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Whitman School Using Gamification to Promote Learning

Wednesday, September 10, 2014, By Keith Kobland

What do Harry Potter and a smartphone app have to do with training tomorrow’s business leaders? At Syracuse University, plenty. This semester, the Whitman School of Management is launching the Goodman IMPRESS program. IMPRESS creates competition among students to gain…

Campus & Community

“The Unspeakability of Trauma, the Unspeakability of Joy” by Amy Hollywood

Monday, September 8, 2014, By News Staff

Amy Hollywood, the Elizabeth H. Monrad Professor of Christian Studies at Harvard Divinity School, will be presenting a lecture on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m. The lecture will take place in Slocum 214. The next morning, Friday, Sept. 19,…

Athletic Director, Senior VP Address Video Involving Student

Saturday, September 6, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University Director of Athletics Dr. Daryl Gross and Senior Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz today addressed the offensive and hurtful comments that were made last night by a Syracuse University student and shared in…

Panel Discussion and Art Exhibition Focus on Discrimination, Immigration, Citizenship

Thursday, September 4, 2014, By News Staff

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) have invited the public and members of the media to join them for an exhibition and panel discussion on issues surrounding discrimination, immigration…

Human Rights Film Festival Illuminates Social Justice Stories from Around the World

Thursday, September 4, 2014, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival brings an outstanding lineup of critically acclaimed films addressing social justice issues around the globe to Central New York, Sept. 18-20. Now in its 12th year, the festival is part of Syracuse Symposium…

Campus & Community

SUArt Galleries Reception

Wednesday, September 3, 2014, By News Staff

Please join the SUArt Galleries on Thursday, Sept. 4 from 5-7 p.m. for a gallery reception for “Margaret Bourke-White: Moments in History 1930-1945” and “Tammy Renee Brackett: Deer Dear.” The reception will also be celebrating the SU Libraries exhibition “Context:…

Summer Storytelling Project to Hold Opening Reception Sept. 11

Wednesday, September 3, 2014, By News Staff

Eight families from Syracuse’s south and west sides participated in the South Side Newspaper Project’s Summer Storytelling Series, “From Where We Stand.” The mission of this project was to spotlight family life by putting real families behind the camera. To…

Isaac Julien’s ‘Western Union: Small Boats (The Leopard)’ to Open UVP’s Year

Wednesday, September 3, 2014, By Anneka Herre

Urban Video Project (UVP) and parent organization Light Work have announced the opening of their 2014-15 programming year with “Western Union: Small Boats (The Leopard)” (2007) by world-renowned visual artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien, from Sept. 11-Oct. 25. This exhibition…

Syracuse Symposium™ Announces ‘Perspective’ Theme, Fall Lineup

Tuesday, September 2, 2014, By Rob Enslin

“Perspective” is the theme of the 2014 Syracuse Symposium™, organized and presented by the Syracuse University Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences. The semester-long series begins with a keynote address by Kevin Powers, a U.S. Army veteran…

Disability Services Staff Member Dies; Services Scheduled

Tuesday, September 2, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

Kathleen Delavan, a staff member of the Office of Disability Services, died on Aug. 27 after an extended illness. She began her affiliation with the Office of Disability Services as a communication assistant and, due to her terrific work ethic…