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Campus & Community

University Offers Voluntary Separation Incentive Program for Eligible Staff

Tuesday, June 30, 2015, By News Staff

Earlier today, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Andy Gordon sent an email to all staff introducing the University’s Voluntary Separation Incentive Program. The new, comprehensive program is designed to remove common barriers that prevent people from taking…

Campus & Community

Lynda.com comes to University July 1

Tuesday, June 30, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

Information Technology Services (ITS) has announced that the University has acquired an enterprise license for lynda.com. All active students, faculty and staff will have full member privileges starting July 1. Lynda.com is a leading online learning company that helps anyone…

Campus & Community

Campus Becomes Smoke- and Tobacco-Free July 1

Tuesday, June 30, 2015, By Kevin Morrow

Syracuse University officially becomes a smoke-free and tobacco-free campus on July 1 as a new institutional policy goes into effect promoting a healthy, productive and respectful environment. Smoking and the use of all tobacco products—including cigarettes, cigars, snuff, pipes, chewing…

Health & Society

Q&A: Associate Professor Thomas Keck on Gay Marriage Ruling

Monday, June 29, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage across the country Friday, setting off reverberations for broader impacts on equal rights. Maxwell School Associate Professor of Political Science Thomas M. Keck offered some perspective on the 5-4 decision….

Campus & Community

Mike Hopkins Formally Named Men’s Basketball Head Coach-Designate

Thursday, June 25, 2015, By Kevin C. Quinn

Hopkins will succeed Coach Jim Boeheim following the 2017-18 men’s basketball season. In March, Boeheim announced that he will retire in three years.

Syracuse University Retail Expert Comments on the Closing of Gap Stores

Tuesday, June 16, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

“What ails The Gap is bigger than a couple of hundred underperforming stores. For the past several years the brand has lost its identity, relevance and resonance with the American public,” says Amanda Nicholson, associate dean and professor of retail practice…

STEM

Ph.D. Student Jackson Receives Two Prestigious Fellowships

Tuesday, June 16, 2015, By Diane Stirling

Corey Jackson’s summer schedule is a full one. The doctoral student at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) has received two prestigious fellowships that will keep him busy over the next few weeks while helping him fill out his future…

Campus & Community

University to Create More Study Abroad Opportunities

Tuesday, June 16, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

While almost half of all Syracuse University students take part in study abroad programs, the University is looking to create opportunities that are available for all students, especially veterans, first-generation students and those in STEM and health studies.

Media, Law & Policy

Video Assignment Encourages Newhouse Students to Tell Their Own Tales

Friday, June 12, 2015, By Emily Kulkus

The purpose of the assignment is twofold, Assistant Professor Corey Takahashi says: it forces the students to tell their own story and create a finished product that can be a great marketing tool in the highly competitive job market.

Joan Fleet Appointed Early Education Child Care Center Director

Thursday, June 4, 2015, By News Staff

Joan Fleet, interim director of the University’s Early Education Child Care Center (EECCC), has accepted an offer to become the center’s new director. Fleet has worked at the center since 2012, starting out as the office coordinator and becoming interim…