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Furniture Available

Friday, May 10, 2013, By News Staff

Furniture available to University personnel only for one day: WHEN:             Monday, May 20 WHERE:           Shaw Hall dock area HOURS:           11 a.m.- 1 p.m. and 3-4:30 p.m. Pre-payment will be accepted by Penny Letcher in the Purchasing Office and you…

Community and University Partners Host Major Arts Festival and Conclave: CRAVE

Thursday, May 9, 2013, By Rob Enslin

The City of Syracuse will play host to an unprecedented arts festival and conclave this fall—the result of a major grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), administered by the Regional Economic Development Council (REDC). Running…

Veterans

IVMF, Bob Woodruff Foundation Lead Public-Private Convening

Monday, April 22, 2013, By News Staff

Aim is to spur employment of post-9/11 veterans with disabilities The Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF), in partnership with the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), has announced it will convene a group of national leaders to investigate underlying barriers…

Q&A with Ryan Williams: Sequestration Impact on Federal Financial Aid

Friday, April 19, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

With no compromise in place between Congress and the White House to control the federal deficit, the automatic spending cuts that have been looming for months were put in place as of March 1. The cuts, also known as sequestration,…

STEM

Designing the Street Smart Phone

Monday, April 15, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Meet the “smarter” New York City payphone. The push buttons and coin slot of the past are inevitably replaced with a touch screen and card swipe, plus camera, solar panels and capabilities for emergency alerts and wayfinding.

Faculty Members Garner Two 21st Century Library Grants

Monday, April 15, 2013, By Diane Stirling

Two School of Information Studies (iSchool) library program faculty members were awarded $752,503 in grants from the 2013 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grants program administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). A $498,788 grant was awarded…

La Casita Cultural Center to Dedicate New Bilingual Library to Near West Side Community

Monday, April 15, 2013, By News Staff

For the past several weeks, the sounds of drills and hammering and the smell of fresh paint have permeated La Casita Cultural Center, 109 Otisco St., as volunteers from Syracuse University and Syracuse’s Near West Side community gathered to build…

Take a Musical Journey to the South in ‘Violet’

Monday, April 8, 2013, By News Staff

Violet Karl has lived in her “stupid” town of Spruce Pine, N.C., her entire life, and she’s ready for a change. Bearing a facial scar accidentally left by her father at a young age, Violet sets off on a bus…

Political Theorist to Discuss ‘Ideas of Peace’ in Hebrew Bible April 24

Thursday, April 4, 2013, By Rob Enslin

One of today’s leading political theorists will give a lecture in The College of Arts and Sciences. Michael Walzer, professor emeritus of social science at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University, will deliver this year’s B.G. Rudolph Lecture,…

Campus & Community

2013 Summer Parking Upgrade Information

Monday, April 1, 2013, By News Staff

Summer upgrades for 2013 will be offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. In order to be considered for an upgrade, you must email Lanita Oliver at ljoliver@syr.edu no sooner than April 15 at 12:01 a.m. All requests will be processed…