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Orange Online: August 2026 Student Newsletter

This message was originally shared to all students via email on August 6, 2026.

Orange Online at a Glance

Pressed for time? We have you covered. Here are this edition’s topics:

Claude Code and Claude Cowork Now Available

Claude Enterprise is an advanced AI assistant by Anthropic, now available to Syracuse University students. Claude Enterprise users can now access two new tools: Claude Code, for delegating programming tasks from the command line or desktop app, and Claude Cowork, for handing off multi-step work like research and document prep. You can learn more at getclaude.syr.edu.

For more information about the extensive suite of resources available to the campus community, visit ai.syracuse.edu.

Campus Maps

Getting to a new building, meeting or event this semester? Syracuse University’s interactive campus map makes it easy to locate academic buildings, residence halls, dining, parking and more—right from your phone or browser. Click “Wayfinding” and select “Show Only Wheelchair Accessible Routes” to find wheelchair-friendly paths. Maps.

MakerSpace Hours

The ITS MakerSpace is a hands-on fabrication lab with 20-plus machines—3D printers, laser engravers, textile machines and more—open to students, faculty and staff for coursework, research and personal projects. Academic year hours are Monday through Friday, noon to 8 p.m., and weekends, 2 to 6 p.m., on the first floor of Marshall Square Mall (University I.D. required). MakerSpace.

Information Security Tip: Device Readiness

Set your devices up for a secure semester. Before classes start, run any pending updates on your laptop and phone, turn on disk encryption, and make sure your screen locks automatically. It’s the easiest way to protect your work—and your personal info—once you’re back on campus Wi-Fi. Stay Secure.

Digital Accessibility Tip: Sign-Speak

Sign-Speak is here to stay. After a successful pilot last fall, the free service is now a permanent campus resource—interpreting between American Sign Language and spoken or written English in real time, using just a camera. On-demand, campus-wide support, anytime. Sign-Speak.

OrangeNow App

The newly updated OrangeNow helps you customize your experience–including a new dark mode option! The official Syracuse University mobile app now offers you new ways to get the information you need now: class schedules, dining menus, upcoming events and more. Download OrangeNow today. Download App.

AirOrangeX

Stay connected on campus with AirOrangeX, our high-speed wireless network—no login required. Available for laptops, smartphones, gaming consoles and most wireless devices. AirOrangeX provides secure, reliable internet access. Skip personal hotspots on campus to avoid signal interference and help keep the campus network running smoothly. Get Connected.

AI Insights

Explore the latest in artificial intelligence with AI Insights, the newsletter for all things AI. Whether you’re looking to enhance your work with smart tools or simply stay informed, each issue brings you news from higher ed and the tech world and weekly AI tips. Newsletter. 

Tech Tips Weekly

Stay connected and ahead with Tech Tips Weekly—for quick, practical advice to make the most of campus technology. Each week, our newsletter delivers easy-to-follow how-tos, timely service updates and insider looks at the newest features, tools and resources. Subscribe. 

Helpful Resources

ITS and the campuswide information technology community are available year-round to help with your tech questions. Resources include:

Thank you for reading. Go Orange!

Tech Tips: August 2026 Faculty/Staff Newsletter

This message was originally shared to all faculty and staff via email on August 6, 2026.

At a Glance

Each month, Information Technology Services provides tech tips for the Orange community. Pressed for time? Here are this edition’s topics:

Claude Cowork and Claude Code Now Available

Claude Enterprise users can now access two new tools: Claude Code, for delegating programming tasks from the command line or desktop/mobile app, and Claude Cowork, for handing off multi-step work like research and document prep. You can learn more at getclaude.syr.edu.

For more information about the extensive suite of resources available to the campus community, visit ai.syracuse.edu.

    ITS Summer Series

    We’re wrapping up a summer of learning with one final session: a Research Computing deep dive over Microsoft Teams. Join Peter Pizzimenti on Aug. 20 from 1 to 1:45 p.m. Missed our previous sessions? You can catch up with the recordings. Watch our Digital Accessibility 101 session or our Claude Refresher session. Register.

      Gradescope Webinars

      As AI reshapes student work, more instructors are returning to handwritten assessments—and slow, manual grading. Join a faculty panelist and a Gradescope specialist to learn how to protect academic integrity without doubling your grading time. Even if you can’t attend, a recording goes to everyone who registers. Webinars.

      Information Security Tip: Device Readiness

      Get your devices semester-ready. Before the fall rush, take a few minutes to install pending updates on your computer and phone, confirm disk encryption is turned on and restart to let patches finish applying. Up-to-date, encrypted devices are your first line of defense once campus traffic picks back up. Stay Secure.

      Digital Accessibility Tip: Sign-Speak

      Sign-Speak is here to stay. After a successful pilot last fall, the free service is now a permanent campus resource—interpreting between American Sign Language and spoken or written English in real time, using just a camera. On-demand, campus-wide support, anytime. Sign-Speak.

