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Underground Railroad exhibition opens Sept. 30 at SU LibrarySeptember 28, 2005 An exhibition that vividly portrays Syracuse’s major role as a station along the Underground Railroad opens Sept. 30 at Syracuse University Library. The exhibition, “That laboratory of abolitionism, libel,…

Public library director to speak on intellectual freedomSeptember 22, 2005Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu “The Read Creed: Libraries in the History of Intellectual Freedom” will be the topic when Joyce Latham, executive director of the Onondaga County Public Library, speaks Sept. 29 at…

SU Library Associates Holds Banned Books Week FundraiserSeptember 14, 2005Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu To celebrate National Banned Books Week, the Syracuse University Library Associates Board of Trustees will host a screening of the movie version of Ray Bradbury’s classic “Fahrenheit 451”-about a…

Honorary degree nominations sought for 2006 and 2007 CommencementsSeptember 08, 2005Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu The Syracuse University Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees is soliciting nominations from faculty, staff and students for candidates to receive honorary degrees at the 2006 and 2007…

SU’s Pulse to present contemporary jazz quartet The Yellowjackets, Sept. 22September 06, 2005Jaime Winne Alvarez jlwinne@syr.edu Contemporary jazz quartet The Yellowjackets will perform in Goldstein Auditorium, in the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m….

SU names new University LibrarianJune 21, 2005Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu Syracuse University has named Suzanne Elizabeth Thorin as University Librarian and Dean of Libraries. Thorin, who comes to Syracuse from Indiana University (IU), will assume her new position Oct. 1. As the…

SU names Garrison as interim university librarianJune 07, 2005Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu William Garrison, Syracuse University associate university librarian for information management and system services, has been named interim university librarian. He will begin his new position on June 17 and will…

Charles V. Willie to keynote Library Associates spring luncheonMay 06, 2005Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu Charles V. Willie, professor emeritus of education at Harvard University and former vice president of student affairs at Syracuse University, will deliver the keynote lecture, “Community of Soul…

Renowned indoor air quality expert and 2005 SU honorary degree recipient P. Ole Fanger to discuss newest researchMay 04, 2005Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu P. Ole Fanger, a world-renowned expert in indoor air quality, will present an honorary degree seminar, May 13…

Syracuse University to award three honorary degreesat 151st CommencementApril 25, 2005Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu On May 15, Syracuse University will award honorary degrees to three individuals who have made significant contributions in the areas of science and mathematics research. Honorary degrees will…