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Congratulations to our Orange Innovation Scholars, who exemplify the spirit of innovation and leadership: Ava Lubkemann ’27 (Engineering), Jair Espinoza ’25 (Engineering), Aidan Turner ’25 (Architecture) and Thomas O’Brien ’25 (VPA) 🍊

Syracuse University Libraries Announces 2024-25 Orange Innovation Scholars — Syracuse University News Syracuse University Libraries has selected four students as the 2024-25 Orange Innovation Scholars. This prestigious recognition highlights their dedication ...

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Congratulations to the four students selected as 2024-25 Orange Innovation Scholars by Syracuse University Libraries! Learn how these students exemplify a spirit of innovation and leadership.
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Applications are open through September 27 for Fall 2024 Orange Innovation Fund grants, helping student innovation research initiatives go from “concept to commercialization." 💡

Orange Innovation Fund Fall 2024 Grant Applications Open — Syracuse University News Natasha Brao (left), Emeka Ossai (center) and Xheneta Sopjani are among the recipients of the Spring 2024 Orange Innovation Fund grant. Syracuse University ...

A lot has changed on campus in the last 80 years—but The Goon Squad, Syracuse University's official student welcoming committee, is still going strong! The Squad's 400 ambassadors will once again be helping new students move in soon! 🧡

Read more about the history of the Goon Squad, plus some fond memories from former members ➡️ syracuse.edu/stories/goon-squad-traditions

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Meet the inaugural SOURCE Explore student cohort, and the research they did in the Special Collections Research Center!

Phoebe Feng compared the construction and composition of the Shutendoji Emaki scrolls and an early printed scroll with attention to influences of art, architecture, technology, and cultural exchange.

This spring, SCRC partnered with the Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement for this new undergraduate research program. Over weeks of hands-on archival training workshops, the students learned about what constitutes special collections and archives; how to find, analyze, and contextualize primary sources; and how to design and create unique creative-critical projects that explored an SCRC collection of their choosing with a topic of interest to them!

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On July 12, students in Professor Jonathan Glass’ residential Syracuse University Office of Pre-College Programs course "Journalism: From Insta to Zine" visited the Special Collections Research Center for a workshop and lesson in zine history! Students explored the history of magazines with SCRC materials, and then created their own zines! 📖

Last week, we hosted the SummerStart resource fair, a program designed to help first-year students transition to Syracuse University life! Students met with departments from across campus to explore resources and services 🍊

Meet the inaugural SOURCE Explore student cohort, and the research they did in the Special Collections Research Center!

Rowel Jimenez '27 (Newhouse School at Syracuse University) explored the evolution of science fiction as canonical entertainment in popular culture! Rowel explored the records of Mercury Press Records, 20th century publisher of mystery, science fiction and fantasy titles.

This spring, SCRC partnered with the Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement for this new undergraduate research program. Over weeks of hands-on archival training workshops, the students learned about what constitutes special collections and archives; how to find, analyze, and contextualize primary sources; and how to design and create unique creative-critical projects that explored an SCRC collection of their choosing with a topic of interest to them!

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Join us in welcoming Jonathan Wess to the Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University team! 🚀

Jonathan Wess Joins LaunchPad as New Program Manager Jonathan Wess recently joined the Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University Libraries as its new Program Manager. Wess was an active member of the entrepreneurial community in Western New York, having received his Bachelor of Science in entrepreneurship, political science and human resource manage...

Meet the inaugural SOURCE Explore student cohort, and the research they did in the Special Collections Research Center!

Leila Liang '27 (Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences) looked at cultural and scientific representations and understandings of mental illness through the Thomas Szasz Papers, 20th century Hungarian-American psychiatrist and scholar.

This spring, SCRC partnered with the Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement for this new undergraduate research program. Over weeks of hands-on archival training workshops, the students learned about what constitutes special collections and archives; how to find, analyze, and contextualize primary sources; and how to design and create unique creative-critical projects that explored an SCRC collection of their choosing with a topic of interest to them!

