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Student Assembly of Interfaith Leaders: Building Empathy and Shared Purpose at Syracuse University
Twice per month, a group of students gather in Hendricks Chapel for dinner and meaningful interfaith conversation. From Muslim to Christian, Hindu to Jewish, and many others in between, these students who make up the Student Assembly of Interfaith Leaders…
Smart Speakers, Smarter Protection
Whether you’re looking to try a new recipe, dimming the lights in your living room, or curious about the species of bacteria living inside your mouth, Amazon Alexa has got you covered. With a simple voice command, Alexa’s ability to…
Hendricks Chapel Choir, Syracuse University Wind Ensemble Pay Tribute to Pan Am 103 Victims on UK Performance Tour
This past spring, the voices of members of the Hendricks Chapel Choir and the notes played by the Syracuse University Wind Ensemble floated through various spaces in the United Kingdom—from urban St. Paul’s Church in London’s Covent Garden, to rural…
Creative Advertising Student Wins in 2023 Communication Arts Student Showcase Competition
Winning awards takes years for some creatives, but for Ryan Garret Conner ’23, creativity flowed naturally from his first portfolio class. Earlier this year, the Newhouse School of Public Communications student won in the 8th Annual Communication Arts Student Showcase,…
Advancing DEIA: Welcoming InclusiveU Students to First Year Seminar 101
First Year Seminar 101 (FYS 101) is a one-credit course required by the University for all first-year and transfer undergraduates, covering such topics as belonging, interdependence, health and wellness, identity, socialization, prejudice, discrimination, bias and stereotype. InclusiveU, an initiative of…
Promoting Access to Equitable Health Care for Refugees in Central New York
Resettled refugees, also called new Americans, encounter myriad challenges from being displaced, ranging from financial stress to difficulties finding employment to lack of access to resources. These hurdles are magnified for new Americans who, in addition to possibly learning a…
Ben Ford ’23 Accepted Into Techstars Silicon Valley Program
Ben Ford ’23, founder of Fundwurx and an alumnus of both the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and the School of Information Studies, was accepted into the elite and highly competitive Techstars Oakland Powered by J.P. Morgan program. Ford was…
Aiming for the Stars: Aerospace Engineering Student Meets NASA Administrator
Growing up, Greg Slodysko ’24 had a deep fascination with space exploration. Games like Kerbal Space Program, which challenged players to design spacecraft for different missions, and movies like October Sky inspired him to create his own model rockets and…
More Than 3,900 Students Enjoy an Engaged First Year Seminar Shared Experience Week
A wave of first-year and transfer students in the University’s First Year Seminar 101 (FYS101) recently rolled across campus and into the greater Syracuse area to actively learn about campus, the local community and how they fit into their new…
Student Journalist Participates in Mock Deposition for Communication Law Class
Newhouse School of Public Communications student Dominic Chiappone ’24 defended an article he wrote for The Daily Orange in a class exercise designed to simulate a deposition a journalist could face if sued for defamation. The mock deposition was part…