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In 1992, the Syracuse University Senate adopted a mission and vision compact focused on both promoting learning and a positive campus culture. The compact supported scholarly learning, endorsed a culturally and socially diverse climate, valued personal and academic honesty, as well as a safe and healthy environment for everyone. In building on that foundation, the University recognizes that its greatest strength is based on the interactive and collaborative nature of its many programs. As expressed in Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor’s vision statement, the University is dedicated to faculty excellence and scholarly distinction, attracting and supporting enterprising students and a close interaction and engagement with the world-locally, nationally and globally.

Syracuse University is comprised of the following colleges

• School of Architecture
• The College of Arts & Sciences
• School of Education
• L.C. Smith College of Engineering & Computer Science
• Graduate School
• College of Human Services and Health Professions
• School of Information Studies
• College of Law
• The Martin J. Whitman School of Management
• Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs
• S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
• College of Visual & Performing Arts
• University College (continuing education)

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Syracuse University Athletics. It’s hard to be a true Orange man or woman without cheering on one of Syracuse University’s nationally recognized sports teams. All women’s and men’s varsity teams are NCAA Division I and many are nationally ranked.

Division I varsity sports for men include football and crew while Division I varsity sports for women feature volleyball, tennis, rowing and field hockey. Women’s softball joined Division I in 1999-2000. The following Division I varsity sports are for both men and women: basketball, lacrosse, cross country, soccer, indoor and outdoor track and field, and swimming and diving.

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Syracuse University Carrier Dome. The Carrier Dome is a 50,000-seat sports stadium located on the campus of Syracuse University (SU). It is the only domed stadium in the Northeast and is the largest structure of its kind on a U.S. college campus. Since its opening on September 20, 1980, the facility has hosted a wide variety of sporting events. Currently, it’s the home of SU football and men’s basketball along with men’s and women’s lacrosse. Plus, the “Dome” has hosted numerous rounds of NCAA championships in basketball, lacrosse and track and field. Regional and state scholastic competitions in football, soccer and field hockey, as well as NBA pre-season games can also be seen here.

In addition to sporting events, the Dome has staged Olympic ice skating shows, as well as concerts by stars such as Elton John, Frank Sinatra, Billy Joel, Rod Stewart, U2, Genesis, the Rolling Stones, Garth Brooks, The Who, Neil Diamond and Pink Floyd. SU’s annual Commencement ceremony and various academic convocations take place in the Dome along with the annual January celebration honoring the life of Martin Luther King Jr.

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