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Syracuse University |
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY, USA
Degree: Bachelor of Science, May 2000 (The Martin J. Whitman School of Management) Majors: Human Resources, EEE (Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises) www.syr.edu, |
Syracuse University (also referred to as SU , or Syracuse ) is a private research university located in Syracuse , New York , United States . Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College . Following several years of debate over relocating the college to Syracuse, the university was founded independent of the college in 1870. Since 1920, the university has identified itself as nonsectarian , [5] although it still maintains an affiliation with the United Methodist Church . [6] [7] [8] [9] Syracuse was elected to the Association of American Universities in 1966.
The campus is located in the University Hill neighborhood of Syracuse, east and southeast of downtown , on one of the larger hills. Its large campus features an eclectic mix of buildings, ranging from nineteenth-century Romanesque structures to contemporary buildings. SU is organized into 13 schools and colleges, with nationally-recognized programs in information studies and library science , architecture , communications , business administration , public administration , and engineering .
Syracuse University athletic teams, known as the Orange , participate in 20 intercollegiate sports. SU is a member of the Big East Conference for all NCAA Division I athletics, except for the women's ice hockey , the rowing crew , and the men's lacrosse teams. The men's lacrosse team will start playing in the newly formed Big East Conference starting in 2010. [10] SU is also a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference . [11]
Admission to Syracuse is competitive. For the Class of 2012, there were approximately 23,000 applicants for 3,060 seats in the Freshman class. [50] The libraries has collectively over 3.16 million volumes. [3] In fall 2006, the university had over 12,000 full-time undergraduate students and over 1,000 part-time undergraduate students, as well as almost 4,000 full-time graduate and law students and 2,000 part-time graduate and law students. [3] In 2005–06, the university granted over 2,600 bachelor's degrees; nearly 2,000 master's degrees; over 300 law degrees; and more than 160 doctoral degrees. [3] U.S. News & World Report ranked SU 53rd among national universities in the United States for 2009. [51] Syracuse participates in the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities and University and College Accountability Network (U-CAN) . |
Degrees |
SU offers undergraduate degrees in over 200 majors in the 9 undergraduate schools and colleges. [52] Bachelor's degrees are offered through the Syracuse University School of Architecture , the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Education, the College of Human Ecology, the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, the School of Information Studies , Martin J. Whitman School of Management , S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications , and the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Also offered are Master's and doctoral degrees from the Graduate School and from specialized programs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs , College of Law , among others. Additionally, SU offers 24 Certificates of Advanced Study Programs for specialized programs for education, counseling, and other academic areas. [53]
The university has offered multiple international study programs since 1911. SU Abroad, formerly known as the Division of International Programs Abroad (DIPA), currently offers joint programs with universities in over 40 countries. [54] The university operates seven international centers, called SU Abroad Centers, that offer structured programs in a variety of academic disciplines. The centers are located Beijing , Florence, Italy , Hong Kong , London, UK , Madrid, Spain , Strasbourg, France and Santiago, Chile . [54] [55] |
National recognition and ranking |
Many of SU's programs have been nationally recognized for excellence. A 2008 survey in the Academic Ranking of World Universities places Syracuse University in the top 100 world universities in social sciences. [56]
In 2010, U.S. News & World Report ranked Syracuse number 55 among undergraduate national universities. [57]
The School of Architecture's Bachelor of Architecture program was ranked second nationally in 2010 by the journal DesignIntelligence in its annual edition of "America's Best Architecture & Design Schools."
The industrial design program is ranked 13th nationally by the same 2009 issue of DesignIntelligence .
