Campus & Community
Helping Address Hiring Crises, the Baldanza Fellows Program Expands to Syracuse City Schools
Teacher shortages and a predominantly white teaching force are two persistent hiring trends that continue to challenge public schools nationwide. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, nearly 90% of school districts reported difficulties hiring teachers for the 2023-24…
Orange Innovation Fund Spring 2024 Grant Applications Open
Syracuse University Libraries is accepting spring 2024 applications for the Orange Innovation Fund grant through Friday, March 29. Interested applicants should plan to attend one of the information and proposal/grant writing workshops being held in early March. The Orange Innovation…
Internal Revenue Service Announces Standard Mileage Rate for 2024
The Internal Revenue Service has announced the optional standard mileage rate for 2024. University employees may use this rate to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business purposes. Effective Jan. 1, 2024, the standard mileage rate is…
Megan Myers Appointed Assistant Dean of Advancement in Falk College
Megan Myers has been named the Falk College’s assistant dean of advancement effective March 1. Myers will report to Dean Jeremy Jordan and lead all Falk College advancement efforts working closely with the University’s Office of Advancement and External Affairs…
Please Review! Important Back to Campus Public Health Information
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: At the start of this new semester, I want to welcome our newest community members and welcome back our returning students, faculty and staff. As coordinator of the University’s ongoing response efforts to communicable illnesses,…
Drama Department Pop-Up Library Opens at Syracuse Stage/Drama Theater Complex
Amanda DuBose, music and performing arts librarian, is opening a drama department pop-up library in the Storch Theater Lobby in the Syracuse Stage/Drama Theater Complex. The ribbon cutting for the new pop-up library will take place on Jan. 17 at…
A New Semester
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Welcome to our new students and transfer students who today officially become Orange. And, welcome back to our returning students, faculty, and staff. Yesterday, our nation celebrated the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther…
Operation Orange Warmup: Collecting Winter Coats to Benefit Local Community
To assist individuals and families who are in need of winter outerwear, Syracuse University is again partnering with InterFaith Works of Central New York and Hendricks Chapel for Operation Orange Warmup. The coat collection drive will take place at the…
Meet Executive Chef Richard Leonardo
Auxiliary Services welcomes Richard “Rick” Leonardo as executive chef for Syracuse University Campus Dining. Leonardo’s culinary path began in his teenage years, when he worked at his family’s Central New York restaurant. He received his culinary degree from The French…
New Grant Allows Shaw Center’s Literacy Corps to Hire More Undergraduate Tutors
Up to 100 new community engagement service positions tutoring children and teens in Syracuse City School District and other area schools have been made possible by a new grant to the Shaw Center Syracuse University Literacy Corps program. The grant…