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Honorary Degree Committee seeks nominations for 2012-15 honorary degree recipients

Wednesday, February 2, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Syracuse University Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees is currently seeking nominations from faculty, staff, alumni and students for candidates to receive honorary degrees at the 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 Commencement ceremonies. Criteria for recommendations for an honorary degree…

‘Our Entrepreneurial History’ at Feb. 3 Institute for Retired Professionals

Wednesday, February 2, 2011, By Eileen Jevis

The Thursday, Feb. 3, program of the Institute for Retired Professionals will feature Gregg Tripoli, executive director of the Onondaga County Historical Society (OHA). Tripoli will discuss how the Historical Society is contributing to economic development in the community, which…

SU once again among nation’s top universities producing Peace Corps volunteers

Wednesday, February 2, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University has again earned a top 25 ranking among colleges and universities producing the most current Peace Corps volunteers, according to an annual list released today. This year, SU ranks 11th among medium-sized colleges and universities. Thirty-six undergraduate SU…

Payne to present SOE’s annual Harry S. and Elva K. Ganders lecture Feb. 3

Tuesday, February 1, 2011, By Jennifer Russo

The Syracuse University School of Education will present its annual Harry S. and Elva K. Ganders Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 3, featuring Charles M. Payne. The lecture, “Syracuse City, Forty Years of Urban Education Landscape: From Croton-on-Campus to the Promised…

Nominations sought for Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship

Monday, January 31, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service (CPCS) is currently seeking nominations for the 2011 Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship. The awards will be given in a ceremony on Wednesday, March 30, in the Schine…

Broadway legend Brian Stokes Mitchell and his trio close 2010-11 Pulse season with Black History Month performance Feb. 17

Monday, January 31, 2011, By News Staff

To close its 2010-11 season, Syracuse University’s Pulse Performing Arts Series will present a Black History Month performance by Broadway legend Brian Stokes Mitchell and the Brian Stokes Mitchell Trio on Thursday, Feb. 17, at 8 p.m. The event will…

SU campus to celebrate Chinese Spring Festival Feb. 4

Friday, January 28, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Spring Festival, the important Chinese holiday marking the arrival of the New Year, begins on Feb. 3. The Chinese Student and Scholar Association (CSSA) will simultaneously celebrate the holiday and educate the University community about it through a unique collaboration…

Students, faculty explore business, cultural implications of Super Bowl in new course offering

Friday, January 28, 2011, By Michele Barrett

A new course, “The Super Bowl and Society,” debuted in the College of Human Ecology this semester.  With enrollment of more than 100 students, SPM 199 explores the evolution and strategic brilliance that has allowed a football game to become a…

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Campus, local community invited to participate in special nutrition consultation program

Friday, January 28, 2011, By Michele Barrett

The Department of Nutrition Science and Dietetics in Syracuse University’s College of Human Ecology wants to help SU and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry students, faculty and staff, and members of the community at large, improve eating habits…

Annual Black History Month celebration begins Feb. 1

Friday, January 28, 2011, By News Staff

Kickoff in atrium of the Schine Student Center from noon-2 p.m.