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Journalist Bob Herbert to talk about America’s current challenges in Nov. 15 University Lecture

Monday, November 7, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Award-winning journalist and author Bob Herbert will speak on the challenges facing modern-day America on Nov. 15 at Syracuse University in the final University Lecture of the fall 2011 semester. Herbert’s presentation, “Wounded Colossus,” will begin at 7:30 p.m. in…

Brew & View 35mm Film Series planned

Monday, November 7, 2011, By KC Duggan

The Syracuse International Film Festival (SYRFILM) organization that brings year-round programming to Central New York, in collaboration with AmeriCU Credit Union, will present Brew & View, a five-part series showcasing classic cult films in 35mm. The series begins on Nov. 18…

Fedrizzi, Lyons to present ‘Pioneering Innovation for Sustainability: Food, Shelter and Community’ Nov. 11

Monday, October 31, 2011, By News Staff

The demands and trends of urbanization and sprawl, and the pressures it poses on our environment and resources are tasking communities to develop and implement sustainable solutions today, for the challenges of tomorrow. Fifty years from now, what will people…

Arts & Culture

Poet Jennifer Grotz to present next installment of Raymond Carver Reading Series

Thursday, October 27, 2011, By News Staff

The Fall 2011 Raymond Carver Reading Series continues on Nov. 9 with poet Jennifer Grotz, a faculty member at the University of Rochester. Grotz will read from her latest work, “The Needle” (Houghton Mifflin, 2011), which explores both Polish and…

Arts & Culture

Imagining America announces board developments, strategic directions

Monday, October 24, 2011, By Jamie Haft

A new chair, vice chair and three new members have been elected to the National Advisory Board of Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life (IA). The board is responsible for ensuring that IA realizes its potential to animate…

Veterans

IVMF’s Schmeling to present on universal design, explore opportunities to assist international organizations during Latin American trip

Monday, October 24, 2011, By News Staff

James Schmeling, managing director of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University and executive director of the Global Universal Design Commission, will travel to São Paulo, Brazil through Oct. 28 to present on Universal Design (UD)…

Media, Law & Policy

Disney’s Hyperion Books vice president Mindy Stockfield ’93 to visit SU

Friday, October 21, 2011, By News Staff

The Alumni Speaker Series will welcome Mindy Stockfield ’93 to campus on Friday, Oct. 28. Stockfield is the vice president of marketing and digital media for Disney’s Hyperion Books. She will speak about how she has used her advertising degree from…

Arts & Culture

Dekaney named interim director of Center for Live Music in the 21st Century

Thursday, October 20, 2011, By Erica Blust

The Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced that Joshua Dekaney has been named interim director of the Setnor School’s new Center for Live Music…

Arts & Culture

Artist manager, music producer to speak Oct. 20 as part of Soyars Leadership Lecture Series

Wednesday, October 19, 2011, By Erica Blust

Artist manager and attorney Michael Lehman and music producer Scott Billington will give a talk on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 6:45 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium, located on the concourse level of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. The…

Arts & Culture

Principal of world-renowned engineering firm Buro Happold to lecture at Syracuse Architecture

Tuesday, October 18, 2011, By Elaine Wackerow

Craig Schwitter, PE, managing principal of Buro Happold, North America, will lecture at the Syracuse University School of Architecture on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 5 p.m. in Slocum Hall Auditorium. Buro Happold is one of the top building services engineering…