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Emotional Day for Class of 2015
It’s a bittersweet day for members of the Class of 2015, who took part in Commencement 2015. What are their thoughts as the prepare for the next chapter of their lives? Commencement 2015 from Syracuse University News on Vimeo.
Commencement Address by Poet Mary Karr
If you’re lucky, you fell in love here. And if you’re really lucky, you had your heart broken. Because that made you a deeper person and maybe forced you to find friends to lean on. Syracuse is now your alma mater, your soul’s mother, and mine.
Sandra and Avi Nash Classroom for Collaboration Opens in Link Hall
This spring, the College of Engineering and Computer Science held a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony to officially open a state-of-the-art classroom for collaboration. The space was named after chemical engineering alumnus Avi Nash G’77 and his wife, Sandra. The collaborative…
RvD IDEA Recognized for Entrepreneurship Curriculum Innovation
The Raymond von Dran Innovation and Disruptive Entrepreneurship Accelerator (RvD IDEA) has been recognized for excellence in curriculum innovation for entrepreneurship by the Deshpande Foundation. The foundation runs the annual Deshpande Symposium, a gathering that brings together thought leaders in…
Class of 2015 Speaker Reflects on Undergraduate Experiences
As he prepares to graduate this Sunday, Matt Fernandes reflects on what bit of wisdom he would pass on to future Syracuse University students. First, dream big. Then figure out how you achieve it. “This sounds like such a general statement, but it’s about not being afraid of the idea,” says Fernandes, who is a University Scholar and this year’s student speaker at Commencement.
Students Recognized for Garnering National Scholarships
In the competitive world of national scholarships, Syracuse University students stand out among their peers vying for the most distinguished high honors. The Center for Fellowship and Scholarship Advising (CFSA) held two recent events to recognize student scholars, both those…
Cuomo Visits Campus to Promote Enough is Enough
Governor Thanks Syracuse University for Support of Enough is Enough from Syracuse University News on Vimeo.
Governor Brings Enough Is Enough Campaign to Campus
On Wednesday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo brought the Enough Is Enough campaign to Syracuse University to announce that a number of private colleges and universities from across the state are joining the initiative. The statewide campaign is pushing for passage…
Steven W. Barnes to Serve as Next Chairman of the University’s Board of Trustees
The Syracuse University Board of Trustees Organization and Nominating Committee and the Executive Committee have unanimously approved the nomination of Trustee Steven W. Barnes ’82 to serve as the next Chairman of the University’s Board of Trustees. Barnes will assume…
Taking Care of Business
To date, nearly a thousand “wounded warriors” have completed the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans program. Sixty-five percent of them have launched businesses, of which 93 percent are still in operation.