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Japanese Student Association holds commemorative activities this week
On March 11, 2011, a powerful earthquake off Japan’s northeastern coast and the subsequent tsunami devastated the island country. In the following months, Syracuse University’s Japanese Student Association (JSA) worked hard to raise funds and awareness to help Japan in…
PearlTrees chief evangelist, social activist Oliver Starr will visit Newhouse March 21
Oliver Starr, chief evangelist with PearlTrees, will visit Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Wednesday, March 21, as a guest of the Newhouse Global Leaders in Digital and Social Media Speaker Series. He will speak on “The…
Student Association provides free bus shuttles for spring break
The Syracuse University Student Association will be providing a free shuttle bus from the Regional Transportation Center (RTC) and Hancock International Airport for students leaving campus on Mar. 8, 9, and 10 and returning to campus on Mar. 18. The…
Katherine McDonald to receive Early Career Award from American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) has selected Katherine McDonald, assistant professor of public health in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and faculty fellow at the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI), as the…
Whitman team needs your vote for WaterPort in Dell Social Innovation Challenge
WaterPort, a team created by Whitman School of Management seniors Christopher Grant, Victoria Di Napoli, William Crane and Hunt Lau, is competing in the 2012 Dell Social Innovation Challenge. The company’s goal is to create a portable and self-sustained rainwater harvesting and…
Destiny USA, Rosamond Gifford Zoo benefit from iSchool social media students
Most businesses are lucky to have one social media strategist or community manager on staff. This season, two major Syracuse attractions are especially fortunate in that they will have legions of social media practitioners at work for them. That is…
Williams named associate VP for enrollment management and director of scholarships and student aid
Ryan Williams has been appointed associate vice president for enrollment management and director of scholarships and student aid at Syracuse University. The appointment, effective March 5, was announced today by SU Vice President for Enrollment Management Donald Saleh. Williams has…
Hendricks Luncheon Discussion will focus on role of faith in social justice movements
Hendricks Chapel will present “Occupy Faith,” the next installment in its Luncheon Discussion Series, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at noon in the Noble Room, located on the lower level of Hendricks Chapel. A free vegetarian lunch will be provided. RSVP…
School of Education to host workshop on African genocides and the Holocaust
The School of Education’s Regional Holocaust and Genocide Initiative will host a workshop titled “Teaching about Genocide with a Focus on Africa” at Syracuse University’s Winnick Hillel Center on Feb. 13 from 4-7 p.m. The workshop will be presented by…
SU’s Newhouse School, HootSuite form partnership for digital and social learning
A new, international partnership between Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and HootSuite will help prepare students for the digital and social media jobs of the future. This is the first-ever higher education partnership for the Canadian company,…