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Community Engagement

Students Helping Children’s Hospital Patients Through Play Sessions

Jonida Konjufca was not sure what she wanted to do professionally before she enrolled in the Department of Human Development and Family Science (HDFS), but
Cathleen O'Hare March 3, 2025
Students

Falk College’s Sport Management Club Raises $59,500 at 20th Charity Auction

The Sport Management Club at Syracuse University raised $59,500 for the Rescue Mission of Syracuse as a result of its 20th Annual Charity Sports Auction.
Margie Chetney Feb. 14, 2025
Falk

Social Workers United Donation Drive to Benefit We Rise Above The Streets

“If it was not for you Al-amin Muhammad I would not be alive and I would have not been in my own apartment for a
Matt Michael Feb. 5, 2025
Social

FYS Students, Staff to Assist in Rescue Mission Telethon Dec. 8

Every year, Syracuse University students positively impact Central New York through community-engaged learning and volunteer service. This is especially true for students participating in First
Diane Stirling Dec. 4, 2024
FYS

Operation Orange Warmup Winter Coat Collection Now Underway

To support individuals on our campus and in the community, the University is hosting Operation Orange Warmup to collect winter coats. The collection to assist
News Staff Nov. 15, 2024
Operation

Syracuse University, Upstate Collaborate to Bring Memory Screenings to Area Offices for the Aging

Residents over the age of 60 in seven Central New York counties­—Cayuga, Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Oswego and Tompkins—can receive free memory screenings from their
News Staff Oct. 17, 2024
Syracuse

Fans Encouraged to Bring Non-Perishable Items to Friday’s Football Game

On Friday, Sept. 20, before the Orange football team takes on Stanford at 7:30 p.m. in the JMA Wireless Dome, the Office of Community Engagement
News Staff Sept. 17, 2024
Fans

Support K-3 Literacy in Central New York: Become a United Way Book Buddy

Looking for an easy and rewarding way to give back to the local community this school year? Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to volunteer
News Staff Sept. 11, 2024
Support

Syracuse High School Students Gain Hands-On Experience Through Summer Internship Program

High school students in Syracuse once again had the chance to take part in a summer program to gain meaningful experience learning about their desired
News Staff Aug. 27, 2024
Syracuse

SyracuseCoE Awards Nearly $200K for 11 New Faculty Fellow Projects Supporting Research and Innovation

The Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems at Syracuse University (SyracuseCoE) has awarded $198,851 in 2024 SyracuseCoE Faculty Fellow awards to support
News Staff Aug. 16, 2024
SyracuseCoE

Social Workers United Collecting School Supplies for Children in Liberia

The West African nation of Liberia is one of the poorest countries in the world. Seven out of 10 children live in extreme poverty and
Matt Michael May 21, 2024
Social

Jim Stone’s Falk College Legacy: Service to the Advisory Board and Legislative Policy Day  

When Jim Stone started his first year at Syracuse University in 1958, he had every intention of following in his parents’ footsteps and becoming a
Matt Michael May 3, 2024
Jim

Mindfully Growing Program Teaching Healthy Eating Habits to Pre-K Children

Do you like broccoli? “I touched broccoli with my feet.” You like eating watermelon, what does it smell like? “Snow.” What does snow taste like?
Matt Michael April 10, 2024
Mindfully

Former U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera to Kick Off ‘Cruel April’ Poetry Series

As a “natural wonderer, dreamer, traveler… mega listener…and only child,” poet Juan Felipe Herrera grew up in California’s San Joaquín and Salinas Valleys “listening to
Diane Stirling April 1, 2024
Former

Trans Support Day 2024 Set for March 23

After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Trans Support Day returned in 2023 with an inspiring event hosted by Syracuse University’s Marriage and
Matt Michael March 11, 2024
Trans

Falk College, Cabana Form Innovative Partnership to Aid Military Veterans  

Ken Marfilius and Nick Armstrong are U.S. military veterans who have dedicated their lives to helping active military members, veterans and their families. Together, they
Matt Michael Feb. 29, 2024
Falk

Social Workers United Students Spread the Love on Valentine’s Day

This was going to be a story about the Social Workers United student group from the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and how
Matt Michael Feb. 22, 2024
Social

Operation Orange Warmup: Collecting Winter Coats to Benefit Local Community

To assist individuals and families who are in need of winter outerwear, Syracuse University is again partnering with InterFaith Works of Central New York and
News Staff Jan. 16, 2024
Operation