Campus & Community
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…
Students Light Candles for Diwali (video)
Students participate in lighting candles for Diwali, the Hindu festival of light. This is the second year Professor Romita Ray of the Department of Art and Music Histories (AMH) has organized the event on campus. This year, over 50 students, faculty…
New Lighting around Women’s Building to Enhance Visibility and Safety
The Office of Campus Planning, Design and Construction (CPDC) and the team in Physical Plant say they will perform lighting work near the Women’s Building that will result in enhanced visibility and safety for pedestrians. As a result of those…