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Campus & Community

Students award $5,000 to Onondaga County nonprofit

Tuesday, December 6, 2011, By News Staff

Students in an undergraduate Public Affairs Program (PAF) at the Maxwell School formed a board of directors of the Foundation of Young Philanthropists this semester and have selected a local nonprofit to award a $5,000 grant.

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing to keynote Syracuse University’s 27th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Tuesday, December 6, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University will hold its 27th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, in the Carrier Dome. This year’s theme is “A Living Legacy: The Fierce Urgency of Now.” Dave Bing ’66, H’06, mayor of Detroit,…

Setnor School announces winner of Gregg Smith National Choral Composition Contest

Monday, December 5, 2011, By Erica Blust

Work to premiere at SU in April Michael Rickelton, a Ph.D. candidate at the Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University, has won the second Gregg Smith National Choral Competition Contest in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor…

SU’s Department of Drama, Casting Society of America form premier training program

Monday, December 5, 2011, By Scott McDowell

Apprenticeship for select group of college students to begin spring 2012 The Tepper Semester program in the Department of Drama at Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and the Casting Society of America (CSA) announce a new…

Carrie Grogan Abbott appointed director of Office of First-Year and Transfer Programs

Monday, December 5, 2011, By News Staff

The Division of Student Affairs has announced the appointment of Carrie Grogan Abbott as the director of the Office of First-Year and Transfer Programs (FYTP). Abbott joined the office on Nov. 16. “Given Carrie’s strong collaboration skills, rich experiences in…

VPA M.F.A. thesis show ‘Fishing from the Beach’ travels to West Coast

Friday, December 2, 2011, By Erica Blust

“Fishing from the Beach,” the 2011 master of fine arts (M.F.A.) thesis show of Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), has opened on the West Coast at the Arcade Gallery of the San Pedro Arts & Academic…

Media, Law & Policy

Call for entries: Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting

Friday, December 2, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Entries for the $5,000 Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting 2011 are now being accepted by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Deadline for entries is Jan. 14, 2012. Entries should be submitted online at…

LGBT Resource Center names new associate director

Wednesday, November 30, 2011, By News Staff

The LGBT Resource Center within the Division of Student Affairs has appointed Tiffany Gray as its new associate director. Gray will begin the position on Jan. 1, 2012. “I am beyond excited to work in collaboration with Tiffany,” says D….

SU Marching Band to perform at Heisman Memorial Trophy Gala Dec. 12

Wednesday, November 30, 2011, By Erica Blust

Syracuse University’s “Pride of the Orange” Marching Band (SUMB) has been invited to perform at the 77th Annual Heisman Memorial Trophy Gala on Monday, Dec. 12, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. The Heisman Memorial Trophy annually recognizes…

Business & Economy

iSchool welcomes new assistant dean for advancement

Tuesday, November 29, 2011, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has announced that Scott A. Barrett will join the iSchool as the assistant dean for advancement beginning Dec. 5. Barrett joins the iSchool from Loretto, the largest provider of eldercare services in Central New…