      AI Insights

      Explore the latest in artificial intelligence with AI Insights, the newsletter for all things AI. Whether you’re looking to enhance your work with smart tools or simply stay informed, each issue brings you news from higher ed and the tech world and weekly AI tips. Newsletter. 

      Classroom Technology

      The ITS Learning Environments team provides orientation sessions to help faculty become familiar with classroom technology. You also can schedule a tour or workshop at the MakerSpace over the summer. Classroom Tech.

      Helpful Resources

      ITS and the campuswide information technology community are available year-round to help with your tech questions. Resources include:

      • Academic and administrative IT staff

      • Classroom Resource Guide

      • ITS Service Center

      • Self-Serv NetID and password management portal

      Thank you for reading. Go Orange!

      AI Insights for September 1, 2026

      This message was originally shared to subscribers September 1, 2026.

      Upcoming Events

      The AI at Work series continues Sept. 16 from 9:30-10:45 a.m. with a hands-on look at Claude Cowork. Whether you use Claude daily or are just getting started, you’ll leave with practical ways to put Cowork to use. Attend in 2-469 Newhouse or online via Microsoft Teams.

      This Issue’s Tip: Pick the Right AI Tool for the Job

      Not sure which AI tool fits the task? Every student, faculty and staff member already has access to four of the University’s most widely used approved tools—Clementine, Claude Enterprise, Copilot and Gemini—through a Syracuse University account. The AI tools comparison chart shows what each one can do side by side, from file uploads to coding assistants.

      News and Views

      In Summary

      AI watermarking arrived this month: Anthropic now embeds invisible patterns in Claude’s text output, reviving debates over detection and authorship. MIT’s report urges instructors to redesign assessments around augmentation rather than automation, while colleges add AI fluency requirements as 35 percent of entry-level jobs now demand AI skills. Cisco gave all 90,000 employees personal AI agents, and safety tests found frontier models breaching outside organizations.

      Academia and Higher Education

      Big-Picture and Analysis

      Industry, Products and Business

      • Google Targets AI Sticker Shock with New Tools (Axios)
      • OpenAI to Start Showing Ads on ChatGPT’s Free and Go Tiers in India (TechCrunch)
      • Introducing the AI Model ‘Harness’ (The Wall Street Journal)
      • Cisco Has 90,000 Employees. Each of Them Will Soon Have Their Own AI Agent. (The Wall Street Journal)
      • Harvard Startup Bootcamp AI (Fortune)
      • Four MIT Dropouts Built Cursor and Sold it to SpaceX for $60 Billion (The Times of India)

        Safety, Security and Governance

        • OpenAI Explains How Its AI Agents Did Crime and Attacked Hugging Face (The Register)
        • Frontier AI Labs Still Won’t Say How They’d Contain a Rogue Model (TechCrunch)
        • A.I. in Sobering Hacks (The New York Times)
        • A Call for Collective Action on Cyber Defense (Open AI)
        • CoSnitch: When Your AI Assistant Becomes Its Own Whistleblower (Varonis)
        • Chatbots, Search and Propaganda (NPR)

                  Workforce and Jobs

                  • Gatekeeping Bots, Piles of Slop: Welcome to the Age of AI Weirdness at Work (CNBC)
                  • Inside Big Tech’s Frantic Race to Quell the Growing Backlash to AI (The Wall Street Journal)
                  • America’s AI Backlash: How the Effort to Keep Worker Trust is Evolving Inside Companies (CNBC)

                  Access to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and other paywalled content is available to all students, faculty and staff with a valid Syracuse University NetID. Learn more.

                  Orange Online: August 2026 Student Newsletter

                  This message was originally shared to all students via email on August 20, 2026.

                  Orange Online at a Glance

                  Information Technology Services is excited to help you get off to a great start this semester! Pressed for time? We have you covered. Here are this edition’s topics:

                  AirOrangeX

                  Stay connected on campus with AirOrangeX, our high-speed wireless network—no login required. Available for laptops, smartphones, gaming consoles and most wireless devices. AirOrangeX provides secure, reliable internet access. Skip personal hotspots on campus to avoid signal interference and help keep the campus network running smoothly. Get Connected.

                  Campus Maps

                  Getting to a new building, meeting or event this semester? Syracuse University’s interactive campus map makes it easy to locate academic buildings, residence halls, dining, parking and more—right from your phone or browser. Click “Wayfinding” and select “Show Only Wheelchair Accessible Routes” to find wheelchair-friendly paths. Maps.

                  Claude Code and Claude Cowork Now Available

                  Claude Enterprise is an advanced AI assistant by Anthropic, now available to Syracuse University students. Claude Enterprise users can now access two new tools: Claude Code, for delegating programming tasks from the command line or desktop app, and Claude Cowork, for handing off multi-step work like research and document prep. You can learn more at getclaude.syr.edu.

                  For more information about the extensive suite of resources available to the campus community, visit ai.syracuse.edu.

