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Arts & Culture

Raymond Carver Reading Series Continues with Author Ross Gay

Friday, February 17, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

The 2016-17 Raymond Carver Reading Series continues on Wednesday, March 1, with Ross Gay, recipient of a National Book Critics Circle Award and the National Book Award in Poetry. He will participate in a Q&A at 3:45 p.m. and will…

Campus & Community

fullCIRCLE Mentoring Program Opens Application for Peer Mentors

Friday, February 17, 2017, By Shannon Andre

Each year, the fullCIRCLE Mentoring Program in the Office of Multicultural Affairs welcomes a new cohort of first-year and transfer students as fullCIRCLE mentees, connecting the students to peer mentors who serve as consistent support and positive role models. The…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel Encourages Connection Through Courageous Conversations

Friday, February 17, 2017, By Shannon Andre

Earlier this spring, Hendricks Chapel launched Courageous Conversations, an open space for campus community members to come together to talk, build connections and promote understanding. The conversations offer a space where students, faculty and staff can engage in meaningful, helpful…

Campus & Community

Nominations Sought for Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship

Friday, February 17, 2017, By News Staff

[Update (March 7, 2017): The deadline for nominations for the 2017 Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship has been extended to Friday, March 24.] Members of the Syracuse University campus community are invited to submit nominations for the 2017…

Campus & Community

Dollar Day at Men’s Basketball Game Feb. 22 to Benefit United Way

Friday, February 17, 2017, By News Staff

Dollar Day for the United Way returns to the Carrier Dome Wednesday, Feb. 22, prior to the men’s basketball game against Duke. At halftime, the University will recognize retiring United Way President Frank Lazarski just prior to presenting the United…

Campus & Community

Provost Wheatly, Vice President Pete Sala Convene First Campus Facilities Advisory Board Meeting

Friday, February 17, 2017, By News Staff

Michele G. Wheatly, vice chancellor and provost, and Pete Sala, vice president and chief facilities officer, convened the first Campus Facilities Advisory Board (CFAB) meeting on Thursday, Feb. 16. The CFAB co-chairs, in collaboration with Cathryn Newton, special advisor to…

Media, Law & Policy

NBC Sportscaster Mike Tirico ’88 to Visit the Newhouse School Feb. 23

Thursday, February 16, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Acclaimed sports journalist and alumnus Mike Tirico ’88 will visit the Newhouse School on Thursday, Feb. 23. He will discuss his career and the sports media business and answer student questions at 8:30 a.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse…

Campus & Community

Campus Community Celebrates Grand Opening of Falk Café on 2

Thursday, February 16, 2017, By News Staff

The Falk Café on 2 celebrated its grand opening on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Students, faculty and staff from all across campus attended a lunchtime cake cutting with Falk College Dean Diane Lyden Murphy. In addition to cake, guests enjoyed complimentary…

Arts & Culture

Cherríe Moraga to Serve as Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor Feb. 20-March 3

Thursday, February 16, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Cherríe Moraga—a prominent figure in Chicana, feminist, queer and indigenous activism, art and scholarship—is participating in a two-week residency at the University. Moraga is this year’s Jeannette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities. In this capacity, she will…

Health & Society

Falk College Students Host Makeup Drive for Transgender Community March 2

Thursday, February 16, 2017, By News Staff

The Department of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) in the Falk College is hosting a makeup drive to benefit the Syracuse-area transgender community on Thursday, March 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Schine Student Center. The drive…