Campus & Community
Activities for the Weekend of Oct. 14-17
Dear Students and Families: This is a most extraordinary time of year to be engaged in outdoor activities, with the fall foliage painting our campus and the Central New York community. This weekend also brings plenty of offerings for indoor…
University Secretary Lisa Dolak to Leave Board Office Post, Return to College of Law Faculty
Lisa Dolak has spent more than 35 years as a member of the Syracuse University campus community—first as a law student, then a professor in the College of Law and more recently as senior vice president and University secretary to…
Thank You for Boosting the ’Cuse
The Syracuse University community rallied to support academic excellence during Boost the ’Cuse, Syracuse University’s fifth annual day of giving. The preliminary #BoostCuse results are in: on Oct. 7, during a 24-hour span, 5,109 donors gave $1,286,344.55 toward supporting Syracuse…
LaunchPad Announces 2021 ’Cuse Tank Winners
Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) hosted its annual ’Cuse Tank entrepreneurial competition on Friday, Oct. 8, at Bird Library. Twenty-four student teams from various schools and colleges across campus competed in a “Shark Tank”-style business pitch in front of…
Nationally Competitive Scholarship Recipients Engage in Virtual Experiences
The COVID pandemic has led to the cancellation or delay of many nationally competitive scholarship experiences since the spring of 2020. Fortunately, many Syracuse University national scholarship recipients had opportunities to engage in their scholarship experiences virtually this past summer….
Disability Awareness Month Programming Brings Focus to Key Issues
October is Disability Awareness Month, and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion has partnered with the Disability Cultural Center and the Center for Disability Resources to offer programs that highlight key issues impacting the disability community. The virtual programming, which…
New Provost Gretchen Ritter Welcomed to Campus, Shares First Priority
As Syracuse University’s new vice chancellor, provost and chief academic officer, Gretchen Ritter says her first priority during the coming weeks and months will be to get to know the faculty and students of her new campus community. “I look…
United Way Campaign Kicks Off During Football Game Against Clemson
When you look up at the massive center-hung scoreboard during the big football game between Syracuse and Clemson Oct. 15 and for other football and basketball games at the stadium this fall, Andrew Goodrich is hoping you’ll notice two things:…
Remembrance Week Will Be Held Oct. 17-23
This year marks the 33rd anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. The 2021-22 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars have planned events and activities—from exhibitions to screenings to a candlelight vigil—to honor the…
Schedule Your Flu Shot–Patient Portal Open!
Dear Students and Families: Through Oct. 29, the Barnes Center at The Arch is offering flu shot appointments every weekday to help students meet the flu shot requirement before the start of the spring 2022 semester. You can schedule an…