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‘Folk Arts Soul of Syracuse’ festival celebrates refugee, immigrant traditions Oct. 27October 02, 2007Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu The City of Syracuse has always been a magnet for cultural diversity. Each year, about 700 new immigrants resettle in Syracuse’s city neighborhoods, yet their…

Library of Congress and New York Center for the Book sponsor youth reading and writing contestOctober 02, 2007Pamela McLaughlinpwmclaug@syr.edu The New York Center for the Book, located at Syracuse University Library, is again collaborating with the Library of Congress in…

Newhouse III receives Best of 2007 honor from New York Construction magazineOctober 02, 2007Jaime Winne Alvarezjlwinne@syr.edu Newhouse III, the newly opened third building of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, has been honored by New York Construction magazine…

SU College of Law names two alumni to be honored, celebrates 40-year career of professor at Reunion 2007October 02, 2007Jaclyn D. Grossojgrosso@law.syr.edu For more than a century, Syracuse University College of Law has educated some of the finest legal scholars…

Former president of Mexico to speak at Landmark TheatreOctober 01, 2007Matthew R. Snydermrsnyder@syr.edu The Syracuse University Student Association, University Union and the New York Public Interest Research Group are sponsoring a public lecture by Vicente Fox, former president of Mexico,…

SU Parking and Transit Services workers vote to join TeamstersSeptember 28, 2007Jaime Winne Alvarezjlwinne@syr.edu Syracuse University Parking and Transit Services employees today voted in favor of joining the Teamsters Union by a margin of 24 to 20. A total of…

Pramod Varshney named Distinguished Professor in Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer ScienceSeptember 27, 2007Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Pramod K. Varshney, professor of electrical engineering and computer science in Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer…

Dollar Day at the Dome to kick off United Way campaignSeptember 27, 2007SU News ServicesSUnews@syr.edu The University’s 2007 United Way campaign will kick off Oct. 6 with Dollar Day at the Dome during the Syracuse vs. West Virginia football game….

Newhouse professor creates Democracywise website to help local voters keep abreast of political news, encourage civic engagementSeptember 27, 2007Jaime Winne Alvarezjlwinne@syr.edu Charlotte Grimes, Knight Chair in Political Reporting in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, has…

SU Treasurer’s Office changes proxy voting protocol to better promote sustainability through responsible investment practicesSeptember 26, 2007Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu Syracuse University’s Treasurer’s Office has adopted a new protocol that will better ensure that investment decisions align with the University’s values and…