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Campus & Community

WellsLink Hosts 12th Annual Transitions Ceremony

Thursday, October 8, 2015, By Shannon Andre

The Office of Multicultural Affairs, within the Division of Student Affairs, will host its 12th annual WellsLink Transitions Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 16, at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The ceremony honors WellsLink Scholars from the previous year who have…

Campus & Community

University Goes Purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Thursday, October 8, 2015, By Shannon Andre

Shine the Light, organized by the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, is a statewide campaign that brings communities together to turn the state purple during October, with efforts coordinated locally by Vera House.

Arts & Culture

School of Architecture Sponsors Women in Architecture Wiki-a-thon

Tuesday, October 6, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

As part of a global campaign to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of women in architecture and to increase female contributors to Wikipedia, School of Architecture Professor Lori Brown and Architecture Librarian Barbara Opar will hold a Women in Architecture Wiki-a-thon on…

LaToya Ruby Frazier G’07 Named 2015 MacArthur Fellow

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, By Erica Blust

Photographer and video artist LaToya Ruby Frazier G’07, a graduate of the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Transmedia, has been named a 2015 MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Frazier, who earned…

STEM

iSchool Launches New Center for Computational and Data Sciences

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, By Diane Stirling

A new research center has launched at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) that aims to provide a focal point for advancing data science and human language technologies, especially in the context of social science scholarship. Announced at the school’s…

Campus & Community

Blackboard Faculty Day is Oct. 9

Wednesday, September 23, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

Information Technology Services invites all faculty to attend the University’s Blackboard Faculty Day on Friday, Oct. 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in 304 Schine Student Center. This day-long event is designed specifically for Syracuse University and SUNY College…

Media, Law & Policy

Washington Post Chief Correspondent Dan Balz to Visit Newhouse Sept. 29

Monday, September 21, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Dan Balz, award-winning chief correspondent at the Washington Post, will visit the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Tuesday, Sept. 29. He will discuss the 2016 presidential campaign in a question-and-answer session with Joel Kaplan, associate dean for professional…

Campus & Community

18th Dollar Day at the Dome Set for Saturday, Sept. 26

Monday, September 21, 2015, By News Staff

Before the football team kicks off against Louisiana State University at noon on Saturday, Sept. 26, more than 150 Greek Life students will be stationed at Carrier Dome entrances, on the Quad, in parking lots and across campus wearing bright…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University and Le Moyne College Select 2015 Faculty Sustainability Fellows

Friday, September 18, 2015, By News Staff

Sherburne Abbott, vice president for sustainability initiatives at Syracuse University, and Steven Affeldt, director of the McDevitt Center at Le Moyne College, have announced the 2015 Faculty Sustainability Fellows. The fellows from each institution will gather for a series of…

Harnessing the Power of Social Media during the GOP Debate

Thursday, September 17, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

Dr. Jenny Stromer-Galley, an expert in social media and political campaigns offers insight on how candidates used social media to their advantage during the GOP debate on September 16. She said that Carly Fiorina, one of the winners of the debate,…