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Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month in Books
Posted on Feb. 20, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
Six Book Highlights from Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month
Kenya National Archives
Posted on Feb. 17, 2020, 2:48 p.m.
The Kenya archive collections comprise a large variety of materials which are mostly primary source government documents.
Get your pitch ready - Practice Makes Perfect
Posted on Feb. 16, 2020, 3:51 p.m.
With business plan competitions right around the corner, there is no substitute for practice.
Andrew Benbenek shares his passion for forging new paths
Posted on Feb. 16, 2020, 3:34 p.m.
The number of opportunities available to students at Syracuse University are so numerous one can’t possibly come close to taking advantage of them all.
Zain Elwakil ’21, on how triumph and transformation come from struggle
Posted on Feb. 16, 2020, 3:32 p.m.
Zain Elwakil ’21, is an architect, a designer, a storyteller and an entrepreneur.
Behind the scenes of SU Globalists with Jane Lee: More than just a magazine
Posted on Feb. 16, 2020, 3:29 p.m.
On its website, the team behind SU Globalists describes a globalist as someone who is proud of his/her/their cultural and social identities, and unafraid to start difficult conversations to bridge differences and find commonalities.
Unfaithful: Marriage Reform and Utopian Dreams
Posted on Feb. 13, 2020, 12:31 p.m.
Radical reform movements, including the Oneida Community in upstate New York and the Free Love Club and the Unitary Home in New York City.
Our February gift of love — free tools for startups
Posted on Feb. 12, 2020, 1:24 p.m.
We’re declaring it “Free February” at the LaunchPad, and our gift to you is compiling a list of free tools for startups, starting with the Techstars Entrepreneur’s Toolkit.
New Collections Resources, Winter 2020
Posted on Feb. 11, 2020, 3:56 p.m.
Check out the newly acquired resources:
Meet Ze Zeng, WeMedia Lab
Posted on Feb. 11, 2020, 1:28 p.m.
22,483 is the entire size of the Syracuse University student body. This includes everyone from undergraduates to law students.
Nicole D’Souza ’20 is building a platform to showcase independent films
Posted on Feb. 11, 2020, 1:27 p.m.
Remember “Get Out” by Jordan Peele? The movie arguably changed the landscape of the horror genre.
Jalen Nash returns to the LaunchPad as a Global Media Fellow
Posted on Feb. 10, 2020, 1:34 p.m.
Jalen Nash ‘ 20 (Political Science) is rejoining the LaunchPad as a Global Media Fellow for Spring 2020, reprising the role he held last spring as digital storyteller, profiling entrepreneurs and their journeys.
Film produced by Erin Miller ’16 to have its world premiere at SXSW
Posted on Feb. 10, 2020, 1:32 p.m.
A film produced by Erin Miller ’16, will have its world premiere at the South by Southwest (SXSW) 2020 Film Festival next month in Austin, Texas.
Claire Howard joins the LaunchPad as a Global Media Fellow
Posted on Feb. 9, 2020, 1:43 p.m.
Claire Howard ‘23, a freshman majoring in economics and international relations in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, couldn’t be more thrilled to join LaunchPad this spring as a Global Media Fellow.
Amos Cohen to hold “Lean Startup for Tech Ventures”
Posted on Feb. 6, 2020, 1:52 p.m.
Amos Cohen ’20, a Whitman finance major and iSchool information technology minor, will be holding free office hours each Thursday this spring from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the LaunchPad in Bird Library.
If you’re working hard on an idea, you deserve a badge
Posted on Feb. 4, 2020, 1:55 p.m.
Entrepreneurs, are you looking for a new way to compete outside of business plan competitions?
December January 2020 News Wrap Up
Posted on Feb. 4, 2020, 1:48 p.m.
Review, upcoming events and newly processed collections
Information Literacy and The High School to College Transition
Posted on Feb. 3, 2020, 5 p.m.
What should students learn in high school in order to be prepared for college-level research?
SU alumni entrepreneurs featured at Adweek CMO Moves Summit
Posted on Feb. 3, 2020, 2:06 p.m.
Julia Haber (left) and Kelsey Davis (right) are featured panelists this week at Adweek’s CMO Moves Summit, February 5 at Google Headquarters in NYC.
Geena Matuson G ’19 spotlighted by NextGen
Posted on Feb. 1, 2020, 2:09 p.m.
Geena Matuson ‘G 19, (Newhouse Goldring Arts Journalism) was featured recently in spotlights by NextGen, a network that empowers entrepreneurs to design the lives they want to live and achieve their purpose.