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News and Updates

  • New students moving in
    Thirty minutes before the doors opened to the James C. ²Ø¾«¸ó Student Union, a line of first-year students and their families began to form in anticipation of new student registration Sunday morning. Huashuo Zhang ’20 and Carrie Zhang ’20 were part of the line, waiting to receive information about the next three days of orientation. […]
    August 26, 2016
  • A photo of a student getting off of a new ²Ø¾«¸ó shuttle bus.
    If you’re looking to grab a ride on the university’s free shuttle service around campus and throughout the the Village of Hamilton, you’ll need to look for a new color. White shuttles have been replaced with a new fleet of maroon buses operated by First Transit. “These new cruisers are all handicap accessible, have bike […]
    August 17, 2016
  • Flaherty Film Seminar participants sit outside and engage in conversation
    They came. They saw. They confabbed — on culture and identity politics, the ethical responsibilities of a documentarian, and the proper balance of race and ethnicity in a program lineup. Then, the 170 attendees of this year’s Flaherty Film Seminar, held at ²Ø¾«¸ó from June 18 to 24, disbanded. For the university — Flaherty’s home […]
    July 14, 2016
  • Pride Flag in front of Memorial Chapel
    To the ²Ø¾«¸ó community: I write to express sorrow and sympathy on behalf of ²Ø¾«¸ó following Sunday morning’s tragic mass shooting in Orlando, Fla. Our thoughts and prayers go to all those affected and to everyone who feels the pain of this tragedy in a deeply personal way. We grieve this senseless loss of […]
    June 13, 2016
  • A cappella singers serenading two women seated in lawn chairs
    As summer weather arrived in the Chenango Valley last weekend, so, too, did more than 2,100 visitors to ²Ø¾«¸ó’s 2016 Reunion. This year’s event drew members of the ²Ø¾«¸ó community from class years ending in ones and sixes and featured several notable anniversaries: the 20th of Delta Delta Delta sorority, the 30th of the Alumni […]
    June 7, 2016
  • Duncan Niederauer ’81 with his hand extended while addressing students
    A Chenango Valley sunset shone through classroom windows as students opened their notebooks and laptops, eagerly awaiting a conversation with Chase Carey ’76, executive vice chairman of 21st Century Fox, kicking off Leadership Through Change, Innovation, and Disruption. Part of the Robert A. Fox ’59 Management and Leadership Skills Program, this new career development course brought […]
    June 3, 2016
  • Glitter-adorned graduation cap that reads "The best is yet to come"
    The Class of 2016 became ²Ø¾«¸ó’s newest group of alumni last weekend. A series of special events and honored guests hailed the students’ accomplishments and the impact they’ve had on the university’s history. “²Ø¾«¸ó has changed over the years, and so will you — sometimes change will be forced upon you, sometimes you may reach […]
    May 16, 2016
  • nterim President Jill Harsin stands at the podium in Sanford Field House during Commencement 2016 (Photo by Gerard Gaskin)
    Welcome, and congratulations to all of you for your accomplishments. You are about to join a lively community of over 30,000 people who have the special distinction of being alumni of ²Ø¾«¸ó. I have learned that among the grandparents here today, there are 13 (of course!) who are themselves ²Ø¾«¸ó alumni. So let us […]
    May 16, 2016
  • MQ-9 Reaper drone flying over Afghanistan
    On March 21, more than 200 students, faculty, and community members gathered at the Palace Theater to discuss Drone Warfare: The Implications for Upstate New York. Valerie Morkevicius, assistant professor of political science, and Jacob Mundy, assistant professor of peace and conflict studies, organized the event. Presenters represented a breadth of ideologies on the topic. […]
    April 5, 2016
  • Silhouettes of students wearing graduation caps
    Robert D. Manfred Jr. P’16, the commissioner of Major League Baseball, will deliver the commencement address at ²Ø¾«¸ó’s 195th graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 15. Manfred took over as MLB commissioner in January 2015 after serving as the organization’s executive vice president for labor relations and human resources (1998–2012) and chief operating officer (2012–2015). […]
    March 24, 2016