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Sheraton Offers Discount for Holiday Parties

Tuesday, November 11, 2014, By News Staff

The Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel has announced a special discount for any SU Department that may be planning holiday parties. All Syracuse University parties planned in Sitrus on the Hill will receive a 10 percent discount on the food menu…

School of Ed. Offers 12-month Master’s Degree Options for Grade 7-12 Teachers

Monday, November 10, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

The School of Education will offer new and revised graduate teacher preparation programs for grades 7-12 in English, mathematics, science (biology, chemistry, Earth science or physics), or social studies in a condensed configuration, beginning in 2015. Admitted students with bachelor’s…

Campus & Community

SALTQuarters Gallery Presents Fermented Freedom

Thursday, November 6, 2014, By News Staff

You are invited to celebrate Harriet Tubman with bread baking, work song singing and writing! Nov. 8, 1-5 p.m. SALTQuarters Gallery 115 Otisco St., Syracuse “The Underground Railroad was a fugitive trail that tended to erase itself; we are unlikely…

Health & Society

Jennifer Wilkins Updates First U.S. Regional Food Guide

Tuesday, November 4, 2014, By Michele Barrett

Thanks to farmers’ markets, farm-to-school programs and community-supported agriculture, locally grown foods are more readily available—and more in demand. People want to know where their food comes from. How is it grown? What steps are involved in its processing? Evidence…

Campus & Community

Live Virtual Conference: ‘Accessing Higher Ground’

Monday, November 3, 2014, By Christopher C. Finkle

All SU faculty and staff 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 17th annual conference…

Campus & Community

Disabled and Proud Conference Draws Prospective Students to Campus

Friday, October 31, 2014, By Keith Kobland

A unique opportunity for prospective students (and their parents) to learn more about the fact that “disabled” does not mean “unable” when it comes to attending college, the Disabled and Proud conference motto was “Dare to Dream.” Come to find…

STEM

Faculty to Present Research at Cybersecurity Conference

Thursday, October 30, 2014, By Matt Wheeler

The College of Engineering and Computer Science has had three papers accepted by the Association for Computing Machinery’s Conference on Computer and Communications Security, a prestigious security conference that will take place this November in Scottsdale, Ariz. It is a notable…

Students’ Park Bar Offers Workspace Seating with a View

Tuesday, October 28, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

It’s an ideal place to study with your team, take a lunch break or just relax. Sally Zheng ’16 and Ryan Pierson ’16 have created some fresh, new seating on the Quad to accommodate a number of uses for students and the entire University community.

University Selected to Host 2016 Biennial Public Address Conference

Tuesday, October 28, 2014, By Erica Blust

The Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (CRS) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts has been selected to host the prestigious Biennial Public Address Conference (BPAC) in 2016. Founded in 1988, BPAC is a premier symposium featuring the…

Syracuse Scholar: Fergus Barrie

Monday, October 20, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Fergus Barrie of Lockerbie, Scotland, came to Syracuse University in 2011 as a Lockerbie Scholar, part of the unique yearlong educational and cultural exchange that developed after the Pan Am 103 bombing. After that year, Barrie chose to continue his…