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Health & Society

Burton Blatt Institute International Conference to focus on impact of Japanese earthquake on disabled

Wednesday, June 22, 2011, By News Staff

The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University and the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Economics will hold a joint conference on SU’s campus June 29 and 30 on issues related to disability and economics. The University of Tokyo’s…

Campus & Community

GET Curriculum Workshop explored best practices for experiential learning

Wednesday, June 22, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

In 2008, Syracuse University and JPMorgan Chase & Co., through a unique university-industry collaboration, piloted the Global Enterprise Technology (GET) program. As information technology curricula must adapt to rapid changes in the workplace and in an ever-expanding global marketplace, this…

Office of Student Activities names Kerry W. Foxx associate director

Monday, June 13, 2011, By News Staff

The Office of Student Activities at Syracuse University has announced the appointment of Kerry W. Foxx as the new associate director of student activities, effective June 1.

Veterans

VA awards Burton Blatt Institute partner contract to examine employment of veterans

Monday, June 13, 2011, By News Staff

Thanks to a $483,000 grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, in partnership with veteran-owned business Corporate Gray, will conduct substantial research to improve the hiring and retention of veterans by…

Arts & Culture

VPA announces establishment of Philip H. Stevens Award in industrial and interaction design

Friday, June 10, 2011, By Erica Blust

Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced the establishment of the Philip H. Stevens Award in the college’s industrial and interaction design (IID) program in its Department of Design. The award is named in honor of…

Arts & Culture

VPA industrial and interaction design program to announce 360 Competition May 6

Wednesday, May 4, 2011, By Erica Blust

The industrial and interaction design (IID) program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Design will challenge students to solve a real-world design problem when it announces its 360 Competition on Friday, May 6, at 1…

Campus & Community

Engagement Fellows will remain in Syracuse post graduation to continue Scholarship in Action initiatives

Friday, April 29, 2011, By News Staff

Twenty-one Syracuse University seniors have been selected as the 2011 Engagement Fellows, a yearlong program supported by the Kauffman Foundation that assists with securing local employment and arranges remitted tuition for courses at SU with professional and faculty mentors. This…

Scholarship in Action En Route

Tuesday, April 26, 2011, By News Staff

Dear Members of the SU Community: As we approach the conclusion of another successful academic year, we’re not only reaching the end of 2010-11, but marking a decade of work at Syracuse University to build on the 2001 Academic Plan…

Campus & Community

Sociologist explores impact of Sullivan-Clinton Campaign on Native American, New York history

Monday, April 25, 2011, By Rob Enslin

The Sullivan-Clinton Campaign, the largest military offensive ever against the Haudenosaunee (“People of the Longhouse”), is the subject of a multimedia presentation by Robert Spiegelman in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Spiegelman will discuss “New York’s Missing Link:…

Bandier Program to present joint talk by CBS Interactive Music Group president, music industry attorney

Thursday, April 7, 2011, By Erica Blust

Elliot Groffman, a music industry attorney and founding partner of Carroll, Guido & Groffman, and David Goodman, president of CBS Interactive Music Group, will present a joint lecture on Tuesday, April 12, at 6:45 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium, located…