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Campus & Community

After Many Years and Many Ceremonies, Nancy Weatherly Sharp Retires as University Mace Bearer

Friday, August 25, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

Thursday’s New Student Convocation marked the start of an exciting adventure for thousands of Syracuse newcomers and the end of one University community member’s valuable service in a time-honored role. The event was the last for Nancy Weatherly Sharp, professor…

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries Opens New Exhibitions Exploring the Vast Permanent Collection

Friday, August 25, 2017, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries opened the 2017-2018 exhibition year with two new exhibitions installed in the permanent collection galleries. Highlighting the breadth of the collections’ encyclopedic holdings featuring a variety of artists and themes, these new displays explore the…

Arts & Culture

Songs of India: Ethnomusicologist Carol Babiracki Partners with Legendary Mukund Nayak

Friday, August 25, 2017, By Rob Enslin

When Mukund Nayak found out he had won this year’s Padma Shri, one of India’s highest civilian awards, he immediately called Carol Babiracki to offer his congratulations. “No, no. The congratulations should go to you,” replied his longtime friend and colleague, who…

STEM

Crowston, Erickson Receive Inaugural NSF Convergence Award

Thursday, August 24, 2017, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty members Kevin Crowston and Ingrid Erickson are the recipients of a National Science Foundation (NSF) Convergence Award, which they will use to establish a research coordination network (RCN) to focus on sociotechnological interactions between work and technology design…

Campus & Community

University Continues to Make Critical Improvements to Enhance Accessibility and Inclusion Across Campus

Thursday, August 24, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Back on campus for the start of the 2017-18 academic year, students, faculty and staff will notice a variety of changes that are improving how they move around campus, participate in events and pursue their academic and research endeavors. Over…

Campus & Community

3 Pieces of Advice to New Students from Orientation Leaders

Thursday, August 24, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Syracuse University orientation leaders know what it’s like to be new on campus, and they are eager to share their own experiences.

Campus & Community

New Protocols to Aid Degree Completion for Students Affected by Immigration Laws

Thursday, August 24, 2017, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University this fall has adopted new protocols designed to allow students impacted by recent changes to U.S. immigration law to complete their academic degrees. The protocols, approved by Chancellor and President Kent Syverud and Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele…

Veterans

IVMF Receives Motorola Solutions Foundation Grant

Wednesday, August 23, 2017, By Stephanie Salanger

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) announced it has received an inaugural $20,000 grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions, Inc. Through the grant, IVMF will support its STEM curriculum—science, technology, engineering and…

Campus & Community

Fall Lineup Announced for 17th Season of the University Lectures

Tuesday, August 22, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

The 17th season of Syracuse University’s premier speaker series begins Sept. 14 with Soledad O’Brien and continues Oct. 3 with David Greene, followed Nov. 9 by Jill Lepore.

Campus & Community

University Earns Top Short-Term Credit Rating from Standard and Poor’s

Tuesday, August 22, 2017, By Carol Boll

Standard and Poor’s (S&P) credit rating service has assigned Syracuse University an A-1+ credit rating for its short-term notes program. This is the highest rating of this type assigned by S&P and a reflection of the University’s overall fiscal health…