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Supporting Student Wellness Series: Loneliness and Connection
From arriving to a new college environment to life’s transitions, students may at times feel disconnected. “The same way we must put time, effort and understanding into academics, we must put time, effort and understanding into our connections with ourselves…
Two Pieces of Advice Chancellor Syverud Shared with New Students at Convocation (With Video)
Before new students recited the charge to officially become part of the Orange family and swayed to the alma mater, Chancellor Kent Syverud offered two bits of advice to the incoming class during New Student Convocation. The first: Come as…
Get to Know New Women’s Volleyball Coach Bakeer Ganesharatnam on the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast
The Syracuse University women’s volleyball team made its 2022 debut over the weekend at the Charlotte Invitational in Charlotte, North Carolina, and for the first time in more than a decade, the Orange have a new head coach: Bakeer Ganesharatnam,…
Syracuse Welcome 2022 in Photos
Syracuse Welcome is Syracuse University’s new student orientation program, and last week, more than 4,000 first-year students arrived on campus to begin their Orange journey. The week began with move-in proceedings at the various residence halls across campus, with more…
‘American Ninja Warrior’ Contestant Among Incoming Freshman Class
Incoming freshman Jay Lewis comes to Syracuse University from Cheshire, Connecticut, and he just might be a familiar face to those who watch the hit NBC program “American Ninja Warrior.” On the show, contestants are put through a rigorous obstacle…
Forensics Professor Explores New Technology to Improve DNA Detection
Proving a sexual assault case in a courtroom often presents multiple challenges, but Research Assistant Professor Mike Marciano is working to help change that. Director of Research for the Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI) in the College of…
New Graduate Students Invited to Welcome Event, Picnic and Involvement Fair on Saturday, Aug. 27
A first-of-its-kind welcome event, information session, picnic and involvement fair for new graduate students will be held Saturday, Aug. 27. The welcome event and information session will be held at 2 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium, Schine Student Center. The event…
You’re Invited: Academic Strategic Plan Launch Forum—Sept. 1 at 9 a.m.
Editor’s note (9.2.22): This forum has been postponed to Thursday, Sept. 8. Provost Gretchen Ritter invites the campus community to the Academic Strategic Plan Launch Forum, where an overview of the strategic plan process, timeline, goals and ways to engage…
Syracuse Welcome Preview With Carrie Grogan Abbott G’03, Director of New Student and Family Programs (With Podcast)
When the Goon Squad first formed in 1944, their original purpose was to reinforce Syracuse University’s campuswide policy requiring all new students to wear their beanie caps during their first semester on campus. While first-year students are no longer obligated…
Syracuse Welcome 2022 Hours and Resources
Alongside the University community, New Student and Family Programs is excited to welcome incoming first-year and transfer students during Syracuse Welcome 2022, the University’s new student orientation program for incoming undergraduate students. New students will arrive first with international students…