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Syracuse New Horizon Music Ensemble to perform at Dec. 16 IRP

Tuesday, December 14, 2010, By Eileen Jevis

On Thursday, Dec. 16, the Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP) will host members of the Syracuse New Horizon Music Ensemble, who will present an interactive program. In addition to music selections, members of the group will lead a discussion centered…

WorkKeys Center at SU elevates skill level of incumbent workers

Tuesday, November 30, 2010, By Eileen Jevis

Seeking refuge from ongoing military conflicts in their home country of Sudan, Mary Mayom and her five children spent eight years in refugee camps in Kenya and Nairobi before coming to the United States through the United Nations Refugee Agency. Mayom and…

Director of Stickley Museum to speak at Nov. 18 IRP

Tuesday, November 16, 2010, By Eileen Jevis

The Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP) will host Greg Vadney, director and chief curator of the Stickley Museum, the official museum of L. & J.G. Stickely, Inc., on Thursday, Nov. 18. Vadney will discuss the 120-year history of Stickley furniture,…

SU psychologist wins NSF CAREER award to study memory

Tuesday, November 16, 2010, By News Staff

For some, the warm, sweet smell of cookies baking in the oven evokes fond memories of sleigh bells, a nighttime visitor and prancing hooves on a rooftop. Smell is among countless cues that can trigger a memory, but researchers understand…

Near Westside Initiative elects seven new members to board of directors

Monday, November 15, 2010, By News Staff

The Near Westside Initiative (NWSI) recently elected Tanya Eastman, Karla Green, Elizabeth Nolan, Maria Revelles, Isaac Rothwell, Benjamin Sio and Peter Thompson to its board of directors. “From its inception, the NWSI has had a board of directors comprised of…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner at Nov. 4 IRP

Wednesday, November 3, 2010, By Eileen Jevis

The Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP) will host Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner on Nov. 4. Miner will discuss new initiatives under way for the City of Syracuse, as well as challenges facing the community. Miner was elected in 2009, becoming…

Arts & Culture

SU, SUNY Upstate to collaborate on new methods for improving medical communication

Thursday, October 21, 2010, By Erica Blust

Conceiving and creating new methods for improving communication in medical contexts will be the goal when design students from Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) team up with medical students from SUNY Upstate Medical University for an intensive, three-day brainstorming and design session Oct. 22-24.

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel installs Tiffany Steinwert as sixth dean Oct. 25

Monday, October 18, 2010, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

On Monday, Oct. 25, Hendricks Chapel will celebrate the formal installation of its sixth dean, the Rev. Tiffany Steinwert.

Campus & Community

Introduction to Illick Hall greenhouses at Oct. 21 IRP

Monday, October 18, 2010, By Eileen Jevis

The Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP) will host Terry Ettinger, greenhouse manager at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, at its Oct. 21 meeting.

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Scholar, activist Angela Davis to give free lecture Oct. 12

Friday, October 1, 2010, By News Staff

Scholar and activist Angela Davis will deliver a public lecture at Syracuse University Oct. 12.