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Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) [10] is a private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States.Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. [11]
Syracuse (/ ˈ s ɪr ə k j uː z, ˈ s ɛr-,-k j uː s / SIRR-ə-kewz, SERR-, -kewss) [3] [4] [5] is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States.With a population of 148,620 and a metropolitan area of 662,057, [6] it is the fifth-most populated city and 13th-most populated municipality in the state of New York.
This is a list of people associated with Syracuse University, including founders, financial benefactors, notable alumni, notable educators, and speakers. Syracuse University has over 250,000 alumni representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and more than 170 countries and territories.
Hall of Languages, built in 1871–73, was the first building constructed on the Syracuse University campus. The College of Arts and Sciences was founded in 1871 as the College of Liberal Arts and offered courses in algebra, geometry, Latin, Greek, history, physiology, education, and rhetoric. [1]
The Syracuse Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area comprising three counties in central New York, with the city of Syracuse as its core. The three counties are Onondaga , Madison , and Oswego .
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In 1825, the Village of Syracuse was officially incorporated. Five years later the Erie Canal, which ran through the village, was completed. The Village of Syracuse and the Village of Salina were combined into the City of Syracuse on December 14, 1847. Harvey Baldwin was the first mayor of the new city. [5]
In 1932, Syracuse University became the first university in the nation to offer a college credit radio course. In 1947, SU launched WAER , one of the nation's first college radio stations. [ 8 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] With the emergence of television, SU was the first to offer instruction in the field in 1956.