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Arts & Culture

Creative Musician James Gordon Williams to Headline Local Events

Wednesday, April 1, 2015, By Rob Enslin

James Gordon Williams, a creative musician, composer and critical musicologist at Syracuse University, will be the focus of three upcoming local events. The pianist is an assistant professor of African American studies (AAS) in the College of Arts and Sciences….

Media, Law & Policy

Savannah Guthrie to Emcee Ninth Annual Mirror Awards Ceremony June 11

Wednesday, April 1, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Savannah Guthrie, co-anchor of “Today” and NBC News chief legal correspondent, will serve as emcee for the ninth annual Mirror Awards ceremony, which will be held Thursday, June 11. The event will run from 11:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at…

Arts & Culture

University Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Tuesday, March 31, 2015, By Shannon Andre

This year’s commemorative speaker is Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014. Davuluri spent her year in that role traveling across the country to speak on “Celebrating Diversity through Cultural Competency.”

Arts & Culture

A Trip to Remember Leads to a Gift of a Global Experience

Monday, March 30, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

While a School of Architecture student, Todd B. Rubin ’04 spent two semesters with SU Abroad in the city of Florence. He discovered the art and architecture of the Renaissance city, but his experience also left him with a broader…

Arts & Culture

University Honors Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo with Global Symposium April 2-3

Friday, March 27, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The life and legacy of one of the University’s most illustrious professors is the focus of a two-day symposium in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo, a Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence in the Department of…

Business & Economy

Whitman School’s Accounting Students Offer Free Income Tax Assistance April 3

Friday, March 27, 2015, By Kerri D. Howell

Accounting students at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management will offer free income tax assistance to all Syracuse University students, faculty and staff on Friday, April 3, between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. in Flaum Grand Hall, located in…

STEM

Students Get Challenges, Experience in Cyber Defense Contest

Tuesday, March 24, 2015, By Diane Stirling

It was a rollercoaster kind of weekend for the 150 college students competing in the 2015 Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. Hosted this year by the School of Information Studies (iSchool), the regional event pits teams from 10 Northeastern colleges…

Arts & Culture

Cruel April Will Showcase Poetic Voices at Point of Contact Gallery

Tuesday, March 24, 2015, By News Staff

Central New York’s annual poetry event Cruel April opens to the public on April 2 at the Point of Contact Gallery in downtown Syracuse. The program celebrates National Poetry Month with poetry readings every Thursday of April starting at 6…

Campus & Community

Orange Circle Awards to Be Presented March 26

Monday, March 23, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s 2015 Philanthropy Week celebration will culminate with the Orange Circle Awards, honoring members of the SU community who have done extraordinary things in the service of others. The awards will be presented after the Phanstiel Lecture on Thursday,…

Arts & Culture

E.C. Osondu G’07 Returns to Syracuse for Carver Reading Series March 25

Friday, March 20, 2015, By Renée K. Gadoua

The Raymond Carver Reading Series in the College of Arts and Sciences continues with E.C. Osondu G’07, the series’ James Breuer Distinguished Author. On Wednesday, March 25, Osondu will participate in a Q&A session from 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.,…