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Modern Mythology: Fifty Years Later, JFK Still Resonates
It was sunny that day in June of 1957 when John F. Kennedy came to Syracuse University. He was the junior senator from Massachusetts, but he was already eying the presidency, and already testing the rhetoric—a call to public service, an appeal to young people—that would later mark his administration.
Littlejohn Honored With ‘Be the Change You Wish to See’ Award
Linda Littlejohn, associate vice president for academic affairs at SU and director of the South Side Initiative (SSI), received the Student African American Society’s “Be the Change You Wish to See” award at the organization’s annual banquet on Nov. 10….
BE Wise Campaign Wins First Place in National SAMHSA Challenge
Syracuse University’s BE Wise campaign, sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs, won first place and a prize of $60,000 in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Challenge. SAMHSA opened the challenge this past May to help…
Poet Baker to Speak at Oct. 16 Raymond Carver Series Event
The poet David Baker is the next speaker in this semester’s Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will precede the reading from 3:45-4:30 p.m. The event is free and open…
Remembrance Week Activities Announced
Syracuse University’s Remembrance Week 2013 is being held on the SU campus Oct. 6-12. The weeklong series of events honors the 270 people—including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University—who lost their lives in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988.
Archives Creates Pan Am 103 TIMELINE
As part of the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives has created a virtual timeline that includes almost 150 events relating to the tragedy and…
Philadelphia Orchestra’s Carol Jantsch to Perform with SU Wind Ensemble
Carol Jantsch, principal tuba of the Philadelphia Orchestra and one of the pre-eminent brass players in the professional orchestra world today, will perform with the Syracuse University Wind Ensemble on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and…
Ray Smith Symposia to Highlight Haudenosaunee Oral History, South Asian Folk Art
“Listening to the Wampum” and “Transformations in South Asian Folk Arts” expect to draw record crowds.
BE Wise Kicks off Campus Campaign at Second Annual BE-BQ on Sept. 6
The BE Wise campaign within the Division of Student Affairs is kicking off its yearlong campaign at the second annual BE-BQ event Friday, Sept. 6, from 4:30-7:30 p.m. on the Quad. The campaign strives to generate awareness of alcohol poisoning,…
‘Zookeeper’s Wife’ Author Diane Ackerman to Deliver Wali Lecture Sept. 24
Writer and naturalist Diane Ackerman will present “Everyday Heroism: The Subversive Power of Compassion” at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, in the Killian Room, 500 Hall of Languages. The lecture is free and open to the public. Parking is available…