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University Funding Available for Projects on Reducing Energy Use, Promoting Sustainability

Tuesday, November 15, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

A new University grant program that combines scholarship with campus sustainability is offering up to $50,000 in funding for projects that promote reductions in greenhouse emissions and increase awareness about sustainability. The Syracuse University Climate Action Plan, which was released…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse School to Host ESPN’s Sean McDonough ’84 on Nov. 29

Tuesday, November 15, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

ESPN play-by-play commentator Sean McDonough ’84 will visit Syracuse University Nov. 29 as a guest of the Newhouse Sports Media Center. The Newhouse School alumnus, who was the recipient of the school’s 2016 Marty Glickman Award for Leadership in Sports…

Arts & Culture

University Shines at Statewide TESOL Conference

Tuesday, November 15, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse University was front and center at the 46th annual New York State Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (NYS TESOL) Conference, recently held at Crowne Plaza Syracuse. Dozens of students and faculty members, mostly from the Department…

F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse Names Bea González as 2017 Wisdom Keeper

Tuesday, November 15, 2016, By News Staff

Recognizing decades of work in the community and commitment to the people of Syracuse, the board of directors of F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse will honor Bethaida “Bea” González, Dean of University College of Syracuse University, as the 2017 Wisdom Keeper. “Each…

Campus & Community

Eastside Neighbors Lecture on Nov. 20 Will Focus on Lockerbie Tragedy

Tuesday, November 15, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Westcott Community Center will host “The Lockerbie Tragedy: 28 Years Later,” a presentation by Judy O’Rourke ’75, G’10 on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 3 p.m. at the center, 826 Euclid Ave. The event is part of the center’s Eastside…

Arts & Culture

‘Continuum’ at Palitz Gallery Explores 40 Years of Point of Contact

Monday, November 14, 2016, By Scott McDowell

“Continuum” is an exhibition that celebrates 40 Years of Point of Contact Gallery and does so through the lens of its permanent art collection. Many of the pieces included in the exhibition have been created specifically for Point of Contact…

Campus & Community

International Thanksgiving Celebration to be held Nov. 17

Monday, November 14, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

International students will be treated to an American Thanksgiving meal, featuring traditional fare, at Syracuse University’s 32nd International Thanksgiving Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 17. The event will be held in Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center. Doors open at…

Campus & Community

SU Abroad Celebrates International Education Week 2016

Monday, November 14, 2016, By Jennifer DeMarchi

November 14-18 marks the 18th anniversary of International Education Week (IEW), an annual celebration of international education and exchange worldwide. Institutions across the United States and around the world, including SU Abroad, are hosting events throughout the week to recognize…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chaplain Helps Connect People with Produce

Sunday, November 13, 2016, By Aishwarya Nag Choudhury

Rev. Pedro Castro had a moment of inspiration when he saw produce that was destined for the dumpster—not because the food had gone bad, but because it wasn’t market worthy. Castro, chaplain for the Historically Black Church ministry at Hendricks…

Business & Economy

Global Entrepreneurship Week Features Keynote by Founder Carl Schramm

Sunday, November 13, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

The first-ever campuswide Global Entrepreneurship Week celebration kicks off at Syracuse University with a keynote by its founder, Carl Schramm, University Professor and former president and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The opening event, “The History of Innovation,”…