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Campus & Community

Neighbors helping neighbors through the United Way

Thursday, December 6, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

Fritz Diddle sees the impact the United Way has every day in his work at On Point for College—it’s in the success of hundreds of young people in the community.

Veterans

IVMF holds Dec. 11 panel on promise of Post-9/11 GI Bill, empowering ‘Next Greatest Generation’

Tuesday, December 4, 2012, By News Staff

On Tuesday, Dec. 11 in Washington, D.C., the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) will bring together leading voices in the veterans’ community, government, higher education and private industry for a broad and far-reaching dialogue on…

Arts & Culture

Irving Berlin’s musical ‘White Christmas’ delivers romance, comedy, holiday cheer

Thursday, November 29, 2012, By News Staff

The title song alone is a celebration and a reminder of a time when the simplest pleasures mattered most and having a big heart was genuinely considered a virtue. Two successful showmen join forces to help out their old army…

Campus & Community

NAACP Chairman Roslyn Brock to keynote 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. celebration

Wednesday, November 28, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Roslyn M. Brock, chairman of the national board of directors for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), will be the keynote speaker for Syracuse University’s 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “Yesterday’s Dream, Tomorrow’s Promise,” on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, in the Carrier Dome.

Campus & Community

Dulye Leadership Experience prepares SU students to stand out in tough job market

Wednesday, November 28, 2012, By News Staff

For every job opening today, there are more than five job seekers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. So what does it take to compete and— more importantly—win in the toughest job market in decades? The answers await at…

STEM

Project ENABLE launches training website for school librarians to better serve students with disabilities

Wednesday, November 21, 2012, By News Staff

Project ENABLE (Expanding Nondiscriminatory Access by Librarians Everywhere) has launched a training website, made possible by a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant from the Institute of Museum & Library Services. Librarians and other educators can freely access the self-paced…

Campus & Community

Tools and tips for analyzing social media using the So.cl research dataset

Tuesday, November 20, 2012, By News Staff

Analyzing social media may be a daunting task, given its overwhelming size and messy, unstructured nature. Further, for those new to analyzing social behavior in online systems, there are any number of pitfalls that make it challenging to find the…

Arts & Culture

SU Brass Ensemble rings in the holiday season

Monday, November 19, 2012, By Rob Enslin

The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), housed in The College of Arts and Sciences and conducted by James T. Spencer, continues its 2012-13 season with three holiday concerts. Performances are Sunday, Nov. 25, at 7 p.m. at Saints Peter and…

STEM

From atoms to satellites

Monday, November 19, 2012, By News Staff

Alumnus Alfred U. Mac Rae receives Distinguished Alumni Award While those who attended SU during the late 1950s may not have known his name, many recall the Ghost of Archbold Stadium, a.k.a. Alfred U. Mac Rae ’54, G’57, Ph.D. ’60….

Business & Economy

Whitman School’s MBA program ranked #55 by Bloomberg Businessweek

Friday, November 16, 2012, By News Staff

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University earned the #55 spot in Bloomberg Businessweek’s biennial ranking of top MBA programs. The ranking, now in its 24th year, includes 81 schools globally. “We’re very pleased that Bloomberg Businessweek…