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Veterans

2 Syracuse University Employees Selected for Prestigious Veteran Leadership Program

Monday, June 12, 2023, By Charlie Poag

Two staff members from Syracuse University’s military-connected community have been selected as scholars for the 2023 Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program (VLP). Quiana Abner and Jennifer Pluta, who work for Syracuse’s D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), and the…

Health & Society

From Academic Advising to Multicultural Affairs: Practicums Help School of Education Students Explore Higher Education Careers

Tuesday, June 6, 2023, By Martin Walls

Far from asking students to fend for themselves with little oversight, the mentoring and self-reflection at the core of student practicums in the School of Education’s M.S. in Higher Education program give students the tools to understand the college workplace—and…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Stage Adds 2 Musicals to 50th Anniversary Season

Wednesday, May 31, 2023, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage announced two musicals that will complete the lineup for the organization’s 50th anniversary season. Audiences are immersed in the soulful music of Billie Holiday with Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, Oct. 18 through Nov. 5. Closing…

Campus & Community

Lutheran Chaplain Announces Retirement

Thursday, May 25, 2023, By Dara Harper

After 15 years of service as Lutheran Chaplain at Hendricks Chapel, Rev. Gail Riina has announced her retirement, effective at the end of July. Pastor Gail (as she is often known by students) served in numerous campus contexts throughout her…

Media, Law & Policy

From Generation to Generation: Doing Well by Doing Good

Thursday, May 25, 2023, By Eileen Korey

The arrival of Michael Wohl ’72, L’75 on the campus of Syracuse University in the late 60s was inevitable. After all, his father and mother were proud alumni who literally placed a fraternity pledge pin in his bassinet. But it…

Veterans

From the iSchool to the Army, and Back Again

Wednesday, May 24, 2023, By Anya Woods

In 1992, Dwayne Murray ’97 was studying sociology through the Maxwell School while enjoying a semester abroad in London, when the School of Information Studies (iSchool) first flew onto his radar. He seized the opportunity to take a couple of classes…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Closing Season With Performance of the Ultimate Whodunnit, ‘CLUE’

Monday, May 22, 2023, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage Artistic Director Robert Hupp and Managing Director Jill Anderson announced they will close the 2022/2023 season with a production that celebrates the pure joy and simple fun of live theatre, the fan favorite and ultimate whodunnit, “CLUE.” The…

Campus & Community

‘I Want to Specifically Thank All the Graduates’: Chancellor Kent Syverud Speaks to the Class of 2023 (Video)

Monday, May 15, 2023, By News Staff

Syracuse University Chancellor and President Kent Syverud addressed the Class of 2023 during Commencement exercises Sunday, May 14, at the JMA Wireless Dome. Chancellor Syverud noted the efforts of students during the challenges of the pandemic. “I don’t think there…

Campus & Community

‘You Represent the Best of Us!’: President Joseph R. Biden Jr. L’68 Delivers Surprise Remarks to Class of 2023 (Video)

Monday, May 15, 2023, By John Boccacino

As a surprise to the 6,160 Syracuse University graduates who gathered with their family members and friends for Sunday morning’s Commencement ceremony, a special guest delivered some words of wisdom to the Class of 2023. Projected onto the massive videoboard…

Campus & Community

‘You Have Arrived!’ Commencement Speaker Donna E. Shalala G’70, H’87 Encourages Class of 2023 to ‘Never Play It Safe’ (Video)

Monday, May 15, 2023, By John Boccacino

 As a graduate student in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Donna E. Shalala G’70, H’87 was no stranger to protesting whenever she thought an injustice was occurring. It was all part of Shalala’s plan to never…