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Reminder: Deadline to Apply to Be First-Year Experience Facilitators July 9
Dear Colleagues: Over the last several weeks, many of you have indicated a willingness, even an eagerness, to support the 2018-19 academic year first-year experience. We are grateful for your participation and leadership in creating a more diverse and inclusive…
Trevor Noah’s ‘Born a Crime’ Now Available to All Students, Faculty and Staff
As the shared reading program gets underway for all first-year and transfer students entering this fall, the campus community is invited to get involved too. Free copies of Trevor Noah’s memoir “Born A Crime” are now available at the Syracuse…
Summer Update #5
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: As shared in our June 14 update, there is intensive ongoing work being done this summer related to diversity and inclusion by so many in our community. In this message, I call your attention to two ongoing…
Become a Facilitator for Shared Reading Discussion Groups
As part of enhancements to the first-year experience, all new students arriving this fall will now engage in a shared experience that includes a shared reading of Trevor Noah’s memoir, “Born A Crime,” and discussion groups that will focus on…
Euclid Avenue Roadway Improvements and Traffic Pattern Change Begin July 5
The City of Syracuse will begin roadwork on Euclid Avenue that includes repaving, curb replacement and the creation of a dedicated bicycle lane. As a result of the traffic pattern change, vehicles heading north in campus outbound traffic on Euclid…
Twitch Will Assist with New Newhouse Course in Esports and Media
This fall, the Newhouse School will launch an innovative new course called Esports & Media, which is the first university course of its kind. Developed in close collaboration with social video service Twitch, the course will explore the rapidly growing world…
Planning for Syracuse University’s 150th Anniversary Enters New Phase, Steering Committee Seeks Volunteers
Syracuse University’s Sesquicentennial Steering Committee has moved forward in designing a distinctive and inclusive plan to celebrate the University’s upcoming 150th anniversary. Since its appointment in November 2017, the committee has met monthly to develop a framework for bringing the…
Indigenous Student Graduation Reception Honors Students at Its 15th Annual Event
The Office of Multicultural Affairs’ Native Student Program celebrated graduating Indigenous students during the 15th annual Indigenous Student Graduation Reception on May 5. The University’s Indigenous students earned 17 bachelor’s degrees, four master’s degrees, one J.D. and one Ph.D. It…
Excellence Personified
The Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) celebrated the accomplishments of its 2017-18 fellows. The cohort consisted of semesterlong Faculty Fellows as well as yearlong Dissertation Fellows and Graduate Student Public Humanities Fellows. Vivian May, director of the…
Student-Athletes’ Success Reflected in NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate
Each program at Syracuse surpassed the minimum standard of 930 (a perfect score is 1,000) and, in combining the program numbers, the University earned the highest four-year average since tracking the APR began.