Search Results for: ,lOy

Campus & Community

‘ADA Live!’ Focuses on Protection and Advocacy Systems for People With Disabilities

Sunday, February 28, 2021, By News Staff

The next “ADA Live!” podcast on Wednesday, March 3, will feature Curt Decker, founder and executive director of the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN). Decker will discuss the history of the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) System, some important legislation they…

Media, Law & Policy

Hilda A. Frimpong Becomes the First Black Student to Lead Syracuse Law Review

Saturday, February 27, 2021, By Robert Conrad

Second-year College of Law student Hilda A. Frimpong has been elected by her peers as the next editor in chief of Syracuse Law Review. When she assumes her duties for Volume 72 (2021-22), Frimpong will be the first Black student…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: New York State Guidance | Mandatory Testing | Vaccine Eligibility

Friday, February 26, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: The landscape of federal, state and local policy guidance related to the COVID health emergency continues to evolve at a rapid pace. We are following these policy changes and amended public health guidelines very…

Arts & Culture

Community Folk Art Center: A Welcoming Place for All to Discover Art, Culture and Community

Thursday, February 25, 2021, By Kathleen Haley

The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) has been a vital part of the University and city for nearly 50 years—a hub of art, cultural understanding and community. “CFAC is a bridge between the Syracuse University community and the local community,…

Campus & Community

Couple Joins Others in Celebrating Their Orange Love

Thursday, February 25, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Gianna Mangicaro ’18 and Christopher Szlamczynski ’18 eat, breathe and sleep Syracuse University—literally. Both are Syracuse University employees, alumni, current students and together are one of the thousands of couples whose love story is influenced by their Syracuse University experience….

STEM

Aerospace Engineering Alumni Profile: George Kirby ’92

Thursday, February 25, 2021, By Chris Barbera

Great technology requires an equally impressive business plan supporting it. The goal is to have a company led by someone who understands what makes the company innovative and also the business and analytical skill to grow it into an industry…

Veterans

Jill Biden Asks Student Veterans to Take Active Roles in Their Communities at 2021 Student Veterans of America National Conference

Thursday, February 25, 2021, By Brandon Dyer

A key opportunity for the student experience, Syracuse University student veterans attended the 13th annual Student Veterans of America (SVA) National Conference (NATCON) virtually on Feb. 19 and 20. The two-day event featured a keynote address by the first lady…

Veterans

Foundation Provides Grant to Improve Delivery Services to Area Veterans and Their Families

Wednesday, February 24, 2021, By Brandon Dyer

Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), higher education’s first interdisciplinary academic institute dedicated to advocacy, research, support for military veterans and their families, was awarded a $500,000 grant by the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation. The grant will…

Veterans

New Video Series and Website Aim to Improve Military-Connected Students Experience in Job Market

Tuesday, February 23, 2021, By Brandon Dyer

While there are many programs to help translate military skills, there are few that support veterans in learning to communicate that translation effectively. To address this issue, Veteran Career Services in the Office of Veterans and Military Affairs (OVMA) has…

The San Diego Union-Tribune

“New Oregon law decriminalizing drugs seen as a step in the right direction by advocates on reform.”

Sunday, February 21, 2021, By Lily Datz

Dessa Bergen-Cico, associate professor of public health in Falk College, was quoted in The San Diego Union-Tribune piece “New Oregon law decriminalizing drugs seen as a step in the right direction by advocates on reform.” Bergen-Cico, an expert on mental…