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New student sustainability group poised to grow
Being part of a new venture can be very exciting and rewarding, especially when you’re committed to the cause. For a group of students inspired to make the Syracuse University campus and the world more eco-friendly, their time and energy…
Getting to Know: Cultural anthropologist Cecilia Van Hollen
While studying the lives of women living with HIV in South Asia, Maxwell School associate professor Cecilia Van Hollen recalls speaking with a young mother in Tamil Nadu, the southeastern state in India. “When neighbors ask me why I am…
SU community members react to Connecticut shooting
In the wake of the terrible events that took place in Newtown, Conn., on Friday, Dec. 14, we asked some members of the Syracuse University community to give us their thoughts.
Getting to Know: New Student Association President Allie Curtis
Student Association Vice President Allie Curtis, a junior public relations and political science dual major, was announced the winner of the 57th session SA presidential race on Nov. 16. Curtis joined the SA her first semester on campus, and says that…
CNY Veterans’ Higher Education Regional Consortium supports vets in transition to higher ed
Founder speaks with NPR on need for similar organizations across nation Twenty-six institutions of higher education located in the 13-county region of Syracuse’s Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) in upstate New York have formed the Central New York Veterans’ Higher…
Student Startup Madness: Building dreams into reality
When Camille Malkiewicz G’12 reflects on her experience last year with Student Startup Madness (SSM), a competition that originated through the Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, her smile almost says it all….
Neighbors helping neighbors through the United Way
Fritz Diddle sees the impact the United Way has every day in his work at On Point for College—it’s in the success of hundreds of young people in the community.
Maxwell undergrads hold reception to award $5,000 grant
Students in the Maxwell School’s public affairs program’s “Philanthropy and You” class will host a reception on Wednesday, Dec. 5, to announce the name of a local nonprofit that will be awarded a $5,000 grant by the class; 25 organizations…
Getting to know: Glassblower Sally Prasch
The shelves, drawers, nooks and crannies of Sally Prasch’s laboratory in the basement of the Center for Science and Technology are packed with a myriad of glass items—round and square rods, tubes, connectors, valves, stopcocks, ampules and more—from the minuscule…
Winners named in first Student App Competition
Eleven student teams from several Syracuse University schools showcased their big ideas for web and mobile apps Nov. 28 at the inaugural SU Student App Competition. This was a different type of entrepreneurship competition, according to event founder Keisuke Inoue,…