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Campus & Community

Free Bike Share Program Puts Students Behind the Wheel

Monday, September 26, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

If you need to get further faster—around campus or off—or maybe just do some exploring, there’s a new transportation service on campus that can help you get there. The Student Association, in collaboration with several administrative units on campus, has…

Campus & Community

J.R. Martinez Named as Keynote Speaker at 32nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Monday, September 26, 2016, By Keith Kobland

Best-selling author, actor, U.S. Army veteran and motivational speaker J.R. Martinez will provide the keynote address at the 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

Campus & Community

Information Sessions to Brief University Community on Middle States Reaccreditation Process

Friday, September 23, 2016, By Carol Boll

The Steering Committee guiding the University’s effort to secure reaccreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education has scheduled two information sessions for the campus community on Friday, Oct. 7. The sessions will serve to brief interested students, faculty…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage to Host Sensory-Friendly ‘Mary Poppins’ Performance

Wednesday, September 21, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse Stage will host the first sensory-friendly live production in the region with a performance of “Mary Poppins.”  Welcoming to individuals with sensory, social and learning disabilities and their families, the performance will have special accommodations that create a more…

Arts & Culture

Acclaimed Novelist Dana Spiotta to Read at YMCA Arts Branch Sept. 30

Wednesday, September 21, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

Dana Spiotta, a highly acclaimed novelist and an associate professor in the M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing, will present a reading on Friday, Sept. 30, as part of the YMCA’s Downtown Writers Center (DWC)’s visiting author series. The free event…

Veterans

First Outside Contractor Hired to Work on Future NVRC Site Is Veteran

Tuesday, September 20, 2016, By News Staff

The first outside contractor hired to work on the National Veterans Resource Complex (NVRC) is a veteran. Daniel MacDonald, founder and owner of MacDonald Engineering, served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1986-1992 and is now working as a land surveyor…

Health & Society

Maxwell Fulbright Professor to Study Elder Care in Post-War Bosnia

Tuesday, September 20, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Azra Hromadžić lived under siege for three years in the former Yugoslavia. After the war, Hromadžić earned a scholarship to a U.S. college and began her life in academics.

Campus & Community

M. Dolan Evanovich Appointed Senior Vice President for Enrollment and the Student Experience

Tuesday, September 20, 2016, By News Staff

Calling him a versatile leader with an impressive track record of success, Chancellor Kent Syverud today announced the appointment of M. Dolan Evanovich to the position of Senior Vice President for Enrollment and the Student Experience. He will assume his…

Campus & Community

Interfaith Dialogue Series Will Explore Issues Raised by Social Movements

Monday, September 19, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University will hold an interfaith dialogue dinner series this semester that will explore issues raised by social movements that address perceived injustices, interfaith tensions and timely issues of the day. “Common and Diverse Ground: Raising Consciousness by Acknowledging the…

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Celebration to Remember Longtime University College Staff Member Cindy Gromny

Monday, September 19, 2016, By News Staff

A memorial celebration to honor and remember the life of Cindy Gromny will be held at Goldstein Alumni and Faculty Center on Tuesday, Oct. 4, from 4-6 p.m. Gromny, who worked at University College for 44 years, passed away on…