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VPA students contribute to international cultural diplomacy program co-sponsored by U.S. Department of State

Wednesday, November 2, 2011, By Jamie Haft

This semester, 13 students from Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) are serving as research assistants to professional visual artists preparing for residencies abroad. Student participation is facilitated through this fall’s Arts and Cultural Diplomacy course taught…

Atlanta elementary school students inspired by adults with disabilities

Tuesday, November 1, 2011, By News Staff

Successful adults with disabilities from throughout the metro-Atlanta area inspired children at Gwinnett County’s Nesbit Elementary School on Oct. 12 to dare to dream for their futures as part of a new disability mentoring day and career expo pilot program….

STEM

IBM recognizes SU physicist for excellence in research

Monday, October 31, 2011, By News Staff

Britton L.T. Plourde, associate professor of physics in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, received a 2011 IBM Faculty Award. The highly competitive and prestigious award is presented annually to recognize high-quality research programs and researchers’ contributions to their…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel sponsors Thanksgiving Dinner Drive through Nov. 11

Tuesday, October 25, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Office of Engagement Programs at Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel will help Syracuse families celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday through its annual Thanksgiving Dinner Drive, now through Friday, Nov. 11. Those interested in donating are asked to fill a new, reusable…

Arts & Culture

New spring course offers drumming as cross-cultural community building

Monday, October 24, 2011, By News Staff

Beginning Nov. 9, students can register for a new spring course, EDU 200, “Rhythm and Roots: Building Cross-Cultural Community through Drumming.” Instructed by renowned music educator Nisha Purushotham, this one-credit course uses African diaspora drumming to create community across difference,…

Campus & Community

Orange Central office decorating contest!

Monday, October 24, 2011, By News Staff

Enter your office into the Office Decorating Contest to show your spirit for Orange Central!

Arts & Culture

Dekaney named interim director of Center for Live Music in the 21st Century

Thursday, October 20, 2011, By Erica Blust

The Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced that Joshua Dekaney has been named interim director of the Setnor School’s new Center for Live Music…

Arts & Culture

SU symposium explores legacy of Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa Oct. 21

Thursday, October 13, 2011, By Rob Enslin

Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian writer who won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature, is the subject of a daylong symposium, organized and presented by the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL) in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and…

Third annual Salt City Urban Art & Craft Market Oct. 22

Tuesday, October 11, 2011, By News Staff

The third annual Salt City Urban Art & Craft Market takes place Saturday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at King + King Architects, located at 358 W. Jefferson St. The Salt Market continues its mission to showcase Central New…

Campus & Community

Burton Blatt Institute and Atlanta-area school host disability mentoring day and career expo

Monday, October 10, 2011, By News Staff

‘I Have a Dream: Creating Your Life Portfolio’ pilot program encourages children with and without disabilities to dream and plan for their futures The Southeast ADA Center—operated in Atlanta by the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University—Nesbit Elementary School,…