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Burton Blatt Institute awarded $4.7 million for disability learning consortium

Thursday, October 16, 2008, By News Staff

Burton Blatt Institute awarded $4.7 million for disability learning consortiumOctober 16, 2008SU News ServicesSUnews@syr.edu The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) of the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $4.7 million, five-year grant to the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) of Syracuse…

SU and Syracuse Stage unveil Urban Video Project installation on the Connective Corridor in conjunction with the premiere of ‘Tales from the Salt City’

Thursday, October 16, 2008, By News Staff

SU and Syracuse Stage unveil Urban Video Project installation on the Connective Corridor in conjunction with the premiere of ‘Tales from the Salt City’October 16, 2008Erica Blustesblust@syr.edu The Urban Video Project (UVP), a public arts initiative bringing art to the…

Students practice entrepreneurial pitches in lifelike one-minute drill scenario at Carrier Dome

Thursday, October 16, 2008, By News Staff

Margaret Spillett(315) 443-1069 What if you only had one minute-the length of an elevator ride-to grab the attention of a wealthy investor? Would you be able to sell your idea and get a chance to formally present it to the…

Peckskamp, Sprinkle named to co-chair Critical Incident Response Committee

Wednesday, October 15, 2008, By News Staff

Matthew R. Snyder(315) 443-7082 Following recent changes in leadership in Hendricks Chapel and the Division of Student Affairs, Syracuse University’s Critical Incident Response Committee has named new co-chairs and added new members. Terra Peckskamp, interim director of the Office of…

Syracuse University to honor 2008-09 Remembrance Scholars at Oct. 24 convocation

Wednesday, October 15, 2008, By News Staff

Kelly Homan Rodoski(315) 443-5381 The 2008-09 Convocation for Remembrance Scholars, honoring 35 outstanding Syracuse University students from this year’s senior class, will be held Friday, Oct. 24, at 3:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The Remembrance Scholarships, among the most prestigious…

Pan Am 103 20th anniversary commemoration activities held

Wednesday, October 15, 2008, By News Staff

Pan Am 103 20th anniversary commemoration activities heldOctober 15, 2008Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Syracuse University will hold a series of activities to mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. Thirty-five students studying in SU’s study…

Syracuse University Remembrance Scholars announce schedule for Remembrance Week 2008

Wednesday, October 15, 2008, By News Staff

Syracuse University Remembrance Scholars announce schedule for Remembrance Week 2008October 15, 2008Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Syracuse University’s Remembrance Week 2008, a weeklong series of events honoring the 35 Syracuse University students who lost their lives in the terrorist bombing of Pan…

Free flu shots offered to students, faculty and staff

Tuesday, October 14, 2008, By News Staff

SU News Services(315) 443-3784 In preparation for the 2008-09 flu season, Syracuse University Health Services will provide free flu vaccine clinics for students, faculty and staff beginning today, October 14. Health Services and its partners are offering seasonal influenza vaccination…

Immigration, global migration are topics of next Syracuse Symposium lecture

Tuesday, October 14, 2008, By News Staff

Judy Holmes(315) 443-2201 Immigration and globalization expert Marcelo Suárez-Orozco will present “Global Migration and the American Experience,” Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is a presentation of…

University Lectures to present ‘A Conversation with James Conlon’

Tuesday, October 14, 2008, By News Staff

Kelly Homan Rodoski(315) 443-3784 James Conlon, one of today’s pre-eminent conductors, is leading an effort to raise public consciousness regarding the significance of the works of composers whose lives and compositions were suppressed by the Nazi regime. Conlon will visit…