All Syracuse University employees are being asked to go online to review and acknowledge their annual pay notices as soon as possible.

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Assistant Professor of Practice Anthony Rotolo has been named to the “12 to Watch in 2012” list in the January issue of Central New York magazine.

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University has announced the appointment of staff members who will oversee veterans programs, special events and conferences, research, communications and design, and office administration. The expansion of the IVMF team allows the institute to continue its steady growth and ability to serve stakeholders in the [...]

The Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) within the Division of Student Affairs has appointed Huey Hsiao as its new associate director. Hsiao will begin the position on Jan. 1, 2012. Currently, he is serving as assistant director of student services for MBA and M.S. programs at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management. “Huey provides a [...]

The LGBT Resource Center within the Division of Student Affairs has appointed Tiffany Gray as its new associate director. Gray will begin the position on Jan. 1, 2012. “I am beyond excited to work in collaboration with Tiffany,” says D. Chase James Catalano, director of the LGBT Resource Center. “She is an outstanding professional with [...]

Sasha Perugini, director of SU Florence, has just published her third novel. “Un buco nel cuore,” or "A Hole in the Heart" (Italic, 2011), is the chronicle of a delicate surgical operation. From the moment the author learns she must undergo heart surgery until her return to work, the narrative navigates themes that go beyond [...]

The annual period to enroll in benefits or update current elections—known as Open Enrollment—begins today, and continues through Nov. 18. This is the only time of the year when faculty, staff, GAs/fellows and part-time instructors who are eligible for benefits may elect or change their coverage, unless they undergo a “qualifying life event.” Those who [...]

Dan Klamm has joined Syracuse University’s Division of Advancement and External Affairs (AEA) as assistant director of digital and social media.

Jeffrey Harris, Dean’s Professor of Finance in the Whitman School of Management, will deliver a lecture, “Finance in a Dodd-Frank World,” on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Harris recently served as chief economist at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The lecture will take place at 5:30 p.m. in Lender Auditorium of the Whitman School building, 721 [...]

Melvin T. Stith G’73 ,’77, dean of the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, is an inaugural inductee into the newly established PhD Project Hall of Fame. The PhD Project is an award-winning program that aims to increase diversity in management. Hall of Fame inaugural inductees will be honored at the organization's annual conference [...]

Irma P. Finocchiaro G’91, now retired from senior executive service as the deputy chief of staff, G-8 (comptroller) for the U.S. Army Europe headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany, has been named director of defense programs at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University. Her appointment is effective Nov. 1. Finocchiaro succeeds retired Col. David B. [...]

In conjunction with the strategic restructuring of the Office of Admissions, the following promotions were made to high-performing staff members who have consistently demonstrated excellence in their work effort and commitment to executing its mission.

Open Enrollment 2011 begins Nov. 7 and continues through Nov. 18. This is the only time of the year when faculty, staff, GAs/fellows and part-time instructors who are eligible for benefits may elect or change their coverage, unless they undergo a qualifying life event. Unlike last year, employees who wish to retain last year’s benefit elections [...]

The Syracuse University Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) will offer free depression screening throughout October.

You can protect your devices from theft, and yourself from resulting data loss and identity theft, by following this advice.

Fran Paige, assistant teacher at Syracuse University’s Early Education and Child Care Center (EECCC), will sign copies of her book, “Reagan McFagen,” at the LaFayette Apple Festival on Oct. 8 and 9. She will be located in Tent B.

Syracuse University part-time faculty members on Friday approved a three-year collective bargaining agreement between the University and Adjuncts United, a labor union affiliated with the New York State United Teachers Union (AU/NYSUT).  Voting for the more than 400 members of the bargaining unit occurred by mail, with the ballots tabulated Friday.  The new agreement covers [...]

The Whitman School of Management welcomes four new faculty members this fall: Jeffrey Harris (finance), D. Craig Nichols (accounting), Alexandra Kostakis ’91 (entrepreneurial practice) and Peter Scott (entrepreneurial practice). “We are delighted to welcome Jeff, Craig, Alex and Peter to the Whitman family,” says Whitman Dean Melvin T. Stith. “Their vast knowledge and expertise in their [...]

During the late summer and early fall months, there is a seasonal increase in bat activity in and around Central New York, including the Syracuse University campus.

In order to ensure that we have your most up-to-date and accurate information, we are asking you to view and/or change your information online through MySlice by Thursday, September 15.

Kate Brodock has joined Syracuse University’s Division of Advancement and External Affairs as executive director of digital and social media.

Roughly 10,000 guide dogs are in service throughout the United States and Canada.

Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications welcomes five new faculty members this fall.

The Risk Management Department has announced that effective Sept. 1, Syracuse University’s Environmental Health Office and Safety Department will merge and operate as one service unit. The new name of the combined department is Environmental Health and Safety Services Office. “The merger of the departments is being done to enhance customer service, efficiencies and effectiveness [...]

The Office of Residence Life holds its second annual student supply drive for K-8 classrooms in Syracuse City School District.

Ancient fossilized clams that lived off the coast of Antarctica some 50 million years ago have a story to tell about El Niño, according to Syracuse University researcher Linda Ivany.

Avicii and B.o.B are set to co-headline Syracuse University's 8th annual Juice Jam concert.

