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English Language Institute Helps Prepare Military for Mission in East Africa

Monday, February 18, 2019, By Eileen Jevis

Syracuse University’s English Language Institute (ELI) met with five soldiers from the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion in Syracuse to help them prepare for a yearlong civil affairs mission in East Africa. Civil affairs officers use their expertise, language competency, political-military…

Campus & Community

University Hosts Workshop on Bias Awareness Feb. 26 for Staff

Monday, February 18, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

The Office of the Interim Chief Diversity Officer and the Office of Human Resources are hosting a workshop led by Al Vivian, president and CEO of Basic Diversity, to deepen campus discussions on bias awareness on Tuesday, Feb. 26. The…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Symposium to Recognize Careers of Professors Wadley, Gold Feb. 26

Monday, February 18, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong foray into “Stories” with a panel discussion on South Asian ethnography on Tuesday, Feb. 26. Recognizing the careers of Professors Susan S. Wadley and Ann Grodzins Gold, the event includes guest panelists Kirin Narayan (Australian…

Campus & Community

Learn from ‘Living Books’ During Living Library Event April 2

Monday, February 18, 2019, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Libraries will host a Living Library event on Tuesday, April 2, from noon to 5 p.m. in Bird Library. Participants will have the opportunity to talk to “living books”—volunteers from the University community who represent a variety…

Arts & Culture

Writer Larry Blumenfeld Using Watson Professorship to Explore ‘Jazz in Troubled Times’ March 25-April 5

Monday, February 18, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Larry Blumenfeld, cultural journalist, music critic and longtime contributor to The Wall Street Journal, will serve as the 2019 Jeanette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities at Syracuse University, March 25-April 5. Blumenfeld’s residency, titled “Jazz in Troubled…

Campus & Community

Bookstore Brings Hugs from Home to Students for Valentine’s Day

Friday, February 15, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

On Valentine’s Day morning, the receiving area of the Syracuse University Bookstore in the lower level of the Schine Student Center was bustling. Fruit baskets lined one shelf. Other shelves held large bags called the Valentine’s Snack Attack—filled with cookies,…

Veterans

OVMA and IVMF Staff Travel to Las Vegas to Share Expertise Around Student Veterans’ Education Experience

Thursday, February 14, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

Staff members from Syracuse University’s Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) and Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) recently traveled to Las Vegas to share expertise around serving military-connected students during the annual National Association of Student Personnel…

Media, Law & Policy

NABJ President to Discuss Social Media, Storytelling, Digital Journalism at Newhouse Lecture Feb. 25

Thursday, February 14, 2019, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Sarah Glover ’96, president of the National Association of Black Journalists, will speak at the Newhouse School Feb. 25 as a guest of the Leaders in Communications Lecture Series. She will discuss how social media, storytelling and digital journalism propel…

Media, Law & Policy

Students and Faculty Team Up with Orange Connections for a Super Experience

Thursday, February 14, 2019, By Jay Cox

For three Newhouse broadcast and digital journalism students, the opportunity to cover Super Bowl LIII Media Week in Atlanta was a big score. The sportscasting trio of Jackson Ajello ’19, Drew Carter ’19 and Jonah Karp ’20 logged endless hours,…

Arts & Culture

Joseph Godlewski ’00 Wins National Architectural Education Award

Wednesday, February 13, 2019, By Julie Sharkey

School of Architecture Assistant Professor Joseph Godlewski ’00 has been awarded the 2018–2019 New Faculty Teaching Award by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). One of only three recipients nationally, Godlewski is being recognized for his “demonstrated excellence…