The Fantastic Four
CURRENTS Article Four professors are chosen out of hundreds from across the country for their extraordinary teaching skills.

General Information Features: Syracuse University - Gold Medal
Best Practice As part of Syracuse University’s ongoing development efforts to inspire alumni to stay connected with the university and "give back" in many different forms, the university bestows its most prestigious alumni award, the Arents Pioneer Medal, on three or four distinguished alumni each year. As part of the ceremony, a video is commissioned for the purpose of showcasing each recipient’s accomplishments and bonds to the university. This video honored 2006 recipient Kathrine Switzer.

Academic Ceremonies: A Handbook of Traditions and Protocol
Product This handbook covers all aspects of planning academic ceremonies. The author details the traditions of academic regalia, processions, commencements, convocations, hooding ceremonies, and inaugurations, and features checklists, sample text, and illustrations.