C. Cora True-Frost has joined the Syracuse University College of Law as an assistant professor of law for the Fall 2011 semester.

While in Italy for SU Abroad's new program in Cinema Studies & Filmmaking, Owen Shapiro was presented with the Mario Dall'Argine Award in recognition of his efforts to promote culture through the art of cinema.

Keri Foster has joined the Syracuse University College of Law Office of Student Life as an associate director for academic and Bar support. She also serves as an adjunct professor at the College of Law, teaching a third-year law seminar on bar examination skills. "I am thrilled to be a part of the College of [...]

Samuel Gorovitz, a pioneer in the field of medical ethics and an expert on philosophy and public policy, delivers the fourth annual Anbar Family Lecture at Temple Adath Yeshurun (450 Kimber Rd., Syracuse), in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Gorovitz’s lecture, “Values, Causation and the Moral Community,” takes place on Sunday, Sept. 11, [...]

Timothy K. Eatman, assistant professor in Syracuse University’s School of Education and research director of Imagining America, has been invited to serve as a scholar-in-residence at the University of the Free State (UFS) in South Africa from Aug. 10-23.

R. David Lankes has been appointed as Dean’s Scholar for the New Librarianship by School of Information Studies (iSchool) Dean Elizabeth D. Liddy.

Under the auspices of the New York Council for the Humanities, Emeritus Professor of English Sanford Sternlicht G’62 will lecture on “C.S. Forester and the Hornblower Saga” at the Cape Vincent Community Library in Cape Vincent, N.Y., on Tuesday, Aug. 16, at 6 p.m. Sternlicht’s lecture is based in part on his Syracuse University Press best-selling [...]

Combining historically accurate military and espionage details, David B. Falk Professor of Sport Management Rick Burton ’79 published his first novel this spring: a thriller that spans two generations of complicated intrigue and dark double-crosses.

Molly Corbett Broad, president of the American Council on Education (ACE), has announced that Eileen Strempel, assistant vice president for academic advancement in Syracuse University’s Division of Enrollment Management, has been named an ACE Fellow for academic year 2011-12.

Don Mitchell, distinguished professor of geography in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and The College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected by the Syracuse University Board of Trustees as faculty representative. The appointment became effective May 14.  The faculty representative is a board-elected, non-voting member who serves for a two-year term. [...]

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has announced that John David (J.D.) Ross will be joining the iSchool as the director of communications beginning July 11. Ross comes to the iSchool from Hamilton College, where he served as the new media director for the past five years. He was responsible for all digital and social [...]

After 17 years at SU Abroad—11 as deputy director and the past six as executive director— Jon Booth will step down as executive director on Oct. 1 and work with leaders in Academic Affairs to support the transition of SU Abroad through the spring, when he will officially retire from the University.  “It has been [...]

Tremayne D. Robertson, associate director in the Office of Multicultural Affairs, received the 2011 Joan Lukas Rothenberg Graduate Student Service Award, which recognizes the work of SU students who have contributed to feminist education on campus through direct service to the Department of Women's and Gender Studies, and/or the larger SU community. Vivian May, associate [...]

The Office of Student Activities at Syracuse University has announced the appointment of Kerry W. Foxx as the new associate director of student activities, effective June 1.

Melvin T. Stith, dean of the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, announces that J. Michael "Mike" Haynie has been named the Barnes Professor of Entrepreneurship, in recognition of his outstanding accomplishments in teaching, research and service. Haynie was previously the Barnes Fellow. Haynie holds a Ph.D. in entrepreneurship and strategic management from the [...]

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 Class of 2011 awarded College of Law Professor Nina A. Kohn the Res Ipsa Loquitur Award at the May 13 Commencement ceremony. This award recognizes an outstanding member of the faculty for his or her service, scholarship and stewardship to the students of the College of Law. The recipient of this award is chosen [...]

For the second year in a row, research conducted in areas related to entrepreneurship and published by faculty in the Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University has been ranked No. 2 in the world in a study conducted by the M. J. Neeley School of Business [...]

The Division of Student Affairs has named Ben Domingo as the director of Health Services. Domingo has served as the director of Morrisville State College’s Health Center since 2001, and will begin his appointment at Syracuse on June 1. “I am thrilled to have Ben Domingo directing Health Services,” says Rebecca Dayton, associate vice president [...]

Syracuse University’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) promoted seven of its employees on Friday, May 6, at the department’s fourth annual awards ceremony.

Syracuse University’s Department of Public Safety honored 10 of its employees, along with five members of the University community, at the fourth annual DPS Awards Ceremony, held at 6 p.m. Friday, May 6, at Drumlins Country Club. The awards honored the exceptional achievements of DPS staff members throughout the 2010 calendar year. Their outstanding accomplishments [...]

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs has announced leadership appointments for the school's newly formed public administration and international affairs department, the international relations department and the political science department. All appointments will be effective July 1. Professor Ross Rubenstein will chair the newly formed PAIA department; Associate Professor John McPeak will serve [...]

The Maxwell School's interim dean Michael Wasylenko recently recognized a number of faculty, students and staff with teaching and research awards. Many of these awards have already been announced; a full list can be found at http://www.maxwell.syr.edu. The Moynihan Award for Teaching and Research will be shared by political science assistant professor Elizabeth Cohen and [...]