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First-Year Seminar Rounds Out Its Leadership as It Continues to Build on Course Engagement
The First-Year Seminar (FYS) 101 welcomes new leadership this year as it builds upon a strong foundation, while expanding and strengthening its engagement and experiences for new students. The team will welcome Shannon Hitchcock Schantz G’21, who will begin her…
Point of Contact Expands Its Unique Brand of Interdisciplinary Arts
As it looks forward to marking a half century in existence, Punto de Contacto-Point of Contact is expanding its reach, locally and globally. Point of Contact (POC) has found a new “home” in the Office of Academic Affairs and forged…
Screenwriter and Faculty Member Keith Giglio to Recount Navigating Cancer Diagnoses and Hollywood at Impact Symposium
The idea behind Keith Giglio’s presentation at the Spring Newhouse Impact Symposium came to the associate professor while he was lying in a gurney at Upstate University Hospital. A screenwriter who teaches in the television, radio and film program, Giglio…
‘Voices Off, Hands Up!’ Popular American Sign Language Program Expands With New 200-Level Courses
When professor Corrine Occhino took the helm of the School of Education’s American Sign Language (ASL) program in fall 2021, three sections of ASL 101 and one section of ASL 102 were offered. Since then, ASL has been added to…
Raising Awareness to End Caste Discrimination
In 2015, a group of civil rights activists from India marched across 16 cities in North America to raise awareness about an issue many Americans may not be familiar with – caste discrimination. Originating in ancient India, caste is a…
Lender Center for Social Justice Symposium Examines Causes, Outcomes of Racial Wealth Gap
Across hundreds of years, American society and institutions have contributed in numerous ways to creating a racial wealth gap that continues to have negative impacts throughout society. That was the outgrowth of scholarship presented by more than 40 University faculty,…
Maxwell Senior Francis Tang Honored by Overseas Press Club Foundation
Francis Tang came to Syracuse University from his home in Chongqing, China, in 2019 to study pollical science and international relations at the Maxwell School. He says he was drawn to the rigorous teaching and research opportunities, the school spirit…
Friday’s One University Awards Ceremony to Celebrate Excellence Across the University
The One University Awards Ceremony, an annual event to honor members of the Syracuse University community who are making a difference through academics, scholarship, creative work and dedicated service, will be held Friday, April 21, from 4 to 5:30 p.m….
Hear From Experts on How to Succeed as a Chinese Student in America at the International Student Networking Summit
All students are invited to join the International Student Networking Summit on Friday, April 21, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Lender Auditorium in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. In a panel-style conversation, students will hear from…
Through Public Health, University Scholar Kiersten Edwards Finds Path to Improving Lives of Others
Kiersten Edwards was 8 years old when her older brother, Daniel McPeck, left home to join the U.S. Marine Corps. And as Edwards grew older, she spent a lot of time away from home competing for the U.S. Snowboard Team….