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‘Three Really Mad Tenors’ to Take the Stage at ACCelerate Festival

Wednesday, April 3, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Composer Nicolas Scherzinger finds inspiration for his work in many places. For one of his latest works, “Three Really Mad Tenors,” he found it in two places—in “Tenor Madness,” a duo jazz album by tenor saxophonists Sonny Rollins and John…

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Creativity and Innovation of Syracuse University Professors to be Showcased at ACCelerate Festival April 5-7 in Washington, D.C.

Thursday, March 21, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Three Syracuse University professors have been selected to showcase their creativity and innovative spirit as part of the second ACCelerate: ACC Smithsonian Creativity and Innovation Festival. The exhibitions and performances of Christopher Wildrick, Daniele Profeta and Nicolas Scherzinger, assisted by…

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Application Deadline Extended for First-Year Experience Shared Reading Facilitators

Tuesday, March 12, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

Faculty, staff and graduate students are encouraged to apply to become lead facilitators for the SEM 100 First-Year Experience Shared Reading Discussion and help new students integrate into the campus community this fall. Undergraduate students can also still apply to…

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‘True Colors’ Series Provides Space for LGBTQI Students to Explore Spirituality

Wednesday, February 27, 2019, By Delaney Van Wey

Hendricks Chapel, the LGBT Resource Center, the LGBT Studies Program and the Counseling Center have partnered to provide an open space for LGBTQI-identifying students to discuss faith and spirituality. The “True Colors” LGBTQI Spirituality Series is an open-process group that…

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Applications Now Open for Health and Wellness Peer Educators

Tuesday, February 26, 2019, By Teagan Cyan Peacock

The peer education teams within the Office of Health Promotion (OHP) are accepting applications for 2019-20 peer educator positions. All students are encouraged to apply, especially those with a passion for health and wellness. The deadline to apply is March…

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Facilitators Sought to Engage New Students in Discussions around Shared Reading Selection ‘Lab Girl’

Monday, February 18, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

“Lab Girl,” an award-winning autobiography by pioneering scientist Hope Jahren, has been selected for the Fall 2019 semester shared reading experience for new students as part of the improved first-year SEM 100 seminar and the First-Year Experience Initiative. “Lab Girl”…

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Syracuse Symposium to Recognize Careers of Professors Wadley, Gold Feb. 26

Monday, February 18, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong foray into “Stories” with a panel discussion on South Asian ethnography on Tuesday, Feb. 26. Recognizing the careers of Professors Susan S. Wadley and Ann Grodzins Gold, the event includes guest panelists Kirin Narayan (Australian…

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Writer Larry Blumenfeld Using Watson Professorship to Explore ‘Jazz in Troubled Times’ March 25-April 5

Monday, February 18, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Larry Blumenfeld, cultural journalist, music critic and longtime contributor to The Wall Street Journal, will serve as the 2019 Jeanette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities at Syracuse University, March 25-April 5. Blumenfeld’s residency, titled “Jazz in Troubled…

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Spring Semester Workshops Provide Professional Development to New and Current Supervisors

Friday, February 8, 2019, By News Staff

The Office of Human Resources is offering several professional development workshops throughout the spring semester for both new and current supervisors of benefits-eligible staff. The workshops initiative is an outcome of a recommendation by the Advisory Work Group on Staff…

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VPA Design Professor Publishes Book on Mid-Century Modern Interiors

Tuesday, January 29, 2019, By Erica Blust

Lucinda Kaukus Havenhand, professor of environmental and interior design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design, has published the new book “Mid-Century Modern Interiors: The Ideas that Shaped Interior Design in America” (Bloomsbury Visual Arts). The 1930s to…