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As we prepare for tomorrow's opening ceremonies of the summer Olympics in Paris, the University Archives is looking back to the 1900 Paris games and the legacy of one of Syracuse University's first Olympians: Myer Prinstein.

Born in Szczuczyn, Poland in 1878, Prinstein's family immigrated to New York in 1883 and soon settled in Syracuse. He enrolled at SU in 1897, where he quickly showed his prowess in track and field. Prinstein set a world record in the long jump in the spring of his freshman year, and just two years later represented the Orange and the U.S. in the second modern Olympic games. He returned from the 1900 Paris games with a gold medal in the hop, step and jump (now called the triple jump) and a silver medal in the long jump, making him the first Jewish and Polish-American Olympic gold medalist. In fact, Prinstein nearly won two gold medals during his first Olympic showing but, along with many other athletes from Methodist universities, was barred from competing on Sundays. As such, his jumps were bested by just a quarter-inch. Prinstein went on to compete in both the 1904 and 1906 Olympic games, earning three additional gold medals. He has been posthumously inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, the National Track and Field Hall of Fame, and the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame. This image of the 1900 Paris Exposition Team from the 1902 Onondagan can be found in the Archives' Syracuse University Yearbook Collection. Prinstein is standing furthest to the right.

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Meet the inaugural SOURCE Explore student cohort, and the research they did in the Special Collections Research Center!

Alyssa Tran '27 (Martin J. Whitman School of Management) drew parallels between the Chinese experience of the United States through art and education in the papers of Chen Chi (Chinese-American painter) and Rodney Gilbert (American journalist and correspondent for the North China Daily News).

This spring, SCRC partnered with the Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement for this new undergraduate research program. Over weeks of hands-on archival training workshops, the students learned about what constitutes special collections and archives; how to find, analyze, and contextualize primary sources; and how to design and create unique creative-critical projects that explored an SCRC collection of their choosing with a topic of interest to them!

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In June, the Department of Digital Stewardship completed a three-year migration to its new collections platform, including Belfer Latin American 45s, Syracuse Aerial Photographs and more!

Digital Stewardship Completes 3-Year Migration In June 2024, Department of Digital Stewardship completed a three-year migration to its new collections platform. The final collections migrated to the new platform.

Meet the inaugural SOURCE Explore student cohort, and the research they did in the Special Collections Research Center!

Patrick Riley '27 (Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs) looked into newspaper discussions of how Germany should be regarded in global society to add complexity to how we understand the outcome of World War I (World War I Collection of published material, clippings and ephemera relating to the war).

This spring, SCRC partnered with the Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement for this new undergraduate research program. Over weeks of hands-on archival training workshops, the students learned about what constitutes special collections and archives; how to find, analyze, and contextualize primary sources; and how to design and create unique creative-critical projects that explored an SCRC collection of their choosing with a topic of interest to them!

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Meet the inaugural SOURCE Explore student cohort, and the research they did in the Special Collections Research Center!

Annabelle Reichelt '27 (Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences) surveyed fashion trends through an archival lens, looking at runway silhouettes. Annabelle started with photos in the La Femme Politique Fashion Show Collection, a small collection of photographs featuring Black women in a 1964 benefit fashion show for Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church.

This spring, SCRC partnered with the Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement for this new undergraduate research program. Over weeks of hands-on archival training workshops, the students learned about what constitutes special collections and archives; how to find, analyze, and contextualize primary sources; and how to design and create unique creative-critical projects that explored an SCRC collection of their choosing with a topic of interest to them!

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Congratulations to Kelly Delevan, Information Literacy Librarian, who was recently promoted from Associate Librarian to Librarian! 👏

Kelly Delevan Promoted to Librarian Syracuse University Libraries announced that Kelly Delevan, Information Literacy Librarian, was promoted from Associate Librarian to Librarian, effective July 1, 2024.

Meet the inaugural SOURCE Explore student cohort, and the research they did in the Special Collections Research Center!

