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Business & Economy

WISE Unplugged to Inspire and Empower Women Entrepreneurs, Business Leaders

Monday, April 11, 2016, By Lindsay Wickham

Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (WISE) is bringing powerhouse guest speakers to the 14th annual WISE Unplugged conference on Tuesday, April 19, to inspire an anticipated hundreds at SKY Armory in Syracuse. The event runs from 8 a.m. to…

Health & Society

Falk Graduate Students Host Golf Tournament to Benefit Vera House May 9

Thursday, April 7, 2016, By Michele Barrett

The Sport Venue and Event Management Graduate Program in Falk College is hosting a charity golf tournament to benefit Vera House on May 9 at Timber Banks Golf Club in Baldwinsville, N.Y., beginning at 12:30 p.m. Monies raised will support…

Arts & Culture

Maya Alam Named Boghosian Fellow

Tuesday, April 5, 2016, By Elaine Wackerow

Syracuse Architecture Assistant Professor Maya Alam has been selected as the first recipient of the Boghosian Fellowship, effective fall 2016. The fellowship—established in early 2015 in memory of Harry der Boghosian ’54 by his sister Paula der Boghosian ’64 (School…

Campus & Community

White House Advisor to Give Remarks Before Screening of ‘The Hunting Ground’

Monday, April 4, 2016, By News Staff

The White House Advisor on Violence Against Women will be the special guest before a screening and panel discussion of the documentary “The Hunting Ground” tonight at 7 p.m. in Stolkin Auditorium, Physics Building. Caroline “Carrie” Bettinger-López, the White House…

Campus & Community

‘Take Back the Night’ Unifies Student Body against Sexual Assault on Campus

Friday, April 1, 2016, By News Staff

“We are committed to having this conversation, to moving that bar forward. Not just for one night, but a continued and sustained conversation,” says keynote speaker Don McPherson at Take Back the Night, a sexual assault awareness and prevention rally…

Arts & Culture

National Book Award-Winning Author Jacqueline Woodson to Speak April 5

Thursday, March 31, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award-winning author of “Brown Girl Dreaming,” will speak on Tuesday, April 5, at 5:30 p.m. in Gifford Auditorium. Her talk, titled “Brown Girl Dreaming,” after her award winning memoir, is free and open to the public. Free…

Arts & Culture

914Works Exhibition by Artist Tom Hall Extended to April 2

Thursday, March 31, 2016, By Erica Blust

914Works has extended the closing date of its exhibition by artist Tom Hall to Saturday, April 2. “It Could Be Paradise, but It’s Only California” was originally scheduled to close March 31. The exhibition is free and open to the…

Campus & Community

‘It’s On Us’ Week of Action Includes Visit by White House Advisor on Violence Against Women

Wednesday, March 30, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

The week of action begins Wednesday, March 30, with Take Back the Night rally, continues into following week with speakers, open mic night, workshop and a showing of the documentary “The Hunting Ground.”

‘Stiff,’ ‘Spook,’ ‘Bonk,’ ‘Gulp’ Author Mary Roach Gives University Lecture on March 29

Friday, March 25, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

Bestselling author Mary Roach is the next speaker in the University Lectures series on Tuesday, March 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. She will share the stage with Sandra Hewett,…

Arts & Culture

Laura Freixas to Serve as Jeanette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in Humanities

Tuesday, March 22, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The Humanities Center will host one of the most important feminist voices in Spanish literature March 29-April 8. Laura Freixas, a world-renowned author, teacher-scholar, critic, translator and proponent of women’s literature, will serve as the Humanities Center’s 2016 Jeanette K….