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Investing in the Bedrock of Discovery: New Endowed Professorship in Quantum Science
Kathy Walters ’73 and her husband, Stan ’72, can look back over 50 years and easily track the impact Syracuse University had on their lives, but their newest gift to their alma mater looks far into the future, for generations…
An Endowed Gift That Improves Prospects for the ‘Onlys’
Throughout much of her adulthood, Christine (Chris) A. Carona ’85 has either experienced or witnessed the “Onlys”—a term used to describe what it feels like to be the only woman or member of an unrepresented group in the room at…
Lauren R. Villanueva Named Vice President of Alumni Engagement
As Syracuse University continues to advance several priorities related to its fundraising and alumni engagement efforts, Matt Ter Molen, senior vice president and chief advancement officer, announced the appointment of Lauren R. Villanueva as the University’s next vice president of…
The Present Family Legacy of Love: A Forever Orange Story
Just a few days after Jane Werner Present ’56 died, students at Syracuse University received a gift from her … in the form of a reading by New York Times bestselling author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah G’16, the Jane and Daniel…
Forever Orange Week Kicks Off Today
Forever Orange Week, Syracuse University’s annual celebration of what it means to be Orange, kicks off today with a full slate of activities designed to highlight the sense of pride current Syracuse University students and alumni feel for their campus….
Forever Orange Week Celebrates What It Means to Be Orange
What does it mean to be Orange? The sense of pride current Syracuse University students and alumni feel for their campus will be on full display during this year’s Forever Orange Week festivities, held the week of March 21. Hosted…
New Mathematics Scholarship Honors Legacy of Longtime Faculty Member Philip Throop Church
It’s common for a certain noise, taste or smell to bring about memories of the past. For Susan Church Andersson, she remembers the distinctive squeak her father’s chair would make as he worked late into the night in the kitchen…
A $2 Million Gift to the John A. Lally Athletics Complex to Strengthen the Student-Athlete Experience
Michael Bill ’58 was a top student-athlete at Syracuse University, a center on the highly ranked football team that went to the Cotton Bowl. After graduation, he lost touch with his alma mater, but never lost the Orange spirit. In…
Syracuse Honors NCAA Division I Winningest Basketball Coach on Final Trip to the Stadium, Recognizes Fiserv CEO for Commitment to the University
It was a busy weekend filled with anticipation as Syracuse welcomed top-ranked Duke University for another historic rival matchup, along with some special pregame activities this time around. The game was the last time that Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski would coach…
The Gift of a Professorship to Inspire Generations of Engaged Citizens
When the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs opened in 1924, it included a citizenship curriculum for all undergraduates in the liberal arts. Thirty years later, Merle Goldberg traveled from her home in Maryland to Syracuse University, hoping for…