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Director of Stickley Museum to speak at Nov. 18 IRP

Tuesday, November 16, 2010, By Eileen Jevis

The Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP) will host Greg Vadney, director and chief curator of the Stickley Museum, the official museum of L. & J.G. Stickely, Inc., on Thursday, Nov. 18. Vadney will discuss the 120-year history of Stickley furniture,…

TMR presents ‘Our Entrepreneurial History’

Tuesday, November 16, 2010, By Eileen Jevis

The Nov. 18 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable (TMR) features Gregg Tripoli, executive director of the Onondaga Historical Association (OHA). He will talk about some of the things that OHA is doing to contribute to economic development in our community,…

SU psychologist wins NSF CAREER award to study memory

Tuesday, November 16, 2010, By News Staff

For some, the warm, sweet smell of cookies baking in the oven evokes fond memories of sleigh bells, a nighttime visitor and prancing hooves on a rooftop. Smell is among countless cues that can trigger a memory, but researchers understand…

Acclaimed mezzo-soprano D’Anna Fortunato to give concert, master class at SU

Tuesday, November 16, 2010, By Erica Blust

Acclaimed mezzo-soprano D’Anna Fortunato will visit Syracuse University Dec. 3-4 to perform a concert and give a master class. Both events are free and open to the public. On Friday, Dec. 3, at 8 p.m., Fortunato and pianist Mary Jane…

Kirt Wilson chosen as keynote speaker for Syracuse University’s 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Monday, November 15, 2010, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Kirt Wilson, associate professor of communication arts and sciences at Penn State and an African American scholar, will be the keynote speaker for Syracuse University’s 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “Heirs of a King: Remembering and Continuing the…

Near Westside Initiative elects seven new members to board of directors

Monday, November 15, 2010, By News Staff

The Near Westside Initiative (NWSI) recently elected Tanya Eastman, Karla Green, Elizabeth Nolan, Maria Revelles, Isaac Rothwell, Benjamin Sio and Peter Thompson to its board of directors. “From its inception, the NWSI has had a board of directors comprised of…

Artist, critic William Powhida ’98 to give talk Nov. 16

Monday, November 15, 2010, By Erica Blust

Artist and critic William Powhida, a 1998 graduate of the painting program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will give a talk on Tuesday, Nov. 16, at 6:30 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium in the Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer…

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iSchool to host information session for M.S. in Information Management program at 4 p.m. Nov. 17

Friday, November 12, 2010, By News Staff

The School of Information Studies will host an information session for all SU undergraduates who may be interested in pursuing an M.S. in Information Management (IM).

Carnegie Mellon’s Jamie Callan to present on search engine support

Thursday, November 11, 2010, By News Staff

Jamie Callan, professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University’s Language Technologies Institute and School of Information Systems and Management, will present “Search Engine Support for Software Applications.” His presentation is part of the Brown Bag Lecture Series at the…

EBV program adds Louisiana State University; SBA awards $2.6 million to Whitman School for new entrepreneurship programs for women veterans, guard and reserve families

Wednesday, November 10, 2010, By Ray Toenniessen

The Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, the national headquarters for the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) program, has announced the expansion of the EBV to E.J. Ourso College of Business at Louisiana State University (LSU).