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Arts & Culture

University Shines at Statewide TESOL Conference

Tuesday, November 15, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse University was front and center at the 46th annual New York State Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (NYS TESOL) Conference, recently held at Crowne Plaza Syracuse. Dozens of students and faculty members, mostly from the Department…

Arts & Culture

Writers to Discuss Mentoring at Thursday Event

Monday, November 14, 2016, By News Staff

The Department of Writing, Rhetoric and Composition’s Nonfiction Reading Series, the English Department and the creative writing program will co-sponsor a reading with former M.F.A. students Annie Liontas and Jeff Parker, editors of the book “A Manner of Being: Writers…

Campus & Community

Chancellor’s Statement on Inclusive Community

Friday, November 11, 2016, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Syracuse University is built upon a deep sense of an inclusive community. This is a commitment to open and respectful dialogue, dedication to academic freedom and the search for truth, and a promise to include…

Health & Society

18th Annual James L. Stone Legislative Policy Forum Explores Gun Violence

Friday, November 11, 2016, By Michele Barrett

Students in the School of Social Work in Falk College recently explored one of the most complex and difficult issues in America today: the unsettling interactions between gun violence, community relations, trauma and racial justice. With a focus on implications…

Arts & Culture

‘Dominican Music Week’ Features Pair of Events

Friday, November 11, 2016, By Rob Enslin

“Dominican Music Week” returns to campus with a pair of events organized, in part, by the Department of Art and Music Histories (AMH) in the College of Arts and Sciences. AMH will present a performance by Pa’lo Monte, a New…

Veterans

Army Cadet Pursues Economics Degree, Officer Commission

Friday, November 11, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

U.S. Army Cadet Kristopher Dendtler ’18 planned to start Veterans Day with the annual 5K run on campus and attend ceremonies later at Hendricks Chapel. On Saturday, he will attend the Stars and Stripes Tailgate at Manley Field House. Among…

Veterans

Career Services Staffer—Army Reservist—Connects Student Vets with Employers

Thursday, November 10, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Jennifer Pluta has tackled U.S. Army basic training, operated an asphalt dump truck to help build security points near the Kuwait and Iraqi borders and serves as a master sergeant in the Army Reserve Careers Division. She understands the rigors…

Health & Society

A Broader View of Transnational Feminism

Thursday, November 10, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

Sheila Ragunathan once gave a presentation at Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, about critical theory and the intersectional approach in feminist theory. She described Black women’s challenges in the workplace, but the professor said the example was inappropriate, she recalled….

Arts & Culture

Peppie Calvar Honored for Musical Collaborations

Tuesday, November 8, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

The director of the Hendricks Chapel Choir has been recognized for his participation in local community choral programs. Peppie Calvar, assistant professor and assistant director of choral activities in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Setnor School of Music,…

Campus & Community

Lutheran Community Raises $6,000 for Campus Ministry at Reformation Event

Tuesday, November 8, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

The Lutheran community joined together for a Reformation celebration Oct. 30 and to raise funds for the Lutheran Campus Ministry at Syracuse University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The event at the Genesee Grande Hotel raised $6,000…