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Health & Society

School of Education Faculty Find Inspiration in 30-Day Writing Challenge

Monday, February 22, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

Faculty members in the School of Education were feeling a double pull: they needed time to write, and they wanted to unite toward a goal and get to know each other better. “When we sponsored an all-day writing retreat for…

Veterans

Patrice ‘Rock’ Grant ’97, ’05, Air Force Veteran, Newhouse alumnus: ‘Newhouse Made Me a Better Storyteller’

Monday, February 22, 2016, By News Staff

As a producer, editor and director at the American Forces Network (AFN), Newhouse School alumnus Patrice “Rock” Grant has the job of his dreams. Grant first came to Newhouse as part of the Military Visual Journalism program, which he completed…

Campus & Community

fullCIRCLE Seeks Students to Become Peer Mentors

Monday, February 22, 2016, By Gerard McTigue

The fullCIRCLE Mentoring Program in the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) is currently looking for students to become peer mentors for the 2016-17 academic year and assist first-year and transfer students in succeeding at the University. Members of the program’s…

Campus & Community

Libraries to Host Third Annual Human Library Event

Monday, February 22, 2016, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The libraries will host their third annual Human Library on Wednesday, April 6, from noon-4 p.m. in Bird Library. During this time, participants will have the opportunity to talk to “human books:” volunteers from the SU community who represent a…

Campus & Community

David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics

Friday, February 19, 2016, By News Staff

The following students enrolled in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics were named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2015 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must achieve at least a 3.4 grade…

Business & Economy

Libraries Announce $1 Million Gift to Endow Plastics Pioneers Curator Position

Friday, February 19, 2016, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Dean of Libraries David Seaman has announced a new endowed fund to support the Plastics Pioneers Historical Plastics Collection, created by a $1 million gift to the Syracuse University Libraries. The donor, a successful member of the plastics industry, wishes…

Campus & Community

South Asia Center Call for FLAS Academic Year 2016-17 Applications

Thursday, February 18, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s South Asia Center announces its FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) Fellowship Competition for Academic Year 2016-17. The Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education under Title VI, assists students…

STEM

iSchool Student Selected to Attend Clinton Global Initiative University Conference

Thursday, February 18, 2016, By News Staff

School of Information Studies (iSchool) sophomore Jezrel Sabaduquia and his project team have been invited to attend the Clinton Global Initiative University Conference (CGIU) at the University of California, Berkeley, in April. The annual conference brings together over 1,000 students…

Health & Society

Landscape of Urban Education Series Presents Lecture in Memory of Beloved SOE Professor

Thursday, February 18, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

The School of Education will welcome Michelle Fine, distinguished professor at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center to give a public lecture on Thursday, Feb. 18, at 4 p.m. in Watson Hall Theater. Her presentation, titled “Prec(ar)ious…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Addresses February Meeting of University Senate

Thursday, February 18, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s recent research success, the budget planning process, the Campus Framework and the Climate Assessment Survey were among a handful of topics Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed during his University Senate appearance Wednesday afternoon. Speaking in front of the University’s…