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Carnegie Hall Chief Marketing Officer Sara Villagio ’04 Named VPA Convocation Speaker

Friday, April 26, 2024, By Erica Blust

Sara Villagio ’04, Carnegie Hall’s chief marketing officer, will deliver the convocation address to bachelor’s and master’s degree candidates of Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) during the college’s Convocation ceremony on Saturday, May 11, at 7:30…

Campus & Community

Campus Planning, Design and Construction Makes Progress on Creating More Accessible and Equitable Campus

Tuesday, April 23, 2024, By Jennifer DeMarchi

Throughout the 2023-24 academic year, the Office of Campus Planning, Design and Construction (CPDC) has undertaken over a dozen projects spread across campus in support of the initiatives of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Strategic Plan. Several projects…

Campus & Community

Real Estate Developer, Entrepreneur Oliver Fernandez ’08 to Be the ECS Convocation Keynote Speaker

Monday, April 22, 2024, By Alex Dunbar

Oliver Fernandez ’08 graduated with a civil engineering degree and played for the Syracuse University football team. He now lives in Washington D.C. with his wife, Leah, and their two children. Fernandez owns McKenzie, a construction company that has successfully…

Arts & Culture

Albert Williamson-Taylor Named School of Architecture Convocation Speaker

Sunday, April 21, 2024, By Julie Sharkey

The School of Architecture has announced that world-renowned engineer Albert Williamson-Taylor, director and co-founder of international engineering firm AKT II, will address graduates at the 2024 Convocation ceremony on May 11 at 10 a.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Williamson-Taylor grew up…

Media, Law & Policy

CNN Anchor Boris Sanchez ’09 Named 2024 A&S | Maxwell Convocation Speaker

Sunday, April 21, 2024, By News Staff

Boris Sanchez ’09, an award-winning journalist and nationally recognized cable news anchor, will deliver the alumni keynote address at the 2024 College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) | Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Undergraduate Convocation at 8:30 a.m….

Arts & Culture

Professor Receives Fulbright Award to Teach and Research in Slovakia

Sunday, April 21, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

Genealogy websites like Ancestry.com are a popular way for individuals to trace and preserve their family histories. Before this information was widely accessible via the web, people would often learn about their past through stories passed down from older generations….

Campus & Community

Men’s Soccer Hosting Spring Break Camp for Local Children

Wednesday, April 17, 2024, By John Boccacino

Wanting to both give back to the surrounding community and help train the next generation of soccer players, the Syracuse University men’s soccer team is pleased to offer a spring break soccer camp for area children. The half-day camp is…

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Maxwell’s Natalie Koch Speaks on ‘Arid Empire’ for Arizona State Library

Monday, April 15, 2024, By News Staff

Natalie Koch, professor of geography and the environment in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, recently gave an address for the State of Arizona Research Library’s 2024 Arizona Author Series on connections between desert agriculture in the Southwest…

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Graduate School Marshal Takes Community-Engaged Approach to Scholarship

Monday, April 15, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Graduate School marshal Andrew Ridgeway, a doctoral student and graduate teaching assistant in the College of Arts and Sciences’ composition and cultural rhetoric program (CCR), is no stranger to academic honors. In 2022, he won the prestigious Mary Hatch Marshall…

Campus & Community

How Syracuse University Is Making a Difference Through Its Sustainability Efforts (Podcast)

Wednesday, April 10, 2024, By John Boccacino

What does it mean for Syracuse University to invent and demonstrate cutting-edge sustainability initiatives? It means reducing the University’s environmental impact responsibly by identifying, promoting and implementing practices that will meet our current needs without compromising the needs of future…