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Welcome Week 2025: What You Need to Know
Welcome new students! As you settle into your new home, celebrate Welcome Week—packed with tradition, making connections and pure energy—and explore all that Syracuse University has to offer. From being greeted by Goon Squad members during move-in to small‑group gatherings,…
How Otto the Orange Spent Their Summer Vacation (Video)
While students were away from campus having summer adventures, completing internships, studying away or abroad, or just soaking up the sun, Otto the Orange stayed busy with their own jam-packed summer schedule! From cheering at baseball games and visiting with…
Summer Snapshots 2025
From the looks of it, our University community members sure enjoyed themselves over the summer months. From a big adventure around the world to a laid-back staycation, take a look at the fun they had.
Haudenosaunee Welcome Gathering: An Invitation to Celebrate on Sacred Land
Diane Schenandoah ’11, Honwadiyenawa’sek (“One who helps them”), will host a Haudenosaunee Welcome Gathering on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle on Monday, Aug. 25, from 4 to 5 p.m. The Haudenosaunee Welcome Gathering is an event held on campus to…
5 Things to Know About New Student Convocation Speaker Andrea-Rose Oates ’26
Excitement. Nervousness. Optimism. Hope. Andrea-Rose Oates ’26 can relate to the mix of feelings new students may face as they arrive at Syracuse University for Welcome Week. It was only three years ago that Oates embarked on her own Orange…
Doctoral Candidate Wins Grant for Research on Infrastructure, Violence and Resistance in Pakistan
Bramsh Khan, a Ph.D. candidate in social science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has been awarded a prestigious Wenner-Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork Grant. The Wenner-Gren Foundation, established in 1941, is dedicated to advancing anthropological knowledge throughout…
Co-President of Disability Law Society Eyes Career in National Security Law in Washington
Kaitlin Sommer L’26 is always planning ahead. Throughout her life, she has continuously asked herself, “Is there a better or more efficient way to do this?”, “Am I advocating for what I need?”, “How can I figure this out by…
Bandier Students Explore Latin America’s Music Industry
Thirteen students from the Bandier Program in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications recently returned from a three-week journey through Latin America, where they explored the region’s dynamic and rapidly evolving music industry. The immersive trip, led by Bandier…
Star Scholar: Julia Fancher Earns Second Astronaut Scholarship for Stellar Research
Julia Fancher, a rising senior majoring in physics and mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), a logic minor in A&S and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, has been renewed as an Astronaut Scholar for…
School of Education Launches Fully Inclusive Study Abroad Experience in Italy
The University’s first inclusive study abroad trip has redefined what inclusive higher education looks like, blending immersive cultural experiences with academic exploration of inclusive education across borders. This two-week program brought together students with and without intellectual disability, reflecting a…