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Arts & Culture

Narratio Fellowship Expands Creative Opportunities for Resettled Refugee Youth

Tuesday, September 13, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

In African philosophy, the term “ubuntu” can be translated as “I am because we are.” The phrase, which illustrates the notion that a person’s sense of self is shaped by their relationships with others, is the framework guiding this year’s…

Arts & Culture

Community Folk Art Center Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Ailey II Dance Performance at Landmark Theatre

Tuesday, September 13, 2022, By Cjala Surratt

The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC), a unit of the Department of African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, celebrates its 50th anniversary with a performance by the Ailey II – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, featuring…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel Food Pantry, Pete’s Giving Garden Help Combat Food Insecurity in Campus Community

Tuesday, September 13, 2022, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

In 2013, Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel established a food pantry to help students experiencing food insecurity. What started as a pantry in a small space in the chapel has grown into a large operation with two campus locations that serve…

STEM

Exploring Sediment History in Central New York Lakes

Tuesday, September 13, 2022, By Renée Gearhart Levy

Skaneateles Lake in Upstate New York is one of the cleanest, clearest freshwater lakes in the country, the source of drinking water for the City of Syracuse and a hub for recreation. Since 2017, however, harmful algal blooms (HABs) have…

Arts & Culture

La Casita to Commemorate Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month With New Exhibition: ‘Once Upon a Time…A Toy Show’

Monday, September 12, 2022, By News Staff

La Casita will commemorate Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 to Oct. 15) with the opening of a new exhibition: “Once Upon a Time… A Toy Show / Erase una vez… un show de juguetes,” on Friday, Sept. 16, from 6…

Campus & Community

Breana Nieves Vergara Strives to Cultivate Enriching Mentorship Opportunities for Students

Monday, September 12, 2022, By John Boccacino

Not having access to a formal peer mentoring program didn’t hold back Syracuse native Breana Nieves Vergara as she made her way through Ithaca College as a sociology major. Her academic program was small enough that Nieves Vergara never struggled…

Campus & Community

Abby Kasowitz-Scheer Appointed Head of Learning and Academic Engagement at Syracuse University Libraries

Monday, September 12, 2022, By Cristina Hatem

Abby Kasowitz-Scheer was recently appointed head of Syracuse University Libraries’ department of Learning and Academic Engagement. She has been with the Libraries for 21 years, serving as head of Instructional Services and then Learning Commons librarian (later called Reference and…

Campus & Community

CLASS Peer-to-Peer Learning Strategies Project Receives NSF Grant to Extend Training, Research

Monday, September 12, 2022, By Diane Stirling

The Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS) has received a National Science Foundation grant of $240,000 to expand a peer-to-peer academic coaching program that acquaints students with effective learning strategies and helps them adopt those tactics in their STEM…

Campus & Community

Celebrate Latinx Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct. 15

Monday, September 12, 2022, By Shannon Andre

Syracuse University will mark the start of the annual Latinx Hispanic Heritage Month (LHHM) celebration on Thursday, Sept. 15, during an opening ceremony in Schine Student Center atrium at 4 p.m. The ceremony, which will include remarks, student performances and…

Campus & Community

Your Voices Were Heard: Wellness Initiative Ready to Kick Off Fall

Monday, September 12, 2022, By News Staff

From mindful eating to a squat challenge, the wellness programming available to faculty and staff this fall is diverse, robust and responsive to the results of the June 2022 wellness survey. About 800 survey participants provided valuable feedback on topics…