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Fast Forward Syracuse November Update

Friday, November 21, 2014, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Fast Forward Syracuse is a roadmap for the future and a guide to help ensure the success of the University in the context of a changing and challenging higher education environment. It’s a way to increase the value of the…

Arts & Culture

‘Hairspray’ Starts Thanksgiving Weekend at Syracuse Stage

Friday, November 21, 2014, By News Staff

Bubbling with joy and ’60s-era music and dance, “Hairspray” is the Tony Award-winning hit Broadway musical piled bouffant high with laughter, romance and deliriously tuneful songs.

Democratizing Knowledge Collective Receives Mellon Grant

Wednesday, November 19, 2014, By Rob Enslin

“Just Academic Spaces” is the theme of a three-year, $500,000 project, organized and presented by the Democratizing Knowledge (DK) Collective in the College of Arts and Sciences and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Co-directed by professors Linda Carty…

STEM

Geologists Cite Hair as ‘Human Provenance Tool’

Monday, November 17, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Geologists in the College of Arts and Sciences are close to confirming what many scientists have long thought to be true—that human hair is an archive of geospatial movement. Scott Samson, professor of Earth sciences and a faculty fellow of…

Students Establish Art Bench to Connect Communities

Monday, November 17, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

On the edge of campus, the Syracuse University campus and the east University neighborhood meet up at Comstock and Euclid avenues. Bikers, drivers and pedestrians move quickly through this bustling intersection every day. Now they have a reason to linger.

Campus & Community

‘Orange is the New Black’ Actress to Speak Nov. 19 at Hendricks

Friday, November 14, 2014, By News Staff

Actress Dascha Polanco, from the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black,” will answer questions on being in the media as a Latina during an event Wednesday, Nov. 19. The event is being organized by the Omega Phi Beta Sorority…

Final Day of Open Enrollment Is Today

Friday, November 14, 2014, By News Staff

Open Enrollment ends today, Friday, Nov. 14. This is the last day for faculty, staff, graduate assistants and fellows, and part-time instructors eligible for benefits to elect or change their coverage, unless they experience a qualifying life event change during…

Whitman School Ranked #8 for Marketing Degree

Thursday, November 13, 2014, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management has been named among the top 10 places in the U.S. in the U.S. to get a marketing degree , according to USA Today. The newspaper based its ranking on College Factual’s ranking…

Campus & Community

Comment Period for University Vision and Mission Statements Extended

Thursday, November 13, 2014, By News Staff

Following conversations he’s been having with students this past week, Chancellor Kent Syverud announced today he is opening up an additional one-month period to invite feedback from the campus community on the University’s proposed Vision and Mission statements. A comment…

Campus & Community

Call for Additional Students to Join Fast Forward Syracuse Teams

Thursday, November 13, 2014, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud is adding more than twenty seats on Fast Forward Syracuse work teams to provide undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to participate in the University-wide initiative. The additional seats are a result of direct conversations that have…