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Elizabeth A. Barlow Appointed Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research and Assessment
Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina is pleased to announce the appointment of Elizabeth (Libby) A. Barlow as assistant vice president for institutional research and assessment. Barlow comes to SU from the University of Houston (Texas), where…
CHAT Program of Burton Blatt Institute Launches Camp for Children
CHAT Camp is a unique five-day experience for children locally who use assistive/augmentative communication (AAC) devices to communicate. This event will bring together agencies, speakers and professionals from the world of special needs to focus on communication in a whole…
Report Examines Changing Nursing Home Trends in New York
A new report authored by Thomas Dennison, professor of practice in public administration and international affairs at the Maxwell School, notes that nursing homes have evolved since the ’90s from primarily providing residential care for seniors to focusing on both…
Sandbox Entrepreneurs to Showcase Companies
The fifth annual Student Sandbox Demo Day will showcase the innovation and dedication of Central New York student entrepreneurs on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at the Everson Museum in Syracuse. As part of the Raymond von Dran Innovation and Disruptive Entrepreneurship Accelerator (IDEA),…
Janklow Launches Arts Leadership Advanced Certificate Program
Provides students with ‘broad perspective’ of organizational leadership The College of Arts and Sciences has announced the establishment of the Janklow Arts Leadership Advanced Certificate Program. Designed for recent college graduates as well as experienced practitioners, the 15-credit-hour program provides…
Imagining America Completes First Round in New Activists Web Series
The latest in the series “The New Activists: Students in the Community” features Afua Boahene, a doctoral student in the School of Education, and her work with the Image Initiative, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering young women of color in the City of Syracuse to surmount obstacles impeding their academic success.
Professor Micere Mugo Tells Why Mandela Is a Great Man
Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela turns 95 on July 18. Mandela, who became the first black president of South Africa after serving 27 years in prison under the repressive apartheid regime, has been hospitalized since June 8 with a serious lung…
Hillel’s Brian Small Selected for Hillel’s Executive Training Program
Brian Small, interim executive director at Hillel at Syracuse University, is among nine professionals chosen to participate in the newest cohort of Weinberg ACCELERATE: Hillel’s Executive Training Program with Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life. Chosen from a large…
Thinklab Receives International Core77 Design Award
Thinklab, a transdisciplinary design laboratory at Syracuse University, was awarded an International Core77 Design Award in Educational Initiatives: Notable Honoree, Professional. Thinklab was conceived and designed by Assistant Professor Kathleen Brandt (Industrial and Interaction Design Program in the College of…
Feel the Heat
More than a decade after a deadly dorm fire at Seton Hall, colleges and universities continue to train resident advisors about fire safety. This includes the chance to see, from a safe distance, a dorm room go up in flames.