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Health & Society

Joanna Masingila Named Dean of School of Education

Tuesday, March 17, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

Syracuse University Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Liz Liddy today announced that Joanna Masingila has been selected to serve as dean of the School of Education. Masingila joined the Syracuse faculty in 1992 and has served as interim dean of…

Health & Society

College of Law Helps Launch ‘Seven Days for Syria’

Monday, March 16, 2015, By Martin Walls

The “Arab Spring,” a wave of unrest that began with the Tunisian revolution in 2010, reached Syria on March 15, 2011, when residents of a small southern city took to the streets to protest the torture of students who had…

Health & Society

March Is National Social Work Month

Monday, March 16, 2015, By Michele Barrett

As the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) began its annual commemoration of National Professional Social Work Month on March 1, the School of Social Work in the Falk College has planned a series of activities as part of its…

Media, Law & Policy

Bantle Symposium Will Feature Lecture by Authority on Free Banking

Monday, March 16, 2015, By News Staff

Lawrence White, professor of economics at George Mason University, who is best known for his work on free banking, will deliver a lecture at the Maxwell School on Friday, March 20, as part of the Bantle Symposium on Entrepreneurship, Business…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Selects Andy Gordon for Chief Human Resources Officer

Monday, March 16, 2015, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud today selected Andy Gordon to be the University’s Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) following a comprehensive national search. Gordon, who will report to Chancellor Syverud, will assume his new role at the University…

Campus & Community

Libraries Receive Two Major Gifts, Create New Endowment Funds

Monday, March 16, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Syracuse University Libraries have established two new endowment funds that will have a favorable impact on the student experience: the Libraries Student Employee Scholarship Fund and the Donald P. Ely Memorial Fund, in memory of the longtime SU faculty…

Arts & Culture

School of Architecture to Host Symposium on Hip-Hop and Architecture

Monday, March 16, 2015, By News Staff

The School of Architecture will host “Towards a Hip-Hop Architecture,” a two-day symposium exploring the relationship between hip-hop culture and the discipline of architecture, on March 19 and 20 at Slocum Hall. Participants will include historians, theorists, practitioners and others…

Arts & Culture

‘Sight Specific’ to Be Presented at Light Work

Friday, March 13, 2015, By Jessica Posner

Light Work will present “Sight Specific,” featuring the work of artist Letha Wilson, in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery at Light Work from March 17 through July 18. Wilson will deliver a formal artist lecture on Tuesday, March 17, at…

Campus & Community

Workshops to Be Held on Student Learning Outcomes Assessment

Friday, March 13, 2015, By News Staff

The Office of the Associate Provost for Academic Programs is hosting workshops focused on student learning outcomes assessment and related processes. The half-day workshops, which will be held April 1-2, aim to guide faculty and staff on identifying student learning…

STEM

Syracuse Goes Global with I-CAMP School for Physicists

Wednesday, March 11, 2015, By Rob Enslin

A summer school for scientists, involving members of the College of Arts and Sciences, was the subject of a recent article in Physics Today. Titled “Two Standout Models of Physics Education and Outreach in South Africa,” the article focused, in…