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Application Period Opens for 10th Annual Winston Fisher Seminar

Wednesday, October 8, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

It’s only the second month of the new academic year and already the College of Arts and Sciences is busily preparing for the 10th annual Winston Fisher Seminar, a weeklong immersion program timed to coincide with spring break 2015. Named…

Phi Beta Sigma Hosts Annual Women of Distinction Event

Wednesday, October 8, 2014, By Shannon Andre

On Wednesday, Oct. 15, the Theta Xi Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., hosts the fourth annual Women of Distinction event in Goldstein Auditorium at 7:14 p.m. This year’s panelists include reality and television star Alani “LaLa” Anthony, Primetime…

Three Will Be Honored with George Arents Award at Orange Central

Tuesday, October 7, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Richard M. Jones ’92, G’95, L’95, Angela Y. Robinson ’78 and Donald Schupak ’64, L’66 will receive the George Arents Award, the University’s highest alumni honor. The award recognizes alumni who are pioneers and leaders in their fields.

Opening Reception for ‘Moments of Place’ to Be Held Oct. 16 at Point of Contact Gallery

Monday, October 6, 2014, By News Staff

Point of Contact Gallery is hosting an opening reception for ‘Moments of Place,’ an exhibition by New York City-based artist Gwenn Thomas, on Thursday, Oct. 16. The reception will take place from 6-8 p.m. and is free and open to…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Supports National News Engagement Day Oct. 7 with Interactive Events, GoPro Giveaway

Monday, October 6, 2014, By Emily Kulkus

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications is participating in the first National News Engagement Day, created by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). Events to encourage news engagement are planned throughout the Newhouse School and…

Setnor Celebrates Steinway Piano Gift with Orange Central Concert

Monday, October 6, 2014, By Erica Blust

The Setnor School of Music will celebrate its newest Steinway D concert grand piano, the generous gift of Professor Emeritus Harold Jones and his wife Barbara, with a special concert on Friday in Crouse College. Faculty members and student pianists will perform works of Haydn, Schubert and Liszt, among others.

Department of Foundation Presents Works of Ilyn Wong

Monday, October 6, 2014, By Erica Blust

The Department of Foundation in the College of Visual and Performing Arts is presenting “Fictions, As Usual: Recent Works by Ilyn Wong,” through Friday, Oct. 17, in the J & J Smith Gallery, located on the first floor of Smith…

Women’s and Gender Studies, Office of Multicultural Affairs to Host Prominent Chicana Scholar

Monday, October 6, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Laura Elisa Pérez, associate professor of ethnic studies, author, and the only Chicana scholar tenured in the College of Letters and Science at the University of California, Berkeley, will present a lecture titled, “Undocumented Flower Crossings, Walking Altars, and Latina/o…

STEM

Physicist Wins NSF Award to Advance Scientific Cyberinfrastructure

Monday, October 6, 2014, By News Staff

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences has received a major grant to upgrade the cyberinfrastructure used by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) to search for gravitational waves. Gravitational waves are ripples in space-time that were first…

Syracuse University Welcomes Patricia H. Mautino to Board of Trustees

Monday, October 6, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University is pleased to announce the election of Patricia H. Mautino ’64, G’66 to the University’s Board of Trustees. She was elected to her position at the annual Board of Trustees meeting held on campus in May and will…