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First-Year Seminar and Shared Competencies Help Students Chart a Course
Luke Elliott ’25 is a first-year student who chose Syracuse University with two interests in mind: communications and international relations. He’s already an intern at HillCom, learning about public relations, communications planning and graphic design. Even with a strong sense…
First-Year Seminar Lead Instructors Sought for Fall 2022
The Office of Academic Affairs and First-Year Seminar team invite faculty, staff and graduate students to participate in information sessions about the First-Year Seminar (FYS 101) course. Course leaders and current instructors will share an overview of the course goals…
First-Year Seminar Home College Experience Helps Students Find Belonging
Engineering and computer science students learned about the cultures and traditions of their faculty and fellow students. Students in the School of Information Studies toured campus and got professional headshots. Whitman School of Management students explored clubs and resources. These…
First-Year Seminar Curriculum Rewards Lead Instructors With Connection
Why do faculty and staff from across the University volunteer to lead sections of the First-Year Seminar? Consuelo Endrigo-Williams and Rhonda Chester do it for the connection with students and the life of the University outside the boundaries of their…
James Baldwin and William F. Buckley Jr. Debate Begins the Syracuse Stage 2021/2022 Season
Syracuse Stage reopens its doors for public performances with a fully staged professional reading of “Baldwin vs. Buckley: The Faith of Our Fathers,” a “theatricalization” by Stage’s resident playwright Kyle Bass of the 1965 debate between writer and civil rights…
Five Questions for First-Year Seminar Interim Director Chandice Haste-Jackson
Chandice Haste-Jackson was appointed interim director of the First-Year Seminar program in February, 2021. Since then, she has been working alongside colleagues from across the University to completely redesign the required course for all first-year students. It is part of…
Faculty, Staff and Graduate Students Invited to Learn More about First Year Seminar
The Office of Academic Affairs invites faculty, staff and graduate students to participate in information sessions regarding the First Year Seminar (FYS 101) course, to begin in fall 2021. Course leaders will share an overview of the course goals and…