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Orange Central 2023 in Photos
The University welcomed about 2,000 alumni and friends back to campus to celebrate Orange Central and Law Alumni Weekend. From tailgating to special reunion events and open houses, the campus was alive with excitement, memories and good times. Check out…
Broadcasting Legend Bob Costas ’74 Shares Tips, Stories From Hall of Fame Sportscasting Career
Even Bob Costas ’74 can strike out occasionally in the broadcast booth. During an appearance Friday at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, the decorated sportscaster shared a story from his iconic career about a regrettable mistake that he…
Roundtable: 3 School of Education Alumni Define ‘Human Thriving’ in the Context of Global Diversity
“Human thriving” is among the areas of distinctive excellence enumerated in the University’s 2023 Academic Strategic Plan. This concept is inspired by the words of Chancellor Erastus Haven. In 1871, he charged Syracuse students “to thrive here, to learn here,…
Meet Biko Skalla ’18, Voice of the World-Famous Savannah Bananas
Baseball is America’s pastime, a game rich in history and time-honored traditions, where change is slow to be embraced and slower still to be adopted. Then, there are the Savannah Bananas, a minor league baseball team that has changed the…
22 Years Later, Campus Community Members Reflect on Tragic Events of Sept. 11, 2001
Chaos. Confusion. Busy signals. Eyes glued to newscasts. Heartbreak. As do many others across the nation and around the world, members of the Syracuse University community recall the events of Sept. 11, 2001, with unusual clarity, considering how much time…
Sports Broadcaster Anish Shroff ’04 Hopes to Inspire Future Generations of South Asian Sportscasters
Anish Shroff ’04 happens to be the only minority radio play-by-play voice of a National Football League (NFL) team. It’s not something the veteran sportscaster embraces, but it’s a trend that seems to be shifting. Eternally proud of his South…
Tom MacDougall ’92 Donates Platinum Records to Special Collections Research Center
Tom MacDougall ’92, the current president of Walt Disney Music and an alumnus of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, recently donated platinum records from the Disney films “Frozen II,” and “Moana” to Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research…
Charles Reichblum ’48: Original Voice of the Orange and Co-Founder of WAER
Syracuse University has a long, storied history of producing talented sports broadcasters. Names like Marv Albert ’63, Bob Costas ’74 and Mike Tirico ’88, decorated members of the sports broadcasting industry, honed their crafts and developed their radio voices as…
Syracuse Stage Receives Transformational Gift Honoring Julie Haynes Lutz
Syracuse Stage received a gift of $1 million from the estate of the late George Wallerstein, honoring his late wife, Julie Haynes Lutz, by establishing the Julie Lutz New Play Development Fund. This transformational gift launches Syracuse Stage’s 50th-anniversary fundraising campaign,…
Libraries Appoints Patricia Giles Reference and Instruction Librarian
Syracuse University Libraries recently appointed Patricia Giles G’14 as reference and instruction librarian in the Department of Learning and Academic Engagement (LAE). In this new role, Giles will serve as liaison to the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs and…