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Veterans

Generosity of Soldiers Inspired Benetta Dousuah G’25 to Enlist in the Army

Monday, February 26, 2024, By Charlie Poag

U.S. Army veteran Benetta Dousuah G’25, currently a graduate student in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, vividly recalls her family’s escape from Liberia during the back-to-back civil wars that ravaged the nation between 1989 and 2003. Initially…

Campus & Community

Social Workers United Students Spread the Love on Valentine’s Day

Thursday, February 22, 2024, By Matt Michael

This was going to be a story about the Social Workers United student group from the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and how it once again organized an event to benefit the Syracuse community. And it still is….

Campus & Community

Men of Color Initiative: A Brotherhood That Lifts Up, Supports Its Members

Tuesday, February 20, 2024, By John Boccacino

“Each One, Teach One.” This powerful African proverb emphasizes how, after someone learns to read or write, they have an obligation and a responsibility to pass that knowledge on to someone else, thus spreading wisdom and education throughout their city…

Veterans

OVMA Hosts First Veteran Career-Ready Bootcamp

Friday, February 16, 2024, By Charlie Poag

The Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) recently hosted its inaugural Veteran Career-Ready Bootcamp at the National Veterans Resource Center at the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Building (NVRC). This career-preparation event brought together student veterans for a daylong series…

Arts & Culture

Film Professor Receives Creative Capital Award for Documentary Feature

Thursday, February 1, 2024, By Erica Blust

Experimental filmmaker and animator Kelly Gallagher, an associate professor of film in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Film and Media Arts, has received a 2024 Creative Capital Wild Futures: Art, Culture, Impact Award in Visual Arts…

Media Tip Sheets

Featured Media Coverage – Week of Jan. 22

Monday, January 29, 2024, By Andrea-Rose Oates

Syracuse University thought leaders, events and research news were showcased in the following news outlets this month: Robert Nassau (Law) : The Center for Public Integrity Rick Burton (Falk): Times Square Investment Journal Carl Schramm (iSchool): City Journal  Vincent Tinto…

Health & Society

Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern Receives American Association of Geographers Fellowship

Tuesday, January 23, 2024, By Matt Michael

Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern, graduate director and associate professor of food studies in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, was recently selected as a 2024 American Association of Geographers (AAG) Fellow. AAG recognized 17 geographers in various practice areas for…

Campus & Community

Sobczak Family Support Fund Now Available to Falk College Students

Monday, January 22, 2024, By Matt Michael

After David Sobczak ’23 enrolled at Syracuse University, he gravitated toward social work and helping others because of the time he had spent in hospitals as a child with cerebral palsy. “He was in and out of the hospital for…

Campus & Community

Helping Address Hiring Crises, the Baldanza Fellows Program Expands to Syracuse City Schools

Thursday, January 18, 2024, By Martin Walls

Teacher shortages and a predominantly white teaching force are two persistent hiring trends that continue to challenge public schools nationwide. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, nearly 90% of school districts reported difficulties hiring teachers for the 2023-24…

Campus & Community

Steiner Support Fund Now Available to Sport Management Students

Thursday, January 11, 2024, By Matt Michael

When Brandon Steiner proposed a fund to support students in the Department of Sport Management in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, there was a particular kind of student he had in mind who would most benefit from…