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Wildhack appointed to the committee that selects the NCAA men’s basketball tournament field
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University Director of Athletics John Wildhack has been appointed to the NCAA Division I men’s basketball committee. The high-profile committee is

Delta Air Lines adding flights, capacity for two SU football away games this fall
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) plans additional capacity and flights to take Orange fans to two high-profile Syracuse University away football games

Ithaca College to award honorary degree to alum, Disney CEO Bob Iger
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College says it will recognize Bob Iger, CEO of the Walt Disney Company, with an honorary Doctor of Letter degree during

CNY schools take part in key suicide-prevention training
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Nearly 300 employees from 32 school districts across Central New York gathered at the Oncenter in Syracuse on March 31 for a landmark suicide-prevention training session. The event, which brought together educators, administrators, counselors, and support staff from Oswego, Onondaga, Cortland, Madison, and Oneida counties, marked a “pivotal moment in the region’s

New Utica Children’s Museum opens
UTICA, N.Y. — Construction has wrapped up on the new $8 million Utica Children’s Museum, which is part of an overall $14 million ICAN Family

OCC to use Matthews Auto donated car to help auto-tech students learn repair work
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — The automotive-technology program at Onondaga Community College (OCC) is using a new teaching tool. In conjunction with Nissan North America, the Matthews Auto family of dealerships has donated a 2025 Infiniti QX60. It’s a three-row luxury SUV loaded with options, which OCC’s automotive-technology students will be able to work on and learn

Morrisville, Canton among SUNY campuses awarded green-workforce grants
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — SUNY Morrisville and SUNY Canton are among the SUNY campuses awarded a total of $2.6 million in the Green Workforce Grant program.

Ithaca College selects Digilio as commencement speaker
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College alumna and Compass Advisors LLC founder and CEO Monica S. Diglio will be the keynote speaker for the college’s commencement

CenterState CEO unveils new name for the expanded Tech Garden
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO’s downtown Syracuse business incubator — which has been known as the Tech Garden — now has a new name. The

Presidential finalists set campus visits at Herkimer College
HERKIMER, N.Y. — The Herkimer College Board of Trustees will host five final presidential candidates for campus visits on May 1, 2, 5, 6, and 7, the college announced. Albert Lewis Jr., chief of staff/executive VP of Northwest State Community College in Archbold, Ohio, will visit the Herkimer campus on May 1. Jonathan Ashdown, executive
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