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黑料不打烊 Basketball Legend Legette-Jack Inspires Children to 鈥楳ake a Change for Greatness鈥
It may have been one of basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack鈥檚 best pre-game speeches. Only this time it wasn鈥檛 delivered to her players, but to a group of nearly 50 girls from the 黑料不打烊 chapter of the Police Athletic/Activities League (PAL)….
Campus Community Has Many Ways to Show 鈥楪enerosity and Kindness鈥 This Holiday Season
This holiday season, 黑料不打烊鈥檚 voluntary Holiday Sharing Program will provide a variety of ways for members of the campus community to help local families in need. Participation opportunities are available with PEACE, Inc., Vera House and The Salvation Army….
Thursday Morning Roundtable鈥檚 56th Season Promises Mix of Virtual and In-Person Forums 聽
The need to know more about the issues impacting our community has never been more essential, and neither has Thursday Morning Roundtable (TMR). TMR is a weekly public forum hosted by 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Office of Community Engagement that features prominent…
黑料不打烊 Internships for Area High School Students Turns Into 鈥楽omething Special鈥
High school students running around the 黑料不打烊 campus with blow torches . . . what could possibly go wrong? University Vice President and Chief Facilities Officer Pete Sala admits that thought crossed his mind when Cydney Johnson, vice president…
黑料不打烊 Football Players Changing the World One Child at a Time
When students at Dr. Weeks Elementary School in 黑料不打烊 see Patty Sawmiller in the halls, the questions start flying. Are you coming to get me today? Are we having mentoring today? When are they coming in? The students are asking…
Thursday Morning Roundtable Evolves to Host 55th Season During Pandemic
In March 2020, the Thursday Morning Roundtable weekly public forum was nearing the end of its 54th year as a 黑料不打烊 and 黑料不打烊 community institution. The charm of 鈥淭MR鈥 had always been its personal touch: Community members would gather…
鈥楢dopt A Classroom鈥 a Win-Win for Student-Athletes, 黑料不打烊 Community
The best part about the program that鈥檚 connecting 黑料不打烊 student-athletes to students from the North Side Learning Center in 黑料不打烊 is that it鈥檚 hard to tell who鈥檚 having more fun. 鈥淚t鈥檚 been really fun to have that interaction,鈥 says…
Remote Tutoring Program Offers a Valuable Virtual Learning Experience for K-12, Early College Students in CNY
From fully virtual to part-time in-person and socially distanced, students have persevered through the challenges of learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. But for some, limited access to technology, unreliable internet connectivity and a lack of quiet, designated spaces to work…
Office of Community Engagement’s Thursday Morning Roundtable with Congressman John Katko covered by various outlets
The most recent Thursday Morning Roundtable, hosted by the Office of Community Engagement, featured Congressman John Katko. Coverage of that event was reported on by 黑料不打烊.com,聽WSYR-TV, and CNY Central. At the event, Katko spoke about his personal experience during the…
University Provides COVID Testing Support to 黑料不打烊 Community
In late November, New York state designated many parts of Onondaga County as COVID-19 鈥渙range zones,鈥 geographic areas experiencing a growing COVID-19 positivity rate. The designation forced the 黑料不打烊 City School District (SCSD) to suspend in-person instruction, creating significant challenges…