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Students Invited to Spring Service and Mission Trips With Christian Outreach

Monday, January 24, 2022, By Delaney Van Wey

Christian Outreach, a student religious and spiritual life group of Hendricks Chapel, is offering students four alternative break service and mission trips during Spring 2022. Three options for spring break include service trips to work with underserved youth in the…

Campus & Community

Forever Orange: The Campaign for Syracuse University Launches Faculty Excellence Program

Monday, January 24, 2022, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Syracuse University is entering the final push to achieve its ambitious goal of raising $1.5 billion as part of Forever Orange: The Campaign for Syracuse University. Today, the University officially launched the Forever Orange Faculty Excellence Program, an initiative focused…

Border Report

‘Avalanche’ of recent immigration cases adds to record U.S. backlog, report finds

Monday, January 24, 2022, By Lily Datz

Austin Kocher, research assistant professor in the Newhouse School with the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), was quoted in the Border Report story “‘Avalanche’ of recent immigration cases adds to record U.S. backlog, report finds.” According to research from TRAC,…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Kent Syverud Delivers 2022 Winter Message to the University Community

Monday, January 24, 2022, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud shared his 2022 Winter Message to the University community in a virtual message. Below is the text of his remarks. Welcome to the spring semester of 2022. For the second year in a row, our tradition of…

Campus & Community

Update on Work to Transform Goldstein and Create a New Faculty Center

Friday, January 21, 2022, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Winter break is concluding, and soon the Spring 2022 semester will be underway. Over the last several weeks, the University continued to advance our early efforts to transform the Goldstein Alumni and Faculty Center and…

Health & Society

Virtual Field Experiences Boost Social Work Students’ Confidence

Friday, January 21, 2022, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Spurred on by the global pandemic, the School of Social Work in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics has piloted virtual field experiences for master of social work (M.S.W.) students. Tracy Walker, director of field education, says, “The…

STEM

SyracuseCOE Announces 2022 Innovation Funds; Awards Up to $10K Available for Sustainability Projects

Friday, January 21, 2022, By Kerrie Marshall

The SyracuseCOE recently announced that it is accepting proposals for up to $10,000 from current and new SyracuseCoE partners, including the larger University community. The Innovation Fund is funded by member companies of the SyracuseCoE Partner Program to help partners overcome…

Veterans

Office of Veteran and Military Affairs Announces 2021 Scholarship Recipients

Thursday, January 20, 2022, By Vanessa Marquette

The Office of Veteran and Military Affairs is proud to recognize eight outstanding scholars, as part of the University’s commitment to veterans and military-connected students. These awards are possible thanks to philanthropic commitment from generous donors. They provide distinguished military-connected…

Health & Society

Understanding COVID-19 Transmissions in Our Communities Through Wastewater Surveillance

Thursday, January 20, 2022, By John Boccacino

Back in the 1990s, as countries around the world contended with a spike in poliovirus cases, many nations turned to wastewater surveillance as an effective method for monitoring and tracking local transmission levels. Fast forward to 2022, and as the…

Campus & Community

Student Isolation Protocols for Spring 2022

Thursday, January 20, 2022, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: As we approach the Spring 2022 semester, I am writing to share a detailed overview of isolation protocols for students who test positive for COVID-19. These measures will help ensure we continue to protect the health…