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Campus & Community

Schools, Colleges Announce Convocation Speakers

Wednesday, April 30, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

From men and women who have achieved outstanding careers in their fields to prominent faculty members to some of the most accomplished students, all of Syracuse University’s schools and colleges have named speakers for their Convocation ceremonies. The Convocations will…

Campus & Community

University Lectures Announces 2014-15 Season

Wednesday, April 30, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Seven distinguished guests will share their experiences and perspectives with the Syracuse University and Central New York communities this fall and next spring as part of the 2014-15 University Lectures series. Guests during the fall 2014 semester include Van Jones,…

Arts & Culture

Arts and Sciences Junior Awarded Norma Slepecky Undergraduate Prize

Tuesday, April 29, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Kristin Weeks, a junior in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, may be from the tiny Western New York village of Akron, but this young woman has big dreams and huge goals. Weeks, who is ambitiously pursuing a triple…

Campus & Community

Shaped Clay Society Sale to Be Held May 8-10

Tuesday, April 29, 2014, By Erica Blust

The Shaped Clay Society in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will host its annual May sale May 8-10 from 10 a.m.–6 p.m. on the second floor of the Comstock Art Facility, 1075 Comstock Ave. The sale will…

Media, Law & Policy

Golden Gear Places in New York Business Plan Competition

Tuesday, April 29, 2014, By News Staff

Daniel Goldberg, founder of Golden Gear, won second place in the products and services category in the fifth annual New York Business Plan Competition. The finals were held Friday, April 25, at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering in…

Campus & Community

Getting to Know: Peggy Pappas

Tuesday, April 29, 2014, By Keith Kobland

You won’t find one of the biggest fans of SU’s football and basketball teams sitting in the stands at the Carrier Dome. Most likely, you’ll find Peggy Pappas out on the court or the playing field. “I do bleed orange,”…

Arts & Culture

Transmedia Students to Present ‘Beyond Selfies’

Friday, April 25, 2014, By Erica Blust

The Department of Transmedia in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will present “Beyond Selfies,” an exhibition of select works by students in Jessica Posner’s spring TRM 351: “Selfies and Beyond: Identity and the Creative Process” class. The…

Campus & Community

Three to Receive Honorary Degrees at 160th Commencement

Friday, April 25, 2014, By News Staff

A world-class scientist in the understanding of cell reproduction, a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and a legendary lacrosse coach and sculptor will take the stage at Commencement to be honored for their significant accomplishments.

Arts & Culture

Young Playwrights Festival Winners to Receive Staged Reading of their Works

Thursday, April 24, 2014, By News Staff

Winners of Syracuse Stage’s 2014 Young Playwrights Festival will receive a staged reading of their works on Tuesday, April 29, at 7 p.m. in the Archbold Theatre at the Syracuse Stage/Drama Complex, 820 E. Genesee St. The staged reading will…

Arts & Culture

Students from Syracuse, Taiwan and Hong Kong Collaborate on Taipei Project

Thursday, April 24, 2014, By News Staff

This past March, three architecture studios—35 students, along with multiple faculty members—spent a week in Taipei as part of the Rubin Global Design Studio, an annual architecture travel program. They are led by Syracuse Architecture faculty members, including Angie Co,…