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Swinging Into Summer: Syracuse International Jazz Fest Returns With Star Power, Student Talent and a Soulful Campus Finale
Get ready for the sweet summer sounds of jazz in the city and on campus. The University is again a sponsor of the Syracuse International Jazz Fest, a five-day celebration of world-class jazz music and community spirit, taking place June…
Spelman College Glee Club to Perform at Return to Community: A Sunday Gospel Jazz Service June 29
As the grand finale of the 2025 Syracuse International Jazz Fest, the Spelman College Glee Club of Atlanta will perform at Hendricks Chapel on Sunday, June 29. The Spelman College Glee Club, now in its historic 100th year, is the…
Hendricks Chapel Reflects on the Legacy of Pope Francis
If you need an expert to discuss the legacy of Pope Francis, you may want to consider Syracuse University Catholic Father Gerry Waterman, OFM Conv., or The Rev. Brian E. Konkol, Ph.D., vice president and dean of Hendricks Chapel. He…
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 while doing good for others. “Food for Fines” will run from Friday, April 25, through…
Annual Service of Commemoration to Be Held March 18
Syracuse University will hold its annual Service of Commemoration—honoring students, faculty, staff, retirees, Trustees and honorary degree recipients of the University, and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry students, faculty, staff, retirees and trustees who passed during the period…
Ash Wednesday Schedule Announced
Ash Wednesday is March 5, marking the beginning of the Christian season of Lent. Lent is a 40-day period of reflection that guides people of Christian faith to the “Triduum,” or Sacred Three Days, that begins on the evening of…
University Remembers the Legacy of Francis McMillan Parks
Francis McMillan Parks, former director of Students Offering Service and African American Programs in Hendricks Chapel and a beloved community storyteller, died on Jan. 12. She was 87. Parks grew up in Odessa, Texas. She earned a bachelor’s degree in…
Sarah Willie-LeBreton Encourages Cultivating Spaces of Mutual Respect During 40th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration
Sarah Willie-LeBreton, president of Smith College, was welcomed back to Syracuse by a stadium filled with nearly 1,200 people for the 40th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Sunday—and she was happy to return to the place she…
Full Circle Moment: Sarah Willie-LeBreton Honored to Deliver Remarks at 40th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Sarah Willie-LeBreton, the 12th president of Smith College and featured speaker for the 40th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 26, has special cherished family memories of the revered civil rights leader. Willie-LeBreton’s father, Charles…
University Announces 2025 MLK Unsung Heroes
The 40th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Planning Committee is proud to announce the 2025 Unsung Hero Award winners: Andrea-Rose Oates ’26, James K. Duah-Agyeman G’99, Student Coalition on Race and Equity (SCORE), Laurence Segal and Jamie…