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Campus & Community

Volunteers Needed for Remote Tutoring and Educational Technology Support

Wednesday, October 14, 2020, By Brandon Dyer

In response to the needs of students across the Central New York area, Syracuse University’s Office of Community Engagement and the College of Arts and Sciences are seeking volunteers for a citywide remote tutoring program. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni…

STEM

Newly Installed Solar Panels on Schine Student Center Roof to Begin Producing Clean Energy

Monday, October 12, 2020, By News Staff

Campus sustainability encompasses a broad range of actions and choices—some of which are subtle, while others are eye-catching. The renovation of the Schine Student Center has meant the addition of another attention-grabbing clean energy element: new solar panels on the…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Western Wildfires—There Is No ‘Silver Bullet,’ but There Are Things To Be Done’

Monday, October 12, 2020, By Lily Datz

Jacob Bendix, professor of geography and the environment in the Maxwell School, wrote an op-ed for The Hill titled “Western wildfires – there is no ‘silver bullet,’ but there are things to be done.” Bendix teaches pyrogeography, which refers to…

Campus & Community

Holding Each Other Accountable to Remain on Campus

Wednesday, October 7, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: By now, you are aware that the University is currently experiencing a concerning increase in COVID-19 cases within the campus community. Almost this entire increase in COVID-positive cases can be traced to one off-campus…

Campus & Community

Center for Disability Resources Empowers Students, Changing Perceptions

Tuesday, October 6, 2020, By Kathleen Haley

Miguel Pica ’22 knows the important work the Center for Disability Resources (CDR) does to help students with disabilities meet their academic goals. He has been working with an access counselor at the center since he came to campus in…

Arts & Culture

First-Year Architecture Students Get in ‘Good Trouble’

Thursday, October 1, 2020, By Julie Sharkey

During the first four weeks of the Fall 2020 semester, 108 freshmen architecture students in Assistant Teaching Professor Valeria Rachel Herrera’s representation course (ARC 181) were immersed in a rigorous foundational drawing boot camp designed to help them understand ideas…

Campus & Community

Burton Blatt Institute and the Humanities Center Host Two Virtual Syracuse Symposium Events Focused on Disability and Future Thinking

Tuesday, September 29, 2020, By Robert Conrad

On Oct. 22 and 23, the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI), housed within the College of Law, and the Syracuse University Humanities Center, whose home is the College of Arts and Sciences, are hosting two virtual events on disability and future…

The stadium renovation and Syracuse University football’s big win

Saturday, September 26, 2020, By Lily Datz

The stadium renovation project was noted in more than 400 outlets that reported on the Syracuse University football team’s win over Georgia Tech Saturday, including The Washington Post, The Associated Press, ESPN, Newsday and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Campus & Community

Life Trustee Julius “Jules” Pericola Remembered

Friday, September 25, 2020, By Eileen Korey

He was one of the nation’s top business leaders, a civic giant in Syracuse and an avid supporter of Syracuse University. Julius “Jules” Pericola, who was beloved in the Orange community, serving on the Board of Trustees from 1981 to…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Completes First Phase of Multi-Year, Multimillion-Dollar Stadium Project

Friday, September 25, 2020, By News Staff

The first phase of Syracuse University’s multi-year, $118 million stadium project, unveiled in 2018, was completed this week. This marks a new era for Syracuse University, the Department of Athletics and the many students, faculty, staff and community members who…