                  Trolley Tracker

                  Waiting in the cold guessing when the next trolley will show? Skip the guesswork. The ‘Cuse Trolley Tracker gives you real-time locations and predicted arrival times for every route on and around campus—so you can time your walk to the stop and hop on without the wait. It’s free with your Syracuse University or SUNY-ESF ID, and it works right from your phone. Tracker.

                  MakerSpace Hours

                  The ITS MakerSpace is a hands-on fabrication lab with 20-plus machines—3D printers, laser engravers, textile machines and more—open to students for coursework, research and personal projects. Academic year hours are Monday through Friday, noon to 8 p.m., and weekends, 2 to 6 p.m., on the first floor of Marshall Square Mall (University I.D. required). MakerSpace.

                  OrangeNow App

                  The newly updated OrangeNow helps you customize your experience–including a new dark mode option! The official Syracuse University mobile app now offers you new ways to get the information you need now: class schedules, dining menus, upcoming events and more. Download OrangeNow today. Download App.

                  System Status

                  Is it your Wi-Fi or the service? The Syracuse University system status page shows real-time and historical status for essential tech services—MySlice, Blackboard, Zoom, Microsoft 365, claude.ai and more. Check status.syr.edu to see what’s up, what’s down and what’s under maintenance. Status Page.

                  Information Security Tip: Phish Bowl

                  Spot the scam before it hooks you. The ITS Phish Bowl collects real phishing emails circulating across Syracuse University—fake account alerts, bogus job offers, financial aid scams and more. Check it to see what’s going around, then delete anything that matches. Stay Secure.

                  Digital Accessibility Tip: Sign-Speak

                  Sign-Speak is here to stay. After a successful pilot last fall, the free service is now a permanent campus resource—interpreting between American Sign Language and spoken or written English in real time, using just a camera. On-demand, campus-wide support, anytime. Sign-Speak.

                  AI Insights

                  Explore the latest in artificial intelligence with AI Insights, the newsletter for all things AI. Whether you’re looking to enhance your work with smart tools or simply stay informed, each issue brings you news from higher ed and the tech world and weekly AI tips. Newsletter. 

                  Tech Tips Weekly

                  Stay connected and ahead with Tech Tips Weekly—for quick, practical advice to make the most of campus technology. Each week, our newsletter delivers easy-to-follow how-tos, timely service updates and insider looks at the newest features, tools and resources. Subscribe. 

                  Helpful Resources

                  ITS and the campuswide information technology community are available year-round to help with your tech questions. Resources include:

                  Thank you for reading. Go Orange!

                  Tech Tips: July 2026 Faculty/Staff Newsletter

                  This message was originally shared to all faculty and staff via email on July 14, 2026.

                  At a Glance

                  Each month, Information Technology Services provides tech tips for the Orange community. Pressed for time? Here are this edition’s topics:

                  ITS Summer Series

                  This summer, ITS is bringing back the fundamentals—plus a little extra—with two lunch-and-learn sessions over Microsoft Teams: a Claude Refresher with Shannon Glennon on July 23 and a Research Computing Deep Dive with Peter Pizzimenti on Aug. 20, both running 1 to 1:45 p.m. Register.

                    Claude Memory

                    Anthropic’s persistent memory feature means Claude builds a running picture of your preferences, work style and habits across every conversation, not just the one you’re in. This article walks through how it works, how to steer it on purpose and when it’s worth opting out. Read Article.

                      AI at Work: Claude Success Stories

                      Three Syracuse University colleagues recently shared how they’re incorporating Claude into their daily work—streamlining HR workflows, developing personalized student learning tools and summarizing 300 pages of survey data in seconds, all without writing a single line of code. Watch the AI at Work: Claude Success Stories recording to learn more about their approach.

                      Information Security Tip: Phishing

                      The ITS Phish Bowl tracks recent phishing emails circulating throughout the Syracuse University community, from fake account-verification notices to too-good-to-be-true job offers. Check it regularly to see real examples and learn what to watch for so you don’t get caught off guard. Phish Bowl.

                      Digital Accessibility Tip: Accessibility 101

                      Missed the first Summer Series session? This recording covers seven key practices for building accessible content from the start—headings, descriptive links, alt text, table headers, color contrast, formatted lists and video captions—using tools already available on campus. Watch Session.

                      AI Insights

                      Explore the latest in artificial intelligence with AI Insights, the newsletter for all things AI. Whether you’re looking to enhance your work with smart tools or simply stay informed, each issue brings you news from higher ed and the tech world and weekly AI tips. Newsletter. 

                      Tech Tips Weekly

                      Stay connected and ahead with Tech Tips Weekly—for quick, practical advice to make the most of campus technology. Each week, our new newsletter delivers easy-to-follow how-tos, timely service updates and insider looks at tools and resources. Subscribe.

                      Helpful Resources

                      ITS and the campuswide information technology community are available year-round to help with your tech questions. Resources include:

                      • Academic and administrative IT staff

                      • Classroom Resource Guide

                      • ITS Service Center

                      • Self-Serv NetID and password management portal

                      Thank you for reading. Go Orange!