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Open Presentations for Disability Cultural Center Director Candidates
The campus community is invited to attend open presentations by candidates for the Disability Cultural Center (DCC) director position. Presentations will focus on defining disability culture, the role of the DCC director in fostering disability culture, and ways to work…
Writer Larry Blumenfeld Using Watson Professorship to Explore ‘Jazz in Troubled Times’ March 25-April 5
Larry Blumenfeld, cultural journalist, music critic and longtime contributor to The Wall Street Journal, will serve as the 2019 Jeanette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities at Syracuse University, March 25-April 5. Blumenfeld’s residency, titled “Jazz in Troubled…
Bookstore Brings Hugs from Home to Students for Valentine’s Day
On Valentine’s Day morning, the receiving area of the Syracuse University Bookstore in the lower level of the Schine Student Center was bustling. Fruit baskets lined one shelf. Other shelves held large bags called the Valentine’s Snack Attack—filled with cookies,…
Chancellor Syverud Addresses Feb. 13 University Senate Meeting
Chancellor Kent Syverud discussed several issues at Wednesday’s meeting of the University Senate. He addressed revisions to the faculty manual, adverse weather announcements and his experience while visiting Medellín, Columbia, last week. Below are the Chancellor’s remarks given at the…
An Artistic Response to U.S. Immigration Policy
Adela C. Licona, this year’s Syracuse Symposium keynote speaker, finds the euphemistically termed “tender-age facilities”—in reality, prisons for migrant babies and children—wholly reprehensible. The University of Arizona (UA) professor, artist and activist believes the oft-repeated phrase masks extreme cruelty and…
College of Engineering and Computer Science Hosting National Engineers Week Events
In celebration of National Engineers Week (Eweek), the College of Engineering and Computer Science will host a variety of speakers and activities beginning on Sunday, Feb. 17. The events will bring engineering and computer science students and alumni together, and…
Bailey Brings Customer-Friendly Demeanor, Solution-Oriented Approach to Managing Campus Event Parking
Deanna (Dee) Bailey, associate director of field operations and events for Parking and Transit Services, has trouble remembering which act appeared at the Dome during Thanksgiving weekend in 1990. “I know it was a huge concert,” Bailey recalls. “And it…
Submit Your Recipes by Feb. 11 for the Annual Winter Carnival Chili Cook-off
It’s been a cold winter, but the Winter Carnival Chili Cook-off is sure to add some heat. This year’s cook-off will take place on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 11 a.m. (and last until the chili is all gone) at the…
University Lectures Hosts NPR Correspondent, Noted Engineer and LGBTQ Advocate, Distinguished Diplomat
The University Lectures’ spring series features NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg (March 5); internationally renowned research engineer Lynn Conway (March 26); and Martin S. Indyk, distinguished fellow and director of executive education at the Council on Foreign Relations (April…
Orange After Dark Announces Spring 2019 Schedule
Orange After Dark (OAD), the late-night entertainment program offered through the Office of Student Activities, has an amazing lineup of spring 2019 events. Favorites like snow tubing and trivia night are back along with exciting new experiences like a night…