Syracuse University reaches out to Chicago-area high schools

As an alumnus of both Syracuse University and Naperville North High School, I was excited to begin my new role as Syracuse's Chicagoland Representative. At a ground level, I was excited to share my experiences at Syracuse University with students who had similar high school settings.

Trading One Love for Another

I went to Syracuse “undecided.” When I was in high school, my father asked what I was going to study in college, and I said I wanted to study business. And he said, “Well, if you're going to study business, you're not going to go to college.

The Best of The Rest

When I was a junior in high school, I took the SATs and I went to my guidance counselor for advice about where to go to college. He recommended a list of schools that I might be interested in.

It Started up on Mount Olympus

Recently I read a really interesting book called Mr g. It's a fictional novel about the concept of God, written by Alan Lightman. After reading it, I had this feeling that I used to have every time I left my favorite class at Syracuse University.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

5:58 AM David Edelstein No comments

Hurricane Sandy forced the cancellation of the big Campaign for Syracuse events.  While the cancellation was clearly the right thing to do - the devastation on the east coast is horrific; our hearts go out to family and friends who were battered by the storm - it is disappointing because celebrating our wonderful accomplishment certainly makes sense plus there were a number of other events planned: a meeting of the Board of Trustees, first-ever meeting of all of the Regional Councils, and many cultural activities. One item on the agenda was for people to talk about what the Campaign meant to them and how we might build upon the great work done in the Campaign.  I was asked to be a plant in the crowd to get the discussion moving.  This is what I planned on saying: The...
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