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SOULscape Weekend Retreat Supports Students in Finding Meaning, Purpose
A SOULscape Weekend Getaway, sponsored by the Office of Health Promotion and Hendricks Chapel, will take place Feb. 27-28, at the Minnowbrook Conference Center in Blue Mountain Lake. Based on the popular campus conversation series Soulful Sit-Downs, SOULscape welcomes students…
Reconstructing ‘Shakespeare’s Songbook’
In commemoration of the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, the Department of Art & Music Histories (AMH) in the College of Arts and Sciences is playing host to a world-renowned musicologist. Ross Duffin, the host and producer of “Micrologus:…
Chancellor Syverud Provides Update on Key University Initiatives
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed the University Senate in a nearly full Maxwell Auditorium on Wednesday, Jan. 20. In his nearly 25-minute remarks, the Chancellor provided a comprehensive update on a number of items, including matters relative to student life, academic affairs, executive searches and Fast Forward Syracuse. Chancellor Syverud has been regularly delivering remarks at Senate meetings to provide an update on key University initiatives. This was his first to the University’s governing body since the start of 2016.
New Book Focuses on Life, Career of Syracuse Poet Philip Booth
Philip Booth, a longtime Syracuse University professor whose poetry focused on his native New England, is the subject of a new book. “Available Light: Philip Booth and the Gift of Place” (Bauhan Publishing, 2015), by noted scholar and educator Jeanne…
Scholar Spotlight: Gabriel Smolnycki ’17
When Gabriel Smolnycki graduates, his diploma will list his major as mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, but that won’t capture the full breadth of his Syracuse education. In addition to mechanical, he’s taking electrical engineering…
Applicants Sought for 2017 Senior Class Marshals
Applicants are being sought to be Senior Class Marshals for the 2017 Commencement. This unique opportunity is open to current juniors and the application deadline is Jan. 29. Two students will be chosen. Marshals now have the unique opportunity to:…
Students Can Highlight Research, Creative Work at Upcoming ACC Meeting of the Minds
Biology student Alexandria Aruck ’16 engaged with students doing research outside of her field for the first time at the ACC’s Meeting of the Minds Conference last year at North Carolina State University. “It was an opportunity for me to…
Chancellor Appoints Chairs to Lead Review of Hendricks Chapel, Dean Search
Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed Interim Dean of Hendricks Chapel Samuel Clemence and Vice President and Chief of Staff Candace Campbell Jackson to chair a committee charged with conducting a comprehensive review of Hendricks Chapel and identifying the best candidate…
Engineering Students to be Recognized at BEYA Conference
Three students from the College of Engineering and Computer Science will receive Student Leadership Awards at the 30th Annual Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Conference in February. Ph.D. student Ariel Ash-Shakoor will receive a…
Fake a Knee—Professor, Students Develop Device for Joint Repair Research
When patients undergo traditional knee replacement surgery, the bone and cartilage that make up the knee joint is replaced with one built with metal, plastic and polymers. Along with their natural joint, patients lose a certain quality of life. Risk…