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Real JOBS NY assists people with psychiatric disabilities find sustainable employment

Wednesday, February 16, 2011, By News Staff

For Jill Shepherd, who has battled depression and alcoholism, overcoming the barriers that stood in her way to finding a job seemed like an impossible task. When conventional methods of obtaining employment did not work, Shepherd enrolled in the Real…

Article 25’s Stephanie Johnston to deliver keynote lecture at SMAD’s Disaster Proofing Symposium

Wednesday, February 16, 2011, By Elaine Wackerow

Stephanie Johnston, education manager at UK humanitarian group Article 25, will speak at the Syracuse University School of Architecture on Friday, Feb. 18, at 5 p.m. in Slocum Hall Auditorium. Her lecture, “Points of Impact: Rethinking the Disaster Response Cycle,”…

Printmaker Beauvais Lyons to speak March 1

Wednesday, February 16, 2011, By Erica Blust

Beauvais Lyons, a printmaker and self-appointed director of the Hokes Archives at the University of Tennessee (UT) in Knoxville, will present a lecture on Tuesday, March 1, at 6:30 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium in the Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer Art Building….

Former iSchool dean’s spirit lives on with $1.7 million pledged

Tuesday, February 15, 2011, By News Staff

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has announced that monies pledged over the past three years for the Raymond F. von Dran Fund have now been dedicated to the Student Startup Accelerator. The late Raymond F. von Dran, dean of…

Winter Carnival 2011 events bring annual flurry of fun to SU campus Feb. 23-27

Tuesday, February 15, 2011, By News Staff

Tired of the snow? Suffering from cabin fever? Snap out of the cold-weather doldrums during Winter Carnival! A tradition that dates back to 1930, Winter Carnival is an annual celebration of chilly and spirited fun on the Syracuse University campus….

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Investigative journalism will be explored during March 1 University Lectures presentation by ‘Fast Food Nation’ author Eric Schlosser

Tuesday, February 15, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Investigative journalist Eric Schlosser will kick off the spring 2011 University Lectures series on Tuesday, March 1. Schlosser’s presentation will begin at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The lecture, co-sponsored by the College of Human Ecology, is free and open…

SU, JPMorgan Chase collaborate on new, free certificate program for veterans

Tuesday, February 15, 2011, By News Staff

Today, JPMorgan Chase and Co. announced a new Technology Education Certificate program for veterans, furthering the collaboration between JPMC and Syracuse University.  The program will draw on SU and JPMorgan’s very successful Global Enterprise Technology (GET) program and the many…

Students take control of innovation, entrepreneurship at Emerging Talk 2011

Monday, February 14, 2011, By News Staff

There is no shortage of creative students with innovative, entrepreneurial ideas. Whether you’re in the Panasci Lounge at the Schine Student Center, or waiting in line at Starbucks, you can hear students talking about the “What ifs” and realizing that “I…

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Newhouse launches blog in celebration of fifth anniversary of Mirror Awards competition

Friday, February 11, 2011, By News Staff

This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting, sponsored by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. In celebration of this milestone, the school has launched the Mirror…

SU Symphony Band, Wind Ensemble Feb. 27 concert to feature Godfrey world premiere

Friday, February 11, 2011, By Erica Blust

The world premiere of a piece by renowned composer and Syracuse University faculty member Daniel S. Godfrey will be on the program of a joint concert by the SU Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band on Sunday, Feb. 27, at 2…