Campus & Community
University Formalizes Commitment to Prohibit Direct Investment in Coal, Fossil Fuels
Syracuse University today announced that it is formalizing its commitment to prohibit direct investment of endowment funds in coal mining and other fossil fuel companies. The University will also continue to seek additional investments through its endowment in companies that…
Syracuse, Le Moyne to Address Faith-Based Labor Organizing April 10-11
Scholars and practitioners from around the globe will descend on Central New York for a two-day symposium on faith-based labor organizing. “Religion and Labor: Moral Vision from and for the Grassroots” will be held at Syracuse University on Friday, April…
French Graduate Student Colloquium
18th annual French Graduate Student Colloquium for faculty, M.A. students and undergraduates to share their research on French language, literature and culture. Refreshments will be served. 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Bird Library URL: http://lang.syr.edu Contact: Benjamin Peak LLL 443-2309 brpeak@syr.edu
In The News: Monday, March 30
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Campus Invited to Open Forum for ADA Coordinator Candidate
Syracuse University has invited the final candidate for the position of director (ADA/503/504 coordinator) Starr Wheeler, to interview on campus. Interested faculty, staff and students are encouraged to attend an open forum where the candidate will be presenting briefly on…
Take Back the Night 2015 Events Run through April 7
Members of the campus and local community are invited to take a stand against violence, raise awareness about attitudes that perpetuate violence and discuss ways to work together to create a safer, more respectful community.
In The News: Friday, March 27
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Carol Tenopir to Speak on ‘Scholarly Reading in a Digital Age’
Carol Tenopir will present “Scholarly Reading a Digital Age: The Library Role” on Thursday, April 2, at 4 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons in Bird Library. Tenopir is Chancellor’s Professor of Information Sciences at the School of Information…
Student Philanthropy Council, Libraries Launch ‘Bird Plug-In’ Project
The Student Philanthropy Council and Syracuse University Libraries have joined forces to launch the “Bird Library Plug-In” project on ’CuseFunder—crowdfunding for great SU causes. The project will address the Number One student complaint about Bird Library—the need for more power…
Campaign Encourages Women to Say ‘I Am Enough’
“However many people that can feel great, even if it’s just a day or a week, that’s the whole goal of it,” says Sara Eckhardt, the founder of the I Am Enough movement at Syracuse University. Eckhardt created I Am…