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Libraries’ Fall Exhibition Focuses on Black Utopias

Tuesday, September 15, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University Libraries’ fall exhibition, “Black Utopias,” will open on Thursday, Oct. 8, in the Special Collections gallery on Bird Library’s sixth floor. An opening reception will be held on Oct. 15 from 5-7 p.m. The show will run through…

Campus & Community

University Joins 2015 Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge

Tuesday, September 15, 2015, By Shannon Andre

Syracuse University is one of more than 55 colleges and universities competing in the 2015 Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge. Outdoor Nation, the national initiative that connects college students and their communities to the outdoors, launched the competition on Sept. 6….

Campus & Community

Reminder: Deadline for Employee Appreciation Day Tickets Is Tomorrow

Tuesday, September 15, 2015, By News Staff

Wednesday, Sept. 16, is the deadline for Syracuse University employees to order their Employee Appreciation Day tickets to see the Orange football team take on Central Michigan Saturday afternoon at the Carrier Dome. Kickoff is at 12:30 p.m. All University…

Campus & Community

Weight Watchers is Coming to SU

Tuesday, September 15, 2015, By News Staff

Want to learn more about Weight Watchers®? The University Wellness Initiative is hosting a Weight Watchers® information session to give you an opportunity to meet the Weight Watchers® Meeting Leader and see if Weight Watchers might be right for you….

Campus & Community

AsiaTech, EuroTech Information Sessions Scheduled

Monday, September 14, 2015, By J.D. Ross

Fall information sessions for the 2016 AsiaTech and EuroTech Immersion Experience trips hosted by the School of Information Studies (iSchool) have been scheduled. These 3-credit traveling seminars expose students to some of the largest global corporations so they can see…

Campus & Community

Advocate of Liberal Arts Education to Deliver Fall Milton Lecture

Monday, September 14, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

William Deresiewicz, a New York Times best-selling author, award-winning essayist and critic, and frequent college lecturer, will deliver this fall’s Milton First-Year Lecture in the College of Arts and Sciences. Titled “The Value of a Liberal Arts Education,” Deresiewicz’s presentation…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law to Host New York State Chief Judge’s Hearing on Civil Legal Services

Friday, September 11, 2015, By Robert Conrad

The College of Law will host a public hearing on civil legal services led by the Honorable Jonathan Lippman, chief judge of the State of New York, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Melanie…

Campus & Community

Information Session for Syracuse University Program For Refugee Assistance Scheduled for Friday

Thursday, September 10, 2015, By Keith Kobland

With a total city population of 140,000, Syracuse’s 14,000 refugees make up approximately 10 percent of its total—a number nearly as large as the entire undergraduate student body at the University. The city’s refugees hail from all over the world,…

Alumna to Take the Stage at Miss America Competition

Thursday, September 10, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

An alumna who was co-awarded a 2014 Fast Forward student grant for a project on empowering young women leaders is taking her platform to the Miss America competition Sunday night. Alexandra Curtis ’14 was named Miss Rhode Island 2015 in…

Arts & Culture

UVP Presents ‘We Were Never Human,’ a Year-Long Program of Exhibitions and Events

Thursday, September 10, 2015, By Anneka Herre

Urban Video Project (UVP) and parent organization Light Work are presenting “We Were Never Human,” a year-long program at UVP and partner organizations that will feature the work of established and emerging artists who explore the shifting idea of what…