Syracuse University Libraries

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

David Seaman to Continue Tenure as Libraries Dean, University Librarian

David Seaman, who has served as dean of Syracuse University Libraries and University Librarian since 2015, has been reappointed for a third five-year term. The

Blackstone LaunchPad Student Start-Ups Win in the 2025 New York Business Plan Competition

Three Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) student start-up teams won prizes in the finals of the New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC), powered by
Cristina Hatem April 30, 2025
Blackstone LaunchPad Student Start-Ups Win in the 2025 New York Business Plan Competition

Libraries Supports Students During Spring 2025 Finals

Syracuse University Libraries is offering extended hours during Spring 2025 finals week: Bird Library Monday, April 28-Thursday, May 8: Bird Library will be open 24 hours a
Cristina Hatem April 24, 2025
Libraries Supports Students During Spring 2025 Finals

Libraries Accepting Applications for Student Library Advisory Board

Syracuse University Libraries is accepting undergraduate and graduate applications for its Student Library Advisory Board for the Fall 2025 semester. Applications from active students in
Cristina Hatem April 23, 2025
Libraries Accepting Applications for Student Library Advisory Board

Innovative Student Group Designs Inclusive Clothing for Neurodivergent Community

SOLACE Collective aims to provide everyone, especially neurodivergent individuals, with comfortable garments that alleviate anxiety, increase confidence and reduce distractions by providing opportunities for fidgeting
John Boccacino April 21, 2025
Innovative Student Group Designs Inclusive Clothing for Neurodivergent Community

Donate Food to Reduce Your Libraries’ Fines

Once again the Libraries is offering an opportunity for members of the campus community to reduce their library fines at the end of the semester
Cristina Hatem April 9, 2025
Donate Food to Reduce Your Libraries’ Fines

2025 Hult Prize Campus Qualifier Competition

On Feb. 21, five student teams from Syracuse University competed in the 2025 Hult Prize campus qualifier at Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad for a chance to
Cristina Hatem April 8, 2025
2025 Hult Prize Campus Qualifier Competition

University to Host TEDx Event Featuring Thought Leaders and Innovators

University will host an exciting TEDx event on April 9, 2025 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Tan Auditorium of the National Veterans Resource
Cristina Hatem March 25, 2025