All Posts in #Academic Strategic Plan
Academic Strategic Plan: Creating an Unsurpassed Student Experience
A core theme of the Academic Strategic Plan (ASP), creating an unsurpassed student experience is a priority for Syracuse University as we aim to prepare students for future success. The efforts to support this component of the ASP are well…
Undergraduates Celebrate Their Research and Creative Work Awards
“Euphoria” is how Cathryn Newton, senior advisor to the Chancellor and provost for faculty engagement, described the atmosphere at Bird Library last Thursday afternoon, when scores of undergraduate research and creative grant recipients gathered to celebrate their success. The 103 students…
Syracuse University Achieves Invest Syracuse Goal, Raises $40 Million for Scholarships, Financial Aid
The Invest Syracuse fundraising campaign has achieved its goal of $40 million in funding for scholarships and other financial aid, more than six months ahead of schedule. The Division of Advancement and External Affairs will continue the solicitation of philanthropic…
Shared Competencies to Enhance Undergraduate Student Learning
To help better prepare students to be engaged leaders in a global society, the Syracuse University Senate endorsed six shared competencies last semester. These educational goals characterize what every Syracuse University undergraduate student should know and be able to do…
Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence Seeks Faculty Feedback
The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) is seeking feedback from faculty to determine how the center can best support the University’s academic community. Recently, the Center emailed an online survey to all faculty email addresses to solicit input…
53 New Faculty Positions Approved as Part of Cluster Hires Initiative
Syracuse University has approved the creation of seven multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary themes for the first round of its Cluster Hires Initiative, along with funding for 53 faculty positions. Academic cluster creation and cluster hires are an effective approach to strengthening…
First Steel Truck Arrives on National Veterans Resource Center Construction Site
Three years ago it was a vision, today Syracuse University’s National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC) is becoming a reality, as each day, major construction milestones are achieved. For example, on Thursday, Oct. 18, the first steel truck arrived on the…
Director Named to Head University’s New Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence
Syracuse University’s Office of Academic Affairs has hired a director for the University’s new Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence. Martha A. Kalnin Diede, who comes to Syracuse from Western Carolina University, has been appointed to the new post effective…
Construction Underway on Barnes Center at The Arch, New Health and Wellness Complex to Provide Holistic Support to Students
Construction is now well underway on the Barnes Center at The Arch, a new health and wellness complex that will open in fall 2019. The new complex will provide students, faculty and staff a brand new space to improve their…
University Increases Financial Aid, Grows Graduate Assistants’ Stipends and Invests in Student Experience Enhancements
Syracuse University’s continued commitment to implementing an innovative academic strategic plan, creating an exceptional student experience, significantly increasing student financial aid and maximizing resources to support the university’s growth and distinction is reflected in the University’s 2018-19 budget. The new…