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Arts & Culture

University Shines at Statewide TESOL Conference

Tuesday, November 15, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse University was front and center at the 46th annual New York State Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (NYS TESOL) Conference, recently held at Crowne Plaza Syracuse. Dozens of students and faculty members, mostly from the Department…

Campus & Community

Advice for Safe Holidays from Information Technology Services

Tuesday, November 15, 2016, By Christopher C. Finkle

We’ve all heard about—and many of us have been affected by—numerous big data breaches. From the Department of Homeland Security to the Democratic National Committee to Verizon, Dropbox, the University of California, and many others, more than two billion records…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Addresses November Meeting of University Senate

Tuesday, November 15, 2016, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud provided a budget overview to the University Senate during his appearance Wednesday afternoon in Maxwell Auditorium. He also discussed the Campus Climate Survey, announced two new appointments and mentioned recent revisions to the University policies impacting free…

Business & Economy

Social Impact Investing: Global Entrepreneurship Week Event Nov. 16 at Bird Library

Monday, November 14, 2016, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Social Impact investing is the topic of a featured panel at Global Entrepreneurship Week, Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 10-11 a.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, Bird Library. The event features Peter Dunn, president and CEO, Central New York Community…

Arts & Culture

Ayo Technology Facilitates Spoken Word Events for the 21st Century

Friday, November 11, 2016, By Neema Amadala

In summer 2008, Cedric Bolton, student engagement coordinator in the Office of Multicultural Affairs, organized an open mic night as part of the Summer Start program and noticed something he hadn’t seen before, “All of the students were utilizing their…

Health & Society

18th Annual James L. Stone Legislative Policy Forum Explores Gun Violence

Friday, November 11, 2016, By Michele Barrett

Students in the School of Social Work in Falk College recently explored one of the most complex and difficult issues in America today: the unsettling interactions between gun violence, community relations, trauma and racial justice. With a focus on implications…

Veterans

‘Our Sworn Duty’

Friday, November 11, 2016, By Sean Kirst

Fred Talbot wrote the poem seven years ago. Today, it will be part of Syracuse University’s Veterans Day remembrance ceremonies, at Hendricks Chapel.

Arts & Culture

Now On View at SUArt Galleries: ‘It’s A Wrap!: West African Textiles’

Thursday, November 10, 2016, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries presents “It’s A Wrap! West African Textiles,” an exhibition featuring over 40 examples of textiles and their accompanying tools. Drawn from geographically proximate locales in West Africa, including Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana,…

Media, Law & Policy

Faculty and Students on Voting and the Results of the 2016 Election

Wednesday, November 9, 2016, By News Staff

Donald J. Trump won the presidency after running a combative contest with his rival Hillary Clinton. Several faculty members who have been studying the election offered their initial reactions to the surprising news.

Arts & Culture

University Mourns Loss of Award-Winning Poet Lucia Perillo G’86

Tuesday, November 8, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Lucia Perillo G’86, an award-winning poet whose work was shaped by her struggle with multiple sclerosis (M.S.), died last month at her home in Olympia, Washington. She was 58. A graduate of the M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing in the…