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Five Candidates to Receive Honorary Degrees at 159th Commencement Exercises

Thursday, April 11, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The five 2013 honorary degree candidates are: Alan Gerry, Judith S. Kaye, Commencement speaker Nicholas Kristof, Wangarai Muta Maathai (posthumously), and Charles Payne ’70.

Health & Society

SU Wellness Week to Kick Off April 15

Monday, April 8, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s second annual Wellness Week, presented by Health & Wellness Promotions in the Division of Student Affairs, and in sponsorship with Tops Friendly Markets, will kick off Monday, April 15. A variety of campus departments and student organizations have…

IVMF Offers Scholarship to Female Vets, Military Spouses to Attend 2013 WISE Symposium

Wednesday, March 27, 2013, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) is offering a full scholarship to female veterans and military spouses interested in attending the 11th annual Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (WISE) Symposium event next month in Syracuse….

Bestselling Author Lisa See to Speak at Bird Library

Friday, March 22, 2013, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

As part of Syracuse University’s Asian Pacific American (APA) Heritage Month celebration, New York Times bestselling author Lisa See will hold a question-and-answer session on Monday, April 1, at 2:30 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons on the first…

Campus & Community

University Wellness Initiative Announces Free Healthy Cooking Class for Faculty and Staff

Monday, March 18, 2013, By News Staff

Looking for helpful tips on how to cook healthy and tasty appetizers for your family and friends?  Interested in being more mindful with your menu choices and preparation?  Join Chef Mary Kiernan on Monday, April 15, for a mindful cooking…

PepsiCo Dream Machine® Recycling Initiative Presents $500,000 to Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities

Thursday, March 7, 2013, By News Staff

PepsiCo Inc., in association with its Dream Machine® Recycling Initiative, has presented a $500,000 donation to the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) founded at Syracuse University and operated by the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), which…

Ray Smith ‘Positions of Dissent’ Lecture by Laura Browder Will Be on Communist Party USA Leader

Tuesday, February 26, 2013, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Laura Browder, the Tyler and Alice Haynes Professor of American Studies at the University of Richmond, will present a lecture entitled “Hammer and Sickle, Stars and Stripes: The Odyssey of Earl Browder” on March 7 at 6 p.m. in the…

Campus & Community

SU Counseling Center offers free stress reduction class for students

Tuesday, January 15, 2013, By News Staff

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

Arts & Culture

Jules R. Setnor, benefactor of SU’s Setnor School of Music, dies at 101

Friday, January 11, 2013, By Erica Blust

Jules R. Setnor ’32 M.D.’35, a generous benefactor of Syracuse University’s Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music and Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, died Friday, Dec. 21, at his home in Longmeadow, Mass., at age…

Arts & Culture

A vote for Syracuse Poster Project—and local artists and poets

Tuesday, December 18, 2012, By News Staff

In 1992, the City of Syracuse received a federal grant for downtown renovations that included the installation of large-scale poster kiosks. Syracuse resident Jim Emmons, like many others, was excited about the prospect of having quality art in downtown, but was disappointed to find out-of-date event posters, if anything at all, inside the displays.