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Veterans

From Afghanistan to Air Force One: Brig. Gen. Stephen Snelson’s ’97 Commitment to Serving His Country Started at Syracuse University

Thursday, November 10, 2022, By John Boccacino

Stephen Snelson ’97 loved to play with Matchbox cars when he was a child. But unlike his friends, Snelson’s cars had a magical ability to fly, a simple yet imaginative gesture that would one day foreshadow the decorated career Snelson…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Junior Aims for Career in Refugee Policy Advocacy

Wednesday, November 9, 2022, By News Staff

Yasmin Nayrouz is a junior, studying public relations in the Newhouse School and English in the College of Arts and Sciences. This October, she received the Voyager Scholarship from the Obama Foundation, awarded to students who bridge divides and work to solve…

Campus & Community

Diane Schenandoah ’11 Shares Indigenous Principles and Practices as Honwadiyenawa’sek (One Who Helps Them) at the Barnes Center (With Podcast)

Tuesday, November 8, 2022, By Jen Plummer

It’s been over a year since Diane Schenandoah joined the staff at the Barnes Center at The Arch as Honwadiyenawa’sek, the Haudenosaunee word for “one who helps them.” Firmly rooted in her Haudenosaunee heritage—her mother was a clan mother of…

Campus & Community

A Conservator With a Unique Window Into History

Sunday, November 6, 2022, By Eileen Korey

The purposeful preservation of the old. Conservation Librarian David Stokoe has dedicated his 40-year career to repairing and preserving a wide range of unique library materials and collections. For the last 16 years, Stokoe has worked in Syracuse University Libraries…

Campus & Community

Jeffrey M. Scruggs Selected to Lead Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees

Friday, November 4, 2022, By News Staff

Syracuse University today announced that Jeffrey M. Scruggs, a highly engaged trustee and respected member of the global finance community, has been selected to lead the University’s Board of Trustees, succeeding current Board Chair Kathleen A. Walters ’73, whose term…

Campus & Community

Sport Management Major Elena Randolph Receives Michigan Sport Business Conference’s BIG Initiative Award

Thursday, November 3, 2022, By Margie Chetney

Elena Randolph ’24, a sport management major in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, was recently named a 2022 BIG Initiative Award Winner by the Michigan Sport Business Conference (MSBC), an honor presented to 11 high-achieving sport management…

Campus & Community

Lender Center for Social Justice Granted $2.7M From MetLife Foundation for Research Initiatives to Help Address Racial Wealth Gap

Thursday, November 3, 2022, By Diane Stirling

Syracuse University’s Lender Center for Social Justice has been awarded a $2.7 million grant from MetLife Foundation to launch several new research initiatives to accelerate efforts to address the racial wealth gap and help dismantle the root causes of wealth…

Campus & Community

University Celebrates Native Heritage Month

Thursday, November 3, 2022, By News Staff

In honor of Native Heritage Month, the Native Student Program in Multicultural Affairs, along with students and campus partners, has organized a series of events throughout November. From workshops, lacrosse demonstrations, ceremonies and speakers, there is an array of cultural…

Arts & Culture

School of Architecture Student Combines Design, History Studies With Love of Illustration

Wednesday, November 2, 2022, By Julie Sharkey

From a young age, Thitaree (Jenny) Suwiwatchai ’23 (B.Arch)—a fifth-year student in the School of Architecture—has been interested in illustration. Since the day she could draw, she’s enjoyed putting her thoughts on paper and creating stories. Growing up in Thailand,…

Media Tip Sheets

What the Haudenosaunee Confederacy can teach Americans about democracy

Tuesday, November 1, 2022, By Ellen Mbuqe

Concerns over the health of American democracy are seen in a recent New York Times/Siena College poll reporting that 71 percent of all voters believe that democracy is at risk. The American public has been subjected to misinformation and conspiracy…