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Campus & Community

Syracuse University Responds to NCAA Committee on Infractions Report

Friday, March 6, 2015, By Kevin C. Quinn

Syracuse University received the Division I Committee on Infractions report earlier today, concluding a nearly eight-year investigation. The University initially self-reported potential violations to the NCAA in May 2007, and submitted its written self-report in October 2010—after conducting an internal…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud’s Message Regarding NCAA Report

Friday, March 6, 2015, By News Staff

March 6, 2015 Dear Members of the University Community: I am writing to update you on the outcome of Syracuse University’s case before the NCAA. The University initially self-reported potential violations to the NCAA in May 2007 and submitted its…

Arts & Culture

Professor Recognized by Council of Writing Program Administrators

Friday, March 6, 2015, By Rob Enslin

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences has received a national award for his work on large-scale writing assessment. Tony Scott, associate professor of writing and rhetoric, has received the Council of Writing Program Administrators (CWPA)’s Outstanding Scholarship…

Campus & Community

Analyzing the University Campus: Its History, Spaces and a Plan for the Future

Friday, March 6, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

With all of its history, buildings and spaces, Syracuse University has developed its own unique sense of place over the past 145 years. The creation of a Campus Master Plan will help the University prepare for its future imprint.

STEM

Physicist Harvey Kaplan Remembered

Wednesday, March 4, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The College of Arts and Sciences has lost one of its senior statesmen. Harvey Kaplan, who served on the physics faculty from 1959 until his retirement in 1996, died on Feb. 11. He was 90 years old. An accomplished teacher…

Arts & Culture

Design Students Connect Campus, City through ‘We Are Syracuse’ Billboards

Monday, March 2, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

It was more than a year ago that the Connective Corridor issued a challenge to SU students: Design a large-scale public art project for a billboard series to be displayed over the 2014-15 academic year next to the Nancy Cantor Warehouse in downtown Syracuse.

Campus & Community

Smoking Cessation Programs for Faculty, Staff

Thursday, February 26, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

The University will offer free, six-week tobacco cessation programs on campus for faculty and staff. The classes will be facilitated by Cynthia Cary, RRT, CPFT, CTTS, director of tobacco cessation at SUNY Upstate Medical University. The program consists of seven,…

STEM

Students, Community Invited to New Info Visualization Meetup

Thursday, February 26, 2015, By Diane Stirling

A community meetup on the topic of information visualization is being hosted by the School of Information Studies (iSchool) and Assistant Professor Jeff Hemsley. The meetup will take place Tuesday, March 3, starting at 6 p.m. in the Katzer Room,…

STEM

Mathematics Department on Hot Streak

Wednesday, February 25, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Department of Mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences has the formula for success. Uday Banerjee, professor and chair of mathematics, says that nearly a third of his faculty have received major grant awards or international speaking invitations…

Whitman School to Host First Graduate Student Stock Pitch Competition

Wednesday, February 25, 2015, By Kerri D. Howell

The Whitman School will host its first graduate student stock pitch competition on Thursday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. in Lender Auditorium. Organized by the finance department, the event features three graduate student teams pitching three different stocks. The student…