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Applications Now Open for ACC InVenture Prize Competition

Tuesday, February 4, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Applications are being accepted now through Feb. 7 for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) InVenture Prize 2020. The InVenture Prize is a televised “shark tank” competition open to student startup teams from the 15 colleges and universities in the ACC…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law’s Journal of Global Rights and Organizations and Impunity Watch News Announce Distinguished Lecturer Series

Tuesday, February 4, 2020, By Robert Conrad

The College of Law’s Journal of Global Rights and Organizations (JGRO) and Impunity Watch News (IWN) have announced the participants for its Spring 2020 Distinguished Lecturer Series. The scheduled speakers are: Professor Chimène Keitner on “Immunity of Foreign Officials” Professor…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Selects Partners Capital as New Outsourced Chief Investment Officer

Tuesday, February 4, 2020, By Jennifer DeMarchi

On Jan. 1, 2020, Partners Capital became the new outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) for Syracuse University. The Investment and Endowment Committee (IEC) of the Syracuse University Board of Trustees selected Partners to manage the University’s endowment fund after a…

Campus & Community

Libraries Seeks Feedback on E-Resource Trials

Tuesday, February 4, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

As part of its assessment-based and proactive approach to building collections, Syracuse University Libraries seeks feedback on new electronic resources through February 2020 for possible inclusion in its collections. On-campus users are asked to visit the resource trials guide, explore the…

Campus & Community

Award-Winning Journalist and New Yorker Writer Jelani Cobb to Discuss Race, Politics and News

Monday, February 3, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

As part of this semester’s University Lectures series, acclaimed author, educator and journalist Jelani Cobb will speak about race, politics and the news on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The event—co-sponsored by the College of Arts…

Veterans

2020 Tillman Scholar Applications Open

Monday, February 3, 2020, By Leah Lazarz

The Pat Tillman Foundation (PTF) unites and empowers remarkable military service members, veterans and spouses as the next generation of public and private sector leaders committed to service beyond self. PTF has opened the application process for the Tillman Scholar…

Campus & Community

Highest Travel Warnings Now in Place, Travel to China Temporarily Restricted

Friday, January 31, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: With the continued spread of the novel coronavirus across the globe, health authorities are urging both vigilance and what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is calling an aggressive response to containing the…

Arts & Culture

VPA Students, Faculty Participate in Inclusive Music Education Pilot Program

Friday, January 31, 2020, By Rob Enslin

A Syracuse University music instructor is spearheading a new pilot program that introduces homeschoolers to the art of creative expression. Alina Plourde, who teaches oboe in the Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA),…

Campus & Community

Martin Luther King Jr. Book Display Curated by iSchool Student

Friday, January 31, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Gigi (Grace) Swinnerton, a first-year graduate student in the School of Information Studies and a Syracuse University Libraries employee, curated a book display on the first floor of Bird Library inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Swinnerton is the…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Women in Leadership Initiative Announces Spring 2020 Pilot Programming

Friday, January 31, 2020, By News Staff

Last semester, attendees at the Women in Leadership Fall 2019 Forum were surveyed about their interest in future leadership programming. Key findings from survey respondents included: Wanting the opportunity to know in advance what upcoming programming is being offered. Multiple…