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Media, Law & Policy

Communications Executive Jim Olson ’91 to Present ‘Storytelling in the Digital Age’ Nov. 12 at Newhouse

Monday, October 29, 2018, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Jim Olson ’91, chief communications officer at Steward Health Care, the world’s largest private, physician-led health care network, will visit the Newhouse School on Monday, Nov. 12, as the Social Commerce Days Visiting Executive. He will present “Storytelling in the…

Campus & Community

Volunteers Plant 35 Trees on South Campus in Remembrance of Pan Am 103 Victims

Monday, October 29, 2018, By Eileen Jevis

More than 70 volunteers took part in the Remembrance Tree Planting Project on South Campus on Friday, Oct. 26. Thirty-five trees were planted to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland,…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Announces Holiday Schedules for Fiscal Years 2020 Through 2022

Friday, October 26, 2018, By News Staff

As part of Syracuse University’s continuing commitment to providing comprehensive benefits and to assist faculty and staff as they plan yearly personal and vacation time, the Office of Human Resources today announced the University’s holiday schedules for Fiscal Years 2020…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Family Weekend Kicks Off Today

Friday, October 26, 2018, By Currie Murch Elliot

Friday, Oct. 26, through Sunday, Oct. 28, family members will join the Syracuse University community to participate in Family Weekend 2018. Attendees will be traveling from across the world to celebrate the weekend with students. Families will have the opportunity…

Campus & Community

Libraries, College of Law Host Conversation with James Kreindler

Friday, October 26, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

As part of Syracuse University’s Remembrance Week and Pan Am 103 30th Anniversary commemorative activities, Syracuse University Libraries and the College of Law will host “A Conversation with James Kreindler” on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 4 p.m. in the Melanie…

Campus & Community

Benefits Fair on Oct. 30 Will Highlight University Benefits and Wellness Information

Friday, October 26, 2018, By News Staff

As part of the total rewards for working at Syracuse University, the Office of Human Resources will offer a Benefits Fair featuring a variety of resources for being healthier at work and at home. The event will take place Tuesday,…

Campus & Community

University College Hosts National Conference of Summer Sessions Providers

Friday, October 26, 2018, By Eileen Jevis

University College hosted the national Association of University Summer Sessions (AUSS) annual conference Oct. 14-16 at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown. Since its formation in 1917 (Syracuse University is a founding member), the AUSS has served as a forum for discussing…

Arts & Culture

Five Films that Laid the Foundation for the Horror Film

Friday, October 26, 2018, By News Staff

The term “horror film” first appeared in public usage in 1931 after the release of Tod Browning’s “Dracula.” But that doesn’t mean monsters and mayhem were not regularly seen on the silver screen during the silent era. Kendall Phillips, professor…

Campus & Community

Thousands of Alumni Return Home for Orange Central

Thursday, October 25, 2018, By John Boccacino

A record-setting Orange Central weekend brought thousands of proud alumni back home to Syracuse University for SU’s annual reunion and homecoming celebration, Oct. 18-21. It was a weekend of reminiscing and reconnecting with classmates and professors, sharing nostalgic moments from…

STEM

Accent Discrimination: Invisible Source of Social Bias

Thursday, October 25, 2018, By Renée K. Gadoua

On April 3, 2009, an Asian American named Jiverly Wong shot and killed 13 people at the American Civic Association immigration center in Binghamton, New York, then turned a gun on himself. His victims included an ESL teacher and 12…