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Five Join Near Westside Initiative Board of Directors
The Near Westside Initiative (NWSI), housed in Syracuse University’s Office of Community Engagement and Economic Development, has announced five new members of its board of directors. They are Sharon L. Contreras, superintendent of the Syracuse City School District (SCSD); Robert…
Sen. George J. Mitchell to Discuss Pan Am 103, Global Peace in Nov. 12 University Lecture
American statesman Sen. George J. Mitchell will return to Syracuse University on Tuesday, Nov. 12, to discuss prospects for global peace and how (or if) the world has changed in the 25 years since the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of…
Newhouse, Alexia Foundation to Hold Pan Am 103 Commemorative Event
The Newhouse School, in partnership with the Alexia Foundation, will host a presentation and panel discussion on the power of photography to effect social change on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 3:30 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3….
Students Across Campus Build Rube Goldberg Machine
On Oct. 25, the LivingSU team captured the “IDEA Machine” event in Marshall Square Mall that invited SU students to build the biggest Rube Goldberg machine at SU. There were a total of nine teams, and 13 different challenges to…
Grossman Trial Competition Winners Announced
Samantha Robbins and Gracie Wright are the winners of the 36th Annual Lionel O. Grossman Trial Competition, which was held on Oct. 24 at the James M. Hanley Federal Building, according to the Syracuse University College of Law. Finalists included…
Newhouse Partners with HootSuite to Offer Social Media Certification
The Newhouse School and HootSuite have officially announced the launch of the Advanced Social Media Strategy (ASMS) Certificate. Geared toward working professionals, the ASMS Certificate is earned online through 15 self-paced lessons on social media strategy, including the following topic…
New Minor Serves Jewish Community’s Need for Qualified Educators
Professor Corinne Smith says for as long as she has been on the Syracuse University School of Education faculty (43 years), synagogues and other organizations have contacted the school to request teachers for their Jewish education programs. Now, the School…
Newhouse Student Film Honored with Festival Recognition
A film by students in the Newhouse School’s Department of Television, Radio and Film (TRF) was chosen as an official selection to the 2013 Golden Door International Film Festival, held Oct. 10-13 in Jersey City, N.J. The film, titled “The…
Reformatted Data Science MOOC Offering Begins Oct. 28
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) is repeating its popular massive online open course (MOOC) offering in data science in an adapted form, beginning Oct. 28. Based on participant feedback, the free course now is being offered as a self-paced…
Remembrance Week Ceremony Marks 25th Anniversary of “The Darkest Day”
Remembrance Ceremony at Syracuse University from Syracuse University News on Vimeo. Here’s a transcript of our story: “One by one, remembrance scholars stepped forward to pledge to act forward in memory of the people killed aboard Pan Am 103 twenty-five…