EBV featured in VFW Magazine and on America's Nightly Scoreboard

For the past 16 years, Syracuse University’s Ten Tons of Love program has clothed members of the Syracuse community. According to the Rev. Craig Herrick, pastor of The First English Lutheran Church of Syracuse, the program is the third-largest provider of clothing in the city, and it’s free of charge. The 2011 collection proved to [...]

An Ascension Thursday Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, June 2, at noon at Hendricks Chapel.

The SU Alumni Club of CNY invites you to Happy Hour at the 'Melo Center on Friday, June 3.

Chancellor Cantor writes in Huffington Post on colleges and universities addressing global challenges

Amanda Nicholson, assistant professor of retail management in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, has been chosen as 2011 Undergraduate Professor of the Year. Joseph Comprix, assistant professor of accounting, and Don Harter, associate dean for masters programs and assistant professor of management information systems, were selected as 2011 Graduate Professors of the Year.

Syracuse Stage will be holding youth auditions for boys ages 8-13 for three roles in the upcoming production of "Caroline, or Change," the acclaimed musical by Tony Kushner ("Angels in America") and Jeanine Tesori ("Thoroughly Modern Millie" and "Shrek: The Musical"). Auditions will take place from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8. [...]

The Syracuse University SIFE (SU-SIFE) team, based in the Whitman School of Management, placed fourth at the 2011 SIFE USA National Exposition held earlier this month in Minneapolis. More than 400 teams competed as part of the exposition. This is the second year that SU-SIFE has placed in the top four at nationals. SU-SIFE members [...]

National and regional media quote Newhouse School's Robert Thompson on Oprah Winfrey and her empire

Syracuse University Associate Professor Emerita Jeanette D. Macero died on May 9 in Boston, Mass.

Benjamin H. Dotger, assistant professor in Teaching and Leadership Programs in the School of Education, has been awarded a $449,898 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his project titled “The Science and Mathematics Simulated Interaction Model (SIM).”  The SIM will design and clinically test simulations to prepare pre-service and early-career mathematics and science [...]

The ExxonMobil Foundation has provided a grant in the amount of $49,542 to Syracuse University, representing ExxonMobil’s 3-to-l match of donations made to SU by ExxonMobil employees, retirees and surviving spouses under the foundation's 2010 Educational Matching Gift Program.  Harold (Hal) Cramer ’71, president of ExxonMobil Fuels Marketing Company and graduate of the L.C. Smith [...]

The 11th biennial Public Management Research Conference sponsored by the Public Management Research Association will be hosted by the Maxwell School of Syracuse University from June 2-4. The conference, originally established by two Maxwell faculty members in 1991, has been hosted by nine universities since its conception. The homecoming of this prestigious conference also represents [...]

With every bodily movement—from the blink of an eye to running a marathon—nerve cells transmit signals to muscle cells. To do that, nerve cells rely on tiny molecular motors to transport chemical messengers (neurotransmitters) that excite muscles cells into action. It’s a complex process, which scientists are still trying to understand. A new study by [...]

The 21st annual Whitman School of Management Alumni Club Golf Tournament will tee off at the Lake Shore Yacht & Country Club, located along the south shore of Oneida Lake, on Friday, June 3. The tournament benefits the Whitman Alumni Club of CNY-sponsored Russell J. Hamilton Scholarship Awards and the SU Student CNY Business Start-up [...]

Onondaga County Executive Joannie Mahoney will meet at noon, Wednesday, June 1, with entrepreneurs with disabilities who have launched local businesses through the Start-Up NY/Inclusive Entrepreneurship program. The discussion will be held at Tacolicious, 308 South Warren St. in Syracuse, an eatery owned by a participant of the program. Start-Up NY/Inclusive Entrepreneurship is an innovative, [...]

The Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (WISE) Women’s Business Center was awarded the Women’s Business Center of Excellence Award during the 2011 U.S. Small Business Administration Small Business Week and Small Business Excellence Awards. WISE director Joanne Lenweaver accepted the award at a luncheon held earlier this month. WISE was nominated for the award [...]

A new and unique summer course offered by Syracuse University will give SU students the opportunity to teach Syracuse high school students with disabilities about the art of music production and recording engineering in a professional recording studio.  “Studio Recording/The Inclusive Recording Studio: Summer @SUbCat” is a new undergraduate and graduate course being offered to [...]

Tuesday, June 7, will be the next monthly pickup of empty cold-shipping polystyrene (Styrofoam) boxes for recycling from campus labs in Link Hall, Bowne Hall, Life Sciences, Sci-Tech and the Physics Building.

The Syracuse University Board of Trustees recently approved the Library’s plan to construct the South Campus Library Facility (SCLF), a high-density storage facility to be located adjacent to the Hawkins Building on Jamesville Avenue. The design-development phase of the project will begin immediately, with construction expected to be completed in 2012. The 20,000 square-foot building [...]

Arts and Sciences' David Yaffe writes Daily Beast tribute to Bob Dylan marking his 70th birthday

The Syracuse chapter of The Links Inc. and the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) will be hosting the 39th annual Teenage Competitive Art Exhibition from May 24 through June 4. A closing reception and awards presentation will be held at CFAC, 805 E. Genesee St., on Saturday, June 4, from 3-5 p.m. Hosted annually at CFAC, [...]

James Duah-Agyeman, director of Syracuse University's Office of Multicultural Affairs, was recognized on Saturday, April 30, at the City Hall Commons as part of Ms. Mary’s Philanthropy Day.

The Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University has launched the Whitman Advantage Program for master’s work in finance, accounting and business administration. The one-year degree programs are well suited to the needs of individuals with an undergraduate degree who have professional career goals for subject matter expertise. An MBA from Whitman incorporates both the [...]

