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Campus & Community

All the Details on Commencement 2018

Monday, May 7, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

It’s time to celebrate all that you have achieved. Find out everything you need to know about Commencement 2018 to join in the memories of a lifetime. Syracuse University’s 164th Commencement will take place Sunday, May 13, beginning with the…

Campus & Community

Chancellor’s Summer Update #1

Friday, May 4, 2018, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Over the last two weeks, I have spoken with hundreds of Orange community members, here on campus and beyond. Through campus engagement sessions, small meetings and one-on-one conversations, students, faculty, staff and alumni have shared…

Campus & Community

Search Underway for Director of New Center for Teaching & Learning Excellence

Friday, May 4, 2018, By News Staff

A critical element of the Academic Strategic Plan is the development of innovative programs to enhance teaching excellence and the learning experience.  Moving forward with the implementation of the Academic Strategic Plan, a search is currently underway for a director…

Business & Economy

Syracuse University Teams Capture Awards at NY Business Plan Competition

Thursday, May 3, 2018, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Once again, Syracuse University student entrepreneurship teams took home awards at the ninth annual New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC), which took place on Friday, April 27, in Albany. The event, cosponsored by Upstate Capital Association of New York, the…

Campus & Community

Improved Classroom Technology Helps Ensure Student Success

Thursday, May 3, 2018, By Christopher C. Finkle

Since last summer, Information Technology Services (ITS) has been upgrading the technology and accessibility resources in numerous registrar classrooms. Through its Learning Environments and Media Production (LEMP) group, ITS has a goal to upgrade 30 more learning spaces this coming…

Campus & Community

Diversity and Inclusion Grant Awardees Announced

Thursday, May 3, 2018, By Carol Boll

The Office of the Provost has announced that eight recipients have been selected to receive up to $5,000 each as part of a new internal grant program to advance the University’s diversity and inclusion goals. The Unsurpassed Student Experience Diversity…

Arts & Culture

James Leng Named Harry der Boghosian Fellow for 2018-19

Thursday, May 3, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University School of Architecture has announced that architect and educator James Leng is the Harry der Boghosian Fellow for 2018-19. Currently a lecturer in architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, Leng is also the 2018 recipient of the…

STEM

Aerospace Engineering Seniors Test their Plane Designs in Carrier Dome

Wednesday, May 2, 2018, By Alex Dunbar

For aerospace engineering seniors in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, everything builds up to flight day. For their capstone projects, student teams spent hundreds of hours designing, redesigning and constructing a rocket and an airplane capable of carrying the rocket as many laps as possible inside the Carrier Dome.

Arts & Culture

Department of Drama Closes Season with ‘Little Shop of Horrors’

Tuesday, May 1, 2018, By Joanna Penalva

The College of Visual and Performing Arts‘ Department of Drama closes the 17/18 season with the monstrously entertaining musical “Little Shop of Horrors,” running May 4-12 in the Arthur Storch Theatre at the Syracuse Stage/SU Drama Complex, 820 E. Genesee Street,…

USA Today

Musk’s Firm Stance Bad for Brand, Expert Says

Tuesday, May 1, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

After a driver was killed while using the autopilot function of a Tesla Model X, CEO Elon Musk found himself the target of critics calling out the safety of his vehicles. Musk did not take the criticism well, a stance…