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Prince Sideman Marcus Anderson to Visit Campus for Black History Month Feb. 25
The Syracuse University Humanities Center has announced acclaimed saxophonist Marcus Anderson will visit campus on Monday, Feb. 25, in honor of Black History Month. A veteran of Prince’s backing band, the New Power Generation, Anderson currently tours with CeeLo Green…
Gift Provides Support for iSchool’s Immersion Experiences
Thanks to a generous contribution from a Syracuse University alumnus, students embarking on four signature immersion experiences at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) will have their program fees reduced to $250 through 2023. Alumnus Rob Harris ’77, G’79 has established…
Rock Biographers Anthony DeCurtis, David Yaffe Headline Syracuse Symposium Feb. 19
Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong excursion into “Stories” with a program by Anthony DeCurtis and David Yaffe, bestselling authors of biographies of musicians Lou Reed ’64 and Joni Mitchell, respectively. Both authors will discuss their respective books and rock biographies,…
Black History Month Commemorative Lecture with Speaker Eric D. Pritchard is Feb. 13
The Black History Month celebration is underway with a robust calendar of events that continues throughout February. Next in the lineup, the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) welcomes Eric Darnell Pritchard to deliver the annual Black History Month Commemorative Lecture…
An Artistic Response to U.S. Immigration Policy
Adela C. Licona, this year’s Syracuse Symposium keynote speaker, finds the euphemistically termed “tender-age facilities”—in reality, prisons for migrant babies and children—wholly reprehensible. The University of Arizona (UA) professor, artist and activist believes the oft-repeated phrase masks extreme cruelty and…
College of Visual and Performing Arts Announces 2019 VPA Scholars
Twelve seniors in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) have been named VPA Scholars, the college’s highest undergraduate academic honor. The VPA Scholars program was established to recognize the achievements of the college’s top seniors. Students are…
Bailey Brings Customer-Friendly Demeanor, Solution-Oriented Approach to Managing Campus Event Parking
Deanna (Dee) Bailey, associate director of field operations and events for Parking and Transit Services, has trouble remembering which act appeared at the Dome during Thanksgiving weekend in 1990. “I know it was a huge concert,” Bailey recalls. “And it…
Blackstone LaunchPad Hosting ‘Fireside Chat’ with Branding and Design Guru Paul Leibowitz ’84
An informal lunch with creative food for thought are on the menu in a Fireside Chat with Paul Leibowitz ’84, president and chief creative officer of Leibowitz Branding & Design, on Monday, Feb. 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m….
Creative Minds on the Move: University’s Division of Marketing and Communications Sets Up Shop in Nancy Cantor Warehouse in Downtown Syracuse
This week, 60 members of Syracuse University’s Division of Marketing and Communications relocated their offices off campus to the second floor of the Nancy Cantor Warehouse, located near Syracuse’s historic Armory Square. The move will help foster more collaboration and…
Sears Is Safe For Now, But Is It Viable Into the Future?
Today a judge granted the sale of Sears’ assets to the company’s biggest shareholder and company chairman, Eddie Lampert. The move will keep 425 stores open and save 45,000 jobs. Ray Wimer is an assistant professor of retail practice at…