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Arts & Culture

Say Yes to Education, National Grid Foundation honor Delaware Academy, Seymour Dual Language Academy, John T. Roberts School

Thursday, April 21, 2011, By News Staff

Student authors to be recognized at book-signing event Author! Author! Thirty-three of Syracuse’s newly published young authors will be treated like celebrities at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in DeWitt, N.Y., on Wednesday, April 27, at 4:30 pm. The student authors…

Arts & Culture

‘Many Faiths One Humanity’ participants to share contemplative videos April 25

Thursday, April 21, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

In March, a diverse group of 11 Syracuse University students—Buddhist, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Pagan, undecided and hyphenated combinations thereof—traveled to London for “Many Faiths, One Humanity,” an interfaith study experience and experiment in religious pluralism. Interlaced among the experiences were…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University joins ranks of sustainability leaders by achieving Climate Registered status

Thursday, April 21, 2011, By News Staff

Measuring its carbon footprint is the first step toward reducing it Syracuse University became one of the first educational institutions—and the first private university—in North America to achieve Climate Registered™ status by successfully measuring its carbon footprint according to the…

Health & Society

Ethiopia trip provides Syracuse University audiology student opportunity to ‘pay it forward’

Thursday, April 21, 2011, By News Staff

“Do you want to go to Ethiopia?” The question came during a winter break phone call to Caithlin MacNeil, a second-year audiology graduate student, from a faculty member she had recently worked with on a research project. The phone call…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse University Oratorio Society to perform Haydn’s Mass in D minor May 1

Thursday, April 21, 2011, By Erica Blust

The Syracuse University Oratorio Society, a vocal ensemble comprised of SU students and Syracuse community members, will present a concert featuring Haydn’s Mass in D minor on Sunday, May 1, at 3 p.m. at Park Central Presbyterian Church, 504 E….

Arts & Culture

SU Showcase to present Big Tree concert April 27

Thursday, April 21, 2011, By News Staff

The indie pop band Big Tree will play at Syracuse University’s Jabberwocky Café in the Schine Student Center at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 27. This free, general admission concert is part of a weeklong schedule of events leading up to SU…

Campus & Community

SU improves conflict-of-interest reporting

Wednesday, April 20, 2011, By News Staff

To improve transparency and accountability in Syracuse University’s business transactions, employment practices and relationships with external parties, SU is instituting a new way to facilitate disclosure of potential conflicts of interest (COI) for all full-time and regular part-time faculty and…

Media, Law & Policy

Finalists announced in fifth annual Mirror Awards

Wednesday, April 20, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Winners will be announced at awards luncheon June 7 in New York City Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications has announced the finalists in the fifth annual Mirror Awards competition. The competition drew over 200 entries. Finalists, chosen…

Campus & Community

Ten Tons of Love seeking volunteers

Wednesday, April 20, 2011, By Eileen Jevis

Ten Tons of Love (TTL) is Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry’s semi-annual food and clothing drive. Last year, more than 45 tons of donated goods were collected. The TTL program collects non-perishable food, clothing,…

Arts & Culture

SYRFILMFEST’11 submissions deadline extended

Wednesday, April 20, 2011, By KC Duggan

Due to a website error that prevented filmmakers and film lovers from accessing http://www.syrfilmfest.com, the SYRFILM staff and directors have decided to extend the submission deadlines for the 2011 festival. SYRFILMFEST’11 late deadline will now be May 20, and the…