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Campus & Community

SU Greeks treat Syracuse youth to Halloween fun

Thursday, October 25, 2012, By News Staff

On Friday, Oct. 26, the Syracuse University Greek community will host its 8th annual Greek or Treat event from 3-5:30 p.m. This tradition welcomes Syracuse youth into the fraternity and sorority houses located on Walnut Avenue and Walnut Place for…

Arts & Culture

SU, Cornell mount landmark conference devoted to philosopher Walter Benjamin Oct. 31-Nov. 2

Tuesday, October 23, 2012, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its theme of “Memory-Media-Archive” with a two-day conference on the impact of the 20th-century German philosopher and social critic Walter Benjamin. Titled “Memoryscapes and Imageworlds: Archive, Architecture and Media after Walter Benjamin,” the program runs Oct. 31-Nov….

Campus & Community

‘Crooked Arrows’ screening, Q&A with actors planned Nov. 2

Tuesday, October 23, 2012, By News Staff

A screening of the film “Crooked Arrows” and a Q&A session with some of the movie’s actors will be held Friday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium in the Shaffer Art Building. A reception will follow. The program…

Arts & Culture

College of Visual and Performing Arts renames gallery to honor Genet family legacy at SU

Tuesday, October 23, 2012, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced that its Design Gallery at The Warehouse will be renamed the Sue & Leon Genet Gallery in honor of the Genet family legacy at Syracuse University.

Media, Law & Policy

Hill Communications honored with ‘PRServing America’ award

Tuesday, October 23, 2012, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Hill Communications, the Newhouse School’s student-run public relations firm, was honored as part of the inaugural PRServing America awards, sponsored by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). The awards program recognizes and rewards PRSA members for their pro bono…

STEM

Guest lecturer to address moral impact of climate change on Nov. 9

Monday, October 22, 2012, By Rob Enslin

Ethics and climate change is the theme of an upcoming lecture in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Stephen Gardiner, a renowned philosopher at the University of Washington in Seattle, will discuss “Geoengineering and Moral Schizophrenia” on Friday, Nov….

Campus & Community

University College students appear in Channel 9’s Bridge Street program

Friday, October 19, 2012, By Eileen Jevis

Two University College students appeared on Channel 9’s Bridge Street program on Oct. 18 to promote National Nontraditional Student Recognition Week (Nov. 4-10). Students Timothy Bryant and Lucia Bush joined Rosemary Kelly, assistant dean of student administrative services, to share the challenges and…

Campus & Community

Remembrance Scholars announce schedule for Remembrance Week 2012

Thursday, October 18, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Week 2012 will be held on the SU campus Oct. 21-27. The weeklong series of events honors the 270 people—including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University—who lost their lives in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988.

Syracuse University’s Dawn Long awarded for providing ‘key’ to the future

Thursday, October 18, 2012, By Keith Kobland

Dawn Long says she “was absolutely shocked.” That was her reaction after being told she was the winner of the the Golden Key International Honour Society’s Regional Advisor of the Year award.  She’s one of 11 people in North America…

Media, Law & Policy

Dialing in on the debate

Wednesday, October 17, 2012, By Keith Kobland

As political pundits decide which of the presidential candidates won Tuesday night’s town hall style debate, Frank Biocca already knows. “We can see immediately in the dials,” Biocca says, “when a candidate is doing badly.” He’s not referring to television…