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Thursday Morning Roundtable Announces Meritorious Community Service Award
Thursday Morning Roundtable (TMR) presented its Meritorious Community Service Award to Margaret Charters at its April 17 meeting. In 1972, TMR established the annual award to present to individuals who make valuable contributions to the community without widespread recognition. Charters,…
Charles Clotfelter: ‘Colleges and Their Customers: The Market for Baccalaureate Education in the Age of Merit and Disparity’
EFAP – Jerry Miner Lecture Series April 24, 3:30-5 p.m., 426 Eggers Hall, Center for Policy Research Charles Clotfelter is Z. Smith Reynolds Professor of Public Policy Studies and Professor of Economics and Law at Duke University, where he has…
Ten Tons of Love Charity Drive in Need of Donations, Volunteers
Volunteers and donated items are what make up the annual Ten Tons of Love Charity Drive, which collected over 50 tons of usable items last year that served 3,000 families in the Syracuse area. Clothing and household items are donated…
Crane Addresses UN Security Council
College of Law Professor of Practice David Crane had an audience with the United Nations Tuesday, April 15. He was asked to speak in front of the United Nations Security Council to address the ongoing crisis in Syria. Crane, who…
Falk Students, Faculty Advocate for Women’s Right to Adequate Nutrition at UN Meetings
Students in the Falk College’s new graduate course, FST 700, “Gender, Food and Rights,” attended the United Nations’ annual Committee on the Status of Women (CSW) meetings during spring break. Led by food studies Professor Anne Bellows, three students—Melanie Shaffer-Cutillo,…
University Celebrates Asian Pacific Heritage Month
In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, within the Division of Student Affairs, is hosting a series of events in April. The month-long celebration officially begins on Tuesday, April 1, in the Schine Student…
Author, Spiritual Teacher Zukav to Skype with SU Community
New York Times bestselling author Gary Zukav will be joining Soulful Sit-Downs, the student-run discussion series about life’s big questions, via Skype, on Thursday, March 27, at 7 p.m. Sean Martinelli ’15, a Newhouse broadcast and digital journalism student, will…
British Government Announces Funding for Lockerbie Trust
The United Kingdom will give £100,000 in funding to the Lockerbie Trust, a Scottish charity that supports the Lockerbie Scholars chosen annually to study at Syracuse University. The funds add to the £60,000 pledged by Scotland’s government to the charity in December 2013.
No. 1 in Spirit and Fun
As Syracuse University fans await the start of the NCAA Tournament, one Syracuse competitor has already claimed victory. SU’s own charming and spirited Otto the Orange was named the No. 1 Mascot of the NCAA Tournament by Sports Illustrated. Sports…
Sport Management Club Raises More than $30,000 at Charity Sports Auction
The Sport Management (SPM) Club raised $30,500 for the Food Bank of Central New York at its ninth Annual Charity Sports Auction. During the SU men’s basketball game on Dec. 7, Food Bank supporters placed bids on hundreds of items,…