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Campus & Community

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Class

Tuesday, January 20, 2015, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Counseling Center is offering a free course in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction to SU and SUNY-ESF students. The eight-week course meets Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 p.m., beginning Feb. 4. The program introduces participants to mindfulness meditation practices…

Campus & Community

Long Time SU Administrator Dies at 81

Tuesday, January 20, 2015, By Eileen Jevis

Lucius Robinson Kempton, 81, of Pompey passed away at Menorah Park on Sunday, Jan. 18. Following his graduation from Middlebury College in 1955, he began a lifelong career at Syracuse University. He was appointed to University College in 1956 as…

Unsung Heroes Honored at MLK Celebration

Monday, January 19, 2015, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Hero Awards were presented to four members of the Syracuse University and greater Syracuse communities during the University’s 30th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “Remember. Celebrate. Act.” The event will be held…

Arts & Culture

Humanities Center Launches 2015 Spring Symposia

Friday, January 16, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Humanities Center (HC), housed in the College of Arts and Sciences, has announced its 2015 Spring Symposia schedule. Events include the HC Faculty Fellow Symposia, the HC Dissertation Fellow Symposia, the HC Symposia, Central New York Humanities Corridor Seminars…

Campus & Community

Chancellor to Meet with Workgroup on Sexual Violence Prevention, Education and Advocacy Next Week

Friday, January 16, 2015, By News Staff

Recognizes Legacy of Advocacy Center and Its Former Staff Early next week, Chancellor Kent Syverud will meet with members of the Workgroup on Sexual Violence Prevention, Education and Advocacy to discuss its final report released last month. The workgroup—a group…

Campus & Community

Illumination Initiative Lights Up Iconic Downtown Buildings

Friday, January 16, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse is renowned for winter, but this season the city is shining a little brighter, thanks to an illumination initiative by the Connective Corridor focused on lighting iconic buildings and public spaces along the recently completed streetscape.

Campus & Community

Deadline Moved for Health Survey

Thursday, January 15, 2015, By News Staff

The deadline has been moved to Jan. 23 for the following survey. It was previously Dec. 19. How Healthy is the SU campus? If you are at least 18 years old and an ​SU employee, you can participate in research…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Welcomes Inaugural Class of MBA@Syracuse Students

Thursday, January 15, 2015, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management and 2U Inc. announced Tuesday the start of the inaugural class of students in MBA@Syracuse, the school’s newly enhanced online M.B.A. degree program powered by 2U. The first MBA@Syracuse students, a group of…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Responds to GSO Resolution Regarding University Interactions with THE General Body

Wednesday, January 14, 2015, By News Staff

In a letter delivered tonight to Graduate Student Organization (GSO) President Patrick Neary, Chancellor Syverud responded to the GSO’s Resolution requesting an investigation into the administration’s response to recent student protests. Below is the complete text of the letter. In…

Campus & Community

Free Midnight Movies Offered Again this Spring

Wednesday, January 14, 2015, By Shannon Andre

The Division of Student Affairs will again be hosting free midnight movies on Friday and Saturday nights throughout the spring semester. The Midnight Movies series includes free movies, free popcorn and free soda for attendees. The doors open at 11:30…