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Arts & Culture

SU Honorary Trustee, VPA alumna Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer dies at 101

Wednesday, October 24, 2012, By Erica Blust

Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer ’33 H’90, an honorary member of Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees and an alumna of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), died Wednesday, Oct. 17, in Lewisberry, Pa. She was 101. Born in 1911 in…

Campus & Community

Dynamics of Water Droplets seminar

Tuesday, October 23, 2012, By News Staff

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seminar Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Dynamics of Water Droplets Date and Time: Friday, Oct. 26, 2:15-3:10 p.m., Watson Theatre, Watson Hall by Professor Chang Kyoung Choi Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Michigan Technological University Contact Person:…

Arts & Culture

Point of Contact Gallery presents show by Tom Sherman

Tuesday, October 23, 2012, By Teresita Paniagua

The Point of Contact Gallery presents “Meditation on Video (&) Language,” a selection of new and previous works on video and drawings by artist Tom Sherman, curated by Pedro Cuperman. The exhibit runs through Nov. 30. Reflecting on the work,…

Arts & Culture

College of Visual and Performing Arts renames gallery to honor Genet family legacy at SU

Tuesday, October 23, 2012, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced that its Design Gallery at The Warehouse will be renamed the Sue & Leon Genet Gallery in honor of the Genet family legacy at Syracuse University.

Campus & Community

University marks loss of former Vice Chancellor and Provost John James Prucha

Tuesday, October 23, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

Former SU Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs John James Prucha died Monday, Oct. 22, at the age of 88 in Syracuse. Prucha also served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and twice as chair of earth sciences….

Campus & Community

Ra Ra Riot returns to campus for concert in Setnor Auditorium

Tuesday, October 23, 2012, By News Staff

Ra Ra Riot, an indie rock band featuring Syracuse University graduates, will be performing at Setnor Auditorium in Crouse College on Nov. 14 at 8 p.m.; doors will open at 7 .pm. Ra Ra Riot is a group that skillfully…

STEM

Guest lecturer to address moral impact of climate change on Nov. 9

Monday, October 22, 2012, By Rob Enslin

Ethics and climate change is the theme of an upcoming lecture in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Stephen Gardiner, a renowned philosopher at the University of Washington in Seattle, will discuss “Geoengineering and Moral Schizophrenia” on Friday, Nov….

Media, Law & Policy

USA TODAY’s Sandra Cordova Micek will speak at Newhouse Nov. 6

Monday, October 22, 2012, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Sandra Cordova Micek ’91 (@scmicek), senior vice president of marketing for USA TODAY, will visit the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Tuesday, Nov. 6, as a guest of the Eric Mower Advertising Forum. She will speak at 6:30…

Campus & Community

2012-13 Convocation for Remembrance Scholars will be held Oct. 26

Thursday, October 18, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The 2012-13 Convocation for Remembrance Scholars, honoring 35 outstanding Syracuse University students from this year’s senior class, will be held Friday, Oct. 26, at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The Remembrance Scholarships, among the most prestigious scholarships awarded by the…

Veterans

EBV hosts second annual national training, alumni conference in Denver Oct. 19-21

Thursday, October 18, 2012, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF), the colleges and universities of the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) National Consortium, the EBV Foundation and corporate partners host the second annual EBV National Training and…