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Campus & Community

Meet the CBT 2017 Alumni Co-chairs

Thursday, February 16, 2017, By News Staff

Drawing from its legacy of quality alumni programming, the Office of Program Development promises an outstanding weekend for CBT 2017, Sept. 14-17. There will be mentoring and networking workshops, cultural events and performances, as well as plenty of opportunity to…

Campus & Community

SUPAC Conference on Transition Planning for Life after High School for Students with Disabilities

Tuesday, February 14, 2017, By Jennifer Russo

The Syracuse University Parent Assistance Center (SUPAC), the Mid-State Regional Special Education Technical Assistance Support Center (RSE-TASC) and Onondaga Community College (OCC) will host a free conference, “Finding Your Way! Understanding Transition Planning In and After High School.” The event,…

Campus & Community

Marcelle Haddix to Examine Healing Power of Writing Feb. 17

Tuesday, February 14, 2017, By Rob Enslin

The healing power of writing is the subject of an upcoming “Brown Bag” event, co-sponsored by the Humanities Center and the Contemplative Collaborative. Marcelle Haddix, Dean’s Associate Professor and chair of the Reading & Language Arts (RLA) Department in the…

Campus & Community

Tonight, for Valentine’s Day: Love and Dreams at Holden Observatory

Tuesday, February 14, 2017, By Sean Kirst

Holden Observatory, the second-oldest building on the Syracuse University campus, will open its doors at 9:30 p.m. today for a Valentine’s Day tour. If you’re lucky, if the gray clouds of February roll away for a few hours, you might…

Arts & Culture

Deadline for Paris Noir 2017 Extended

Tuesday, February 14, 2017, By News Staff

The application period for students interested in Syracuse University’s Paris Noir Program has been extended to Feb. 20. Paris Noir was developed 16 years ago by Janis Mayes, professor of African-American studies, allowing students to intimately learn about the influence…

STEM

College of Engineering and Computer Science Hosts Comp Sci Exploration Day

Monday, February 13, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

As part of its National Engineers Week (Eweek) programming, the College of Engineering and Computer Science is hosting a Computer Science Exploration Day for high school students on Saturday, Feb. 25, from 10 a.m.–2:30 p.m. in Link Hall. Students in grades…

Campus & Community

Assessment Workshop for Co-Curricular and Student Support Units

Friday, February 10, 2017, By News Staff

The Office of the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs is hosting the next Focus on Assessment workshop, Outcomes-Based Assessment to Support Student Learning and Development, to be held Tuesday, Feb. 14. This workshop is specifically intended for co-curricular and student…

Campus & Community

University Launches Center for Learning and Student Success

Thursday, February 9, 2017, By Carol Boll

A new Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS) to better support students in their academic endeavors has officially opened this semester on the third floor of E.S. Bird Library. The center unites the Tutoring and Study Center with the…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Symposium Announces Spring Schedule

Monday, February 6, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong examination of “Place” with events through the end of April. The schedule includes nearly a dozen lectures, workshops, exhibitions and performances. Special guests include Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri, landscape ecologist Eric Sanderson, visual artist…

STEM

An Engineer for Global Health: Andrew Ramos ’17

Monday, February 6, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

Bioengineers are, quite literally, engineers of health. In that role, they have a true responsibility to put their expertise and skills to work for the good of others. Bioengineering senior Andrew Ramos ’17 doesn’t see any reason to wait until…