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DPS Takes Community Service to a New Level

Thursday, March 28, 2013, By Keith Kobland

Members of the Syracuse University Department of Public Safety are giving new meaning to the phrase “to protect and serve.” Typically, DPS officers are seen on campus patrolling buildings, walkways and streets, along with responding to calls about crime. Wednesday,…

SU Honored for Campus-Community Engagement

Wednesday, March 27, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

The numbers speak volumes: more than 11,000 Syracuse University students engaged in 500,000 hours of service in collaboration with schools, neighborhoods and nonprofit organizations.

Campus & Community

‘Learning and the Massive Open Online Course’ to Be Presented April 3 and 4

Tuesday, March 26, 2013, By News Staff

Over the past year, the massive open online course (MOOC) has emerged as a significantly different course model. But how robust is the MOOC as a vehicle for learning? Join us April 3 and 4 for the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative…

Annual Reel Queer Film Festival to Be Held March 28-29

Monday, March 25, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s 2013 Reel Queer Film Festival, sponsored by Open Doors, takes place on March 28 and 29. The festival features a mix of both short and feature documentaries and fictional narratives, focused on the intersections of multiple identities and…

Civil Rights Advocate and Ivy League Educator Keynotes APA Month

Tuesday, March 19, 2013, By News Staff

The Office of Multicultural Affairs, within the Division of Student Affairs, has announced Kenji Yoshino as this year’s commemorative speaker for Asian Pacific Heritage Month (APA). Noted as the face and voice of the new civil rights, Yoshino will speak…

Symposium Explores Jewish Sexuality, Psychoanalysis and Translation

Monday, March 18, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Scholars Naomi Sheindel Seidman, Ken Frieden participate in keynote lecture, HC Mini-Seminar Jewish sexuality, psychoanalysis and translation are the foci of a two-day program at Syracuse University. On Thursday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m., renowned Jewish scholar Naomi Sheindel Seidman…

Campus & Community

Apply Now for Intergroup Dialogue Courses

Monday, March 18, 2013, By News Staff

The Intergroup Dialogue Program is currently inviting students to fill out our interest form and register for Intergroup Dialogue courses (SOC/WGS 230) for the Fall 2013 semester. Intergroup Dialogue courses are small, discussion-based classes focused on identity and communication across…

Snow Leopard Conservation Featured in First Presentation for SUNY ESF’s Dale L. Travis Public Lecture Series

Monday, March 18, 2013, By Keith Kobland

James P. Gibbs, internationally recognized scientist and professor of conservation biology and wildlife management at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), will give the first Dale L. Travis Public Lecture on Wednesday, March…

Fetner Sustainable Enterprise Fellow Pratima Bansal to Visit SU Campus March 19-21

Thursday, March 7, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Sustainable Enterprise Partnership (SEP) has announces that  Pratima (Tima) Bansal, professor and director of the Centre for Building Sustainable Value in the Richard Ivey School of Business at Western University, is the SEP’s 2013 Fetner Sustainable Enterprise Fellow. As…

Campus & Community

Health Care Planning: Do You Need a Trust?

Thursday, March 7, 2013, By News Staff

“Health Care Planning: Do You Need a Trust?” will be held at noon Tuesday, March 12, in conference room 369 in Link Hall. It will provide an overview of how trusts can be used to:  protect assets against the costs…