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A Look Back at Life in 2003

Wednesday, August 25, 2021, By Jen Plummer

As the University welcomes students from around the globe to its campus, we’re time traveling back to 2003—the year many individuals comprising our incoming Class of 2025 were born. Mostly fueled by the accelerated pace of technological advancement, much has…

STEM

Transdisciplinary Syracuse University Team Awarded Grant to Address the Digital Divide in Central America

Tuesday, August 24, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

The rise of the digital age and widespread use of the Internet have turned web access into an essential utility—similar to water and electricity. In the past year and half, the COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the importance of web connectivity,…

Campus & Community

Guidelines for New Student Convocation

Monday, August 23, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Campus Community: Each year, we mark the start of a new academic year with the New Student Convocation academic ceremony, bringing our campus community together to welcome and celebrate the newest members of the Orange family….

Campus & Community

Five Questions for First-Year Seminar Interim Director Chandice Haste-Jackson

Monday, August 23, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Chandice Haste-Jackson was appointed interim director of the First-Year Seminar program in February, 2021.  Since then, she has been working alongside colleagues from across the University to completely redesign the required course for all first-year students. It is part of…

Veterans

Air Force ROTC Welcomes New Commander Lt. Col. Ryan Lippert

Friday, August 20, 2021, By Brandon Dyer

Syracuse University’s Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) welcomes its new commander, Lt. Col. Ryan Lippert, to Central New York this semester. Born in Illinois, Lippert grew up in Colorado and has adopted Mandeville, Louisiana, as his unofficial hometown….

Campus & Community

Center on Disability and Inclusion Launches Program to Support Degree-Seeking Autistic Students

Friday, August 20, 2021, By News Staff

Funded by a contribution from Karen Colapietro Seybold G’92, a pilot project in the Center on Disability and Inclusion will create research opportunities and direct support for matriculated autistic students at Syracuse University. Seybold graduated from the School of Education…

Campus & Community

Important Move-In Information

Friday, August 20, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: We look forward to welcoming you to campus next week! As you finalize your travel plans, we are reaching out with some important information related to move-in to help you plan accordingly. Outlined in this message…

Campus & Community

Managing COVID in the Classroom

Friday, August 20, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Colleagues: As a follow-up to Chancellor Syverud’s most recent message, I am writing to address a handful of questions I have received from some of you in recent days regarding masking—inside and outside of the classroom—and faculty teaching space….

STEM

Syracuse University One of 10 Institutions Selected for AAC&U Institute

Friday, August 20, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

July 27-30, the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) held an Institute on Reframing Institutional Transformation to Include Non-Tenure-Track STEM Faculty. Syracuse University was one of 10 institutions to participate in the Institute, which AAC&U developed in collaboration with…

Campus & Community

Fall Construction Updates

Friday, August 20, 2021, By News Staff

While summer brought a slower pace to the Syracuse University campus, teams from Campus Planning, Design and Construction (CPDC) were hard at work on improvements to campus buildings and infrastructure to enhance the spaces where members of the University community…