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Nominations sought for 2011 Orange Spirit Award

Wednesday, February 16, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Office of Alumni Relations and the Syracuse University Traditions Commission are seeking nominations of students for the 2011 Orange Spirit Award. The student nominated for the award should exemplify the following qualities and characteristics: academic excellence, outstanding community service,…

Real JOBS NY assists people with psychiatric disabilities find sustainable employment

Wednesday, February 16, 2011, By News Staff

For Jill Shepherd, who has battled depression and alcoholism, overcoming the barriers that stood in her way to finding a job seemed like an impossible task. When conventional methods of obtaining employment did not work, Shepherd enrolled in the Real…

Printmaker Beauvais Lyons to speak March 1

Wednesday, February 16, 2011, By Erica Blust

Beauvais Lyons, a printmaker and self-appointed director of the Hokes Archives at the University of Tennessee (UT) in Knoxville, will present a lecture on Tuesday, March 1, at 6:30 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium in the Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer Art Building….

Former iSchool dean’s spirit lives on with $1.7 million pledged

Tuesday, February 15, 2011, By News Staff

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has announced that monies pledged over the past three years for the Raymond F. von Dran Fund have now been dedicated to the Student Startup Accelerator. The late Raymond F. von Dran, dean of…

Campus & Community

First-Generation Faculty and Staff Project

Thursday, February 10, 2011, By News Staff

Do you identify as a first-generation college graduate?

Nominations sought for 2011 Women of Distinction Awards

Wednesday, February 9, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University’s Division of Student Affairs is seeking nominations for the 2011 Women of Distinction Awards. The awards are presented annually to women who have made significant contributions to leadership, academics, service, social justice or to their profession. This year’s…

Community Folk Art Center to host ‘Amos Kennedy Prints!’

Wednesday, February 9, 2011, By News Staff

Kennedy will collaborate with students from the Syracuse area and Syracuse University.

iSchool’s Venkatesh bridging civic engagement in South Africa, Syracuse

Wednesday, February 9, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University School of Information Studies Associate Professor Murali Venkatesh presented a paper at the colloquium “Conceptualizing the Integration of Teaching and Learning, Research, and Community Engagement” on Nov. 24 at the University of Fort Hare (UFH) in South Africa…

Burton Blatt Institute hosts research seminars with disability rights scholars from United States, Israel, Japan

Tuesday, February 8, 2011, By News Staff

The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University will host a series of seminars this month, part of the ongoing opportunities for researchers affiliated with BBI to present on research relative to their area of expertise with impact for people…

Arts & Culture

Familiar actors from TV and stage cast in ‘Radio Golf’

Tuesday, February 8, 2011, By News Staff

Familiar, nationally-acclaimed actors from TV and stage have arrived in Syracuse, where they are rehearsing August Wilson’s “Radio Golf,” running Feb. 23-March 13 at Syracuse Stage. TV’s Richard Brooks, best known for his starring role as Paul Robinette on NBC’s…