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Business & Economy

Social Impact Investing: Global Entrepreneurship Week Event Nov. 16 at Bird Library

Monday, November 14, 2016, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Social Impact investing is the topic of a featured panel at Global Entrepreneurship Week, Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 10-11 a.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, Bird Library. The event features Peter Dunn, president and CEO, Central New York Community…

Veterans

Army Cadet Pursues Economics Degree, Officer Commission

Friday, November 11, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

U.S. Army Cadet Kristopher Dendtler ’18 planned to start Veterans Day with the annual 5K run on campus and attend ceremonies later at Hendricks Chapel. On Saturday, he will attend the Stars and Stripes Tailgate at Manley Field House. Among…

Veterans

Career Services Staffer—Army Reservist—Connects Student Vets with Employers

Thursday, November 10, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Jennifer Pluta has tackled U.S. Army basic training, operated an asphalt dump truck to help build security points near the Kuwait and Iraqi borders and serves as a master sergeant in the Army Reserve Careers Division. She understands the rigors…

Campus & Community

University Reaffirms Support for National Guard and Reserve Employees

Thursday, November 10, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

On Nov. 8, Kent Syverud, Chancellor and President of Syracuse University, signed an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Statement of Support in a ceremony at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF). Chancellor Syverud was joined…

Veterans

Syracuse University Gains Major Support for Transitioning Veterans in $5 Million Donation from Walmart Foundation

Wednesday, November 9, 2016, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families veteran reintegration program was awarded a $5 million Walmart foundation grant.

STEM

Heart of a Lion

Wednesday, November 2, 2016, By Rob Enslin

When Marilyn Kerr arrived at Syracuse in 1970, science was a male-dominated profession. The idea of a woman donning a white lab coat and waxing rhapsodic about biology or chemistry seemed, in those days, about as likely as someone synthesizing…

Arts & Culture

NASCAR Intern Helps Promote Fan Experience, Leads to More Opportunity

Monday, October 24, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Peri Karslioglu ’16 was looking for a senior capstone project when she came across a listing for the NASCAR Diversity Internship Program. She never imagined where it would eventually take her.

Health & Society

CEPH Accredits Falk College’s Bachelor of Science in Public Health

Wednesday, October 19, 2016, By Michele Barrett

Syracuse University has received accreditation by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) for the bachelor of science degree offered through Falk College. Among the first colleges and universities in New York State to earn CEPH accreditation, the University’s…

Campus & Community

Celebrating Disability Awareness Month

Wednesday, October 12, 2016, By Neema Amadala

Throughout October, the Disability Cultural Center will be cohosting workshops, conversations and activities in partnership with other administrative units, student organizations, and academic programs across campus, as well as with the Syracuse Veterans Administration Medical Center.

Campus & Community

Over the Summer Syracuse University Makes Substantial Investments in Accessibility Improvements, Classroom Enhancements

Thursday, August 25, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

One of the best places to capture a Syracuse University memory is at the flagship gateway sign below the Hall of Languages and Place of Remembrance. Students, family and friends often stop to snap photos in front of the iconic…