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FYS 101: Cross-Cultural Resources

This guide is designed to support new students at SU.

Religious Groups

Hendricks Chapel is home to all religious and spiritual groups on campus. These groups span a wide diversity of religious traditions and spiritual interests. Hendricks Chapel provides a diverse array of opportunities for people of all faiths and no faith to engage issues of spirituality, religion, and moral and ethical leadership. Students, staff, and faculty are invited to explore their spirituality through our chaplaincies, religious groups, religious services, and sponsored events and activities.

For more information, visit the Hendricks Chapel website

Hillel Center for Jewish Life strives to empower students by deepening their commitment to Jewish life, learning and Israel. The Winnick Hillel Center is home to numerous study and lounge spaces complete with a pool table and entertainment center, auditorium/sanctuary, library, and kosher dining hall for all holiday and Shabbat meals. Throughout the academic year, Hillel provides a wide variety of meaningful and engaging programming in their building including speakers, study breaks, movie screenings, and more!

For more information, visit the Syracuse Hillel website

Hendricks Chapel

Hendricks Chapel, the spiritual heart of Syracuse University, is the student-centered global home for religious, spiritual, moral, and ethical life. Established in 1930 as a home for all faiths and place for all people, the chapel hosts 16 chaplains, 26 student-led religious and spiritual groups, and sponsors over 1,400 programs for more than 650,000 annual attendees. Hendricks Chapel employs student workers, supports musical ensembles, offers support through the Student Opportunity Fund and Food Pantry, and partners throughout the campus community to advance academic excellence at a University welcoming to all.

To contact Hendricks Chapel please call 315.443.2901. Hendricks Chapel is located at 121 Crouse Drive, Syracuse NY 13244.

SU Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Museum is a teaching museum that acquires and preserves important works of art and uses its extensive collection to serve as a museum-laboratory for exploration, experimentation, and discussion. The Museum strives to foster diverse and inclusive perspectives by uniting students across campus with each other and the local and global community, engaging with artwork to bring us together and examining the forces that keep us apart.

To contact SU Art Museum please call 315.443.4097. SU Art Museum is located at Shaffer Art Building, main campus, Syracuse University.

There are also extensive virtual exhibitions available online. To learn more, go to the SU Art Museum website at https://museum.syr.edu

 

This piece is from the Being Human: Portraits from the Permanent Collection virtual exhibit.

La Casita

La Casita is a program Syracuse University established to advance an educational and cultural agenda of civic engagement through research, cultural heritage preservation, media, and the arts - bridging the Hispanic communities of the University and Central New York. La Casita Cultural Center is located in the historic Lincoln Building in the city of Syracuse's Near Westside neighborhood. The center is equipped with an art gally, classroom, bilingual library, performance space, workshop facilities, kitchenette, and meeting space. 

The La Casita website has more information about community programs, the Office of Cultural Engagement for the Hispanic Community, and exhibitions.

To contact La Casita please email lacasita@syr.edu or call 315.443.2151. La Casita Cultural Center is located at 109 Otisco Street Syracuse NY 13204.

This is an autographed Tony Perez photo that is a part of the Béisbol project that La Casita is working in partnership with the Smithsonian on.

Community Folk Art Center

Community Folk Art Center, Inc. (CFAC) is a vibrant cultural and artistic hub committed to the promotion and development of artists of the African Diaspora. Our mission is to exalt cultural and artistic pluralism by collecting, exhibiting, teaching, and interpreting the visual and expressive arts. Public programming includes exhibitions, film screening, gallery talks, workshops, and courses in the studio arts, including dance and ceramics. A proud unit of the Department of African American Studies, College of Arts & Sciences at Syracuse University, CFAC is a beacon of artistry, creativity, and cultural expression withing the Syracuse community, the region and the world.

More information is available on their website at https://communityfolkartcenter.org/

To contact CFAC please call 315.442.2230. CFAC is located at 805 E. Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY 13210.

This piece is by Anthony Washington and is a part of the exhibition "People, Please."

Light Work

Light Work was founded as an artist-run, non-profit organization in 1973. Its mission is to provide direct support through residencies, publications, exhibitions, a community-access digital lab facility, and other related projects to emerging and underrepresented artists working in the media of photography and digital imaging.

On their website, they have more information about opportunities to join, events, and their exhibits. 

To contact Light Work please email info@lightwork.org or call 315.443.2450. Light Work is located at Robert B. Menschel Media Center316 Waverly Ave, Syracuse, NY 13244.

Thsi piece, Translation, is from the exhibition Eduardo L Rivera: The Sun Echoed Like A Song.

 

Center for International Services

As an international student, you can turn to the Center's warm and knowledgeable staff for help in preparing to come to campus, navigating your new home, and getting accustomed to life in the United States. Explore the Center's many helpful services online, and stop in for a visit when you're on campus. To connect with the center, visit the Center for International Services website.

Multicultural Affairs

The Office of Multicultural Affairs offer one-on-one support and reach out to all students who are struggling with the mixed messages they may receive in dealing with the issues of race and diversity. 

To connect with the office, visit the Office of Multicultural Affairs website, or see their list of Programs and Events

Disability Cultural Center

Disability Cultural Center at Syracuse University

Syracuse University established the Disability Cultural Center (DCC) to coordinate campus-wide social, educational, and cultural activities on disability issues for students, faculty, staff, and community members with and without disabilities.

To connect with the center, visit the Disability Cultural Center website or see their list of Programs and Events

LGBT Resource Center

LGBTQ Flag from Syracuse University

At the center of our efforts to create a respectful, just, and inclusive community, the LGBT Resource Center provides resources, programming, and advocacy designed to build a stronger and safer place that celebrates our individuality together.

To connect with the LBGT Resource Center, visit their website, or check out:

SENSES Project

The SENSES Project provides students at Syracuse University/ESF the equipment, instruction, and space for self-exploration and expression through music creation and podcasting. 

SENSES Project is located at 131 Crouse DR. Steele Hall Rm. 001 Syracuse, NY 13244.

Syracuse Stage

Syracuse Stage is Central New York's premium professional theatre. Founded in 1974, Stage has produced more than 300 plays in 48 seasons including a number of world, American, East Coast premieres. Each season 70,000 patrons enjoy an adventurous mix of new plays and bold interpretations of classics and musicals featuring the finest theatre artists. In addition, Stage maintains a vital educational outreach program that annually serves over 30,000 students from 24 countries.

To contact Syracuse Stage please call 315.443.4008. Syracuse Stage is located at 820 E. Genesee Street, Syracuse NY 13210.