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Campus & Community

University Announces $40 Million Financial Aid Fundraising Initiative

Wednesday, July 26, 2017, By News Staff

Today, Syracuse University launched an ambitious fundraising effort focused specifically on raising $40 million for scholarships and other forms of financial aid in the next two and a half years. The “Invest Syracuse” fundraising effort is part of Invest Syracuse:…

Campus & Community

Four Accomplished Alumni to Receive Arents Awards During Orange Central

Tuesday, July 25, 2017, By John Boccacino

The Arents Award, Syracuse University’s highest alumni honor, honors the legacy of George Arents, a successful manufacturer who served on the Syracuse University Board of Trustees from 1930 until his death in 1960.

Campus & Community

fullCIRCLE Mentoring Program Opens Application for Faculty, Staff Mentors

Wednesday, July 19, 2017, By News Staff

The fullCIRCLE Mentoring Program in the Office of Multicultural Affairs welcomes its sixth cohort of mentees and peer mentors at the start of the 2017-18 academic year. It is now recruiting faculty and staff mentors to provide consistent support to…

Campus & Community

The Art of Assessment in Creative Disciplines: A Workshop for Faculty

Tuesday, July 18, 2017, By News Staff

The Art of Assessment in Creative Disciplines, a special workshop for faculty, will be led by Jill L. Ferguson on Aug. 21 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. in the Hillyer Room, Bird Library. To register, visit http://assessment.syr.edu/events/. Have you ever considered where…

James Fathers

Professor, Industrial and Interaction Design; Collaborative Design and Director of School of Design
STEM

University Awarded $4 Million to Boost Retention of Minority Students in STEM

Thursday, July 13, 2017, By Carol Boll

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $4 million grant to Syracuse University to lead an effort to develop and implement strategies for augmenting the number of underrepresented minority students pursuing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs of…

Health & Society

Senate Healthcare: The Stakes are High

Thursday, July 13, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Grant Reeher, professor of political science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and  Public Affairs and director of the Alan K. Campbell Public Affairs Institute at Syracuse University and host of the Campbell Conversations on WRVO, says the stakes are even higher for the Senate to…

Veterans

Orange Door Campaign for Faculty, Staff Joins On-Campus Community with Student Veterans

Tuesday, July 11, 2017, By Stephanie Salanger

Making student veterans feel welcome is essential to their transition into a life of higher education, especially at Syracuse University, a cornerstone of veteran affairs. Faculty and staff are invited to serve as Student Veteran Liaisons, using orange door tags…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell Provides Executive Training for India’s IAS Senior Officers

Thursday, July 6, 2017, By News Staff

The Maxwell School has been awarded a multi-year contract by the Government of India to develop and deliver executive training for senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers. The IAS is India’s premier civil service whose members occupy top positions in…

Veterans

Syracuse University, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families Discuss Veterans Issues at Stand-To Event

Thursday, June 29, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) were among the participants at the George W. Bush Institute’s Stand-To summit. The summit, which focused on veteran transition, convened key leaders from government, higher education and the private…