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VPA ceramics program, Shaped Clay Society to host mug sale Nov. 28-30

Monday, November 26, 2012, By Erica Blust

The ceramics program in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts and the Shaped Clay Society, a student-run group in the program, will host their annual mug sale Nov. 28-30 from 10 a.m.–6 p.m. in the first-floor galleria of…

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‘Holidays at Hendricks’ heralds holiday season on Dec. 2

Monday, November 26, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

“Holidays at Hendricks,” the annual Syracuse University holiday concert featuring the Hendricks Chapel Choir, Syracuse University Brass Ensemble, Hendricks Chapel Handbell Ringers and Syracuse University Organist Kola Owolabi, will be held on Sunday, Dec. 2, in Hendricks Chapel.

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Who Are You? postcard project

Monday, November 26, 2012, By News Staff

On Nov. 27-29, the STOP Bias initiative out of the Division of Student Affairs, is collecting brief anonymous statements from students answering the question, “Who are you?” As an institution that sees value in a community of diverse scholars, and…

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BBI receives MarCom Awards for 2012 magazine, new website

Wednesday, November 21, 2012, By News Staff

The 2012 issue of Snapshots of Impact, the annual magazine of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, has received a Platinum Award in the MarCom Awards competition. The Platinum Award recognizes the magazine as one of the most…

STEM

Project ENABLE launches training website for school librarians to better serve students with disabilities

Wednesday, November 21, 2012, By News Staff

Project ENABLE (Expanding Nondiscriminatory Access by Librarians Everywhere) has launched a training website, made possible by a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant from the Institute of Museum & Library Services. Librarians and other educators can freely access the self-paced…

Campus & Community

President Obama appoints Suzanne Thorin to National Institute of Museum and Library Services board

Wednesday, November 21, 2012, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Suzanne E. Thorin, Dean of Libraries and University Librarian at Syracuse University, has been appointed by President Barack Obama to the National Museum and Library Services Board.

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Nov. 30–‘Re-Enchanting Humanity: Building the Story for a Sustainable Future’

Wednesday, November 21, 2012, By News Staff

Friday, Nov. 30, 10:40 a.m. Global Collaboratory, 060 Eggers Hall On Nov. 28-30, nearly 50 visionary leaders representing diverse ideologies and disciplines will gather to engage in a dialog, telling the stories of our civilization and searching for a shared…

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Nov. 29–‘Re-Enchanting Humanity: An Evening of Stories and Music for Sustainability’

Wednesday, November 21, 2012, By News Staff

Nov. 29, 7-8:30 p.m., Maxwell Auditorium (with open reception in Maxwell Foyer at 6 p.m.) Nearly 50 visionary leaders representing diverse ideologies and disciplines will gather at Syracuse University to engage in a dialog, telling the stories of our civilization…

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iSchool Graduate Student Organization hosts book drive

Tuesday, November 20, 2012, By News Staff

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) Graduate Student Organization (ISGO) is holding a book drive to benefit the Hive Colab in Kampala, Uganda. As a global collaborator and information advocate, the iSchool has teamed up with the Hive Colab to…

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Tools and tips for analyzing social media using the So.cl research dataset

Tuesday, November 20, 2012, By News Staff

Analyzing social media may be a daunting task, given its overwhelming size and messy, unstructured nature. Further, for those new to analyzing social behavior in online systems, there are any number of pitfalls that make it challenging to find the…