Fast Forward Syracuse: A look at what’s guiding Syracuse University policies
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Daily Archives: December 9, 2015
Third-party company to provide heath, wellness services to SU employees
SU will start providing 24/7 year-round health and wellness services to university employees through a third-party company. Some faculty and staff members are concerned about how a third-party company can protect confidentiality. Read more »
Syracuse University community members express concerns with travel policy
Syracuse University faculty, staff and students gathered Wednesday to raise concerns about the efficiency of the university’s new travel and entertainment policy. Read more »
Cuomo to announce regional awards that may benefit SU initiative
The awards for the Regional Economic Development Council and Upstate Revitalization Initiative will be announced Thursday. Syracuse University may receive an award that could fund the proposed National Veterans Resource Complex. Read more »
A cappella groups come together to put on After Hours concert
Six student a cappella groups channel their signature styles and perform in After Hours, a year end performance featuring nothing but voices. Read more »
Author Elissa Schappell discusses novel, writing for an audience
Elissa Schappell spoke about “Blueprints for Building Better Girls" and the process of writing in Gifford Auditorium as a part of an ETS class at SU. Read more »
Taylor Ford leads 50-point bench performance with 21 of her own in win
Quentin Hillsman cried at the podium when he talked about Taylor Ford's career night. She led a 50-point bench performance by scoring 21 points. Read more »
Weekend plans: Fiesta de Navidad, a cappella
Check out some of Pulp's plans for the final weekend of the semester. Read more »
Academic calendar pushes finals week later than usual
Finals weeks is later than usual this year because Labor Day — which was on Sept. 7 — was also later and therefore pushed back the academic calendar. Read more »
Archambault: Giving up refined sugar could benefit your health
Archambault and her roommate attempt to give up eating refined sugar for a week to avoid binging during finals week. Read more »
Syracuse preps to face No. 2 Boston College in last game before month-long break
Syracuse will face No. 2 Boston College on Thursday at 4 p.m. at Tennity Ice Pavilion. It's SU's last game until Jan. 4. Read more »
Esther Gray shares 6 of her favorite stories from University Lecture speakers
Over her 15 years running the University Lectures series, Esther Gray brought in some big name speakers, ranging from authors to senators to astrophysicists. Here's a list of her top six stories. Read more »
Alexis Peterson overcomes early foul trouble to score 15 points in win
Syracuse point guard Alexis Peterson contributed to SU's win over Coppin State with 15 points despite committing three personal fouls. Read more »
Set pieces fuel Syracuse offense entering national semifinal
Syracuse's offense has been spearheaded by set piece conversions in the most important games in program history. Read more »
Advisory committee restructures University Lecture Series
The University Lecture advisory committee will take over the lecture series next semester as Esther Gray, longtime organizer of the series, retires. Read more »
Researchers work to create 4-part vaccine for dengue fever
SUNY Upstate Medical University recently partnered with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command to develop a vaccine for dengue fever, which, as of Dec. 7, had infected at least 139 people in Hawaii. Read more »
SU Libraries receives grant to support special collections
SU Libraries recently got $18,000 to pilot a program that would help faculty use the Special Collections Research Center. Read more »
Orthotics and Prosthetics Club at University of Delaware creates new leg for dog
The Orthotics and Prosthetics Club at the University of Delaware has created a new leg for a patient in need — a patient that happens to be a dog. Read more »
GSO hears proposal ideas for $100,000 surplus
At its Wednesday meeting, GSO heard proposals about what projects the organization could use its $100,000 budget surplus for. The proposals will be voted on at a later date. Read more »
Dino Babers finds 'destination job' at Syracuse
Dino Babers has coached at Eastern Illinois and Bowling Green before landing his position at Syracuse. The coach has now found a place he intends to stay. Read more »
Paris, Melbourne top list of best cities to study abroad
Paris was ranked the No.1 study abroad city for the fourth year in a row in a list released Dec. 1 by TopUniversities.com. Read more »
Study finds parents are making more financial sacrifices to cover college costs
A study released by Kaplan Test Prep and MONEY Magazine found that 62 percent of parents will have to cut back on vacations in order to cover the cost of college for their children. Read more »
Riley Dixon, Brisly Estime earn All-ACC honors
Brisly Estime and Riley Dixon were both named to All-ACC teams on Wednesday. Read more »
News to Know: 10 stories to help you pass a current events quiz (Dec. 2 - 9)
Here's everything you need to know to pass your last current events quiz. Read more »
