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Campus & Community

International Thanksgiving Celebration to be held Nov. 17

Monday, November 14, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

International students will be treated to an American Thanksgiving meal, featuring traditional fare, at Syracuse University’s 32nd International Thanksgiving Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 17. The event will be held in Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center. Doors open at…

Campus & Community

SU Abroad Celebrates International Education Week 2016

Monday, November 14, 2016, By Jennifer DeMarchi

November 14-18 marks the 18th anniversary of International Education Week (IEW), an annual celebration of international education and exchange worldwide. Institutions across the United States and around the world, including SU Abroad, are hosting events throughout the week to recognize…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chaplain Helps Connect People with Produce

Sunday, November 13, 2016, By Aishwarya Nag Choudhury

Rev. Pedro Castro had a moment of inspiration when he saw produce that was destined for the dumpster—not because the food had gone bad, but because it wasn’t market worthy. Castro, chaplain for the Historically Black Church ministry at Hendricks…

Business & Economy

Global Entrepreneurship Week Features Keynote by Founder Carl Schramm

Sunday, November 13, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

The first-ever campuswide Global Entrepreneurship Week celebration kicks off at Syracuse University with a keynote by its founder, Carl Schramm, University Professor and former president and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The opening event, “The History of Innovation,”…

Arts & Culture

Ayo Technology Facilitates Spoken Word Events for the 21st Century

Friday, November 11, 2016, By Neema Amadala

In summer 2008, Cedric Bolton, student engagement coordinator in the Office of Multicultural Affairs, organized an open mic night as part of the Summer Start program and noticed something he hadn’t seen before, “All of the students were utilizing their…

Health & Society

18th Annual James L. Stone Legislative Policy Forum Explores Gun Violence

Friday, November 11, 2016, By Michele Barrett

Students in the School of Social Work in Falk College recently explored one of the most complex and difficult issues in America today: the unsettling interactions between gun violence, community relations, trauma and racial justice. With a focus on implications…

Arts & Culture

‘Dominican Music Week’ Features Pair of Events

Friday, November 11, 2016, By Rob Enslin

“Dominican Music Week” returns to campus with a pair of events organized, in part, by the Department of Art and Music Histories (AMH) in the College of Arts and Sciences. AMH will present a performance by Pa’lo Monte, a New…

STEM

Professor Ian Hosein, Students Develop Technology to Increase Solar Cell Efficiency

Friday, November 11, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Solar technology—capturing the power of the sun to produce electricity—has been around in some form since the 19th century. There is currently 31.6 gigawatts (GW) of total installed solar capacity in the United States, enough to power 6.2 million American…

Veterans

‘Our Sworn Duty’

Friday, November 11, 2016, By Sean Kirst

Fred Talbot wrote the poem seven years ago. Today, it will be part of Syracuse University’s Veterans Day remembrance ceremonies, at Hendricks Chapel.

Campus & Community

Human Resources Creates Benefits Advisory Council to Advance One University Goals

Friday, November 11, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University today announced the members of the University’s new Benefits Advisory Council. Born out of conversations with faculty and staff over the last year, including campus community members attending the chief human resources officer’s open office hours, the council…