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Balloting for Provost’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure Underway

Monday, January 23, 2023, By Diane Stirling

The electronic balloting process for Syracuse University faculty to select candidates to serve on the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure began on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Ballots will be distributed to all eligible voters. This includes tenured and tenure-track…

Campus & Community

‘Ultra’ Strength: ITS Online Learning Services Helps Ease Transition to New Blackboard Version

Thursday, January 19, 2023, By Eric Ferguson

Beginning with the Fall 2024 term, all University Blackboard courses will be offered in Ultra Course View, an entirely redesigned approach to Blackboard courses both for instructors and for students. Ultra Course View includes a clean, modern look and a…

Campus & Community

Lifetime Achievement Honor for Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography and the Environment

Thursday, January 19, 2023, By Jessica Youngman

Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography and the Environment in the Maxwell School, has received the American Association of Geographers’ (AAG) Lifetime Achievement Honor. Monmonier has made “outstanding contributions to geographic research, most notably in the fields of cartography…

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University Preparing to Celebrate Chinese Culture During Lunar New Year

Wednesday, January 18, 2023, By John Boccacino

The Lunar New Year, or Chinese New Year, is a time of hope, representing an opportunity for Asian people everywhere to gather with family and friends to usher out the old year while welcoming in a new year teeming with…

Health & Society

Learn Skills for Loving the Body You’re in With The Body Project Virtual Workshop

Wednesday, January 18, 2023, By News Staff

The prevalence of diagnosed eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder, are on the rise in the U.S., as Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital reports that as many as 30 million Americans have an eating disorder. Many…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Announces 2023 Unsung Heroes for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Wednesday, January 18, 2023, By News Staff

The 38th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Planning Committee has announced the 2023 Unsung Hero Award winners: Nichole Henry, Candice Ogbu, Thomas J. Wilson, Oceanna Fair, Trinity Brumfield and Camille Ogden. The Unsung Hero Award is given…

Campus & Community

Women in Leadership Hosting Digital Communication Talk With Erica Dhawan Feb. 10

Wednesday, January 18, 2023, By News Staff

Are you undermining your own presentations or even emails and texts, without knowing it? The Women in Leadership Initiative is pleased to bring leadership expert, global speaker and author Erica Dhawan to the University for a talk on body language…

Campus & Community

Iris St. Meran to Emcee 38th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Wednesday, January 18, 2023, By Dara Harper

Iris St. Meran, a news reporter for WSYR-TV in Syracuse, will serve as emcee for the University’s 38th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, to be held at the JMA Wireless Dome on Sunday, Jan. 22. “Iris St….

Campus & Community

Chancellor Kent Syverud Delivers 2023 Winter Message to the University Community

Wednesday, January 18, 2023, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud shared his 2023 Winter Message to the University community in a virtual message. Below is the text of his remarks. Greetings! I welcome all friends of Syracuse University to a new semester and a new year, whether…

Campus & Community

University Begins 2023 Campus Race to Zero Waste Competition

Wednesday, January 18, 2023, By Lydia Krayenhagen

From Jan. 29-March 25, the University will participate in the Campus Race to Zero Waste, a national competition of colleges and universities from across the United States and Canada. The competition’s goal is simple: increase campus recycling and composting and…