Campus & Community
Maxwell Welcomes 41 New US Citizens—Including One of Its Own
On Election Day, Tomás Olivier, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, was at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office in downtown Syracuse completing his interview and exam…
A&S Offers More Community Learning Pathways for Arts and Sciences Undergraduates
As the popular adage goes, “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” An essential step in preparing students to tackle today’s pressing challenges, like climate change and social and economic inequity,…
Donate Food and Hygiene Items to Reduce Your Libraries Fines
Syracuse University Libraries is offering an end of semester opportunity for students to reduce their library fines while doing good for others. “Food for Fines” will run from Dec. 6 through Dec. 17. All Libraries patrons with overdue circulation fines…
2024 Student Entrepreneur Impact Prize Winners
Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) announced the winners of the 2024 Impact Prize competition for social entrepreneurship, held on Nov. 13 at Bird Library. Student teams pitched their respective social impact ventures for a chance to win a total…
First Year Seminar Peer Leaders: They’re the Connectors in an Innovative Program
When members of the Class of 2025 graduate in May, many will have spent four years as instrumental components of a unique program designed to acclimate new students to life at Syracuse University. These seniors have been involved as students…
Office of the Chief Financial Officer Releases Updated Travel Policy
The University has updated its policy governing University travel, including new guidance around hotel and meals reimbursement, allowing for trip insurance as a reimbursable expense, and encouraging travelers to New York City to utilize the University’s Joseph I. Lubin House…
Orange Innovation Fund Fall 2024 Awardees Announced
Syracuse University Libraries announced the seven award recipients for the Fall 2024 Orange Innovation Fund grant. Each of the following will receive a $5,000 grant to pursue research initiatives emerging from campus innovation programs. Recipients are: Angelo Niforatos G’25 (Martin…
Women in Leadership Initiative Announces Members of Cohort 4 Experience
Twenty-eight women from across Syracuse University earned selection to the University’s Women in Leadership (WiL) Diane Lyden Murphy Cohort 4 Experience, an immersive learning experience uniquely designed to advance women leaders in higher education. The cohort engages women in faculty…
Faculty and Staff: Don’t Miss These Important Benefit Deadlines
The Office of Human Resources wants to remind faculty and staff about important information and benefit application deadlines that are approaching: Reduced Health Plan Contributions Faculty and staff are encouraged to carefully review the expanded eligibility guidelines for 2025 that…
Scam Warning: Imposters Looking to Defraud U.S.-Based Chinese Community
Syracuse University’s Department of Public Safety, along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), wants to let Chinese students know of a scam being perpetrated across the country where scammers impersonate Chinese police officers with the intent of defrauding members…