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Live Virtual Conference: ‘Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web and Technology ‘

Thursday, November 3, 2016, By Christopher C. Finkle

All University faculty, staff and students are invited to the virtual version of “Accessing Higher Ground,” a live, web-based conference focused on accessible media, web and technology, presented by the Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD). The 19th annual…

STEM

iSchool to Hold Graduate Programs Information Session Nov. 15

Thursday, November 3, 2016, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) will host an on-campus information session for its graduate programs in information management, library and information science, and library and information science-school media specialization on Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 5:30-7 p.m. in the Katzer…

Nautanki Play Provides Cultural Lesson for Students

Tuesday, November 1, 2016, By Keith Kobland

A popular regional opera form of India is helping bring Indian culture a little closer to home for students, who are getting a crash course in Nautanki-style plays. They are learning from one of the best, visiting director Devendra Sharma…

Campus & Community

Reminder: Disability Training Sessions This Week

Monday, October 31, 2016, By Carol Boll

All members of the campus community are invited to participate in one of the two disability training sessions scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The Tuesday session will be 4-6 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel, Regency C. Wednesday’s session…

Campus & Community

Disability Training Session Tuesday Moved to Sheraton

Thursday, October 27, 2016, By Carol Boll

The training session on disability policies and procedures scheduled for Nov. 1 has been moved to a new location. The Tuesday session will be at the Sheraton Hotel, Regency C, instead of Bird Library. Due to significant interest in the…

Arts & Culture

CRS’s Morris Publishes Review of ‘Gettysburg Address’ Reconstruction

Tuesday, October 25, 2016, By Erica Blust

Charles E. Morris III, professor and chair of the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, has published “Earshot of Lincoln,” a piece commissioned by “Forty-Five: A Journal of Outside Research” in response…

Media, Law & Policy

Wiener, Bachman to Speak at National Disability Employment Awareness Month Event

Friday, October 21, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Diane R. Wiener, director of Syracuse University’s Disability Cultural Center, and Justin Bachman, a sophomore in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, will be the featured speakers at an event to mark National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The event…

Campus & Community

Climate Assessment Planning Committee Announces Campus Update Sessions, Campus Community Urged to Review Executive Summary

Thursday, October 20, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

The Climate Assessment Planning Committee will host a pair of Campus Update sessions later this month to present the findings of the comprehensive survey completed last spring by some 6,000 students, faculty and staff. The survey sought to assess the…

Campus & Community

Training Sessions to Focus on Disability Access and Accommodations

Thursday, October 20, 2016, By Carol Boll

Two training sessions on Syracuse University policies and procedures relating to disability access and accommodations have been scheduled for Nov. 1 at the Sheraton Hotel, Regency C, and Nov. 2 in Room 114 Bird Library. The sessions, which are open…

Campus & Community

Message from Chancellor Kent Syverud

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Last spring, Syracuse University conducted a comprehensive climate survey to assess the learning, living and work environment on campus. Nearly 6,000 students, faculty and staff members took part in the survey. Issues evaluated via the…