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Initial MOOC Offering Results in Positive Participation Outcomes

Monday, April 8, 2013, By Diane Stirling

The first open online course offered at Syracuse University has concluded with positive outcomes for its host, the School of Information Studies (iSchool), and for its hundreds of student participants. In addition, the excitement generated by the February trial is…

Health & Society

SU Wellness Week to Kick Off April 15

Monday, April 8, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s second annual Wellness Week, presented by Health & Wellness Promotions in the Division of Student Affairs, and in sponsorship with Tops Friendly Markets, will kick off Monday, April 15. A variety of campus departments and student organizations have…

2013 Poster Project Unveiling Ceremony Slated April 18

Friday, April 5, 2013, By News Staff

The Syracuse Poster Project will unveil its 12th annual poster series Thursday, April 18, from 6-8 p.m. at City Hall Commons, 201 E. Washington St. The Syracuse Poster Project brings together community poets and Syracuse University artists to create an annual series of poetry illustrations for the city’s poster panels.

BBI Receives $100,000 Gift to Technology Program for Children with Disabilities

Thursday, April 4, 2013, By News Staff

Barb and Greg G’91 Tresness have announced a commitment of $100,000 to the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University. The donation will fund the creation of Communication Hope through Assistive Technology (CHAT), a program to assist youth with disabilities…

Danny Zuker ’86, Emmy Award-Winning Writer, Executive Producer of ‘Modern Family,’ to Visit Newhouse April 4 and 5

Wednesday, April 3, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Newhouse alumnus Danny Zuker ’86, Emmy Award-winning writer and executive producer of ABC’s “Modern Family,” will visit the Newhouse School as a guest of the school’s Department of Television, Radio and Film. He will give a public talk on Friday,…

Social Media Manager for Disney to Visit Newhouse April 8

Wednesday, April 3, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Matt Prince, social media manager for the Walt Disney Co., will visit the Newhouse School on Monday, April 8, speaking at 7 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. Follow on Twitter at #brandingprince. Prince founded his own…

International Exchange: Cultivating Fulbright Students

Tuesday, April 2, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Third-year Ph.D. anthropology student Stephen Johnson returned from India last summer knowing that he hadn’t fully explored all of his questions for his Ph.D. topic on the relationship between Tibetan refugees and Indian communities.

Now he has another opportunity—and a prestigious, international distinction that has made it possible.

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Announces 2013 Production of ‘A Christmas Carol’

Monday, April 1, 2013, By News Staff

The beloved holiday classic “A Christmas Carol” returns to Central New York after a seven-year absence in an all-new adaptation and production from director Peter Amster (“Moby Dick,” “The 39 Steps,” “This Wonderful Life,” “The Fantasticks”). “He was a tightfisted…

Pam Peter named Director of the Office of Judicial Affairs

Monday, April 1, 2013, By News Staff

The Division of Student Affairs has announced the appointment of Pam Peter as director of the Office of Judicial Affairs, effective April 1. Peter has been serving as interim director since August 2012, and joined the office in January 2011…

Monday Memorial Service Planned to Celebrate Life of Maxwell Alumna Rachel Horlings

Friday, March 29, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

A memorial service celebrating the life of Rachel Horlings Ph.D ’11 will be held on Monday, April 1, at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The University community is welcome to attend. Parking will be available in the Irving Garage. A…