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New Year, Same You but With Attainable Goals

Tuesday, December 17, 2019, By Joyce LaLonde

The year 2020 is just around the corner as Syracuse University employees prepare for Orange Appreciation Days. The New Year, paired with a time of rest, provides a rare and important time for pause and reflection. Thinking back on 2019…

Campus & Community

Rev. Raphael Warnock Named as Speaker for 35th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Monday, December 16, 2019, By Delaney Van Wey

Civil rights leader the Rev. Raphael Warnock, senior pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, the spiritual home of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will serve as the featured speaker at the 35th annual Rev. Dr….

Campus & Community

Gerri ‘Babydoll’ Williams Celebrates 50 Years at Syracuse University

Monday, December 16, 2019, By Jen Plummer

This past October, Gerri Williams celebrated a milestone that most employees—in any job, with any organization—only dream of attaining: her 50th anniversary with Syracuse University. Williams began her career with Food Services in 1969. She worked in Washington Arms, Haven…

CBS News

TRAC Provides Data for Government Research

Sunday, December 15, 2019, By Hailey Womer

Research conducted by The Transactional Records Clearinghouse (TRAC) was cited in the CBS News story “Former U.S. Treasury chief Lawrence Summers to IRS: Audit the rich.”  TRAC is a data gathering, data research and data distribution organization at Syracuse University…

STEM

Associate Dean Gurdip Singh Named as a Division Director by the National Science Foundation

Thursday, December 12, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs Gurdip Singh has been named by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as a division director in their Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering Directorate. He will oversee the Division of Computer and Network…

Campus & Community

Applications for Spring 2020 Campus Business Plan Competitions Now Open

Thursday, December 12, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University teams have won nearly $3.4 million in business plan competitions in the past three years, dominating regional, state and global competitions. The Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at SU Libraries coordinates several of the campus qualifying competitions that…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Holds 35th Annual International Thanksgiving Celebration

Thursday, December 12, 2019, By News Staff

As hundreds of members of the Syracuse University community gathered in Goldstein Auditorium on the evening of Nov. 21, the main attraction—a 35-pound turkey, took center stage. More than 400 international students were treated to a traditional American Thanksgiving meal…

Campus & Community

Board of Trustees Announces Special Committee; Engages Independent Panel of National Experts to Assess and Advise on University Climate, Diversity and Inclusion

Thursday, December 12, 2019, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees today announced the formation of an Independent Advisory Panel, which will work in conjunction with a newly formed Board of Trustees Special Committee on University Climate, Diversity and Inclusion, to assess and provide recommendations regarding…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Addresses University Senate

Wednesday, December 11, 2019, By News Staff

The Chancellor delivered the following remarks to the University Senate on Dec. 11, 2019, in Maxwell Auditorium: Thank you, Professor Haddix.  I just want to thank Professor Schell for what I think is an accurate tribute to Professor Bruce Carter….

Media, Law & Policy

Call for entries: 2020 Mirror Awards

Wednesday, December 11, 2019, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications is now accepting nominations for the 14th annual Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting. The deadline is Feb. 10, 2020. Anyone may nominate, and there is no fee to enter. Entries…