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Campus & Community

Student Activities and Events Canceled Today, Feb. 7

Friday, February 7, 2020, By News Staff

As the University is operating on limited status today, Friday, Feb. 7, the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience has announced that all student activities and events hosted today are canceled. This includes activities and events hosted by Orange…

Veterans

Forever Orange Gift from Patricia H. ’64, G’66 and Louis A. ’61, G’62 Mautino Will Support Scholarships for Veteran Undergraduate Students

Friday, February 7, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

In the lives of Syracuse University Trustee Patricia H. ’64, G’66 and Louis A. ’61, G’62 Mautino, patriotism runs deep. Louis was a member of the Reserve Officer Training Corps while a student at Syracuse University in the late 1950s,…

Arts & Culture

Helping Preserve the Works of an Important Early Black Feminist Educator, Activist and Author

Thursday, February 6, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

As an outspoken advocate of abolition and women’s rights, Frederick Douglass gladly accepted an invitation to the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848. It was events like this, and being part of the “Underground Railroad,”…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel Celebrates Black History Month with Concert, Guest Speakers

Wednesday, February 5, 2020, By Delaney Van Wey

Black History Month will be celebrated through song at Hendricks Chapel’s weekly program, Music and Message, on Sunday, Feb. 9. Guest speakers at the Black History Month commemoration will include Syeisha Byrd, director of engagement programs at Hendricks Chapel, and…

Business & Economy

Macy’s Can’t Figure Out Right Strategy to Compete In Today’s Retail Landscape

Wednesday, February 5, 2020, By Daryl Lovell

This week, Macy’s announced it will be closing 125 stores over the next three years in an effort to combat slumping sales. Ray Wimer is an assistant professor of retail practice at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management….

Campus & Community

University’s Annual Service of Commemoration to Be Held March 10

Wednesday, February 5, 2020, By News Staff

Syracuse University will hold its annual Service of Commemoration, honoring Syracuse University students, faculty, staff, retirees and trustees and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry students who have passed away since Jan. 1, 2019, on Tuesday, March 10, at…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Libraries to Host Mini-Seminar with Professor and Associate Dean Carol Faulkner

Tuesday, February 4, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Carol Faulkner, professor of history and associate dean for academic affairs at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, will lead a mini-seminar in the Special Collections Research Center (SCRC), 6th floor, Bird Library, on Friday, March 6, from…

Campus & Community

Libraries Seeks Feedback on E-Resource Trials

Tuesday, February 4, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

As part of its assessment-based and proactive approach to building collections, Syracuse University Libraries seeks feedback on new electronic resources through February 2020 for possible inclusion in its collections. On-campus users are asked to visit the resource trials guide, explore the…

Campus & Community

New Upperclass Multicultural Living Learning Community Launches; Registration Starts for Living Learning Communities

Monday, February 3, 2020, By Shannon Andre

The Office of Learning Communities has announced a new Multicultural Living Learning Community (MLLC) for sophomores, juniors and seniors. This expanded living learning community (LLC) was created in alignment with the recommendations made by students in the fall semester and…

Campus & Community

Award-Winning Journalist and New Yorker Writer Jelani Cobb to Discuss Race, Politics and News

Monday, February 3, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

As part of this semester’s University Lectures series, acclaimed author, educator and journalist Jelani Cobb will speak about race, politics and the news on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The event—co-sponsored by the College of Arts…