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Campus & Community

Eight Will Make Impacts around the Globe through Fulbright Grants

Thursday, May 16, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

This fall, Grace Gugerty ’19 will head to Thailand through a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award. There, she will serve in a primary or secondary school in a rural area, and hopes to implement a project involving the National Scouting…

Veterans

Small Business Week Success: From Airman to Entrepreneur

Friday, May 10, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

Originally from Long Island, Logan Bonney G’17 enrolled in classes at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) in 2008, intent on studying aircraft mechanics. Military service wasn’t necessarily on his radar but he saw the hands-on training his roommate was getting…

Campus & Community

Learn About Health and Wellness Activities Planned for the Barnes Center at The Arch

Thursday, May 9, 2019, By News Staff

In advance of this fall’s opening of the Barnes Center at The Arch, the campus community is invited to attend upcoming presentations hosted by the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience’s health and wellness leadership team that will provide…

Third Annual Syracuse Ramadan Dinner Planned for May 18

Thursday, May 9, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The third annual Syracuse Ramadan Dinner will be held Saturday, May 18, at 7 p.m. at Manley Field House. Iftar (Ramadan dinner) will be served after remarks and a presentation on Islam and Ramadan. More than 600 community members attended…

Campus & Community

Student-Athletes’ Success Reflected in NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate

Wednesday, May 8, 2019, By SU Athletics

Success for Syracuse University Athletics is as prevalent in the classroom as it is in the competitive sports environment. A school-record seven programs earned NCAA recognition for their perfect four-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) score, including women’s soccer (fourth consecutive…

Campus & Community

What You Need to Know for Commencement 2019

Wednesday, May 8, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

Are you ready to celebrate your academic achievements? Join in the Syracuse University Commencement exercises and an entire weekend of events to honor you and your fellow graduates. Syracuse University’s Commencement will take place Sunday, May 12, beginning with the…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Establishes New Institute for Autonomous Systems Policy

Monday, May 6, 2019, By Jessica Smith

From self-driving cars to drone delivery systems, from robotic underwater vessels to smart-home technologies, the increasing reliance on autonomous systems poses complex social, ethical and legal questions that demand interdisciplinary, multifaceted research. At Syracuse University’s inaugural Autonomous Systems Policy Symposium,…

Campus & Community

Administration of Student Course Ratings, Exam Scoring Will Transfer to Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment

Friday, May 3, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

To better align academic functions, the administration and oversight of student course ratings and exam scoring is moving from the Office of Institutional Research (OIR) to the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment (IEA), under the Office of Academic Affairs….

Veterans

Maureen Casey: Problem Solver Who Just Can’t Quit

Friday, May 3, 2019, By Eileen Korey

Maureen Casey’s office at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) is more than 150 miles from her childhood home on a dairy farm in Hudson Falls, New York. But the lessons she learned there, tending dairy cows and…

STEM

Varshney Graduate Scholarship Established in the College of Engineering and Computer Science

Thursday, May 2, 2019, By Matt Wheeler

For the first time this fall, the Pramod K. and Anju Varshney Endowed Graduate Scholarship will be awarded in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. The scholarship will provide financial assistance to graduate students pursuing a doctoral degree in…