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Nominations sought for Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship

Monday, January 31, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service (CPCS) is currently seeking nominations for the 2011 Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship. The awards will be given in a ceremony on Wednesday, March 30, in the Schine…

Broadway legend Brian Stokes Mitchell and his trio close 2010-11 Pulse season with Black History Month performance Feb. 17

Monday, January 31, 2011, By News Staff

To close its 2010-11 season, Syracuse University’s Pulse Performing Arts Series will present a Black History Month performance by Broadway legend Brian Stokes Mitchell and the Brian Stokes Mitchell Trio on Thursday, Feb. 17, at 8 p.m. The event will…

WiGiT collaboration expands with addition of new partners

Monday, January 31, 2011, By News Staff

The Seneca Nation of Indians, City College of New York (CCNY), Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and BOCES Rockland County have joined WiGiT: The Wireless Grid Innovation Testbed, a National Science Foundation Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) project headed up by Syracuse…

Boston-area alumni and friends join forces, raising $1 million for The Campaign for Syracuse University

Monday, January 31, 2011, By Veronica Hotaling

Thonis Challenge exceeded by $150,000 Thanks to the leadership of the Boston Regional Council, Syracuse University Trustee Mike Thonis’ inspirational challenge and the loyalty of Boston-area alumni and friends, The Campaign for Syracuse University’s first regional campaign closed out 2010…

SU campus to celebrate Chinese Spring Festival Feb. 4

Friday, January 28, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Spring Festival, the important Chinese holiday marking the arrival of the New Year, begins on Feb. 3. The Chinese Student and Scholar Association (CSSA) will simultaneously celebrate the holiday and educate the University community about it through a unique collaboration…

Students, faculty explore business, cultural implications of Super Bowl in new course offering

Friday, January 28, 2011, By Michele Barrett

A new course, “The Super Bowl and Society,” debuted in the College of Human Ecology this semester.  With enrollment of more than 100 students, SPM 199 explores the evolution and strategic brilliance that has allowed a football game to become a…

Bhutanese-Nepalese to speak about resettlement in Central New York

Friday, January 28, 2011, By News Staff

Members of the Bhutanese-Nepal community who’ve resettled in Syracuse as the result of a decades-long civil conflict with the Bhutan government, will share their stories of struggles and success with the Syracuse community on Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 4 p.m….

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Campus, local community invited to participate in special nutrition consultation program

Friday, January 28, 2011, By Michele Barrett

The Department of Nutrition Science and Dietetics in Syracuse University’s College of Human Ecology wants to help SU and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry students, faculty and staff, and members of the community at large, improve eating habits…

Ray Smith Symposium continues music of conflict theme with ‘Refugees and Exile,’ Feb. 17-18

Friday, January 28, 2011, By Rob Enslin

The Ray Smith Symposium in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences continues its yearlong exploration of “Music of Conflict and Reconciliation” with a two-day program titled “Refugees and Exile.” Events include a colloquium, featuring ethnomusicologists Michael Frishkopf (University of…