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Choreographer Christal Brown to teach and perform at Community Folk Art Center

Wednesday, May 7, 2008, By News Staff

Sara Miller(315) 443-9038 Christal Brown, artistic director of the New York City-based dance company INSPIRIT, will offer a series of master classes to middle school dancers in the Kuumba Project at the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC), Wednesday through Friday,…

JPMorgan Chase executive to deliver keynote at iSchool convocation

Wednesday, May 7, 2008, By News Staff

Margaret Costello Spillett315 443 1069 Frank Bisignano, chief administrative officer for JPMorgan Chase & Co. and a member of the firm’s operating committee and executive committee, will deliver the keynote address at the School of Information Studies‘ (iSchool) convocation, Saturday,…

Syracuse University’s top performers linked by study abroad

Wednesday, May 7, 2008, By News Staff

Daeya Malboeuf315 443 2007 Is there a link between study abroad and high academic achievement? At Syracuse University, the answer is a resounding yes. Each year, up to 12 academically outstanding graduating seniors are selected as University Scholars by a…

International developer Abdallah Yabroudi pledges $5 million to his alma mater, Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, to create international engineering professorship and Dubai internship program

Tuesday, May 6, 2008, By News Staff

Trisha Hopkins315 443 2546 Nearly 30 years after graduating from Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), Abdallah Yabroudi, chairman of the internationally known Dubai Contracting Company (DCC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has become…

Internationally renowned genomic researcher J. Craig Venter to be keynote speaker at dedication of Syracuse University’s Life Sciences Complex on Nov. 7

Tuesday, May 6, 2008, By News Staff

Judy Holmes(315) 443-2201 J. Craig Venter, a pioneer in decoding the human genome, will be the keynote speaker at the dedication of Syracuse University’s Life Sciences Complex Nov. 7. Venter’s address will highlight a daylong celebration that will include building…

Laura J. Steinberg named dean of Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science

Tuesday, May 6, 2008, By News Staff

Kevin C. Quinn 315 443 8338 Laura J. Steinberg, professor and chair of the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas and an internationally known civil and environmental engineering scholar, has been named the…

Physics Library to close May 9

Monday, May 5, 2008, By News Staff

Pamela McLaughlin(315) 443-9788 Due to growing demands for faculty and laboratory spaces in the Physics Building, Syracuse University Library and the Department of Physics have agreed to close the Physics Library. The last day of operation will be Friday, May…

School of Education’s Taylor named the Society for Disability Studies first Senior Scholar

Monday, May 5, 2008, By News Staff

Patrick Farrell(315) 443-5421 The Senior Scholar Award Committee of Society for Disability Studies (SDS) has selected Steven Taylor, professor of cultural foundations of education in Syracuse University’s School of Education and director of SU’s Center on Human Policy, Law and…

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Commencement 2008 — SU’s 154th Commencement exercises May 11

Friday, May 2, 2008, By News Staff

Sara Miller315 443 9038 In its 154th Commencement, Syracuse University will celebrate the graduation of 2,739 bachelor’s, 1,652 master’s and 115 doctoral degree candidates. In addition, six associate’s degrees and 124 certificates of advanced study will be awarded. The SUNY…

Whitman School receives federal grant to create Africa Business Program

Friday, May 2, 2008, By News Staff

Amy Mehringer315 443 v3834 The Kiebach Center for International Business Studies in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University is the recipient of a two-year, $177,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s International Business and Education program that…