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McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center Beneficiary of 12th Charity Sports Auction

Tuesday, November 1, 2016, By Michele Barrett

The Sport Management (SPM) Club has announced McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center as the beneficiary of its 12th Annual Charity Sports Auction.  Slated for Dec. 10 in the backcourt of the Carrier Dome, silent bidding on hundreds of auction items, including…

Nautanki Play Provides Cultural Lesson for Students

Tuesday, November 1, 2016, By Keith Kobland

A popular regional opera form of India is helping bring Indian culture a little closer to home for students, who are getting a crash course in Nautanki-style plays. They are learning from one of the best, visiting director Devendra Sharma…

Arts & Culture

Renowned Villiers String Quartet to Perform Nov. 4

Monday, October 31, 2016, By Erica Blust

The internationally renowned Villiers Quartet, winner of the 2015 Radcliffe Chamber Music Competition and quartet-in-residence at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, will present a concert on Friday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Baker Artist Series…

Campus & Community

Brown Bag Seminar to Focus on Information Systems in Patient Care Nov. 3

Monday, October 31, 2016, By J.D. Ross

An informal “brown bag” lunchtime seminar hosted by the School of Information Studies (iSchool) will focus on medical patient care systems and information systems in a health care environment. Featuring James Walker, senior director of innovation solutions for Cerner Corporation,…

Campus & Community

Free Speech Policies Available for Open Comment Period through Nov. 18

Monday, October 31, 2016, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

As part of an ongoing dialogue, Chancellor Kent Syverud recently announced that Syracuse University will revise three existing University policies governing speech and expression, consistent with recommendations from the Working Group on Free Speech. The impacted policies—including a new anti-harassment…

Media, Law & Policy

BET Exec Carol Cunningham ’87 Will Visit Campus Nov. 1

Friday, October 28, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Carol Cunningham ’87, vice president of consumer insights and business strategy analytics at BET, will visit the Newhouse School on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Her talk, “Blerds, Bleeks & Blirks: Understanding Multicultural Influencers & Trendsetters,” will be a discussion about research…

Arts & Culture

Art Education Conference Hosted on Campus Features Alumni Scholars

Friday, October 28, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

The art education department will host the 13th annual Graduate Research in Art Education (GRAE) conference this weekend, Oct. 28 and 29. This is the first time Syracuse University has hosted the summit. All events are in Room 102 of the Whitman…

Campus & Community

Literacy CNY Celebrates 54 Years as Ruth Colvin Turns 100

Thursday, October 27, 2016, By Eileen Jevis

Ruth Colvin is the founder of Literacy Volunteers of America (which merged with Laubach Literacy to form ProLiteracy Worldwide). At the Nov. 3 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable, she will discuss the history of the local organization, Literacy CNY, its…

Campus & Community

Employees: Update Your Directory Information by Nov. 9

Thursday, October 27, 2016, By Christopher C. Finkle

The University’s faculty and staff directory will be updated soon. The directory is available online through MySlice. The information in the directory is used by SU’s telephone operators and automated systems to connect callers to faculty and staff. Faculty and…

Arts & Culture

The Tao of the Liberal Arts

Wednesday, October 26, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Gerry Greenberg is an easy-going guy, but, if you want to get him started, challenge him on the value of a liberal arts education. The Washington Post recently found this out when it ran an excerpt from the aptly titled…