Campus & Community
Breana Nieves Vergara Strives to Cultivate Enriching Mentorship Opportunities for Students
Not having access to a formal peer mentoring program didn’t hold back Syracuse native Breana Nieves Vergara as she made her way through Ithaca College as a sociology major. Her academic program was small enough that Nieves Vergara never struggled…
3 COVID Test Options for Faculty and Staff
With the closure of the University’s on-site Testing Center, faculty and staff seeking a COVID-19 test are encouraged to use a community provider, visit their primary care physician or obtain an at-home COVID test should the need to be tested…
Abby Kasowitz-Scheer Appointed Head of Learning and Academic Engagement at Syracuse University Libraries
Abby Kasowitz-Scheer was recently appointed head of Syracuse University Libraries’ department of Learning and Academic Engagement. She has been with the Libraries for 21 years, serving as head of Instructional Services and then Learning Commons librarian (later called Reference and…
CLASS Peer-to-Peer Learning Strategies Project Receives NSF Grant to Extend Training, Research
The Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS) has received a National Science Foundation grant of $240,000 to expand a peer-to-peer academic coaching program that acquaints students with effective learning strategies and helps them adopt those tactics in their STEM…
Celebrate Latinx Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct. 15
Syracuse University will mark the start of the annual Latinx Hispanic Heritage Month (LHHM) celebration on Thursday, Sept. 15, during an opening ceremony in Schine Student Center atrium at 4 p.m. The ceremony, which will include remarks, student performances and…
Your Voices Were Heard: Wellness Initiative Ready to Kick Off Fall
From mindful eating to a squat challenge, the wellness programming available to faculty and staff this fall is diverse, robust and responsive to the results of the June 2022 wellness survey. About 800 survey participants provided valuable feedback on topics…
College of Visual and Performing Arts Welcomes New Full-Time Faculty
The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) welcomed six new full-time faculty members in August. Chanee Choi is a visiting assistant professor of computer art and animation in the Department of Film and Media Arts. Choi is a transdisciplinary…
College of Professional Studies Honors Women of the University Community Sept. 29
During his first address following the recent death of Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III spoke admiringly about the attributes that characterized his mother’s life and reign. He spoke of having a “deep gratitude” for the queen’s life-long sense of…
School of Architecture Announces Fall 2022 Visiting Critics
Each semester, upper-level architecture students participate in the visiting critic program that brings leading architects and scholars from around the world to the school. Two studios will be held on campus this fall. Ju Bin (Horizontal Design) Ju Bin, along…
Action-Based Programs for Diabetes Prevention, Blood Pressure Management Offered to Faculty and Staff
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 38% of all U.S. adults live with prediabetes, the precursor to type 2 diabetes, and nearly half (47%) have hypertension, or high blood pressure. While these statistics…