Bloomberg Businessweek recently released a ranking of specialty undergraduate business programs as a follow-up to its March 2011 undergraduate business program ranking, in which the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University held on to the 47th spot for the second year in a row. Each year, as part of its ranking of the nation’s [...]

With a grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, Syracuse University is piloting a revolutionary new practice for transfer enrollment—combining academic advising with predictive financial aid modeling for community college students.   This proposed new model is possible through the work of a Transfer Transition Team funded through a $400,000 grant from the Jack Kent Cooke [...]

Women's Wear Daily reports on VPA NYC Gala 2011 honoring Vanessa Williams and Frank Bisignano

Syracuse University is one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the United States and Canada, according to The Princeton Review. The well-known education services company again selected SU for inclusion in the recently released second annual edition of its free downloadable book, “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 311 Green Colleges: 2011 Edition."  SU joins the ranks [...]

The 2011 Strawberry Festival promises to be better than ever! This year’s event will be student-centered and offer music, inflatable pony relay races, a farmers market, the annual Strawberry Fun Run and Walk and picnic food, including the famous strawberry sundaes and shortcake!

Marcia Scherer ’70, of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, will receive the Sam McFarland Memorial Mentor Award from the Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America (RESNA). The award recognizes Scherer for having influenced, counseled and nurtured others in the field of assistive technology. “Marcia presents with a marvelous mix of scholarship, publication, [...]

The Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University will host the second annual African Business Conference, sponsored by the Africa Business Program in the Kiebach Center for International Business Studies, through May 24. This year’s theme is “Entrepreneurship in Africa,” as it relates to current work on entrepreneurship in Africa by researchers from around the [...]

The Near Westside Initiative (NWI) has approved its first microloan since launching an innovative micro-lending program in an effort to spur economic development on the Near Westside. The first loan, in the amount of $12,000, has been approved for the Montage Café, a trendy cafe with a French and Asian influence. Eight jobs are expected [...]

Catherine Bertini, professor of practice in public administration, has been awarded the 2011 Borlaug CAST Communication Award by the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST). Established in 1986, the annual award honors Nobel Prize winner Norman Borlaug and Charles A. Black, the first president of CAST, and is presented to a specialist who communicates [...]

Omolara Funmilola Akinpelu, research associate with the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, has been elected to serve on the board of directors of the Society for Disability Studies (SDS). Akinpelu’s three-year term begins at the conclusion of June’s board meeting in San Jose, Calif. She earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in special education [...]

Lawrence L. Tavlarides, professor of chemical engineering and materials science in the L. C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), has received $260,000 in funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to explore energy-saving transportation ideas. Other partners in this collaborative research project include BorgWarner Morse TEC, Caterpillar, [...]

Tapan K. Sarkar, professor of electrical engineering and computer science in Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), has been named a distinguished lecturer of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Antennas and Propagation Society (APS). Distinguished lecturers are chosen based on their broad range of expertise in the [...]

Expansion of SU educational presence in Persian Gulf covered by regional media

USA Today quotes Newhouse School's Robert Thompson on Starbucks and Lady Gaga

AP notes School of Education's Vincent Tinto will keynote North Dakota University System Retention Summit

Syracuse University’s Department of Health Services has appointed a new medical director, Spiro Tzetzis ’91. Tzetzis has been working on campus in a part-time capacity since May 2, and will be on staff full time beginning June 1. "We are so very excited to have Dr. Tzetzis on board,” says Rebecca Dayton, associate vice president [...]

The Preservation Association of Central New York (PACNY) awarded the Onondaga Citizens League and the Syracuse Downtown Committee its Tender Loving Care Award in recognition of the outstanding work on the Syracuse Downtown Living Tour. The Onondaga Citizens League is administered and supported by University College of Syracuse University. The Onondaga Citizens League was instrumental [...]

Onondaga Citizens League (OCL) will award the 2011 Levi L. Smith Civic Education Award to 40 Below at the OCL annual meeting, to be held at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo on Wednesday, June 8, at noon. 40 Below is an organization created to connect, engage and empower young adults in Central New York. Kathy Goldfarb-Findling, [...]

Wall Street Journal cites TRAC information on tax audits of wealthy Americans

“Sound Beat,” a public radio program originating in the Belfer Audio Archive at the Syracuse University Library, was awarded a $15,000 Arts on Radio and Television grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).  “Sound Beat” is a daily 90-second public radio show and companion website that uses historic sound recordings from the 1890s [...]

The 31st annual Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC), co-sponsored by the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, will be held June 8-11 at Whitman. The BCERC, widely considered the premier conference for entrepreneurship research, was established in 1981 to provide a dynamic venue where academics and real-world practitioners link theory and practice, and [...]

Thomas Welch, professor and chair of the Department of Pediatrics at SUNY Upstate Medical University, will present “Exploitation, Exploration and Expeditioning: Three Men, Their Mountains and the Birth of the American Wilderness Movement” at the May 19 session of  the Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP). Welch will discuss the history of the American wilderness movement through [...]

San Antonio Business Journal reports on SBA/Whitman School V-WISE program

SU to open headquarters in Dubai and create new opportunities for students Syracuse University has announced the expansion of its educational presence in the Arab Gulf. In June, an information center will open in Dubai, providing resources and background on the University to prospective students and parents. Punctuated by a ribbon cutting on June 17, [...]

John Cleverdon Honey II, professor emeritus of public policy at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, died on May 17 at the age of 94.

The summer session of Weight Watchers at Work will begin on June 15 and runs for 12 weeks.