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Career Services Staffer—Army Reservist—Connects Student Vets with Employers
Jennifer Pluta has tackled U.S. Army basic training, operated an asphalt dump truck to help build security points near the Kuwait and Iraqi borders and serves as a master sergeant in the Army Reserve Careers Division. She understands the rigors…
Wind Ensemble to Perform Nov. 15 with Guest Conductor Curt Ebersole
The Syracuse University Wind Ensemble will present a concert on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. Curt Ebersole, conductor/music director of the Westchester Symphonic Winds in Tarrytown, N.Y., will appear…
A Broader View of Transnational Feminism
Sheila Ragunathan once gave a presentation at Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, about critical theory and the intersectional approach in feminist theory. She described Black women’s challenges in the workplace, but the professor said the example was inappropriate, she recalled….
VPA Dean Michael Tick Appointed to Board of International Council of Fine Arts Deans
Dean Michael S. Tick of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has been appointed to the board of directors of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans (ICFAD). Tick will serve a three-year term (2016-19). ICFAD is a…
Syracuse University Gains Major Support for Transitioning Veterans in $5 Million Donation from Walmart Foundation
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families veteran reintegration program was awarded a $5 million Walmart foundation grant.
Two Professors Named to Provost’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure
Two members of the Syracuse University faculty have been selected to fill vacancies on the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure. Appointed by Provost Michele Wheatly to two-year terms were Gwendolyn Pough, professor in the Department of Women’s Studies…
Faculty and Students on Voting and the Results of the 2016 Election
Donald J. Trump won the presidency after running a combative contest with his rival Hillary Clinton. Several faculty members who have been studying the election offered their initial reactions to the surprising news.
With Election Over, Illuminating Team Looks to the Future
Faculty, staff and students from across Syracuse University gathered in Hinds Hall yesterday to spend part of election night listening to a panel discussion led by School of Information Studies (iSchool) researchers working on the Illuminating 2016 research project. Headed by…
University Mourns Loss of Award-Winning Poet Lucia Perillo G’86
Lucia Perillo G’86, an award-winning poet whose work was shaped by her struggle with multiple sclerosis (M.S.), died last month at her home in Olympia, Washington. She was 58. A graduate of the M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing in the…
Open Enrollment Resources and Office Hours Continue through Nov. 11
Open Enrollment, the annual period when University faculty, staff and other eligible individuals make their benefit choices for the coming year continues through Friday, Nov. 11. This is the only time of year when you may elect or change your…