Campus & Community
University Prepares to Welcome Newest Students
Each year, the Office of First-Year and Transfer Programs, in collaboration with a number of University departments, hosts Syracuse Welcome, the University’s new student orientation program for incoming, full-time, undergraduate students. Preparations to welcome the more than 4,000 first-year and…
Languages, Literatures and Linguistics Hosts Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants
This week, the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics in the College of Arts and Sciences, is hosting a group of 52 Fulbright-sponsored foreign language teaching assistants (FLTA). The teaching assistants, who are from 24 countries, will go to colleges…
Alumni Welcomed Back to ‘Your Happy Place’ for Orange Central
Alumni from around the world will be welcomed back to campus for Orange Central homecoming weekend Sept. 15-18. This year, the theme for Orange Central is “Welcome Back to Your Happy Place.” Orange Central is a once-a-year celebration for the…
Vehicular Traffic Pattern Change
(The following message from Tony Callisto, senior vice president and chief law enforcement officer, and Pete Sala, vice president and chief facilities officer, was emailed to the campus community last week.) Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: We are writing to…
SummerStart Students Take Part in Drench the Dean Event
It was an example of teamwork, problem solving and engineering skills all rolled into one, as students in SummerStart at Syracuse put their knowledge to the test. The end result was a cool outcome on a hot summer day, all…
Summer Snaps 2016
What are you doing on your summer vacation? See how members of the University community are having fun as the summer kicks into gear.
Preferred Mutual ‘Cuse Fan Fest Canceled Due to Weather Forecast; Yard Sale Will Take Place as Scheduled
The 2016 Preferred Mutual ’Cuse Fan Fest scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 13, has been canceled due to the storms being forecast for Syracuse this weekend. The annual event usually features outdoor activities for fans of all ages. The Syracuse Athletics…
Archbold Fitness Center Closed through Sunday
The Archbold fitness center will be closed through Sunday, Aug. 14, due to the weather forecast. Patrons are encouraged to work out at the fitness center at Ernie Davis Hall. The Ernie Davis facility is air-conditioned and includes showers, free…
McNair Scholars Present Research at Two-Day Symposium
Roshad Meeks is a self-described “military brat.” His father served in the U.S. Army, and Meeks spent much of his childhood in Germany. He was 11 or 12 when his family returned to Columbus, a little Mississippi city of about…
Chancellor Syverud Concludes Service on CNY Regional Economic Development Council
After more than two years serving as Co-Chair of the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council (REDC), Chancellor Kent Syverud today announced that he has concluded his service with the REDC. “When I became Chancellor in 2014, I arrived…