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Verbal Blend Honors Endsley with 2019 Poetic Icon Award
Verbal Blend will honor Crystal Leigh Endsley, Ph.D. with the Poetic Icon Award as part of the Sixth Annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute, held Friday, Oct. 25 through Saturday, Oct. 26. Verbal Blend is recognizing Endsley for her contributions to…
Invent@SU Students Win $50k First Prize in American Heart Association Business Accelerator Competition
When mechanical engineering senior Russell Fearon ’20 learned he had diabetes, he also learned it meant his life would change. “When I was first diagnosed it was obviously extremely, extremely difficult,” said Fearon. “The doctors come to you and tell…
New Award Fund Honors Former Syracuse Architecture Career Services Director
A generous gift by the deGraffenried Foundation, spearheaded by four Syracuse University alumni, has established the Connie Caldwell Summer Internship Award in honor of Syracuse Architecture’s former director of Career Services. Supporting Caldwell’s commitment to students and alumni, the fund…
PAANI and EcoBamboo Living Take Prizes at ’Cuse Tank Competition
Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at Syracuse University Libraries (LaunchPad) awarded the following teams prizes at this year’s ’Cuse Tank entrepreneurial competition, held on Oct. 18 at Bird Library: First-place winner–Nikita Chatterjee (Arts and Sciences), representing PAANI, won $7,000. PAANI…
Cultural Training Event and Powerful Performance Continue University’s Veteran Commitment
On Oct. 17, members of the Syracuse-area professional community gathered on Syracuse University’s South Campus for a full day of veteran cultural competency training followed by “Theater of War,” an innovative public health project designed to encourage thought and discussion…
Syracuse University Humanities Center and the Burton Blatt Institute Host ‘‘Cripping’ Graphic Medicine: Psychiatric Disability, ‘Crip’ Culture and the Humanities’
Syracuse University’s Humanities Center and the Burton Blatt Institute’s (BBI) Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach are hosting the two-part Syracuse Symposium, “‘Cripping’ Graphic Medicine: Psychiatric Disability, ‘Crip’ Culture and the Humanities.” Elizabeth J. Donaldson, professor of English and interim…
Family Weekend 2019 in Photos
More than 5,000 people descended upon Syracuse University recently to celebrate Family Weekend, an annual opportunity for families to visit their students on-campus and get a taste of the Orange life. Attending families enjoyed a tailgate on the quad prior…
WellsLink Leadership Program Honors Scholars at Transitions Ceremony
The 16th Annual WellsLink Transition Ceremony will honor WellsLink Scholars who have successfully transitioned to their second year at Syracuse University. The WellsLink Leadership Program, led by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, provides first-year students with structured academic, social and…
New York State Bar to Admit Syracuse’s First Black Law Graduate
Paula Johnson, Professor in the College of Law and Co-Director of the Cold Case Justice Initiative, wrote a commentary called “NYS Bar to admit Syracuse’s first black law graduate, correcting century-old injustice.” The Syracuse.com article highlights the racial injustice faced…
Rose-Laying Ceremony and Remembrance Scholar Convocation to Be Held Oct. 25
The 2019-20 Convocation for Remembrance Scholars, honoring 35 outstanding students from this year’s senior class, will be held Friday, Oct. 25, at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The convocation will be preceded by the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony at 2:03 p.m….