{"id":13917,"date":"2025-12-01T14:25:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T13:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/?page_id=13917"},"modified":"2025-12-04T09:37:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T08:37:10","slug":"news-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/news-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News&amp;Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop mes-cards-news\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-14569\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"su-post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/05\/07\/beyond-the-classroom-syracuse-florence-champions-professional-growth-in-education-abroad\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/shared-image-7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/shared-image-7.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/shared-image-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/shared-image-7-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/shared-image-7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/shared-image-7-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/05\/07\/beyond-the-classroom-syracuse-florence-champions-professional-growth-in-education-abroad\/\">Beyond the Classroom: Syracuse Florence Champions Professional Growth in Education Abroad<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: May 7, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>By Valentina Brocchi On April 23 Syracuse Florence opened the doors of Villa Rossa for a full-day training aimed at early-career professionals in the Student Services sector. As part of the professional development opportunities offered by the Forum on Education Abroad &#8211; an international association based in the U.S. committed to improving the quality and&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-14546\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"su-post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/04\/28\/turning-a-semester-abroad-into-impact-2200-euro-raised-for-florences-single-mothers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"519\" height=\"774\" src=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-28-113406.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-28-113406.png 519w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-28-113406-201x300.png 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/04\/28\/turning-a-semester-abroad-into-impact-2200-euro-raised-for-florences-single-mothers\/\">Turning a Semester Abroad into Impact: \u20ac2,200 Raised for Florence\u2019s Single Mothers\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: April 28, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>What started as a study abroad experience at Syracuse Florence quickly became something much bigger. Lila Boyle, a sociology student from Syracuse University, transformed her time in Italy into a grassroots fundraising effort\u2014raising over \u20ac2,200 to support single mothers across the city.\u00a0 Through the I-Engage volunteering program, Lila worked with Fondazione&nbsp;Solidariet\u00e0&nbsp;Caritas di Firenze (FS Caritas),&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-14548\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"su-post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/04\/28\/professor-kyle-griffith-launches-ai-powered-academic-writing-app-formatr\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Senza-titolo.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Senza-titolo.png 1920w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Senza-titolo-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Senza-titolo-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Senza-titolo-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Senza-titolo-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/04\/28\/professor-kyle-griffith-launches-ai-powered-academic-writing-app-formatr\/\">Professor Kyle Griffith Launches AI-Powered Academic Writing App, Formatr<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: April 28, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Syracuse Florence Professor Kyle Griffith, who will be teaching Production and Operations Management in the fall, has recently launched an innovative AI-powered application called Formatr. The platform is designed to help students streamline the formatting of academic papers while also supporting researchers and academics in preparing their work for publication. Professor Griffith says he began&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-14532\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"su-post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/04\/27\/closing-the-gap-syracuse-florence-hosts-third-women-artists-wikipedia-editing-marathon\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/20260420_153558-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/20260420_153558-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/20260420_153558-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/20260420_153558-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/20260420_153558-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/20260420_153558-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/20260420_153558-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/04\/27\/closing-the-gap-syracuse-florence-hosts-third-women-artists-wikipedia-editing-marathon\/\">Closing the Gap: Syracuse Florence Hosts Third Women Artists Wikipedia Editing Marathon<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: April 27, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>On Monday, April 20, Syracuse Florence partnered once again with writer and cultural curator Linda Falcone of Calliope Arts for a Women Artists Wikipedia Editing Marathon \u2014 an event that has become one of the most energizing traditions on our academic calendar. The first edition took place in 2014 and the second was held last&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-14492\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"su-post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/04\/22\/sun-art-and-the-sea-florence-students-hit-the-french-riviera\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/StudentsExploringMougins-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/StudentsExploringMougins-2.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/StudentsExploringMougins-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/StudentsExploringMougins-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/StudentsExploringMougins-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/StudentsExploringMougins-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/04\/22\/sun-art-and-the-sea-florence-students-hit-the-french-riviera\/\">Sun, Art, and the Sea: Florence Students Hit the French Riviera<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: April 22, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>By Grace Stecher On Friday, April 10th, Syracuse Florence students traveled to the south of France for a weekend filled with culture, history, and relaxation. After spending the morning on the bus, students stretched their legs in the quaint village of Mougins, France. Best known as the town where Pablo Picasso spent the last 12&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-14472\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"su-post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/04\/21\/hes-like-their-dad-the-man-behind-syracuse-florences-beloved-turtles\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-21-143202.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-21-143202.png 566w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-21-143202-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/04\/21\/hes-like-their-dad-the-man-behind-syracuse-florences-beloved-turtles\/\">&#8220;He&#8217;s Like Their Dad&#8221;: The Man Behind Syracuse Florence&#8217;s Beloved Turtles<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: April 21, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>By Chloe Kiser Hidden in the shade of Syracuse University\u2019s Florence campus are some long-time residents that have the community abuzz as they reemerge from their winter hibernation. At the center of it all is longtime groundskeeper Gelso Sassonia, who has spent more than two decades shaping the campus landscape. After completing his military service&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-14441\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"su-post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/04\/15\/syracuse-florence-student-curates-steady-or-wayward-a-spontaneous-show\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-15-112022.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-15-112022.png 855w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-15-112022-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-15-112022-768x449.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/04\/15\/syracuse-florence-student-curates-steady-or-wayward-a-spontaneous-show\/\">Syracuse Florence Student Curates Steady or Wayward: A Spontaneous Show<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: April 15, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>By Grace Stecher Just before spring break, Syracuse Florence student Vivian Baltzer had an idea: curate an art exhibit exploring the theme of migration away from home through work by student artists. Just a few weeks later Steady or Wayward: A Spontaneous Show opened in the Villa Rossa basement on April 8. 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