Campus & Community
University Union Celebrates Block Party April 26
Ringing in the end of the academic year and welcoming spring is the University Union annual tradition of Block Party. Throughout the afternoon and evening, the 2024 celebration will be hosted Friday, April 26. Block “Darty” Activities from 1-5 p.m….
Women in Leadership Initiative Recognizes 48 Rising Leaders From 2 Successful Cohort Experiences
Forty-eight emerging leaders from across Syracuse University were honored on April 12 as the Women in Leadership (WiL) initiative celebrated its two cohorts for the 2023-24 academic year. The cohorts were the second and third to complete the experience, which…
Campus Planning, Design and Construction Makes Progress on Creating More Accessible and Equitable Campus
Throughout the 2023-24 academic year, the Office of Campus Planning, Design and Construction (CPDC) has undertaken over a dozen projects spread across campus in support of the initiatives of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Strategic Plan. Several projects…
Nzasi, Shen Named 2025 Senior Class Marshals
The Student Experience Division has announced the selection of Mark Nzasi and Yifan “Ivan” Shen as the 2025 Senior Class Marshals. In this honorable role, Nzasi and Shen will lead their graduating class during Commencement, help to recommend the Commencement…
How to Combat Finals Week Stress
Are you feeling stressed or overwhelmed? With the last day of classes just under a week away, on Monday, April 29, and during Stress Awareness Month, now is the time to remind yourself what stress looks like for you personally,…
Maxwell to Honor Alumni, Celebrate 100th Anniversary at Centennial Celebration in DC
Five exceptional alumni and a milestone anniversary will be celebrated during an upcoming event in the heart of the nation. The Maxwell School centennial celebration will be held Friday, May 31, at 6 p.m. in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait…
Thomas M. Keck Named a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow
Thomas M. Keck, professor of political science and Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics, has been named a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow. Keck was included among a diverse class recognized by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation as…
Real Estate Developer, Entrepreneur Oliver Fernandez ’08 to Be the ECS Convocation Keynote Speaker
Oliver Fernandez ’08 graduated with a civil engineering degree and played for the Syracuse University football team. He now lives in Washington D.C. with his wife, Leah, and their two children. Fernandez owns McKenzie, a construction company that has successfully…
NSF Grant Advances Planning for Community College Engineering Pathway Program
The development of a new pathway program for community college students interested in engineering recently got a boost from a $100,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) planning grant. The pathway program, “Roadmap Into Syracuse Engineering Undergraduate Programs and the Profession” (“RISEUP2”),…
Creating Identity and Building Community Through Writing
When students in the College of Arts and Sciences enroll in Associate Professor Patrick Berry’s class on writing and rhetoric, they likely think, correctly, that they will learn the foundations of good writing across various genres. However, they may not…