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Arts & Culture

SU, Le Moyne team up for American music, Spanish poetry conference Sept. 27-29

Tuesday, September 20, 2011, By Rob Enslin

The relationship between American music and Spanish poetry will be explored at a major conference at Syracuse University and Le Moyne College. The program, “Jazz and Blues Rhythms: The Influence of Contemporary North American Music on 20th- and 21st-Century Spanish…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell School to establish Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics

Tuesday, September 20, 2011, By News Staff

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs has announced that it has received a major gift from Robert B. Menschel to establish the Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics at the school, in recognition of Volcker’s exceptional accomplishments and…

Veterans

Institute for Veterans and Military Families appoints directors

Tuesday, September 20, 2011, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University announces the appointment of four staff members who will direct operations and development, education programs, employment training and communications. Ray Toenniessen of Syracuse has been named director of operations…

Campus & Community

Neighborhood children will help design new playground at Skiddy Park

Monday, September 19, 2011, By News Staff

Neighborhood children from the Near Westside will share ideas about what they’d like to see in a new playground to be built in Skiddy Park next month. The children, ages 7-12, are members of after-school programs in Peace Incorporated and…

Campus & Community

Burton Blatt Institute launches annual magazine

Monday, September 19, 2011, By News Staff

The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University has published the first issue of its new annual magazine, Snapshots of Impact. The inaugural 30-page issue features a series of inspirational stories about people with diverse disabilities who have been positively…

Campus & Community

SU to host Imagining America for new five-year term

Monday, September 19, 2011, By News Staff

Beginning in the fall semester, a national search will begin for a new director of Imagining America.

Business & Economy

Whitman hosts second annual Retail Summit Sept. 22-23

Monday, September 19, 2011, By News Staff

The Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University will host the second annual Retail Summit on Sept. 22-23, to educate students about the field and provide opportunities for them to hear from high-profile members of the Retail Advisory Board, all…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University accepts invitation to join Atlantic Coast Conference

Sunday, September 18, 2011, By Kevin C. Quinn

Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Commissioner John D. Swofford today confirmed that the ACC has invited Syracuse University to join the conference and that the ACC presidents have voted to officially accept Syracuse as a conference member. Syracuse University Chancellor and…

Campus & Community

Shaw Center 2009-2011 Impact Report

Friday, September 16, 2011, By News Staff

The 2009-2011 Shaw Center Impact Report is now available online.

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse professor launches blog, Twitter feed to assist journalists in digital age

Friday, September 16, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Barbara Croll Fought, associate professor of broadcast and digital journalism in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, has launched Ready Reporter, a blog and Twitter feed. Featuring tips for reporters, Ready Reporter comprises two to three Twitter posts a…