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Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: Public Health and Safety Preparations for Fall 2021

Thursday, August 26, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: It’s exciting to see so many students back on campus. Our law students, as well as some graduate students, have already begun classes, but in just a few short days, the Fall 2021 semester…

Campus & Community

Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence Offers Consultation, Faculty Professional Development

Thursday, August 26, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Staff from the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) are available at any time during the year for consultation on teaching topics, instruction and questions. Consultation is available by email, Zoom and in person. CTLE staff are also available…

STEM

Transdisciplinary Syracuse University Team Awarded Grant to Address the Digital Divide in Central America

Tuesday, August 24, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

The rise of the digital age and widespread use of the Internet have turned web access into an essential utility—similar to water and electricity. In the past year and half, the COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the importance of web connectivity,…

Campus & Community

Five Questions for First-Year Seminar Interim Director Chandice Haste-Jackson

Monday, August 23, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Chandice Haste-Jackson was appointed interim director of the First-Year Seminar program in February, 2021.  Since then, she has been working alongside colleagues from across the University to completely redesign the required course for all first-year students. It is part of…

Veterans

Outgoing Chair of the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs Reflects on His Support of Student Veterans

Friday, August 20, 2021, By Brandon Dyer

Since 2016, cadets in Syracuse University’s Reserve Officer Training Program have been eligible to receive the annual Dottle Family ROTC Cadet Scholarship award. The scholarship is awarded to future leaders who participate in the University’s Army and Air Force ROTC…

Campus & Community

Center on Disability and Inclusion Launches Program to Support Degree-Seeking Autistic Students

Friday, August 20, 2021, By News Staff

Funded by a contribution from Karen Colapietro Seybold G’92, a pilot project in the Center on Disability and Inclusion will create research opportunities and direct support for matriculated autistic students at Syracuse University. Seybold graduated from the School of Education…

Campus & Community

Orange Academy Returns in Fall 2021 With Seven Courses and Discount for Alumni, Faculty and Staff

Friday, August 20, 2021, By Lyndy McLaughlin

Syracuse University’s College of Professional Studies announces online noncredit course offerings in two sessions for fall 2021 as part of Orange Academy, which launched in 2020. The cost of each four-week course is $244, with a discounted rate of $195…

Arts & Culture

Why Rhetoric Matters in Academia and Beyond

Saturday, August 14, 2021, By Eileen Korey

It is not uncommon to hear the dismissive phrase, “Oh, that’s just rhetoric!” Its use—usually lobbed as an insult—suggests that rhetoric is simply a collection of empty phrases. But the importance of rhetoric and rhetorical studies—especially at Syracuse University and…

Campus & Community

Libraries Creates Department of Digital Stewardship

Saturday, August 14, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries recently created the Department of Digital Stewardship as the next step in the ongoing development of its Digital Library Program. The new department will enhance organizationwide focus on a variety of specialized, digital activities and the necessary…

Courier & Press

Drug Contamination Leading To Spike In Overdoses

Saturday, August 14, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, was quoted in the Evansville Courier & Press story  “’On a pace to set a record’: Overdose deaths in Vanderburgh on the rise for 2nd…