Campus & Community
Student-Athletes Mark Highest-Ever Graduation Success Rate
Syracuse University student-athletes have scored big with some recent numbers off the playing fields. For the 2016-17 academic year, student-athletes achieved a Graduation Success Rate of 91—the highest-ever for the University since the NCAA started measuring the rate in 2004….
Test of Orange Alert to be Conducted Nov. 9
The University will conduct a test of the Orange Alert Campus Crisis Alert Notification System on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 2 p.m. It will be a full test of the personal email, text message, cell phone and campus phone components of the…
First-Generation College Celebration on Nov. 8
The Office of First-Year and Transfer Programs is participating in the first-ever nationwide First-Generation College Celebration in partnership with NASPA and the Council for Opportunity in Education. The celebration is Wednesday, Nov. 8. All faculty, staff and students identifying as…
Red Cross Blood Drive, Nov. 8
The Syracuse University American Red Cross Club and the Center for Policy Research at the Maxwell School will host a blood drive on Wednesday, Nov. 8, beginning at 10 a.m. in 304ABC Schine Student Center. To set up an appointment…
Historic Appointment of Interim University Mace Bearers, Effort to Identify Next Mace Bearer Underway
Chancellor Kent Syverud appointed two student leaders—Student Association President James Franco and Graduate Student Organization President Jack Wilson—interim University mace bearers. The interim appointment marks the first time a student—and in this case, two students—has been bestowed the honor. “The…
Maura Larkin Ivanick Appointed Interim Director of Advising and Career Services
Karin Ruhlandt, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, has announced the appointment of Maura Larkin Ivanick as interim director of advising and career services. The appointment is effective immediately. Ivanick brings extensive…
’Cuse Cast Kicks Off Veterans Month
Mike Haynie, vice chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation and Military and Veterans Affairs, anchors this week’s ’Cuse Cast, as we kick off Veterans Month at Syracuse University.
Abdali, MacPherson are Finalists for Prestigious Nationally Competitive Scholarship Awards
Two Syracuse University students have been named finalists for three of the United States’ most prestigious nationally competitive scholarship awards: the Marshall Scholarship, the Mitchell Scholarship and the Rhodes Scholarship. Zainab Abdali, a senior English and textual studies and mathematics…
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…