The SI Newhouse School of Public Communications is one of the top ranked in the country and has produced alumni in many fields of broadcasting. [58] The School of Information Studies offers information management and technology courses at the undergraduate level at Syracuse University. Within the school, U.S. News & World Report has ranked the graduate program as the third best in the United States. It also has the top-ranked undergraduate Information Systems program, the second ranked graduate program in Digital Librarianship, and the fourth ranked graduate program in School Library Media. [59] The College of Business Administration was renamed the Martin J. Whitman School of Management in 2003, in honor of SU alumnus and benefactor Martin J. Whitman . The school is home to about 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The undergraduate program was ranked No. 39 among business schools nationwide by US News & World Report in 2008. The entrepreneurship program was ranked No. 8 by the US News & World Report in 2008, and No. 13 by both Entrepreneur Magazine and The Princeton Review in 2007. The supply chain management program was ranked No. 10 in the nation by Supply Chain Management Review . Also, the Joseph I. Lubin School of Accounting was named No. 10 in the nation by The Chronicle of Higher Education . [60] The College of Law is ranked #86 nationally, and is ranked in the top 10 by U.S. News and World Report for its trial and appellate advocacy program and is an emerging leader in the relatively novel field of National Security Law. [61] The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs combines social sciences with public administration and international relations. It is ranked as the top graduate school for public affairs in the US. [62] The graduate program of the College of Visual and Performing Art is considered one of the top 50 programs in the US. [63] Project Advance (or SUPA) is a nationally recognized concurrent enrollment program honored by the American Association for Higher Education, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the National Commission on Excellence in Education, and the National Institute of Education. [64] |
Fraternities and sororities |
Main article: Syracuse University fraternity and sorority system
The Syracuse University fraternity and sorority system offers organizations that are members of the Panhellenic Council (NPC), the Interfraternity Council (IFC), the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations , the National Multicultural Greek Council , and the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC). In addition to SU students, SUNY-ESF students are permitted to join the university's fraternity and sorority system.
The oldest fraternity at SU is Delta Kappa Epsilon , which was founded in 1871 soon after the founding of the university, followed by Psi Upsilon in 1875 and Phi Kappa Psi in 1884. [78] Sororities were also a part of the early history of SU. Alpha Phi was founded at SU in 1872, followed by Gamma Phi Beta in 1874 and Alpha Gamma Delta in 1904. Every IFC fraternity and NPC sorority was established at SU during the 20th century. Alpha Phi Alpha , the first intercollegiate fraternity established by African Americans, was established at SU in 1910, and was reorganized in 1949 and 1973. [79] The first NPHC fraternity, Omega Psi Phi was established at SU in 1922, and the first NPHC sorority, Delta Sigma Theta in 1973. [78]
There are several notable alumni of the Syracuse University fraternities and sororities, including Dick Clark , a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, Ted Koppel, a member of Pi Kappa Alpha , Ernie Davis of Sigma Alpha Mu , and Ruth Stafford Peale , a member of Alpha Phi sorority.
Current National Panhellenic Council Social Sororities at Syracuse University : Alpha Chi Omega , Alpha Epsilon Phi , Alpha Phi , Alpha Xi Delta , Delta Delta Delta , Delta Gamma , Gamma Phi Beta , Kappa Alpha Theta , Kappa Kappa Gamma , Phi Sigma Sigma , Pi Beta Phi , and Sigma Delta Tau . [80]
Current Members of the Interfraternity Council at Syracuse University: Acacia, Alpha Chi Rho, Alpha Epsilon Pi , Alpha Tau Omega, Delta Chi, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Delta Tau Delta, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Kappa Theta, Pi Kappa Alpha, Psi Upsilon, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Alpha Mu, Sigma Chi, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Theta Chi, and Zeta Beta Tau. [81] |
Athletics |
Main article: Syracuse Orange
Syracuse Orange football team entering the Carrier Dome .
Syracuse University's sports teams are officially known as the Orange since 2004, although the former names of Orangemen and Orangewomen are still used informally. The school's mascot is Otto the Orange . SU fields teams in eight men's sports and 12 women's sports.
