Syracuse University Libraries

Sci-Fi, Afrofuturism Expert, Author Named Newest University Professor

Isiah Lavender III brings a multidisciplinary lens to Afrofuturism, exploring Black identity through literature, history and speculative fiction.
Diane Stirling Sept. 8, 2025
Sci-Fi, Afrofuturism Expert, Author Named Newest University Professor

Fall 2025 LaunchPad Competitions Announced

Syracuse University Libraries’ LaunchPad announces its fall 2025 lineup of competitions, where student entrepreneurs, founders, innovators and creatives have an opportunity to win prizes to
Cristina Hatem Sept. 3, 2025
Fall 2025 LaunchPad Competitions Announced

Libraries Announces Fall 2025 Workshops

Syracuse University Libraries is hosting workshops for the Fall 2025 semester. All events are free and open to attend for all Syracuse University students, faculty
Cristina Hatem Aug. 29, 2025

Libraries’ Receives George W. Hamilton Collection of Books on Printing and Typography

Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) was recently gifted the George W. Hamilton Book Collection from George W. Hamilton ’53, G’54. The collection
Cristina Hatem Aug. 29, 2025
Libraries’ Receives George W. Hamilton Collection of Books on Printing and Typography

2025 Orange Innovation Fund Grants Announced

Syracuse University Libraries awarded seven Orange Innovation Fund grants to student start-up businesses in 2025. From launching a clothing line for neurodivergent individuals to creating
News Staff Aug. 28, 2025

Call for Focus Group Participants for Bird Library Assistive Technology Room

Syracuse University Libraries’ is seeking student participants for two focus groups this fall to provide feedback on the assistive technology room in Bird Library. The
Cristina Hatem Aug. 25, 2025
Call for Focus Group Participants for Bird Library Assistive Technology Room

Libraries’ Fall 2025 Hours and Welcome Week Activities

Syracuse University Libraries’ Fall 2025 regular hours will take effect Aug. 25 and run through Dec. 16. Regular hours, excluding exceptions, are as follows with
Cristina Hatem Aug. 15, 2025
Libraries’ Fall 2025 Hours and Welcome Week Activities

Vanessa St.Oegger-Menn Receives Spotlight Award From Society of American Archivists

Vanessa St.Oegger-Menn, Pan Am 103 archivist and assistant university archivist in the Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center, is the 2025 recipient of the Spotlight Award from
Cristina Hatem Aug. 13, 2025
Vanessa St.Oegger-Menn Receives Spotlight Award From Society of American Archivists

LaunchPad Awards Student Start-Up Fund Grant

The Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University Libraries has awarded a Student Start-Up Fund grant for the Spring 2025 semester to Thomas O’Brien ’25 for his
Cristina Hatem July 12, 2025
LaunchPad Awards Student Start-Up Fund Grant

Libraries Receives Grant for Book Repair Workshop

Syracuse University Libraries’ Department of Access and Resource Sharing received a Central New York Library Resources Council Catalyst Grant for $2,000 to provide train-the-trainer workshops
Cristina Hatem June 30, 2025
Libraries Receives Grant for Book Repair Workshop

Libraries Innovation Scholar Launches Utopia, a Transparent Beauty Brand

Trey Augliano ’27, a rising junior in the Whitman School of Management majoring in entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises and marketing management, recently launched Utopia Beauty,
News Staff June 6, 2025

Blackstone LaunchPad Founders Circle Welcomes New Members

Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad welcomed 34 graduates of the Class of 2025 as new members of the Founders Circle. They were selected in recognition
Cristina Hatem June 5, 2025
Blackstone LaunchPad Founders Circle Welcomes New Members

Syracuse University Libraries’ Information Literacy Scholars Produce Information Literacy Collab Journal

Earlier this month, Syracuse University Libraries’ Information Literacy Scholars published their first open access information literacy journal, Information Literacy Collab (ILC). It is available on
Cristina Hatem May 29, 2025
Syracuse University Libraries’ Information Literacy Scholars Produce Information Literacy Collab Journal
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