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Student Association Provides Help With Spring Break Escape

Friday, March 20, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Students are back from Spring Break, but for those who didn’t have a car or cab ride to get to where they needed to go, there was another option. Michael Helfenbein ’15 produced this video, demonstrating how the Student Association…

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Call for New Student Convocation Faculty Speaker Nominations

Thursday, March 19, 2015, By Shannon Andre

The New Student Convocation Planning Committee is seeking nominations for the 2015 New Student Convocation faculty speaker. The selected speaker will give the faculty address to the incoming undergraduate students during the Convocation on Aug. 27. A hallmark feature of…

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Student Leaders Needed for Community Ambassador Program

Thursday, March 19, 2015, By Shannon Andre

The Office of Off-Campus and Commuter Services (OCCS), within the Division of Student Affairs, is seeking student applicants for the 2015-2016 Community Ambassador (CA) program. Students can apply online on the Off-Campus and Commuter Services website. Students must submit their…

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New Student Health Insurance Plan and Policy Introduced

Thursday, March 19, 2015, By News Staff

In accordance with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), Syracuse University will be offering a new student health insurance plan as of Aug. 1. The plan offering coincides with a revised University policy—to be phased…

‘Shark Tank’ Appearance for Student Sandbox Startup Founders

Wednesday, March 18, 2015, By Diane Stirling

Their entrepreneurial journey has taken them from the Syracuse University Student Sandbox and the Couri Hatchery to the “Shark Tank.” A group of Syracuse University students who launched a startup in the Syracuse Student Sandbox incubator in 2009 is appearing this…

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Message from Chancellor Syverud to the University Community

Wednesday, March 18, 2015, By News Staff

Dear Members of the University Community: As I wrote to you in early March, the NCAA Committee on Infractions issued a report on March 6 finding that various violations of NCAA rules occurred at Syracuse University. We take the report and…

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Graduate Students Compete in 3-Minute Thesis Finals

Tuesday, March 17, 2015, By News Staff

Carolyn T. Chang, a Ph.D. student in environmental and forest biology, and Laura Bartock, a master’s student in environmental communication and participatory processes, will meet Saturday, March 21, to decide the winner of the 2nd annual Syracuse University/SUNY ESF 3-Minute…

Arts & Culture

Women’s & Gender Studies Professors Garner National, International Honors

Tuesday, March 17, 2015, By Amy Manley

Honors continue to roll in for faculty in the Department of Women’s & Gender (WGS) Studies, located in the College of Arts and Sciences. Vivian May, associate professor and chair of WGS, says the latest round of achievements reflect the…

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Humanities Center Celebrates Black Queer Studies March 18-19

Monday, March 16, 2015, By Amy Manley

The Humanities Center will devote a special program to black queer studies on Wednesday and Thursday, March 18-19. Titled “Performing Black Masculinities and Same-Sex Desires,” the program features E. Patrick Johnson and Jeffrey Q. McCune Jr., professors at Northwestern University…

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Chancellor Syverud Selects Andy Gordon for Chief Human Resources Officer

Monday, March 16, 2015, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud today selected Andy Gordon to be the University’s Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) following a comprehensive national search. Gordon, who will report to Chancellor Syverud, will assume his new role at the University…