All teams participate in NCAA Division I in the Big East Conference , except the women's ice hockey team, which participates in College Hockey America ; the men's lacrosse team, which currently is independent, but will join a Big East lacrosse league in 2010; [82] and crew , which participates in the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges . The men's and women's basketball teams, the football team, and both the men's and women's lacrosse teams play in the Carrier Dome . Other sports are located at the nearby Manley Field House . |
SU has 27 team national championships, including 14 men's lacrosse, six men's crew, two cross country running , and one each in boxing and football . [83] One of the notable accomplishments is the men's basketball team's 2003 NCAA championship under long-time head coach Jim Boeheim , who has guided his team to seven Big East regular season championships, five Big East Tournament championships, and 25 NCAA Tournament appearances. Syracuse's victory over the Kansas Jayhawks gave them their first ever national championship in men's basketball. Carmelo Anthony was named Most Outstanding Player (MOP) with 20 points in the win. Syracuse also avenged a second-round loss to Kansas two years earlier . [84] Most recently, Syracuse reached the Sweet 16 of the 2010 NCAA tournament.
 The Syracuse University Orange men's lacrosse team are honored at the White House by President of the United States George W. Bush for their winning the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I national championship .
In 1959, Syracuse earned its first National Championship following an undefeated football season and a Cotton Bowl victory over Texas . The team featured sophomore running back Ernie Davis who, in 1961, became the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy . Davis was slated to play for the Cleveland Browns in the same backfield as Jim Brown , but died of leukemia before being able to play professionally. [85]
Syracuse played its first intercollegiate lacrosse game in 1916, and captured its first USILA championship in 1920. It would win USILA championships in 1922, 1924 and 1925. In the modern NCAA era, Syracuse is the first school to capture 11 National Championships, the most of any team in college lacrosse history. Syracuse has won the past 2 men's Div I lacrosse championships. [86]
Toward the end of the 1970s, Syracuse University was under pressure to improve its football facilities in order to remain a NCAA Division I football school. Its small concrete stadium, Archbold Stadium , was seventy years old and not up to the standards of other schools. The stadium could not be expanded; it had been reduced from 40,000 seats to 26,000 due to the fire codes. Syracuse University decided to build a new stadium. In 1978, Archbold Stadium was demolished to make way for the Carrier Dome, which was to have a domed Teflon -coated, fiberglass inflatable roof . It would also serve as the home for the men's basketball team, as a replacement for Manley Field House. The Carrier Dome was constructed between April 1979 and September 1980. The total construction cost was $26.85 million, including a $2.75 million naming gift from the Carrier Corporation . [87]
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Alumni |
 Joe Biden J.D. '68, 47th and current Vice President of the United States
Syracuse University has over 230,000 living alumni. [3] Prominent alumni of the university include the first African-American Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis, immortalized in the Hollywood blockbuster "The Express," bestselling novelists Joyce Carol Oates , John D. MacDonald , Shirley Jackson and Alice Sebold ; William Safire , Pulitzer Prize winning commentator;Cambridge historian Sir Moses I. Finley ; Arthur Rock , a cofounder of Intel; Donna Shalala , former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services ; Joe Biden , Vice President of the United States ; Robert Jarvik , inventor of the first artificial heart implanted into human beings; Eileen Collins , first female commander of a Space Shuttle ; and Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal , a member of the Saudi royal family . The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications produced several alumni in sports broadcasting, including Bob Costas , Len Berman , Sean McDonough , and Mike Tirico . Larry Hryb a notable employee at Microsoft and former radio broadcaster for Clear Channel Communications also graduated from S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Notable SU alumni in the performing arts include Dick Clark , Peter Falk , Aaron Sorkin , Taye Diggs and Vanessa L. Williams . The university's athletics programs alumni include Donovan McNabb , quarterback for the Washington Redskins , Carmelo Anthony , forward for the Denver Nuggets , Tim Green , who played football for the Atlanta Falcons and is now a commentator for National Public Radio , Mikey Powell who plays lacrosse for the Boston Cannons , Casey Powell who plays lacrosse for the Boston Blazers and the Toronto Nationals , and Jim Brown , NFL Hall of Famer who had a long football career with the Cleveland Browns and acted in a number of movies, the first African American Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis and Floyd Little , who played for the Denver Broncos , and Kyle Johnson , who played majority of his NFL with the Broncos. Rock star Lou Reed .
Jillian Wheeler , American singer-songwriter and actress attended Syracuse University for one academic year, she later transferred to Northeastern University in Boston . |
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