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Syracuse University receives Presidential Award for Service to Youth from Disadvantaged CircumstancesFebruary 12, 2008Kevin C. Quinnkcquinn@syr.edu Syracuse University has been honored by the Corporation for National and Community Service with a place on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor…

Hendricks Chapel’s Sojourner Storytelling event on Feb. 14 to focus on rebuilding communityFebruary 07, 2008Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu The Office of Community Engagement and Integrative Learning in Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel will host its annual Sojourner Storytelling event on Thursday, Feb….

‘Osama bin Laden’s worst nightmare’ to speak at Maxwell SchoolFebruary 07, 2008Jill Leonhardtjlleonha@maxwell.syr.edu Irshad Manji, dubbed “Osama bin Laden’s worst nightmare” by The New York Times for her criticisms of radical Islam and orthodox interpretations of the Koran, will speak…

SU SIFE travels to GuatemalaFebruary 07, 2008Amy Schmitzaemehrin@syr.edu SU SIFE team members and faculty advisor Amanda Nicholson, assistant professor of retail management, traveled to Panahajel, Guatemala, to work with Mayan Hands, a fair trade organization. The jewelry, made from local…

Mary Frances Berry to keynote 25th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Public Affairs Lecture Feb. 13February 06, 2008Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu Mary Frances Berry, former chairperson of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, will be the featured speaker for the Syracuse…

SU SIFE receives grant for new credit counseling programFebruary 06, 2008Amy Schmitzaemehrin@syr.edu Syracuse University’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) has been awarded a $2,250 grant from American International Group Inc. to develop a three-year Credit Counseling Challenge, a credit counseling…

Television writer/producer to visit SU’s Newhouse School Feb. 12January 31, 2008Wendy S. Loughlinwsloughl@syr.edu Television writer and producer Alison Taylor will visit Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Tuesday, Feb. 12, as part of the school’s Leaders in…

Black History Month concert features jazz vocalist Barbara Morrison at SU Feb. 17January 30, 2008Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu The Central New York Jazz Arts Foundation and Syracuse University will again partner to celebrate Black History Month with an annual jazz cabaret concert….

Winners of Governors Island design competition lecture at The WarehouseJanuary 30, 2008Mary Kate O’Brienmcobrien@syr.edu Architects Robert Rogers and Jonathan Marvel of New York-based firm Rogers Marvel Architects (RMA) will speak at the Syracuse University School of Architecture on Wednesday, Feb….

Global disability and poverty efforts get key boost from agreement between SU’s Burton Blatt Institute and World BankJanuary 29, 2008Jaime Winne Alvarezjlwinne@syr.edu A promising new collaboration between the World Bank and Syracuse University could spur global efforts to reduce poverty…