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SU in the News: Monday, March 12

Monday, March 12, 2012, By News Staff

UPI quotes Mehrzad Boroujerdi of the Maxwell School and Arts and Sciences on Khamenei and talk of war with Iran

SU hires regional manager for Dubai office

Thursday, March 8, 2012, By Scott McDowell

A new regional manager in Dubai is the latest investment by Syracuse University to further build on its established presence in the Arab Gulf. Sherlyn Sychua has been appointed the regional manager for advancement and external affairs/admissions. Sychua’s responsibilities include…

SU tech entrepreneur goes beyond ‘getting his job on the Internet’

Thursday, March 8, 2012, By Diane Stirling

Along the way to the traditional, buttoned-up college education he thought he would need in life, Isaac Budmen went rogue, you might say. The third contestant in the School of Information Studies (iSchool) #140challenge, Budmen described how his co-founding of…

SYRFILMFEST presents Best of Fest

Tuesday, March 6, 2012, By KC Duggan

Did you miss some of the great films at SYRFILMFEST’11? Join us for this special series. The SYRFILM organization that brings year-round programming to Central New York in collaboration with ArtRage Gallery will present a five-part series showcasing films from…

Untold history of the White House is focus of AAS Second Annual Colloquium

Monday, March 5, 2012, By News Staff

Award-winning journalist, activist and scholar Clarence Lusane, author of “The Black History of the White House” (City Lights Publishers, 2011), will present a discussion of the book from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, March 22, in Syracuse University’s E.S. Bird Library, Room…

VPA’s John Thompson to exhibit original art of ‘The Flying Bed’ at SU Florence

Monday, March 5, 2012, By Erica Blust

John Thompson, a professor of illustration in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will exhibit original art from the picture book “The Flying Bed” (The Blue Sky Press, 2007) at SU Abroad’s center in Florence, Italy, March…

Lockheed Martin, O’Brien & Gere announce leadership gifts for new Say Yes STEM Scholarship Fund

Saturday, March 3, 2012, By News Staff

On Saturday, March 3, at a reception preceding the second annual “Say Yes Day” at the Carrier Dome, officials from Say Yes to Education—along with representatives from Syracuse University, Syracuse City School District (SCSD), Onondaga County and the City of…

WeJay Radio beta trial under way; TEDx debut in March

Friday, March 2, 2012, By Diane Stirling

An emerging form of “social radio” pioneered by School of Information Studies Professor Lee McKnight and the iSchool’s Wireless Grids Innovation Testbed (WiGiT) is being showcased this spring in its first public forums. Called “WeJay,” the beta product is the…

Student leaders needed for Community Ambassador program

Thursday, March 1, 2012, By News Staff

The Office of Off-Campus and Commuter Services within the Division of Student Affairs is seeking student applicants for the 2012-2013 Community Ambassador program. The application and instructions can be downloaded at offcampus.syr.edu. Students must submit their application by March 22….

Arts & Culture

‘Red,’ sizzling bio-drama of famed painter Mark Rothko, to run at Syracuse Stage March 7-25

Wednesday, February 29, 2012, By News Staff

Play won 2010 Tony Award for Best Play The 2010 Tony Award-winner for Best Play, ‘Red’ is an intense and exciting bio-drama of the famed abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko at the time that he was working on a commission…