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Campus & Community

Wes Whiteside: Passionate About Helping Students Succeed

Tuesday, July 6, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Wesley “Wes” Whiteside is living his dream. As associate director of diversity and recruitment in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Whiteside brings the Newhouse School experience to life for prospective and admitted students. He enthusiastically supports student involvement…

STEM

Philanthropy that Empowers Students to Succeed in STEM

Tuesday, July 6, 2021, By Eileen Korey

When Ed Mitzen ’88 graduated from Syracuse University, he could never have imagined that he would one day own a multimillion-dollar company and employ hundreds of people. But the man who dreams big—and achieves those dreams—also never forgot his humble…

Campus & Community

Celebration Honoring Syracuse Music Legend Elijah Harris Set for July 17 at Hendricks Chapel

Tuesday, July 6, 2021, By News Staff

While a beloved Central New York musician died unexpectedly last year, he will be remembered this month not by how his life tragically ended, but the spirit in which he embraced it. Popular troubadour and local legend Elijah Harris Jr.,…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Football Players Changing the World One Child at a Time

Friday, July 2, 2021, By Matt Michael

When students at Dr. Weeks Elementary School in Syracuse see Patty Sawmiller in the halls, the questions start flying. Are you coming to get me today? Are we having mentoring today? When are they coming in? The students are asking…

Campus & Community

Seeking Proposals to Represent University at ACCelerate Creativity and Innovation Festival

Thursday, July 1, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

In collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) will once again showcase the creativity and innovation happening across ACC institutions at the 2022 ACCelerate Creativity and Innovation Festival. The festival is programmed by Virginia Tech’s Institute for Creativity,…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse School Announces Winners in 2021 Mirror Awards Competition

Wednesday, June 30, 2021, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications announced earlier this month the winners in the 2021 Mirror Awards competition for excellence in media industry reporting. Chosen from by a group of journalists and journalism educators, the winners are: Best Profile…

Campus & Community

Parking and Transportation Services to Manage Safety Escort Shuttle Services Beginning July 1

Tuesday, June 29, 2021, By Christine Grabowski

Effective July 1, Parking and Transportation Services staff and drivers will assume responsibility and oversight of the University’s Safety Escort Shuttle Services program. The change is in response to recommendations provided to the University by Loretta Lynch in her comprehensive…

Arts & Culture

Sascha Scott Receives Smithsonian American Art Museum Award for Essay on Decolonizing U.S. Art History

Monday, June 28, 2021, By News Staff

Sascha Scott, associate professor and director of art history graduate studies, is a recipient of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s prestigious Patricia and Phillip Frost Essay Award for her article “Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawai’i? Decolonizing the History of American Modernism,” which appeared in…

Business & Economy

Selim Dangoor ’23 and Sandhya Iyer ’20 Selected for Prestigious Blackstone LaunchPad Fellowships

Wednesday, June 23, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University student startups Selim Dangoor ’23, founder of MUNCH Jerky, and Sandhya Iyer ’20, CEO of Geek Girl Careers, have been selected for the summer 2021 cohort of the Blackstone LaunchPad Fellowship. Both are active members of the LaunchPad…

Health & Society

97% of Faculty, Benefits-Eligible Staff and Nearly 90% of Students Fully Compliant with University’s COVID Vaccine Requirements

Wednesday, June 23, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Since the COVID-19 pandemic first arrived in Central New York in March 2020, Syracuse University students, faculty and staff have demonstrated a tremendous commitment to the health and safety of the campus and Syracuse communities. That commitment to public health…