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Arts & Culture

VPA Alumna, Husband Establish $2M Endowed Chair of Design Leadership

Tuesday, May 14, 2013, By Erica Blust

James Fathers named inaugural chair The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced the creation of the Iris Magidson Endowed Chair of Design Leadership in its Department of Design. The chair was established through a $2 million commitment…

Speaking of Syracuse University

Friday, May 10, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

University Scholar Jaime Bernstein delivers Commencement speech about what makes an SU graduate unique After four years of study in chemistry and Spanish, immersing herself in lab research and volunteering with Syracuse University Ambulance, among other accomplishments, there’s one final…

Veterans

Institute for Veterans and Military Families Featured on CBS’s ‘60 Minutes’

Friday, May 10, 2013, By News Staff

Special correspondent Sanjay Gupta reports on the institute’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities

Syracuse University and SUNY-ESF Commencement 2013: The Details

Thursday, May 9, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

The hard work, the support of family and friends, and the drive toward a dream will culminate for 5,533 degree candidates at Syracuse University’s celebration of its 159th Commencement Sunday, May 12, in the Carrier Dome. More than 14,000 guests…

Campus & Community

Four Students Inducted into National Honor Society

Thursday, May 9, 2013, By Eileen Jevis

University College inducted four students into the Alpha Sigma Lambda (ASL) Society at its March 2013 Honors ceremony. ASL is a national honor society that recognizes the special achievements of adult students in higher education. It is dedicated to the…

STEM

LCS Junior Ryan Milcarek Awarded Astronaut Scholarship

Tuesday, May 7, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

A mission trip to the western United States a few years ago changed Ryan Milcarek’s life. After finishing his freshman year at Syracuse University, Milcarek, an industrial design major from Warsaw, N.Y., decided to take a break from college for…

12 Students Named University Scholars

Thursday, May 2, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

Twelve graduating seniors have been named Syracuse University Scholars, which is the highest undergraduate academic honor bestowed at the University. University Scholars represent the entire SU graduating class at the May 12 Commencement ceremony. On April 25, the scholars took…

Getting to Know: Ronald J. Taylor ’15

Tuesday, April 30, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Ronald J. Taylor ’15 took to the stage at this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in the Carrier Dome and issued a challenge to students in a searing monologue based on King’s “Mountaintop” speech. Taylor encouraged students to find…

Dickens Mathieu Named Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Friday, April 26, 2013, By News Staff

Dickens “Deke” Mathieu today was named Syracuse University’s next senior vice president and general counsel. Mathieu will succeed Thomas Evans, current senior vice president and general counsel, who previously announced plans to retire on June 30. Mathieu comes to Syracuse…

2013-14 Remembrance Scholars Chosen

Thursday, April 25, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Scholar Committee has chosen the 35 students who will be the 2013-14 Remembrance Scholars. The scholarships were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of…