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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…

Veterans

Photographer Stacy Pearsall ’05 Receives Service Dog on ‘Today Show’

Thursday, November 9, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Stacy Pearsall ’05, an alumna of the Newhouse School’s Military Visual Journalism Program was the recipient of a service dog during a special segment on NBC’s Today Show. Pearsall, who visited campus earlier this week for her Veterans Portrait Project,…

Intel

Chase Guttman, ’18, Details New Drone Photography Book

Wednesday, November 8, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Newhouse student Chase Guttman, ’18, has recently authored a book on drone photography. The award-winning photographer sat down with Intel for a feature on his background, the book, and his current projects with Syracuse University’s Skyworks. “I used to use…

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…

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,…

Campus & Community

Student-Athletes Mark Highest-Ever Graduation Success Rate

Wednesday, November 8, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Syracuse University student-athletes have scored big with some recent numbers off the playing fields. For the 2016-17 academic year, student-athletes achieved a Graduation Success Rate of 91—the highest-ever for the University since the NCAA started measuring the rate in 2004….

STEM

Innovation Orange: EMPOWER Program

Wednesday, November 8, 2017, By Keith Kobland

EMPOWER is an interdisciplinary graduate education program focused on research at the interface of water and energy cycles. The program provides students with the technical knowledge and professional skills needed to compete for careers in energy, environmental consulting, government, nonprofits, academia and beyond.

Campus & Community

Test of Orange Alert to be Conducted Nov. 9

Wednesday, November 8, 2017, By Keith Kobland

The University will conduct a test of the Orange Alert Campus Crisis Alert Notification System on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 2 p.m. It will be a full test of the personal email, text message, cell phone and campus phone components of the…

Veterans

More Profiles from the Past & Present—Celebrating Alumni & Student Veteran Stories

Wednesday, November 8, 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 alumnus each day of the week. After welcoming veterans to campus…

The Post Standard

Whitman Dean Anderson Explains Leadership

Tuesday, November 7, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

The Syracuse Post Standard recently featured Whitman Dean Gene Anderson discussing the issues of leadership. Anderson, who was named Dean in July, spoke candidly with the publication on this topic. “That’s one of the challenges – creating a sense of mission…