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Shared Competencies to Enhance Undergraduate Student Learning
To help better prepare students to be engaged leaders in a global society, the Syracuse University Senate endorsed six shared competencies last semester. These educational goals characterize what every Syracuse University undergraduate student should know and be able to do…
University Lectures Presents NPR’s Nina Totenberg Tuesday Night
The University Lectures series welcomes award-winning NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg on Tuesday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The event—featuring the veteran journalist in an on-stage conversation with College of Law Dean Craig M. Boise—is free…
School of Education Creates Opportunity for Master’s Students through New Scholarships
The School of Education is providing new funding opportunities for graduate students who begin select master’s degrees in summer or fall 2019. Through a combination of scholarships, grants and other funding, students can receive a 60-75 percent discount on the…
Students Reflect on Study Abroad Experiences Made Possible by Gilman Scholarship
Zack Watson’s college experience has been a full one so far. A student veteran, Watson served in the U.S. Marines for five years. He completed boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, and was stationed at Camp Pendleton, California. He…
Warming Seawater Is Making Ice Shelves More Vulnerable
This week, NASA reported that an iceberg roughly twice the size of New York City is expected to break off an ice shelf in Antarctica. Researchers say the iceberg could be the largest to break from the Brunt Ice Shelf…
University Announces Disability Day of Mourning Candlelight Vigil
On Friday, March 1, Syracuse University will hold the Disability Day of Mourning (DDoM) candlelight vigil from 2-3:30 p.m. in Jabberwocky Café, Schine Student Center. The Disability Student Union (DSU) and the Disability Cultural Center (DCC), in partnership with the…
New Material Developed at Syracuse University is a Biomedical Breakthrough
Researchers in the College of Engineering and Computer Science have developed a material—a new kind of shape memory polymer (SMP)—that could have major implications for health care. SMPs are soft, rubbery, “smart” materials that can change shape in response to…
Military-Connected Student of the Month: Danielle Sheppard
Danielle Sheppard didn’t always envision a military career for herself. While finishing high school in Ithaca, New York, she wasn’t sold on her mother’s aspirations for her to serve in the armed forces. When she was a junior, however, Sheppard,…
‘Venus in Fur’ to Be Performed at 914Works March 1-3
“Venus in Fur,” a play written by David Ives, will be performed March 1-3 at 914Works, 914 E. Genesee St., Syracuse. The play is directed by Celia Madeoy, associate professor of acting in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’…
Office of Multicultural Advancement Announces Members of New Advisory Council
Syracuse University’s Office of Multicultural Advancement (formerly the Office of Program Development) in the Division of Advancement and External Affairs has created a 25-person alumni advisory council to further the office’s mission in fostering diverse alumni involvement with the University…