Lance Watson '26 examined personal correspondence and mementos in the Walt Whitman Collection to seek patterns in his written works that reflect this introspective understanding of the writer’s intention.

This spring, SCRC partnered with the Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement for this new undergraduate research program. Over weeks of hands-on archival training workshops, the students learned about what constitutes special collections and archives; how to find, analyze, and contextualize primary sources; and how to design and create unique creative-critical projects that explored an SCRC collection of their choosing with a topic of interest to them!

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Calling all alumni entrepreneurs! 📣 Apply now through July 14 for the ’CUSE50 Awards, celebrating 50 of the fastest-growing businesses founded or owned by Syracuse University Alumni!

Alumni Entrepreneurs Encouraged to Apply for ’CUSE50 Awards — Syracuse University News For the second year in a row, Syracuse University will honor the success of Orange business leaders across the globe at the ’CUSE50 awards. This annual cele ...

Looking for some summer reading? Check out this year's Books in the Humanities showcase, highlighting humanities-related books written or edited by Syracuse University faculty, staff and students! 🌞📚 bit.ly/3xOTnKZ

IMPORTANT WEATHER UPDATE ⚠️

Due to impending inclement weather, all Libraries buildings will be CLOSED, effective at 3:30pm, 7/10/24.

Normal hours will resume tomorrow, Thursday 7/11. For the most up-to-date information, please visit library.syracuse.edu.

Meet the inaugural SOURCE Explore student cohort, and the research they did in the Special Collections Research Center!

Miral Ali '27 (Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences) spent time with the body of work within American art photographer Linda Troeller’s papers to better understand the process and person behind the photographs of the TB-AIDS Diary project.

This spring, SCRC partnered with the Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement for this new undergraduate research program. Over weeks of hands-on archival training workshops, the students learned about what constitutes special collections and archives; how to find, analyze, and contextualize primary sources; and how to design and create unique creative-critical projects that explored an SCRC collection of their choosing with a topic of interest to them!

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Our new modern search interface, powered by Ex Libris Group's Alma and Primo VE, improves efficiency, discoverability and access to the Libraries’ print, electronic and physical media collections.

Libraries Launches New Search Interface as Part of Integrated Library Services Platform — Syracuse University News Syracuse University Libraries upgraded to a new cloud-based library services platform that includes an updated Libraries Search interface on June 26. The Li ...

Calling all Blackstone LaunchPad alumni—did the LaunchPad help spark your entrepreneurial journey? 📣

Over 6,000 people have innovated, built teams and secured funding through the LaunchPad at Syracuse University. Now, it’s your turn to ignite opportunities for others! Join the LaunchPad Challenge and give back today.

Every donation, no matter the size, fuels the dreams of future innovators 💡

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Meet the inaugural SOURCE Explore student cohort, and the research they did in the Special Collections Research Center!

Franny Porreca '28 traced a former member of the 19th century Utopian/Perfectionist Oneida Community through his assassination attempt on President Andrew Garfield’s life and his subsequent trial.

This spring, SCRC partnered with the Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement for this new undergraduate research program. Over weeks of hands-on archival training workshops, the students learned about what constitutes special collections and archives; how to find, analyze, and contextualize primary sources; and how to design and create unique creative-critical projects that explored an SCRC collection of their choosing with a topic of interest to them!

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Meet the inaugural SOURCE Explore student cohort, and the research they did in the Special Collections Research Center!

Shane Holcombe '27 (Newhouse) explored the legacy of SU men's basketball within the Syracuse University Archives, including former head coach Jim Boeheim’s Collection and the 2003 Men's Basketball NCAA Championship Collection.

This spring, SCRC partnered with the Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement for this new undergraduate research program. Over weeks of hands-on archival training workshops, the students learned about what constitutes special collections and archives; how to find, analyze, and contextualize primary sources; and how to design and create unique creative-critical projects that explored an SCRC collection of their choosing with a topic of interest to them!

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All Libraries locations will be CLOSED on Thursday, July 4. Have a safe and happy holiday! ⏰ library.syracuse.edu/hours

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