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Stith invited to White House Summit on Entrepreneurship for Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Tuesday, April 3, 2012, By News Staff

Whitman School of Management Dean Melvin T. Stith ’73, G’77 has been invited to attend the White House Summit on Entrepreneurship for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) on April 16 in Washington, D.C.

Campus & Community

Annual faculty recognition event planned for Thursday

Tuesday, April 3, 2012, By News Staff

The annual faculty recognition event is planned for Thursday, April 5, from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Goldstein Alumni & Faculty Center.

Campus & Community

Archived BBI webinars on incorporating people with disabilities into the workplace

Monday, April 2, 2012, By News Staff

 The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University presented two webinars designed to provide employers across the country with resources on incorporating people with disabilities into the workplace and improving employment outcomes for all workers. Exploration of these issues strives to…

BBI chairman authors working paper on web access for people with cognitive disabilities

Thursday, March 29, 2012, By News Staff

University Professor Peter Blanck, chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, has authored a working paper on web access for people with cognitive disabilities. The paper, commissioned by the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities, discusses a right…

Give blood, save lives, help SU beat UConn in blood drive competition

Wednesday, March 28, 2012, By News Staff

Students, faculty and staff at Syracuse University and University of Connecticut will compete in the annual “Are you up for the challenge?: Give Blood” competition during the month of April, which is also blood drive month for the American Red…

U.S. deputy secretary of state to speak at Maxwell on U.S. foreign policy priorities

Wednesday, March 28, 2012, By News Staff

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns will visit the Maxwell School on Friday, April 6, to give a talk on U.S. foreign policy priorities. The lecture, from 12:30-2 p.m., will be followed by an audience Q-and-A session. Burns is…

Second annual Syracuse Air Guitar Competition to be held April 14

Wednesday, March 28, 2012, By News Staff

Central New York Air Guitarists, get ready to rock for the Second Annual Syracuse Air Guitar Competition April 14 at the Red House, 201 South West St., Syracuse. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and competition begins at 8 p.m. The…

Campus & Community

Africa Initiative presents,’African Awakening:The Emerging Revolutions’

Tuesday, March 27, 2012, By News Staff

Special Guest Speaker: Firoze Manji, from Pambazuka in Oxford, an editor of African Awakening.

Colgate University’s Marlowe to lecture on archaeological origins in Roman antiquities collecting

Tuesday, March 27, 2012, By News Staff

Elizabeth Marlowe, assistant professor of art & art history at Colgate University, will present the lecture “False Friends: Context, Connoisseurship and the History of Roman Art” on Thursday, April 19, at 5 p.m. in Slocum Auditorium (second floor). The event, which…

SU Showcase video competition deadline is March 30

Monday, March 26, 2012, By News Staff

Two $250 awards are on the line in the SU Showcase for Sustainability 2012 video competition. But to have a shot at them, students must register their video concepts by this Friday, March 30.  SU Showcase organizers are calling on…