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Orange Central 2021 in Photos

Monday, November 1, 2021, By News Staff

Orange Central 2021, Syracuse University’s annual homecoming and reunion weekend, was held Oct. 28-31. The weekend was packed with fun-filled, family-friendly activities, including gatherings for alumni celebrating milestone reunions, a tailgate celebration on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle, various programs…

Campus & Community

First-Year Seminar Home College Experience Helps Students Find Belonging

Monday, November 1, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Engineering and computer science students learned about the cultures and traditions of their faculty and fellow students. Students in the School of Information Studies toured campus and got professional headshots. Whitman School of Management students explored clubs and resources. These…

Media Tip Sheets

Amazon Sticks to Its Playbook in Latest Unionization Push in NYC

Monday, November 1, 2021, By Lily Datz

Organizers from Staten Island’s Amazon facilities have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to form a union. They’ve collected roughly 2,000 signatures. It’s the latest in a series of similar moves by other Amazon warehouse workers to…

Health & Society

Researchers Examine COVID’s Toll on NYC Children’s Health, Education

Sunday, October 31, 2021, By Jessica Youngman

Amy Ellen Schwartz, professor of economics and public administration and international affairs, is one of two principal investigators for a five-year research project to examine how, over time, COVID-19 has affected children’s health and education in New York City. Maxwell…

Arts & Culture

Join the Lender Center Conversation: ‘Creative Activity as a Human Right’

Sunday, October 31, 2021, By Matt Michael

For James Haywood Rolling Jr. ’91, the upcoming “Creative Activity as a Human Right” event is two months in the planning but decades in the making. Rolling, a dual professor of arts education in the College of Visual and Performing…

Campus & Community

Orange Central | Halloween | Orange After Dark

Thursday, October 28, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: The energy on campus is palpable this week as alumni return for Orange Central. I hope you had an opportunity to participate in the homecoming activities hosted by the Traditions Commission and Student Activities all week,…

Veterans

IVMF Awarded New $5 Million Federal Grant to Assist Small Businesses

Thursday, October 28, 2021, By News Staff

At a press conference today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) has been named as one of only eight Tier 1 grantees, selected as part of the Biden-Harris administration’s…

Health & Society

Supporting Student Wellness Series: SoulTalk

Thursday, October 28, 2021, By Gabrielle Lake

Sharing stressors, concerns and more can benefit individuals but for one reason or another, students may find themselves unable to talk to members of their support network. SoulTalk can be a resource for students who are not sure where to…

Campus & Community

Mark Your Calendar—Open Enrollment for Faculty and Staff Begins Nov. 1

Thursday, October 28, 2021, By News Staff

Open Enrollment, the annual period when eligible employees reflect on their benefit options for the coming year, begins Monday, Nov. 1, and continues through Friday, Nov. 12. This is the one time of year when University faculty and staff may…

Veterans

ROTC Cadets Score Among Top-Ranked in the U.S. and Earn Prestigious Honors

Wednesday, October 27, 2021, By Brandon Dyer

One of the longest consecutive running programs of its kind in the country, Syracuse University’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) trains students to commission as officers in the Army and Air Force. Over the course of their training, cadets are…