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The annual Students of Color Leadership Retreat is scheduled for Oct. 21-23 at Oswegatchie Educational Center. The retreat is organized and sponsored by the Office of Residence Life as a way to provide students with an opportunity to explore their identity and develop their leadership potential. Participation is free and includes travel, lodging and meals. The deadline to apply has been extended to Oct. 9. Read more at SU News.

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff:

As part of Syracuse University’s commitment to educate students to be prepared to live and work in a globalized world, and in response to a recommendation of the Academic Strategic Plan Working Group on Enhancing Internationalization, I have created a Syracuse University Internationalization Council. The Internationalization Council (IC), which will operate under the auspices of the Office of the Provost, is charged with furthering an international orientation to the programs and priorities of the University as a whole.

In addition to furthering a key recommendation of the strategic plan, the IC also aligns with our institutional vision statement: “Syracuse University aspires to be a pre-eminent and inclusive student-focused research university,preparing engaged citizens, scholars and leaders for participation in a changing global society.”

The Universitywide group, which reports to me, is charged with furthering comprehensive internationalization by providing advice, information, feedback and support on key topics and initiatives, such as pedagogy and curriculum; study abroad; international student recruitment, support, and integration; regional studies programs; research collaborations; and MOU’s and other agreements.

The IC is composed of representatives from all of the schools and colleges, as well as representatives from the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience, Research, and the undergraduate and graduate student bodies. As the group identifies topics that it wants to pursue, it will create task forces composed of multiple constituencies from the campus to provide in-depth, comprehensive knowledge.

Associate Provost for International Education Margaret Himley and Provost Faculty Fellow for Internationalization Mehrzad Boroujerdi will co-chair the council. Appointees serving on the council are:

• Michael Speaks, Dean, School of Architecture
• Paul Fitzgerald, Professor and Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
• Joanna Masingila, Dean, School of Education
• Can Isik, Professor and Senior Associate Dean, Engineering and Computer Science
• Kathy Allen, Assistant Dean, iSchool
• Aviva Abramovsky, Professor and Associate Dean, College of Law
• Ravi Dharwadkar, Professor, Whitman School of Management
• Devashish Mitra, Professor, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
• Hub Brown, Professor, Newhouse School of Public Communications
• Diane Murphy, Dean, Falk College
• Lucinda Havenhand, Associate Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts
• Peter Vanable, Interim Dean of Graduate School/Vice President for Research
• Deb McGraw, Interim Director of English Language Institute, University College
• M. Dolan Evanovich, Senior Vice President for Enrollment and the Student Experience
• Anjani Ladhar, Student Association representative
• Peta Long, GSO representative

Ex Officio:

• Candace Campbell Jackson, Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff
• Michele Wheatly, Vice Chancellor and Provost

The group will meet monthly, and for this academic year it is charged with the following goals:

• Enhance and expand institutional mechanisms to better cultivate, welcome, support, and value the contributions of our international student community; facilitate crosscultural interaction; and advance cultural understanding.
• Facilitate distinctive global learning experiences—on campus and abroad—that expand our students’ capacity to live, work, and thrive in a deeply interconnected world.
• Facilitate international research collaborations, partnerships, and joint/dual degree programs.

This exciting new initiative provides an important opportunity for us to further advance global engagement as a core value of the Syracuse University experience. I am grateful to all who have agreed to serve on the council, and I look forward to working together with them and with all of you as we strive to further distinguish Syracuse as a place where international scholarship and global learning experiences flourish.

Sincerely,

 

Michele G. Wheatly
Vice Chancellor and Provost

 

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Alex Brigandi ’17 began classes on campus in the fall of 2015. He had served four years in the U.S. Navy and earned an associate’s degree at Onondaga Community College, but he still felt a little nervous about stepping onto the Syracuse University campus. “I’m from Syracuse, but even coming to a new university and meeting people, it’s daunting. It can be overwhelming,” Brigandi says. “Coming to a new campus you have a lot of questions—classes, your benefits, where to go.” Read the full article at SU News.

The iSchool Student Graduate Organization (iSGO) is hosting a free symposium on Monday, Oct. 10, which will feature a panel of five women representing prestigious organizations that include IBM, EY and Charter Communications. These influential women will be speaking on their experiences as women working in male-dominated fields. This is an opportunity for students to hear stories and lessons from women breaking ground in technology and information management, and for them to inspire the young women here to do the same. Read more at SU News. Continue Reading

The commemorative speaker for Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month (LHHM) is Sarina Morales ’08, a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and contributor to multiple ESPN platforms, including anchoring “SportsCenter:AM.” During her time at SU, Morales was a member and president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Morales will speak on Thursday, Oct. 6, at 6 p.m. in Heroy Auditorium. Morales’ talk will focus on race and gender in the sports industry. The complete list of events during LHHM can be found on the LHHM calendar. Read the full article at A&S NEWS.

Joan Bryant, associate professor of African American studies, points to a simple alphabet book. “It’s a children’s book written in Swahili.

It was banned because it was, at the time, thought to be dismissive of American culture,” she explains. “When you see the list of books that have been challenged or banned, and the reasons, it’s curious to say the least.”

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On Wednesday, Oct. 5, the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) is hosting a panel discussion featuring civil rights leader, author and historian Mary Frances Berry, NAACP Chairman Roslyn McCallister Brock and social activist the Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou. The panel begins at 7 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium in the Hildegarde and J. Meyer Schine Student Center.  Tickets are free and available to the general public at the Schine Box Office.  American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and Communication Access Real-time Translation (CART) will be available. Read more about the panel discussion at SU News.

In honor of Coming Out Month, the annual “You Are Not Alone” list will be published in the Daily Orange on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The deadline to add your name to the list is Monday, Oct. 3, by 5 p.m.

“The You Are Not Alone list is a way to celebrate and recognize our lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, questioning and asexual communities and their allies,” says Tiffany Gray, director of the LGBT Resource Center. “This list signifies the immense support for our students and community members with marginalized genders and sexualities, and serves as a reminder that they are not alone.”  Read more at SU News.