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Forever Orange: The Campaign for Syracuse University Raises $1B to Further Academic Excellence and Student Success for Generations to Come

Thursday, June 17, 2021, By News Staff

Less than 20 months after the public launch of a historic giving campaign with the ambitious goal of raising $1.5 billion, Syracuse University today announced it has reached the $1 billion milestone. The funds raised as part of Forever Orange:…

STEM

A Gift to Inspire Innovation by Bringing Opportunity to Diverse Talent

Monday, June 14, 2021, By Eileen Korey

It was the mid-1960s and Nicholas “Nick” Donofrio G’71, H’11 described it as a “great time” for electrical engineers. They were in huge demand and the young graduate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute took a job at IBM in Poughkeepsie, New…

Campus & Community

Gretchen Ritter Named Syracuse University’s Next Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer

Monday, June 14, 2021, By News Staff

The global search for Syracuse University’s next vice chancellor, provost and chief academic officer has culminated with the selection of Gretchen Ritter, a highly respected and dynamic academic administrator who has held leadership roles at some of the country’s most…

Arts & Culture

German Language Class Connects U.S. Citizens With Their Jewish Family History

Thursday, June 10, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

If you were to take a walk around the streets of Bochum, a city once noted for its coal mining in western Germany, you would come across small bronze plaques slightly protruding from the sidewalk in front of many houses….

Campus & Community

Academic Continuity Team Receives Chancellor’s Citation for Work to Address University’s COVID-19 Pandemic Challenges

Friday, June 4, 2021, By News Staff

When the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread across the globe in the spring of 2020, it brought to Syracuse University a countless number of unprecedented challenges. One of the most critical was to continue the work of educating more than…

Campus & Community

A Lifetime of Service: Remembering Dean Emeritus Bradley Strait ’58, G’60, G’65

Wednesday, June 2, 2021, By Alex Dunbar

For many years, College of Engineering and Computer Science Dean Emeritus Bradley Strait ’58, G’60, G’65 led the academic procession at Syracuse University’s annual Commencement as the mace bearer. The mace bearer is a role that recognizes the importance of…

Media Tip Sheets

Syracuse Experts Available to Discuss Key Pride Month Issues

Friday, May 28, 2021, By News Staff

The month of June is Pride Month in America. Originally started as Gay Pride Day to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising that was the catalyst for the gay liberation movement in the U.S., the day has morphed into a month…

Campus & Community

Law Student, Staff Member to Serve as Representatives to the Board of Trustees

Wednesday, May 26, 2021, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees today announced that two new positions for representatives to the Board from the University community were approved at the Board’s May 22 meeting. The new law student representative and staff representative will join the existing…

Arts & Culture

Making Beats, Building Community: Music Education Partners With Local Nonprofit Mercy Works to Offer Digital Music Lab

Monday, May 24, 2021, By Jen Plummer

The room was buzzing with energy on a recent Tuesday night at the Clarence Jordan Vision Center on Syracuse’s south side. Eleven local high school students diligently toiled on Macs outfitted with headphones, digital keyboards and Novation Launchpads—digital soundboards used…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University to Adopt New York State Public Health Guidance May 24

Thursday, May 20, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: As shared earlier this week, the New York State Department of Health released amended COVID-19 policy guidance, consistent with the most recent recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). I am…