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Campus & Community

Center for Disability Resources Honors Faculty, Staff in Annual Recognition Awards

Tuesday, July 13, 2021, By Kathleen Haley

In a year of a pandemic that created challenges for access, nominations were at an all-time high for faculty and staff who went above and beyond to ensure the success of students needing accommodations. Every year, the Center for Disability…

Campus & Community

Into the Fray: Carolyn Bourdeaux G’03 Joins Congress Days Before Capitol Riot

Tuesday, July 13, 2021, By News Staff

Less than three months into her freshman term, U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux G’03 watched from the House floor as her first legislation passed with a near unanimous 415-3 vote. Like Bourdeaux herself, the Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act of 2021…

Campus & Community

Wes Whiteside: Passionate About Helping Students Succeed

Tuesday, July 6, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Wesley “Wes” Whiteside is living his dream. As associate director of diversity and recruitment in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Whiteside brings the Newhouse School experience to life for prospective and admitted students. He enthusiastically supports student involvement…

STEM

Philanthropy that Empowers Students to Succeed in STEM

Tuesday, July 6, 2021, By Eileen Korey

When Ed Mitzen ’88 graduated from Syracuse University, he could never have imagined that he would one day own a multimillion-dollar company and employ hundreds of people. But the man who dreams big—and achieves those dreams—also never forgot his humble…

Campus & Community

Celebration Honoring Syracuse Music Legend Elijah Harris Set for July 17 at Hendricks Chapel

Tuesday, July 6, 2021, By News Staff

While a beloved Central New York musician died unexpectedly last year, he will be remembered this month not by how his life tragically ended, but the spirit in which he embraced it. Popular troubadour and local legend Elijah Harris Jr.,…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Football Players Changing the World One Child at a Time

Friday, July 2, 2021, By Matt Michael

When students at Dr. Weeks Elementary School in Syracuse see Patty Sawmiller in the halls, the questions start flying. Are you coming to get me today? Are we having mentoring today? When are they coming in? The students are asking…

Campus & Community

BBI Chairman Peter Blanck Guest Edits Journal of Disability Policy Studies

Monday, June 28, 2021, By Celestia Ohrazda

Supported decision-making (SDM) is a paradigm in which people use friends, family and professionals to help them address the situations and choices they encounter in everyday life. To examine emergent issues in SDM in research, law, and policy, the Journal…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Announces 2021 Law Honors Awards Recipients

Monday, June 28, 2021, By Martin Walls

The College of Law and the Syracuse University Law Alumni Association will celebrate the achievements of four alumni and one professor at the college’s annual Syracuse Law Honors Awards Ceremony on Sept. 24 during Law Alumni Weekend. The ceremony will…

Media Tip Sheets

To Tackle Veteran PTSD, Get to People Before They Join the Military

Thursday, June 24, 2021, By News Staff

June 27 is annually recognized as PTSD Awareness Day, a yearly event to help raise awareness about post-traumatic stress disorder. It also serves as a reminder that treatments, resources and help are available for those experiencing it and for caregivers….

Business & Economy

Selim Dangoor ’23 and Sandhya Iyer ’20 Selected for Prestigious Blackstone LaunchPad Fellowships

Wednesday, June 23, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University student startups Selim Dangoor ’23, founder of MUNCH Jerky, and Sandhya Iyer ’20, CEO of Geek Girl Careers, have been selected for the summer 2021 cohort of the Blackstone LaunchPad Fellowship. Both are active members of the LaunchPad…