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Staff 2 Staff Online Registration Open
Registration for the spring Staff 2 Staff series is now open online. Staff 2 Staff is a brown bag lunch program for Syracuse University faculty and staff featuring casual, informative sessions designed to enhance one’s professional and/or personal life. All…
New Student Group Aims to Make Wishes Come True
A group of Syracuse University students is embarking on a mission to fulfill the dreams and wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses. Wishmakers on Campus is a new student organization with one goal in mind: raising money to allow an…
Students Host Second Annual Student Leadership Conference on SU Campus
Syracuse University student members of the Student Leadership Institute, a year-long program coordinated by the Office of Student Activities within the Division of Student Affairs, are planning the second annual SU Student Leadership Conference on Feb. 9. This one-day event…
‘Soulful Sit-Downs’ Created to Help Students Answer the Question ‘Who Am I?’
This semester, a series of student-run conversations, titled “Soulful Sit-Downs,” will attempt to help student participants answer the question “Who Am I?” First-year S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications student Sean Martinelli came up with the idea and will host…
School violence topic of public forum
The tragic massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., has raised many questions about mental health, schools and violence. In an effort to help parents, teachers and others to better understand the issues, the Department of Psychology in…
Autistic self-advocate to speak at SU
Ari Ne’eman, president and co-founder of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, will deliver two lectures at Syracuse University. On Feb. 4 at the College of Law, Ne’eman will talk about mass murder and stereotyping mental illness. During his Feb. 5…
Surveying Faculty and Staff for a Healthier Campus
Susan Furtney, who heads the University Wellness Initiative, wants faculty and staff members to envision what a dynamic, accessible network of health and wellness programs on campus would look like. Healthy cooking classes, a South Campus trail system and access to onsite cholesterol checks—or other possibilities to be suggested by the campus community—are some options to think about.
BE Wise campaign educates students about alcohol poisoning
Over the past several years, alcohol poisoning has been a growing problem among students. As a way to address this issue, the Division of Student Affairs is kicking off a new campaign, “BE Wise,” this semester to help educate students…
The Monstrous, the Marginalized, and Transgressive Forms of ‘Humanity’ due Feb. 1
The Religion Graduate Organization at the Religion Department of Syracuse University seeks submissions for its graduate student conference: “The Monstrous, the Marginalized, and Transgressive Forms of ‘Humanity,’ April 5 and 6. Monsters, angels, demons, vampires and cyborgs challenge conventional notions…
SU community members react to Connecticut shooting
In the wake of the terrible events that took place in Newtown, Conn., on Friday, Dec. 14, we asked some members of the Syracuse University community to give us their thoughts.