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Campus & Community

First Week of Classes COVID-19 Update

Wednesday, August 26, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: The Fall 2020 semester has officially begun, and we are halfway into the first week of academic coursework. While campus looks and feels different this year, what remains the same is the positive energy…

Campus & Community

Joint Statement from Karin Ruhlandt, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and John Liu, Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost

Tuesday, August 25, 2020, By News Staff

Syracuse University unequivocally condemns racism and xenophobia and rejects bigotry, hate and intolerance of any kind. The derogatory language used by a professor on his course syllabus is damaging to the learning environment for our students and offensive to Chinese,…

Campus & Community

Alumnus and Trustee David M. Flaum Remembered

Tuesday, August 25, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

David M. Flaum ’75 of Rochester, New York—business leader and philanthropist, Syracuse University alumnus, Trustee and proud parent of two Syracuse University graduates—died Aug. 20 at age 67. Flaum, who came to Syracuse University on a wrestling scholarship, earned a…

Veterans

45,000 Collective Miles: A Look Back at Lt. Col. Tim Kimbrough’s US Air Force Career

Monday, August 24, 2020, By Leah Lazarz

Lt. Col. Tim Kimbrough’s United States Air Force career has brought him to 10 different stations of duty. Each time, he and his family have moved an average of 4,500 miles. We sat down with Lt. Col. Kimbrough to hear…

NBC News

“College students serve as contact tracers as pandemic colors campus life.”

Saturday, August 22, 2020, By Lily Datz

David Larsen, associate professor in the Department of Public Health at Falk College, was quoted by NBC News for the story “College students serve as contact tracers as pandemic colors campus life.” Larsen, who specializes in epidemiology, is leading the…

Campus & Community

Kal Srinivas and Jerry Edmonds Serve as Peer Evaluators in Middle States Accreditation

Saturday, August 22, 2020, By News Staff

Accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) is a necessary evaluation process for universities to affirm their educational quality. Institutions conduct a self-study, and then peer evaluators visit the institution to ensure the self-study accurately reflects its…

STEM

English Language Institute Provides Training for Medical Professionals from Around the World

Friday, August 21, 2020, By Eileen Jevis

Cuban native Yusdanie Fernandez, the son of a farmer and a teacher, lived in small town situated between the mountains and the sea. After completing high school Fernandez graduated from college with a degree in nursing and began his medical…

STEM

SyracuseCoE Invites Innovation Fund Proposals that Address the COVID-19 Pandemic

Friday, August 21, 2020, By Kerrie Marshall

Proposals for up to $10,000 are invited from current SyracuseCoE Partner companies for round two of the 2020 Innovation Fund. The Innovation Fund is funded by SyracuseCoE’s Partner Program to help Partners overcome barriers in the process of commercializing potentially…

Campus & Community

Additional Information About Last Night’s Quad Gathering

Thursday, August 20, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: By now you are aware of the incredibly reckless behavior that took place on the Quad last night. We assure you: anyone we are able to identify as attending that gathering will be…

Campus & Community

Last Night’s Selfish and Reckless Behavior

Thursday, August 20, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students: Last night, a large group of first-year students selfishly jeopardized the very thing that so many of you claim to want from Syracuse University—that is, a chance at a residential college experience. I say this because the students…