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Campus & Community

Application Deadline Extended for First-Year Experience Shared Reading Facilitators

Tuesday, March 12, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

Faculty, staff and graduate students are encouraged to apply to become lead facilitators for the SEM 100 First-Year Experience Shared Reading Discussion and help new students integrate into the campus community this fall. Undergraduate students can also still apply to…

Campus & Community

ROTC Hosts Junior ROTC Fitness Challenge

Tuesday, March 12, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

The University’s Army and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program hosted nearly 100 area high school Junior ROTC members at the Dome on March 7 for the second annual Junior ROTC Fitness Challenge. Organized exclusively by Syracuse cadets,…

STEM

CEEK VR Founder, CEO Mary Spio ’98 to Speak at ECS, iSchool Convocations

Tuesday, March 12, 2019, By J.D. Ross

Mary Spio ’98 will deliver the convocation speeches at the College of Engineering and Computer Science’s ceremony and the iSchool’s ceremony on Saturday, May 11, 2019. Spio is the founder and CEO of CEEK VR, a developer of premium social virtual…

Campus & Community

University College Opens the Office of Online Student Success

Tuesday, March 12, 2019, By Eileen Jevis

University College announced the launch of the Syracuse University Office of Online Student Success. The office, located at 700 University Ave., supports students enrolled in online undergraduate and graduate programs. Students enrolled in 2U-supported graduate online programs are not served…

STEM

NIH Awards Syracuse University Grant to Prevent Catheter-Associated Infections

Friday, March 8, 2019, By Matt Wheeler

Urinary catheters are commonly used during surgery and in patients who cannot otherwise control urination. Unfortunately, patients who need long-term catheterization tend to experience blockages and urinary tract infections caused by bacteria that cling to the catheter. Even patients that…

Veterans

IVMF Convenes Largest Gathering of Veteran Business Owners and Influencers in the United States

Thursday, March 7, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) brought together in Dallas recently more than 440 influential stakeholders, veteran business owners, regional and national veteran services organizations, and corporate partners of the Coalition for Veteran-Owned Business (CVOB) for the…

Campus & Community

Celebrate Women’s History Month with Distinguished Author Kimberly Townsend

Thursday, March 7, 2019, By News Staff

The Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars is celebrating Women’s History Month with a dynamic speaker, Kimberly Townsend ’98, G’99, LAW ’01, G’09, who will share her story, along with lessons from her new book, “Lifecircle Leadership: How Exceptional People Make…

Media, Law & Policy

Conversation on Race and Entertainment to be held March 28 at Newhouse

Tuesday, March 5, 2019, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School will host the 18th Annual Conversation on Race and Entertainment Media on Thursday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3. Dana Gills, director of production and development at Lionsgate, will discuss her…

Arts & Culture

Classic Tales, World and East Coast Premieres and Bright New Plays Meet in Syracuse Stage’s 2019-20 Season

Tuesday, March 5, 2019, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage announced the six shows that will make up the 2019-20 subscription season: “Twelve Angry Men,” “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,” “The Wolves,” “Amadeus,” “Once” and the East Coast premiere of “Yoga Play.”  The subscription season runs Oct. 9,…

Campus & Community

Seth Tucker: Preparation Is Key to Safe and Transformative Travel Experiences

Tuesday, March 5, 2019, By Eileen Korey

Seth Tucker says the time he spent abroad during college was transformative. He studied in Paris even though he wasn’t proficient in French. “I had to rewire my brain…learn to swim in a different pond,” says the New York native…