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Veterans

VeteransU App Helps Vets Adjust to Life at SU

Thursday, October 22, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Charles Preuss had spent the previous seven years of his life with his head on a swivel. As an airborne paratrooper for the U.S. Army, his life depended on an astute understanding of his surroundings and the people in them….

Military Intelligence Expert Available for Comment on Benghazi Hearings

Thursday, October 22, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

Vice Admiral and Deputy Director for the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism Robert B. Murrett is available for media interviews regarding the current Benghazi hearings. Murrett is also faculty member at Syracuse University Maxwell School’s Department of Public Administration…

Alumni Robert and Richard Menschel Awarded Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy

Wednesday, October 21, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Robert B. Menschel ’51, H’91 and Richard L. Menschel ’55 were honored with the highly prestigious Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy for their decades of philanthropy during a ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 15, at the New York Public Library. Longtime supporters…

Campus & Community

University College to Bring Together Experts to Share Online Education Strategies

Wednesday, October 21, 2015, By Eileen Jevis

Ray Schroeder, associate vice chancellor for online learning and professor emeritus of communication at the University of Illinois at Springfield, will be part of a panel at the second annual meeting of the University Partners for Online Education Strategies (UP…

Campus & Community

Take an Online Class over Winter Break

Wednesday, October 21, 2015, By Eileen Jevis

Syracuse University’s Winterlude is back with many more classes to choose from. Winterlude offers students the opportunity to earn three or four credits in four weeks. The online session will run from Dec. 21, 2015-Jan. 15, 2016. All Winterlude classes…

Campus & Community

Flu Clinic Oct. 27

Wednesday, October 21, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University is offering faculty and staff another opportunity to get vaccinated—for free—against the most common types of flu expected this year. The Office of Human Resources is partnering with Health Services to provide free flu shots to SU employees…

Arts & Culture

Architecture Dean Michael A. Speaks Named as Juror for Taiwanese Design Competition

Wednesday, October 21, 2015, By Elaine Wackerow

Michael A. Speaks, dean at Syracuse University School of Architecture, is among a distinguished group of 11 jurors who will select the winner of a competition to design a new terminal at Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport. The competition is hosted…

Campus & Community

Outdoor Challenge Course Open Enrollment Day

Tuesday, October 20, 2015, By News Staff

Open Enrollment Day for the Outdoor Challenge Course will be held Sunday, Oct. 25 1-5 p.m. Open to all SU/ESF ID Card Holders! The Department of Recreation Services is offering students, faculty, staff and all SU/ESF ID Card holders the…

STEM

In Defense of Online Medical Records

Tuesday, October 20, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Sharing sensitive information online has become commonplace. Having easy access to important info, such as financial information, provides people with unprecedented convenience. Unfortunately, it also introduces the risk of private data falling into the wrong hands. Credit cards and account…

Arts & Culture

SU Abroad Course in Lebanon, Jordan Studies Gender, Sexuality

Tuesday, October 20, 2015, By News Staff

A new study abroad course, titled “Global Perspectives, Local Contexts: Women and Gender in the Arab World,” was launched this past summer in the College of Arts and Sciences. Taught by Carol Fadda-Conrey and Dana Olwan, professors of English and…