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Arts & Culture

VPA Fashion Design Majors Win YMA Fashion Scholarships

Thursday, February 15, 2018, By Erica Blust

Four fashion design majors in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design were awarded scholarships by the YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF), an international nonprofit organization composed of influential members of the fashion industry. Annie Carson ’19 was…

Campus & Community

Sixth Annual SU Rising to Stop Sexual Abuse Will Be Held Friday

Thursday, February 15, 2018, By News Staff

The Syracuse University community will come together on Friday, Feb. 16, at 5:30 p.m. for a candlelight vigil to stop sexual and gender violence locally and globally. This is the sixth consecutive year for the SU Rising: Stop Sexual Abuse…

Veterans

How to Have a Healthy US Military – Invest in the Families Now

Wednesday, February 14, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

New research conducted jointly by Blue Star Families and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University suggests that today, only 40% of military family respondents would recommend military service to their children – a decline from 45% in 2015….

Campus & Community

How the Kissing Bench Made Believers Out of One Couple

Tuesday, February 13, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

Liz Peck ’14 and Brian Balduzzi ’12 had been dating for two years when Balduzzi’s mom suggested the couple make a stop at the “Kissing Bench” on campus. It was right after Balduzzi’s Commencement ceremony, and Balduzzi’s mom, Joanne, told…

Campus & Community

Registration Open for Why Sleep is So Important Webinar for Faculty and Staff

Tuesday, February 13, 2018, By News Staff

Quality, restful sleep and getting enough of it at the right times, is essential to your health and wellbeing. However, surveys conducted by the National Sleep Foundation reveal that 60 percent of American adults report having sleep problems a few…

Campus & Community

University Opens the Office of the University Ombuds, Announces Search Committee to Identify Permanent Ombuds

Tuesday, February 13, 2018, By News Staff

The Office of the University Ombuds provides a venue for complaints, conflicts or concerns that visitors do not wish to address through other official University channels. These might include interpersonal conflicts or questions about University policies, practices or services.

Media, Law & Policy

New Infrastructure Plan: Not Enough Money and No National Strategy

Monday, February 12, 2018, By Ellen Mbuqe

David Van Slyke, Dean of Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, is available to talk about the newly-announced infrastructure plan. Van Slyke is a leading international expert on policy and infrastructure, public-private partnerships and public sector contracting. He recently wrote an op-ed,…

Campus & Community

Internal Grant Program to Help Advance Diversity and Inclusion Goals

Monday, February 12, 2018, By Carol Boll

The Office of the Provost has launched a new internal grant program designed to enhance and sustain an inclusive, accessible campus community. The grant program—known as the Unsurpassed Student Experience Diversity and Inclusion (USE D&I) Grant—seeks to support diversity programs…

Arts & Culture

‘New Voices: Recent Acquisitions from Light Work Collection’ Open at Palitz Gallery

Friday, February 9, 2018, By Scott McDowell

The Palitz Gallery presents “New Voices: Recent Acquisitions from the Light Work Collection.” The exhibition brings together photographs by former Light Work Artists-in-Residence. The exhibition will be on view through  April 12 at the Palitz Gallery, which is located within…

Arts & Culture

Purple Reign: Prince’s Commitment to Social Justice Overlooked, James Gordon William Says

Friday, February 9, 2018, By Renée K. Gadoua

James Gordon Williams first heard Prince’s music as a high school student. “The album Sign ‘O’ the Times (1987) was popular then and Prince’s music videos were available via MTV-style music video channels,” recalls Williams, assistant professor of African American Studies in…