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Syracuse University to present five honorary degrees at its 152nd CommencementApril 17, 2006Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu Syracuse University will award honorary degrees to five individuals of exceptional achievement in the areas of business, law, architecture, music and medicine. Honorary degrees will be…

Veteran T.V. producer George Schlatter, of ‘Laugh In’ fame, to speak at Newhouse April 19April 13, 2006Jaime Winne Alvarezjlwinne@syr.edu Veteran television producer, writer and director George Schlatter will appear at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications April 19…

Founder of Black Entertainment Television to inspire entrepreneurs at 2006 WISE ConferenceMarch 21, 2006Amy Schmitzaemehrin@syr.edu A quarter of a century ago, Sheila C. Johnson made history. She, and then-husband Robert L. Johnson, started a weekly two-hour Friday night television network…

School of Information Studies Dean Raymond F. von Dran to step down from his position in August 2007March 21, 2006Amy Sloane-Garrisasloaneg@syr.edu Raymond F. von Dran, dean of the School of Information Studies (IST) at Syracuse University since 1995, announced today…

New online tools add ease and efficiency to advising processMarch 15, 2006Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu When students and their faculty advisors meet this spring to map out class schedules for the fall semester and academic planning for a student’s undergraduate career, several…

Aaron Sorkin ’83 funds immersion program for SU students to explore West Coast entertainment industryMarch 08, 2006Jaime Winne Alvarezjlwinne@syr.edu Syracuse University alumnus Aaron Sorkin ’83, best known as creator and executive producer of the critically acclaimed hit television series “The…

Professor, author Mary Gaitskill continues successful balancing act of teaching, writing powerful fictionFebruary 28, 2006Carol K. Masiclatclkim@syr.edu “Write it the way only you can.” This is the advice professor and award-winning author Mary Gaitskill gives most frequently in her creative…

Chancellor’s Citations to be presented April 10January 20, 2006Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu The Chancellor’s Citations, among SU’s highest honors given each year to recognize the outstanding contributions made by faculty and staff to the University’s mission, will be presented at a ceremony…

Syracuse University announces 2006 Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung HeroesJanuary 10, 2006Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu The Syracuse University Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee has selected the recipients of the 2006 Unsung Heroes Award. The award winners are Beyond Boundaries; SU employee…

SU Drama stages Shanley’s tale of love and passion in Little Italy, ‘Italian American Reconciliation,’ beginning Nov. 18November 08, 2005Jaime Winne Alvarez jlwinne@syr.edu What sort of man would love a woman who whacked his dog-and took a shot at him,…