell for what I think is an accurate tribute to Professor Bruce Carter….

Campus & Community

Lydia Wasylenko to Receive Syracuse University Libraries Assembly 2019 Distinguished Service Award

Wednesday, December 11, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Lydia Wasylenko, librarian for Humanities and Citizenship, has been selected by the Syracuse University Libraries Assembly to receive the 2019 Distinguished Service Award. The award will be presented to Lydia at the libraries’ annual holiday party on December 17, 2019…

Media, Law & Policy

Finding Stories in the Numbers

Wednesday, December 11, 2019, By Lani Rich

When magazine, news and digital journalism (MND) Assistant Professor Alex Richards first studied journalism at the University of Missouri, he wanted to be a science journalist. After taking a computer-assisted journalism course, however, he realized that there is power in…