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Syracuse University’s annual Philanthropy Week will kick off on Monday, March 31, beginning a weeklong series of special events planned to raise awareness about the critical role that philanthropy plays at the University—and in society as a whole—and to recognize…

Sid Lerner ’53, recipient of SU’s Arents Award in 2013, is the guru behind The Monday Campaigns, which dedicate the first working day of each week to healthy prevention behaviors. The first of those campaigns is Meatless Mondays, which started…

“The Glass Menagerie” is the play that launched Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams’ career and is among the masterworks of the American stage. Drawn from Williams’ life, this moving play explores the illusory nature of dreams and the fragility of…

Point of Contact is celebrating National Poetry Month with its annual poetry series Cruel April. The series will begin April 3 at 6 p.m. with a reading by local poet Georgia Popoff followed by a reception and informal dialogue. The event is free…

SU’s financial literacy program, I Otto Know This, is celebrating Financial Literacy Month, April, with a contest, sweet treats and one-on-one appointments. Essay Contest Students can enter for a chance to win one of three gift cards. In 500 words…

During Syracuse University’s Philanthropy Week (http://giving.syr.edu/special-groups/students/philanthropy-week/), three individuals and one group will be recognized with the Orange Circle Award, honoring members of the SU community who have done extraordinary things in the service of others. The awards will be given…

The Syracuse University Wind Ensemble will present a concert featuring guest conductor Kenneth Bloomquist, director of bands emeritus of Michigan State University (MSU), on Tuesday, April 1, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College….

Short story writer and novelist Jim Shepard is the next presenter in the spring 2014 Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. today in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will precede the reading from 3:45-4:30 p.m. The event is free…

Graduate student Quinton Fletchall loves narrative. He particularly loves the narrative of urban planning and social design. He sees cities as stories that people tell through the lens of hope, fear and dreams for the future. He also sees those…

The costs of using wind energy and natural gas for electricity are virtually equal when accounting for the full private and social costs of each, making wind a competitive energy source for the United States, according to a new study on the…