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Science pioneer J. Craig Venter to deliver 2011 Commencement address, six honorary degrees to be conferred

Friday, March 25, 2011, By News Staff

J. Craig Venter, a world-renowned scientist regarded as one of the most influential people in the world for his efforts to decode the human genome, will deliver the Commencement address to the 2011 graduates of Syracuse University, Syracuse University College…

David B. Falk ’72, Rhonda S. Falk ’74 make $15 million gift to Syracuse University

Thursday, March 24, 2011, By Kevin C. Quinn

SU announces David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics Syracuse University alumni David B. Falk and Rhonda S. Falk have committed $15 million to SU—one of the largest-ever single gifts to the University. In honor of the Falks’…

Media, Law & Policy

Comcast CEO, Foursquare co-founders to be honored at fifth annual Mirror Awards ceremony June 7

Wednesday, March 16, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Comcast Corporation chairman and CEO Brian L. Roberts will receive the Fred Dressler Achievement Award, and Foursquare co-founders Dennis Crowley ’98 and Naveen Selvadurai will receive the i-3 award for impact, innovation and influence at the fifth annual Mirror Awards…

DVD series collaboration between Newhouse and VPA honored by Music Teachers National Association

Tuesday, March 15, 2011, By Erica Blust

“3-D Piano: The Three-Dimensional Pianist,” a six-part DVD series on piano teaching and playing produced by Syracuse University professors Fred Karpoff and Richard Breyer, has been named the 2011 winner of the Frances Clark Keyboard Pedagogy Award by the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA).

Recipients of Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence to be honored March 3

Friday, February 25, 2011, By News Staff

Six Syracuse University faculty and staff members will receive the Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence at a campus ceremony and reception in their honor on Thursday, March 3. The 2010-11 Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence honorees are: Edward A. Bogucz, Jr., executive…

Award-winning author to lead Feb. 25 College of Law event honoring legacy of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall

Wednesday, February 16, 2011, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Syracuse University College of Law Black Law Students Association (BLSA) has organized a Black History Month program that pays tribute to the legacy of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, who was the first African American member of…

Campus & Community

SU juniors to present free flute and saxophone recital Feb. 20

Wednesday, February 16, 2011, By News Staff

Samantha Baldwin and Dayle Magida will present a flute and saxophone recital Feb. 20 at 5 p.m. in Setnor Auditorium

SU Symphony Band, Wind Ensemble Feb. 27 concert to feature Godfrey world premiere

Friday, February 11, 2011, By Erica Blust

The world premiere of a piece by renowned composer and Syracuse University faculty member Daniel S. Godfrey will be on the program of a joint concert by the SU Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band on Sunday, Feb. 27, at 2…

Honorary Degree Committee seeks nominations for 2012-15 honorary degree recipients

Wednesday, February 2, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Syracuse University Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees is currently seeking nominations from faculty, staff, alumni and students for candidates to receive honorary degrees at the 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 Commencement ceremonies. Criteria for recommendations for an honorary degree…

Four to be honored by Syracuse University with Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Heroes Awards

Tuesday, January 18, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Heroes Awards will be presented to four members of the Syracuse University or greater Syracuse communities during the 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “Heirs of a King: Remembering and Continuing the…