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University College Wins UPCEA Award for Excellence in Faculty/Staff Development

Friday, September 12, 2014, By Eileen Jevis

University College of Syracuse University won the 2014 Mid-Atlantic Region UPCEA Award for Excellence in Faculty/Staff Development for its submission of the Innovative Summer Program Development Fund. The Innovative Summer Program Development Fund was created in 2011 in an effort…

Angela Woods ‘05 to Host U.S. State Department’s Critical Language Scholarship Program Seminar

Friday, September 12, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

Angela Woods ’05, a graduate of Syracuse University’s School of Education and a program officer for the U.S. State Department’s Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program, will present a two-part seminar to undergraduate and graduate students interested in applying to the…

African American, Latino Alumni Gather for Coming Back Together 2014

Thursday, September 11, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

Coming Back Together 2014, Syracuse University’s African American and Latino alumni reunion, will take place on campus Sept. 18-21. The theme is Celebrate, Inspire, Empower! Celebrar, Inspirar, Empoderar! This is the 11th CBT Reunion—the events take place every three years.

AT&T CNY Civic App Challenge Launched

Thursday, September 11, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Technology giant AT&T, along with Syracuse University, CenterState CEO, SUNY-Oswego, Girls in Tech and Hack Upstate, today announced the AT&T Central New York Civic App Challenge, a two-month “virtual hackathon” in which developers are encouraged to “Solve Local” by building…

Laboratories of Opportunity

Thursday, September 11, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Karin Ruhlandt takes a step forward, adjusts the glasses on the bridge of her nose, and peers at a small graph in the center of a large, white science poster. “This is why we stay up five days in a…

Cuse vs. Cancer Run/Walk Planned for Sept. 21

Thursday, September 11, 2014, By Keith Kobland

The professional business fraternity Delta Sigma Pi/Xi Tau chapter is flexing its organizational muscles to help raise money to fight cancer. For the third straight year, students are planning to hold a fundraising walk and run. Proceeds from the Cuse…

Newhouse Professor Leads Team Developing Website to Track Ebola in Liberia

Wednesday, September 10, 2014, By Emily Kulkus

Ken Harper, associate professor and director of the Newhouse Center for Global Engagement, is working as the U.S. director of a project aimed at better tracking and mapping cases of Ebola in Liberia.

Beckman Scholars Making an Impact as Undergraduate Researchers

Wednesday, September 10, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

When Jennifer Lawson’s faculty lab mentor recommended she apply for the Beckman Scholars Program, she wasn’t so sure. It was a boost to her confidence—and to her future—when she was awarded the scholarship.

Whitman School Using Gamification to Promote Learning

Wednesday, September 10, 2014, By Keith Kobland

What do Harry Potter and a smartphone app have to do with training tomorrow’s business leaders? At Syracuse University, plenty. This semester, the Whitman School of Management is launching the Goodman IMPRESS program. IMPRESS creates competition among students to gain…

Shannon Andre Named Student Affairs Communications Manager

Tuesday, September 9, 2014, By News Staff

Shannon Feeney Andre, ’09, has been named communications manager for the Division of Student Affairs.  Andre will move to the office of the Senior Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs from her current position as assistant director of Campus…