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iSchool Dean Search Extended, Libraries Dean David Seaman Appointed Interim Dean

Monday, May 6, 2019, By News Staff

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost Michele Wheatly today announced that the search for the next dean of the School of Information Studies (iSchool) has been extended. In addition, Wheatly announced the appointment of Dean of Libraries and University…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Establishes New Institute for Autonomous Systems Policy

Monday, May 6, 2019, By Jessica Smith

From self-driving cars to drone delivery systems, from robotic underwater vessels to smart-home technologies, the increasing reliance on autonomous systems poses complex social, ethical and legal questions that demand interdisciplinary, multifaceted research. At Syracuse University’s inaugural Autonomous Systems Policy Symposium,…

Campus & Community

Faculty and Staff Artwork on Display in On My Own Time Exhibition

Friday, May 3, 2019, By News Staff

Photos, paintings, sculpture, jewelry and other pieces of art by University faculty and staff members are on display in the Noble Room of Hendricks Chapel. The University’s On My Own Time (OMOT) Exhibition is open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to…

Campus & Community

Administration of Student Course Ratings, Exam Scoring Will Transfer to Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment

Friday, May 3, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

To better align academic functions, the administration and oversight of student course ratings and exam scoring is moving from the Office of Institutional Research (OIR) to the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment (IEA), under the Office of Academic Affairs….

Campus & Community

Students Receive Financial Support, Make Alumni Connections through Our Time Has Come Scholarship Program

Friday, May 3, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

As an Our Time Has Come scholar, Abigail Covington ’19 had the opportunity to connect with a longtime supporter of Syracuse University students at the 2017 Coming Back Together (CBT) reunion. The triennial event draws black and Latino alumni back…

Campus & Community

Construction to Impact Pedestrian Access Near Barnes Center at The Arch Site Starting May 13

Friday, May 3, 2019, By News Staff

On May 13, the project construction site limits for the Barnes Center at The Arch will be expanded to support the final summer of construction activities. The entire north end of the site (between the Barnes Center at The Arch…

Veterans

Maureen Casey: Problem Solver Who Just Can’t Quit

Friday, May 3, 2019, By Eileen Korey

Maureen Casey’s office at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) is more than 150 miles from her childhood home on a dairy farm in Hudson Falls, New York. But the lessons she learned there, tending dairy cows and…

News Channel 9

Syracuse Welcomes City Students To Campus For Shadow Day

Thursday, May 2, 2019, By Daryl Lovell

Bea Gonzalez, Vice President for Community Engagement and Special Assistant to the Chancellor, and first-year student Ashliqua Menifee were featured by NewsChannel 9 for the story “Victory Over Violence: Shadow Day at Syracuse University provides hope.”

Business & Economy

Three Reasons Why Major League Baseball Attendance Is Slumping

Thursday, May 2, 2019, By Keith Kobland

Many Major League Baseball teams are witnessing big drops at the box office this season. Newhouse School Professor Brad Horn, former vice president for communications and education at the Baseball Hall of Fame, suggests three reasons why. There’s a cold, harsh…

Arts & Culture

Benjamin Vanmuysen Named Harry der Boghosian Fellow for 2019–20

Thursday, May 2, 2019, By Julie Sharkey

The School of Architecture has announced that architectural designer Benjamin Vanmuysen is the Harry der Boghosian Fellow for 2019–20. Vanmuysen will succeed current fellow Assistant Professor James Leng. The Boghosian Fellowship at the School of Architecture—established in early 2015 in…