Thursday, Sept. 17
All Day
A Legacy of Leadership: The Chancellors and Presidents of Syracuse University
Bird Library, Syracuse University
- Exhibition tracing the impact of Syracuse University’s 13 chancellors across its 150-year history; on view during library hours and online.
All Day
Charting Our Future Together
Einhorn Walkway, Syracuse University
- Rochele Royster, assistant professor in the Department of Creative Arts Therapy, will have an interactive display that will serve as the key activation at the main entrance to Schine Student Center: “RE/NU: SU Renewing Syracuse University Through Collective Imagination.”
- There will also be an interactive postcard station where attendees contribute their own ideas about the University’s future. Postcards will be available throughout the day for attendees to write their messages, which will be added to the block S display at the entrance to Schine Student Center.
- After this event, the Charting Our Future Together display will be moved to the JMA Wireless Dome for Orange Fest.
9 - 11:30 a.m.
Syracuse Summit Showcase
Various Rooms, Schine Student Center
- Panasci Lounge, 304ABC and Schine second floor will be the primary locations for this event.
- Schools/colleges/units display tables, organized around five themes: artificial intelligence, experiential inquiry, creating (innovation, invention and design), engagement and access.
11:30 a.m.
Future in Focus
(lunch available) Goldstein Auditorium, Schine Student Center
- Complimentary buffet lunch is available from 11:30 a.m. to noon and reopens after presentations conclude.
Noon
(session begins)
- Students, faculty, staff and alumni share personal stories of change, resilience and reinvention in a TED Talk style program.
1 – 1:45 p.m.
Committing to Academic Access and Inclusion for All Learners at SU and Beyond
Huntington Hall Commons, School of Education
- Panel with the School of Education, College of Law and College of Professional Studies, facilitated by Deans Kelly Chandler-Olcott and Ryan O. Williams.
1 – 5 p.m.
VPA: In the Making – Ideas. Experiments. Performances. Possibilities.
First Floor, Shaffer Art Building | Shemin Auditorium, Shaffer Art Building
- A multidisciplinary exhibition of student, faculty and alumni work from the College of Visual and Performing Arts, with pop-up performances and interactive activities throughout the afternoon.
- There will also be pop-up performances throughout the afternoon in Shemin Auditorium that guests are encouraged to enjoy.
2 – 3 p.m.
Game Changers: A Conversation with Mike Levine, CAA Sports
Flaum Grand Hall, Martin J. Whitman School of Management
- Mike Levine (co-founder and co-head, Sports Division, CAA) in conversation with Falk College Dean Jeremy Jordan.
- Co-hosted by the David B. Falk College of Sport, Whitman School of Management, Newhouse School and SU Athletics.
2 – 5 p.m.
Archival Exhibition: Beyond the Classroom – Syracuse University Students Making an Impact
Bird Library, Syracuse University
- Pop-up exhibition from the University Archives showcasing Syracuse’s history of educating generations of change makers who have worked to shape the campus and beyond.
3 – 4:30 p.m.
Veteran and Military-Connected Syracuse: Education, Research and Impact
National Veterans Resource Center Lobby
- Meet student veterans and ROTC cadets; tour the NVRC Hall of Honor and Gallery, including posters from the Voices of Service program.
- Complimentary coffee provided by the NVRC Canteen café.
3 – 3:45 p.m.
Solving Grand Challenges Together: A&S Interdisciplinary Research Across Syracuse University
304ABC, Schine Student Center
- Led by Greg Hoke, College of Arts and Sciences, with participation from ECS, Office of Research and BioInspired Institute faculty.
3:30 – 5 p.m.
38th Annual Herbert Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy
Strasser Legacy Room, Eggers Hall, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
- Gary Taubes presents “The Uncertainty Principle: Diet, Disease, and the Limits of Scientific Consensus.”
4 – 4:45 p.m.
AI Across Syracuse: Ideas, Innovation and Impact
304ABC, Schine Student Center
- In this fast-paced pitch session, faculty from across the university will share how their program, unit or initiative is working with AI, why it matters and where they need partners.
- The session closes with an open floor for cross-cutting questions and connections.
Friday, Sept. 18
10 - 11:30 a.m.
Celebration of the American Public Servant (CAPS) with the National Academy of Public Administration
Maxwell Founders Room, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs