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Point of Contact’s Cruel April Series Kicks Off April 3 with Georgia Popoff

Friday, March 28, 2014, By News Staff

Point of Contact is celebrating National Poetry Month with its annual poetry series Cruel April. The series will begin April 3 at 6 p.m. with a reading by local poet Georgia Popoff followed by a reception and informal dialogue. The event is free…

Campus & Community

Orange Circle Awards to Be Presented April 2

Thursday, March 27, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

During Syracuse University’s Philanthropy Week (http://giving.syr.edu/special-groups/students/philanthropy-week/), three individuals and one group will be recognized with the Orange Circle Award, honoring members of the SU community who have done extraordinary things in the service of others. The awards will be given…

Campus & Community

Fletchall Puts Learning into Practice on Connective Corridor

Thursday, March 27, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Graduate student Quinton Fletchall loves narrative. He particularly loves the narrative of urban planning and social design. He sees cities as stories that people tell through the lens of hope, fear and dreams for the future. He also sees those…

Campus & Community

SU Advance to Host Discussion on Gender and Family in the Ivory Tower

Wednesday, March 26, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

SU Advance will present “Do Babies Matter? Gender and Family in the Ivory Tower,” as part of its Conversations on Equity and Excellence series on Monday, March 31, at 2:30 p.m. in the Maxwell School’s Public Events Room, 220 Eggers…

Wind Power Can Be Cost-Comparable, New Analysis Reveals

Wednesday, March 26, 2014, By Diane Stirling

The costs of using wind energy and natural gas for electricity are virtually equal when accounting for the full private and social costs of each, making wind a competitive energy source for the United States, according to a new study on the…

Digitas’ Lina Josephson ’11 will visit Newhouse April 7

Wednesday, March 26, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Lina Josephson ’11, associate media planner at Digitas Boston, will visit the Newhouse School on Monday, April 7, as a guest of Job Market Speaker Series, part of the Eric Mower Advertising Forum. She will speak on “A Journey from…

Campus & Community

April 7 Is Application Deadline for Summer Institute for Technology-Enhanced Teaching & Learning

Wednesday, March 26, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

Online Learning Services, University College and the Office of Faculty Development announce the 2014 Summer Institute for Technology-enhanced Teaching & Learning (SITETL).  Offered twice in separate, week-long sessions, SITETL will be held May 19-23 and again on June 2-6. SITETL…

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Rob’s Run: SU Junior Plans 54-Mile Jog to Help Make-A-Wish

Wednesday, March 26, 2014, By Keith Kobland

A Syracuse University junior is lacing up his running shoes for a 54-mile jog, in the name of his sister and an organization that grants wishes to sick children. Rob Faugno will depart before sunrise on April 11, which is…

STEM

Faculty Member a Judge for IBM’s Master the Mainframe Competition

Tuesday, March 25, 2014, By Diane Stirling

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) will be involved in an innovative IBM academic initiative, as one of its faculty members participates as a judge for the technology firm’s “Master the Mainframe World Championship” programming competition for young innovators. One…

NBC Sports Group CMO John Miller ’72 Coming to Newhouse April 10

Tuesday, March 25, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

John Miller ’72, chief marketing officer of NBC Sports Group and chair of the NBCUniversal Marketing Council, will visit the Newhouse School at Syracuse University on Thursday, April 10, as a guest of the Eric Mower Advertising Forum. He will…