Campus & Community
Commencement 2024 by the Numbers
As the various celebrations begin for the Class of 2024’s Commencement weekend, there are many important details that the graduates and their families and friends need to know. But have you ever wondered what goes into the behind-the-scenes details that…
In Memoriam: Life Trustee Michael ‘Mike’ Falcone ’57
Michael “Mike” Falcone ’57 often said he was born into a family of entrepreneurs, and when he passed away on April 10, 2024, accolades poured in for the man who helped develop millions of square feet of office buildings, shopping…
In Memoriam: Life Trustee Bernard ‘Bernie’ Kossar ’53, L’55
“Bernie Kossar was really one of the smartest people I have ever known,” said Chancellor Kent Syverud, recalling the esteemed Syracuse University and College of Law graduate, trustee, advisor, engaged alumnus and generous philanthropist. “Bernie’s IQ was so high and,…
Blackstone LaunchPad Hosts Investor-Ready Symposium
Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad hosted its first Investor-Ready Symposium on April 19 in Bird Library, with attendees coming from members of Blackstone LaunchPad from Syracuse University, Colgate University and Blackstone LaunchPad at State University of New York at Albany….
7 Student Teams Win Prizes to Advance Their Intelligence++ Disability, Inclusion Innovations
Seven student-designed products, services and technologies meant to assist people with intellectual and developmental disabilities won recognition and seed funding at the Intelligence++ Showcase on April 25. The showcase is the culmination of the two-semester Intelligence++ (DES 400/600) course taught…
Maxwell’s Johanna Dunaway Selected for Prestigious Carnegie Fellowship
Johanna Dunaway, professor of political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and research director of the Syracuse University Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship (IDJC), has been named a 2024 Carnegie Fellow. She is one of…
Facilities Services Staff Go Above and Beyond to Return Lost Passport to Student
The University’s Facilities Services team is known for working behind the scenes—without fanfare—to make University operations run smoothly and to handle unique situations. This past weekend, the team, together with local contractor Syracuse Haulers, pulled off a miracle of epic…
Blackstone LaunchPad Student Start-Ups Place in the Finals of the 2024 New York Business Plan Competition
Two Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) student start-up teams placed in the finals of the New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC), powered by Upstate Capital, held in Albany on April 25. Natasha Brao ’22, (College of Visual and Performing…
Celebrating the Successes of First-Generation College Students
A trio of first-generation college students have demonstrated hard work and resiliency and shown how they ultimately set themselves on the path that will culminate Sunday morning inside the JMA Wireless Dome when they become the first members of their…
2 Students Selected for Prestigious Fulbright UK Summer Institutes
Two Syracuse University students have been named as student cultural ambassadors through the U.S.-UK Fulbright Commission’s UK Summer Institute program. They are Keona Bukhari-Adams ’27, a psychology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Adalys Sanchez…