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University College Appoints Executive Director of Administration and Strategy

Thursday, August 8, 2019, By Eileen Jevis

University College Dean Michael Frasciello announced that Jim Gaffey was appointed executive director of administration and strategy at University College (UC) effective July 1. Gaffey served as the director of administration at UC since October 2015. In his new role,…

Campus & Community

Blackstone LaunchPad Alumnus Launches Book ‘Adversity to Advantage: How to Overcome Bullying & Find Entrepreneurial Success’

Wednesday, August 7, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Randy Ginsburg ’19 recently launched a book titled “Adversity to Advantage: How to Overcome Bullying & Find Entrepreneurial Success.” Ginsburg, a graduate of the Whitman School, earned a double major in entrepreneurship and marketing and is an alumnus of the…

Campus & Community

Whitman Staff Member Heads to Thailand Representing Team USA in Dragon Boat Racing

Wednesday, August 7, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

Ben Schlimmer’s agility and passion for paddling watersports was most certainly passed down from his father and grandfather. A son of a canoe enthusiast and grandson of a Boy Scout troop leader who led adventurous water excursions, Schlimmer has adeptly…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Architecture Hosts Summer Programs for Secondary School Students

Tuesday, August 6, 2019, By Julie Sharkey

The School of Architecture welcomed future architects from across the nation and around the world to Slocum Hall this summer as part of two programs focused on architectural study. Summer Architecture College Between June 29 and July 26, a total…

Campus & Community

Message from Chancellor Kent Syverud

Monday, August 5, 2019, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: I write to you again following the senseless loss of life from shootings in public places, this time in California, Texas and Ohio. On behalf of our entire Orange community, I extend deepest sympathies to…

Health & Society

City High School’s Summer Bridge Program Connects to Syracuse University

Friday, August 2, 2019, By Jennifer Russo

Fifteen rising ninth graders are on the Syracuse University campus this week as part of a developing program to encourage students from the Institute of Technology at Syracuse Central high school (ITC) to seek pathways to college and careers in…

Campus & Community

Advancement and External Affairs Staff Honored for Engagement Efforts

Thursday, August 1, 2019, By John Boccacino

Syracuse University’s Division of Advancement and External Affairs (AEA) was honored for its role in increasing engagement during the 2018-19 academic year at the annual iModules Sizzler engagement conference. On the first day of the industry’s premiere engagement conference in…

Campus & Community

New Seating in Hendricks Chapel Will Accommodate Growth and Enhance Accessibility

Wednesday, July 31, 2019, By Delaney Van Wey

Recent renovations to Hendricks Chapel continue to make history. In February, People’s Place Café celebrated a grand reopening with a renewed interior and updated menu. In May, central air conditioning was turned on in the main chapel for the first…

Arts & Culture

Why ‘Old Town Road’ Strikes a Chord with Listeners

Tuesday, July 30, 2019, By Daryl Lovell

Rapper Lil Nas X’s song “Old Town Road” is now the longest-running No. 1 single in Billboard Hot 100 history. “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, has been No. 1 for 17 consecutive weeks, bumping Luis Fonsi and Daddy…

STEM

Mechanical Engineering Students Partner With Millennium Engineering to Build Drone Ground Station

Tuesday, July 30, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

While still undergraduate students, Kyle Hobart ’19, Julia Telesca ’19, Jacklyn Hingre ’19, Veronica Diaz Lafferty ’19 and Nathan Johnson ’19 were already working with an international company—Millennium Engineering. For their senior design project, the team took on the task…