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HEOP Presents Annual Honors

Thursday, April 25, 2013, By Eileen Jevis

Syracuse University’s Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) presented its annual academic awards on April 19 at Drumlins Country Club. HEOP is a special admission program for part-time students whose financial and educational backgrounds would prohibit them from…

Community Engagement to Be Honored at Annual CAPES Award Ceremony

Tuesday, April 23, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University will honor students, faculty, staff and community partners who exemplify SU’s commitment to engagement with the community and Scholarship in Action with the 2013 Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship (CAPES). The awards will be given at…

Q&A with Ryan Williams: Sequestration Impact on Federal Financial Aid

Friday, April 19, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

With no compromise in place between Congress and the White House to control the federal deficit, the automatic spending cuts that have been looming for months were put in place as of March 1. The cuts, also known as sequestration,…

Alumnus Photographer, Author McNally to Visit Newhouse April 22

Thursday, April 18, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will host author and photographer Joe McNally ’74, G’03 on Monday, April 22, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 101, Newhouse 3. McNally has worked in 60 countries shooting stories and covers for many of…

Campus & Community

Sheraton to Observe Earth Day

Thursday, April 18, 2013, By News Staff

The Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel will observe the 43rd Annual Earth Day on Monday, April 22. The Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency will be on hand to exhibit and answer questions from guests and visitors. Additionally, the Sheraton will have…

Arts & Culture

‘Good People’ a Funny, Compelling Play for Our Times

Thursday, April 18, 2013, By News Staff

In this 2011 Tony-nominated play set in Boston, Margie is a single mom who just lost her job, is behind on her rent, and like many today, has zero prospects.

Students and Organizations Recognized at 44 Stars Event

Wednesday, April 17, 2013, By News Staff

The Office of Student Activities within the Division of Student Affairs honored individual students and recognized student organizations for their hard work and dedication at the 44 Stars of Excellence Awards and Gala Celebration on April 11 at Goldstein Auditorium…

Arts & Culture

Rabinovich Named 2013-14 Ginsburg-Klaus Post-M.F.A. Engagement Fellow

Tuesday, April 16, 2013, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced Misha Rabinovich G’13 as the recipient of the 2013-14 Ginsburg-Klaus Post-M.F.A. Engagement Fellowship. The academic yearlong fellowship, which includes a residency in San Pedro, Calif., is funded through a gift…

STEM

Designing the Street Smart Phone

Monday, April 15, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Meet the “smarter” New York City payphone. The push buttons and coin slot of the past are inevitably replaced with a touch screen and card swipe, plus camera, solar panels and capabilities for emergency alerts and wayfinding.

La Casita Cultural Center to Dedicate New Bilingual Library to Near West Side Community

Monday, April 15, 2013, By News Staff

For the past several weeks, the sounds of drills and hammering and the smell of fresh paint have permeated La Casita Cultural Center, 109 Otisco St., as volunteers from Syracuse University and Syracuse’s Near West Side community gathered to build…