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Peña, Williams to Lead Class of 2016 as Senior Class Marshals

Friday, March 13, 2015, By Shannon Andre

Alexis Peña and Tatiana Williams will continue this longstanding tradition and will carry the Class of 2016 banner to open Syracuse University’s 162nd Commencement ceremony on May 15, 2016.

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iSchool Graduate, Visiting Professor Meyerrose Keynoting Cyber Competition

Thursday, March 12, 2015, By Diane Stirling

A retired U.S. Air Force major general, known worldwide for his information technology and cybersecurity expertise and known to the School of Information Studies (iSchool) as a distinguished doctoral degree graduate and a visiting professor, will be the keynote speaker…

Arts & Culture

Perspective: Selections from the Light Work Collection

Wednesday, March 11, 2015, By Jessica Posner

Light Work will present “Perspective: Selections from the Light Work Collection” from March 17-July 31 in the Light Work Hallway Gallery. The exhibition features recent acquisitions from 2013 Light Work Artists-in-Residence. As photographers, the selected artists employ perspective as an…

Arts & Culture

Organist Andrew Henderson to Perform March 17

Tuesday, March 10, 2015, By Erica Blust

Andrew Elliot Henderson, director of music and organist at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church (MAPC) in New York City, will present an organ recital on Tuesday, March 17, at 8 p.m. on the historic Holtkamp organ in the Rose and Jules…

Arts & Culture

Professor Recognized by Council of Writing Program Administrators

Friday, March 6, 2015, By Rob Enslin

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences has received a national award for his work on large-scale writing assessment. Tony Scott, associate professor of writing and rhetoric, has received the Council of Writing Program Administrators (CWPA)’s Outstanding Scholarship…

Campus & Community

Analyzing the University Campus: Its History, Spaces and a Plan for the Future

Friday, March 6, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

With all of its history, buildings and spaces, Syracuse University has developed its own unique sense of place over the past 145 years. The creation of a Campus Master Plan will help the University prepare for its future imprint.

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Physicist Harvey Kaplan Remembered

Wednesday, March 4, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The College of Arts and Sciences has lost one of its senior statesmen. Harvey Kaplan, who served on the physics faculty from 1959 until his retirement in 1996, died on Feb. 11. He was 90 years old. An accomplished teacher…

Arts & Culture

Opening Reception for ‘Darkness/Detritus/Illuminations’ March 26

Wednesday, March 4, 2015, By News Staff

Point of Contact Gallery will host an opening reception for “Darkness/Detritus/Illuminations,” an exhibition by Puerto Rican artist Eduardo Lalo on Thursday, March 26. The reception will take place from 6-8 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Refreshments…

Arts & Culture

Religion Faculty Earn Top Honors

Tuesday, March 3, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Three religion professors in the College of Arts and Sciences have received major research fellowships. Vincent Lloyd, assistant professor of religion, has been awarded an American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Collaborative Research Fellowship. He will use it to study…

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Scholar Spotlight: Lynda Brady ’15

Tuesday, March 3, 2015, By News Staff

“Home. It’s a powerful word. It invokes images of people and places, and also feelings, maybe of safety, comfort and acceptance. Home is probably a place you just left, and you might be thinking right now how different this place…