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Campus & Community

Five Join Near Westside Initiative Board of Directors

Thursday, November 7, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

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…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Family Day Tradition Continues

Thursday, November 7, 2013, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

The College of Law continues its tradition with its upcoming 19th Annual Family Day Nov. 9.  More than 80 families from 11 states—more than 300 people—will enjoy activities on the SU campus and reconnect with their law student. “This is…

Campus & Community

SU Families Finalize Adoptions on the ‘Today’ Show

Thursday, November 7, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Today, Thursday, Nov. 7, two Syracuse University families have officially grown a little bigger. Cindi Comins, associate director of financial aid, and Dan Cutler, director of learning communities, and their families, along with other families from Central and downstate New…

Campus & Community

‘Subject is Sports’ Hosts Live Q&A

Thursday, November 7, 2013, By News Staff

The Subject is Sports, a massive open online course (MOOC) hosted its first live Q &A session with students on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Rick Burton, David B. Falk Distinguished Professor of Sport Management and SPM graduate assistant Elissa Roberts fielded questions…

Campus & Community

Hunger Issues Explored through SU Hunger Games

Wednesday, November 6, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

SU’s 24-Hour Famine, the SU Hunger Games, will be held at Hendricks Chapel on Saturday, Nov. 9, and Sunday, Nov. 10. Students and other members of the SU community are invited to participate in a 24-hour fast and other related…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell, Center for Strategic and International Studies to Collaborate

Wednesday, November 6, 2013, By News Staff

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C., have launched a far-reaching collaboration that will provide a host of new educational, research and career development opportunities for students…

Health & Society

Open House to Showcase School of Education Graduate Programs, Scholarships

Wednesday, November 6, 2013, By Jennifer Russo

The School of Education will host a graduate recruitment fair and open house on Friday, Nov. 15, from 4-6 p.m. in the Sharon Haines Jacquet Education Commons in Huntington Hall. Current Syracuse University undergraduate and graduate students, prospective students in…

Arts & Culture

Stephen Dunn Is Next Carver Speaker

Wednesday, November 6, 2013, By Renée K. Gadoua

The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Stephen Dunn G’70 is the next speaker in this semester’s Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will precede the reading from 3:45-4:30 p.m. The event is…

Arts & Culture

Brian Friel Tackles British/Irish Conflict in ‘Translations’

Wednesday, November 6, 2013, By News Staff

In “Translations,” a group of students at a hedge school in 1833 Ireland are greeted by two British Army engineers who intend to map their town and change its place names from Gaelic to English. What ensue are the trials…

Health & Society

Maisto Gets Five-Year Extension of NIH Senior Scientist Award

Wednesday, November 6, 2013, By News Staff

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has once again selected Stephen Maisto, professor of psychology in The College of Arts and Sciences, for its Senior Scientist Research and Mentorship Award. Maisto’s K05 grant is from the National Institute on Alcohol…