Campus & Community
School of Education Offers New Graduate Scholarship Initiative, Open House Nov. 10
The School of Education has announced a new scholarship initiative that will provide master’s tuition support for the children of Syracuse University employees. The Orange Family Scholarship will offer funding covering 25 percent of the cost of tuition to children of Syracuse…
UC Celebrates Nontraditional Student Week
University College celebrates Nontraditional Student Week this week, Nov. 6-10. Nontraditional students juggle families, jobs and other responsibilities while studying part-time, all in an effort to build a better life for themselves and their families through education. In recognition of nontraditional students, University…
Reimagining Bird Library: Presentations by Architecture Students on Potential Future of Bird Library
Students from School of Architecture Professor Randall Korman’s spring 2017 “Integrated Design Studio” (ARC 409) class will present their ideas for a reimagined and redesigned Bird Library at a presentation on Thursday, Nov. 16, from 4 – 5:30 p.m. in…
Open Enrollment Resources and Office Hours Continue Through Nov. 10
Open Enrollment, the annual period when University faculty, staff and other eligible individuals make their benefit choices for the coming year, continues through Friday, Nov. 10. This is the only time of year when you may elect or change your…
New Dean Sees Chapel’s Work as Sanctuary from World’s Chaos
About two weeks after starting his new role as dean of Hendricks Chapel, the Rev. Brian E. Konkol was walking to a meeting. He ran into Leah Fein, Hillel’s campus rabbi. The two started walking together; about a minute later…
Nominations Sought for Advisory Work Group on Staff Climate Matters
Members of the University community are invited to nominate staff members for the Advisory Work Group on Staff Climate Matters, one of the accepted recommendations from the University’s Climate Assessment Planning Committee (CAPC). The deadline for submission is Monday, Nov….
Wanted: 44+ Items for United Way Gift Basket Online Auction
The One University Auction for the United Way of Central New York, sponsored by Falk College, is currently soliciting donations of gift baskets. Departments and individuals are invited to donate themed baskets of any kind. Holiday, kitchen gadgets, night on…
Syracuse Symposium to Continue ‘Belonging’ Theme with Flurry of Events Nov. 3-9
Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong survey of “Belonging” with a quartet of multidisciplinary events. On Friday, Nov. 3, Tim Brookes, founder of the Endangered Alphabets Project, will address “Where Have All the Alphabets Gone? Disappearing Traditional Writing Systems and the Worldwide Loss of…
Issues in Digital Scholarship Forum on Nov. 15
The fall 2017 Issues in Digital Scholarship Forum will feature Sarah Fuchs Sampson, assistant professor of art and music histories, and Meina Yates-Richard, assistant professor of English, both in the College of Arts and Sciences. It will take place on…
Humanities and Sciences Intersect in ‘Water + Photography’ Event
How do humanists, artists and scientists approach a similar subject—water, for example—through their seemingly very different disciplinary lenses? This question is at the heart of a discussion that will unfold when four Syracuse University faculty members from three different disciplines…