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Featured Media Coverage – Week of Sept. 11
Syracuse University thought leaders, events and research news were showcased in the following news outlets this week: Eric Grode, director of the Goldring Arts Journalism and Communications program at Newhouse, was quoted in the Associated Press story “Largest US newspaper…
Where Belonging Begins: Higher Education Students Lead the University’s Native Student Program
In October 2022, after nearly 33 years at Syracuse University, Regina A. Jones ’07 retired as director of the University’s Native Student Program. She launched the program in 2006 along with Stephanie Waterman ’83, G’04, while simultaneously studying for a…
Q&A With Falk College Dean Jeremy S. Jordan: Building Connections, Supporting Students, Faculty, Staff in Their Goals
Jeremy S. Jordan, new dean of the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, was inspired to become an academic leader to be of service to others in pursuit of their aspirations. “I enjoy creating processes and building…
Students Practice English, Make Friends and Build Community Within English Conversation Groups
Traveling the world during his time in the military, Antonio Herrera ’24 understood what it meant to be somewhere and not speak the native language. So when he heard about the English Conversation Group through the Center for International Services,…
College of Law’s Legal Clinic Receives Veterans Affairs Grant for Services for Homeless Veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded a Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans-At-Risk for Homelessness Grant to the College of Law’s Betty and Michael D. Wohl Veterans Legal Clinic (VLC). The program is a first-of-its-kind grant…
Together for Better: Reflecting on Diane Lyden Murphy’s 45 Years of Service
Many know Diane Lyden Murphy as dean of the Falk College, a position she has held since 2005. But her journey and impact at Syracuse extend well beyond her deanship. In many ways, her leadership in the Falk College was…
Kay Stearns Bruening Appointed Associate Dean of Falk College Academic Affairs
Kay Stearns Bruening, Ph.D., RDN, FAND, associate professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, has been named associate dean of Academic Affairs for Falk College effective Aug. 1. In…
Orange Is the New Green: Pete’s Giving Garden and South Campus Food Pantry Support Students Through Sustainability
Tucked away on the University’s South Campus, on a plot of land off of Skytop Road, is a photogenic garden full of life. Pete’s Giving Garden is a partnership between Syracuse University Sustainability Management, the David B. Falk College of…
Students Participate in High-Altitude Health Study at the Top of the World
Of all the exceptional Syracuse University Study Abroad courses, there is one that towers above the others–about 18,000 feet above. Mount Everest Base Camp Trek: The Human Response to High Altitude is a three-week, three-credit course and international research expedition…
Gawrysiak to Oversee Esports Initiatives
Joey Gawrysiak has been named executive director of the University’s new esports communications and management degree program. Gawrysiak developed one of the first esports degrees in the country at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia, where he is now a professor…