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Call for Family Weekend Volunteers

Monday, September 23, 2013, By News Staff

Family Weekend is Nov. 1-3, and the Parents Office is seeking volunteers to greet and assist visiting families who will attend the various happenings. Working with the parent and family constituents is a very rewarding and fun experience, and they…

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Volunteers Needed

Friday, September 20, 2013, By News Staff

Native English speaking volunteers needed to spend 1 hour per week with a group of 6 students, encouraging them to use their conversational English outside of the classroom. If interested, please contact Joe Lotito at 443-8571 or jmlotito@syr.edu Website: www.eli.syr.edu…

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Defensive Driving Course

Thursday, September 19, 2013, By News Staff

The Environmental Health and Safety Services Office is offering a six-hour National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course for faculty, staff, students, and the general public. The class will be held on Sept. 25 and 26 from 5-9 p.m. in Lyman…

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Transmedia Visiting Artist Gary Kibbins

Thursday, September 19, 2013, By News Staff

Transmedia Visiting Artist Gary Kibbins will give a talk on Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium. Kibbins is a media artist and writer currently teaching in the Department of Film Studies at Queen’s University, Canada. He previously taught…

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Learn More About Diversity of Life Through One-Credit Workshop

Thursday, September 19, 2013, By News Staff

A unique, hands-on workshop planned this fall will give students the opportunity to learn more about the diversity of life around the SU campus. In “The Art and Science of Biodiversity” (SOL 300/CLB 400), an artist and a biologist will…

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18th-Century French Bookbinding: A Lecture in the Brodsky Series

Thursday, September 19, 2013, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Jeffrey S. Peachey, a book conservator, independent scholar and toolmaker, will present an illustrated lecture in the Brodsky Series for the Advancement of Library Conservation series titled “Reconstructing Diderot: Eighteenth Century French Bookbinding” on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 5 p.m. in…

Health & Society

‘Are Psychopaths Morally Responsible?’ Is Topic of Anbar Lecture

Thursday, September 19, 2013, By News Staff

Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Duke University ethicist, will deliver the sixth annual Anbar Family Lecture at Syracuse University and Temple Adath Yeshurun. His SU lecture, titled “Are Psychopaths Morally Responsible?” is Monday, Sept. 30, at 4 p.m. in the Killian Room (Room 500) at the Hall of Languages. The previous day,…

Arts & Culture

Empty Bowls Fundraiser for Local Food Pantries to be Held Sept. 27

Wednesday, September 18, 2013, By Erica Blust

An Empty Bowls fundraiser to benefit food pantries in the Syracuse community will be held on Friday, Sept. 27, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at The Warehouse, 350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse. For a $20 donation, patrons may choose from hundreds…

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Volunteers Needed for Orange Central 2013

Wednesday, September 18, 2013, By News Staff

Orange Central 2013 weekend is rapidly approaching and we need your help! We welcome all volunteers to help make this year’s Oct. 3-6 celebration a memorable weekend for our alumni! Please volunteer today at http://invite.syr.edu/oc_volunteer/  and be sure to include…

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Balancing Caregiving and Your Career

Wednesday, September 18, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Caregivers who also work outside the home may often experience the stress and anxiety that comes from trying to balance the responsibilities to their loved one with their work life. With approximately two-thirds of America’s family caregivers working outside the…