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Five Candidates to Receive Honorary Degrees at 159th Commencement Exercises

Thursday, April 11, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The five 2013 honorary degree candidates are: Alan Gerry, Judith S. Kaye, Commencement speaker Nicholas Kristof, Wangarai Muta Maathai (posthumously), and Charles Payne ’70.

What’s Being Built on South: An Outdoor Challenge Course

Thursday, April 11, 2013, By News Staff

The word is out on the Division of Student Affairs campaign asking the question “What’s Being Built on South?” The Department of Recreation Services is building an outdoor challenge course on South Campus with an outdoor education center, which will…

Explore ‘Syracusescapes’ and Capture an Image for Photo Competition

Wednesday, April 10, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

It’s spring, and there is no better time to explore “Syracusescapes.” That is the theme of a Connective Corridor photography competition now under way to connect Downtown Syracuse and Syracuse University—while celebrating the unexpected and beautiful details of the city….

‘Who Cares About Kelsey?’ Screening and Discussion with Filmmaker, Star

Wednesday, April 10, 2013, By Jennifer Russo

Somersworth High School student Kelsey Carroll has one goal—to graduate. However, as a freshman in her New Hampshire school notorious for its high dropout rate, Carroll failed to earn a single academic credit. Carroll also carries with her a diagnosis of ADHD, a history of emotional and substance abuse, and the physical scars of self-mutilation. The odds seem stacked against her.

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Spring 2013 Academic and Administrative Buildings Evacuation Drills

Tuesday, April 9, 2013, By News Staff

The Environmental Health and Safety Services Office (EHSS) will conduct the spring 2013 evacuation drills in academic and administrative buildings from April 22 through April 26. The building drills will be conducted in the morning between 9:30-11:30 a.m. or in…

College of Law to Present Second Annual Spring Panel

Monday, April 8, 2013, By News Staff

The College of Law‘s Entertainment & Sports Law Society will present its second Annual Spring Panel Event Wednesday, April 10, at 5:45 p.m. in Room 104. The panel will feature ESPN’s Kristi Dosh and Professor Rick Burton from the Falk…

Professor, Author George Saunders Wins PEN/Malamud Award

Monday, April 8, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Award comes amid success of Saunders’ ‘Tenth of December’ George Saunders G’88, professor of English in The College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected to receive the prestigious PEN/Malamud Award. Given annually since 1988 in honor of the late…

Take a Musical Journey to the South in ‘Violet’

Monday, April 8, 2013, By News Staff

Violet Karl has lived in her “stupid” town of Spruce Pine, N.C., her entire life, and she’s ready for a change. Bearing a facial scar accidentally left by her father at a young age, Violet sets off on a bus…

University Students, Community Members Collaborate for Anti-Bullying Conference

Monday, April 8, 2013, By News Staff

The second annual Life Gets Better Together conference for LGBTQ youth advocacy will take place on Saturday, April 13, at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Founded in 2012 by Syracuse University students, the conference seeks to educate the…

Initial MOOC Offering Results in Positive Participation Outcomes

Monday, April 8, 2013, By Diane Stirling

The first open online course offered at Syracuse University has concluded with positive outcomes for its host, the School of Information Studies (iSchool), and for its hundreds of student participants. In addition, the excitement generated by the February trial is…