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Verbal Blend Hosts Third Annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute Oct. 30, 31

Monday, October 26, 2015, By Shannon Andre

Verbal Blend, a spoken word poetry program coordinated by the Office of Multicultural Affairs within the Division of Student Affairs, will host the annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute on Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31. Marc Rodriguez, Sammy Maldonado…

Health & Society

School Food Policy and Its Impact on Childhood Obesity

Friday, October 23, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Professor Amy Schwartz has for many years studied the school lives of New York City children, looking at educational inequalities and school finance. Much of the work focused on looking at test score results but more recently Schwartz wanted to look at a broader picture of student success.

Campus & Community

Songs of Peace and Freedom: Syracuse Children’s Chorus Fall Concert

Friday, October 23, 2015, By News Staff

Please join Syracuse Children’s Chorus (SCC), under the direction of Artistic Director Stephanie Mowery, Associate Director Katherine Dee Medicis, Director of Tenuto (Young Men’s Ensemble) Da’Jon James, and pianist Maryna Mazhukhov, for the opening concert of our 35th season. The…

Health & Society

Syracuse University and Nanjing University Form Green Buildings Partnership

Thursday, October 22, 2015, By Kerrie Marshall

With joint interests in sustainability of the built environment, Syracuse University and Nanjing University (NJU) of the People’s Republic of China signed a cooperative agreement on Wednesday, Oct. 21, to establish the International Center for Green Buildings and the Urban…

The Psychological Impacts of Mass Shootings and Violence

Thursday, October 22, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

College of Arts and Sciences Associate Professor Leonard Newman, area director of social psychology, offers expertise on the mass shooting and violence that has gripped the US during the past two decades. Q: Are we (US society) becoming psychologically desensitized…

Media, Law & Policy

Scholar Spotlight: Justin Mattingly ’17

Wednesday, October 21, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

Justin Mattingly is busy with dual majors in newspaper and online journalism (Newhouse) and political science (Maxwell) and minors in sport management (Falk College), history (Maxwell) and, soon, sport analytics (Falk). But that’s only part of the story. He also…

Campus & Community

University College to Bring Together Experts to Share Online Education Strategies

Wednesday, October 21, 2015, By Eileen Jevis

Ray Schroeder, associate vice chancellor for online learning and professor emeritus of communication at the University of Illinois at Springfield, will be part of a panel at the second annual meeting of the University Partners for Online Education Strategies (UP…

Arts & Culture

SU Abroad Course in Lebanon, Jordan Studies Gender, Sexuality

Tuesday, October 20, 2015, By News Staff

A new study abroad course, titled “Global Perspectives, Local Contexts: Women and Gender in the Arab World,” was launched this past summer in the College of Arts and Sciences. Taught by Carol Fadda-Conrey and Dana Olwan, professors of English and…

Arts & Culture

Point of Contact Celebrates 40th Anniversary on Nov. 13 with Patron Gala

Tuesday, October 20, 2015, By News Staff

A new publication documenting Point of Contact’s history through the lens of its permanent art collection will be released at the annual Point of Contact Patron Gala on Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. This year’s event is a celebration of…

Arts & Culture

‘Time & Place’ Series Features World-Premiere Compositions

Monday, October 19, 2015, By News Staff

Students and faculty in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts are engaged with the community in developing an innovative performance series called “Time & Place,” supported by…