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Fall Qualtrics Workshops Announced

Thursday, September 7, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University Libraries’ Research Data Services will offer a series of workshops on using the Qualtrics online survey software during the Fall 2017 semester. Taught by research data services librarian Paul Bern, these workshops will be delivered both in person…

Media, Law & Policy

Someday Assad Will Be Held Accountable, Says War Crimes Prosecutor David Crane

Thursday, September 7, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Syracuse University College of Law Professor David Crane, a former war crimes prosecutor, reacts to the recent UN report that Syria used chemical weapons against citizens. “The indiscriminate use of a prohibited weapon system such as a nerve agent like sarin if inconceivable…

Campus & Community

Outdoor Adventure Trips: Whitewater Rafting Available Throughout September

Thursday, September 7, 2017, By Rachel Friedman

The Department of Recreation Services is offering a series of whitewater rafting trips throughout September to the Black River in Watertown. Trips are available: Saturday, Sept. 9; Saturday, Sept. 16; Sunday, Sept. 17; and Saturday, Sept. 23; from 10:30 a.m….

Campus & Community

New ‘Foundations’ Series Helps Students Set Foundation for Future

Thursday, September 7, 2017, By Shannon Andre

Foundations, a new student development series, begins next week and aims to help students build essential life skills. The series features sessions on important topic areas focused on leadership, career development, financial wellness, community involvement, healthy relationships and self-care, and…

Campus & Community

Career Services Holds Fall Internship Fair

Wednesday, September 6, 2017, By Stephanie Quinn

On Tuesday, Sept. 12, from 1-4:30 p.m. in the Schine Student Center, Syracuse University will be hosting its Fall 2017 Internship Fair. This fair offers all students the opportunity to speak with over 90 employers who are eager to hire…

Slate

FEMA’s Wrong Flood Plain Projections Leave Some Surprised, and Homeless

Wednesday, September 6, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

As Hurricane Harvey swept through Texas, many were left with basements and living rooms full of water- despite being outside of FEMA’s projected high-risk flood areas. FEMA and its maps represent the government’s best flood plain estimates, leaving those outside…

Arts & Culture

Creative Writing Program Achieves New Peak of Success

Wednesday, September 6, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Members of the top-ranked program, based in the Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, are celebrating a raft of honors, awards and new publications.

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Symposium Announces Yearlong Theme of ‘Belonging’

Wednesday, September 6, 2017, By Rob Enslin

The Syracuse University Humanities Center announces its lineup for the 2017-18 Syracuse Symposium, whose theme is “Belonging.” The popular series highlights innovative, interdisciplinary work in the humanities by renowned scholars, artists, authors and performers. Fall guests include visual artist Suné Woods (Sept. 13-16);…

Campus & Community

Feasibility Study Begins on Schine Student Center

Wednesday, September 6, 2017, By News Staff

Throughout the next few months, the Schine Student Center will undergo a feasibility study. The feasibility study aims to explore possibilities for the current space in the center by analyzing the building and gathering campus community input. “The Schine Student…

Arts & Culture

Lunch Time Poems to Launch Sept. 22 in Bird Library

Tuesday, September 5, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University Libraries is pleased to announce a series of free noontime poetry readings this semester called Lunch Time Poems. Hosted by poet Stephen Kuusisto, professor in the cultural foundations of educations department in the School of Education, the series will…