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Campus & Community

University to launch Better Together Syracuse community service initiative

Thursday, September 8, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Better Together for 9/11 is a national initiative for students on campuses around the country to take action and improve their communities. This year, student leaders within the Interfaith Student Council at Hendricks Chapel have brought the Better Together campaign…

Arts & Culture

National Music Publishers’ Association president to speak Sept. 8

Wednesday, September 7, 2011, By Erica Blust

David Israelite, the president and chief executive officer of the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), will present a lecture on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 6:45 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium, located on the concourse level of the Martin J. Whitman…

Arts & Culture

New initiative from VPA, the Araca Group fosters emerging theater artists’ entrepreneurial spirit

Tuesday, August 9, 2011, By Erica Blust

Up-and-coming theater artists anxiously awaiting their big break in the industry now have a new way to enhance their professional development. The Araca Project, a new initiative of the Department of Drama in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing…

Veterans

Institute for Veterans and Military Families announces Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Action

Tuesday, August 2, 2011, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University has announced a “Commitment to Action” stemming from its participation in the 2011 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). The CGI was established in 2005 by President Bill Clinton to inspire,…

Campus & Community

Margaret Himley named associate provost for international education and engagement

Monday, August 1, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina has announced that Margaret Himley, Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence, professor of writing and rhetoric, and co-director of the LGBT Studies Program and minor in The…

Veterans

Institute for Veterans and Military Families takes part in veteran working group at Clinton Global Initiative meeting

Wednesday, June 29, 2011, By News Staff

History suggests that the economic and social challenges faced by the more than 2.5 million Americans who have served our country in uniform since 2001 will be formidable upon their transition from military service to civilian life . In order…

Monahan named interim associate dean of Falk College Research Center

Friday, June 24, 2011, By Michele Barrett

Professor Deborah J. Monahan will lead the research efforts of the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics effective July 1. In the role as interim associate dean of research, Monahan will direct faculty research, scholarship and entrepreneurship…

Office of Student Activities names Kerry W. Foxx associate director

Monday, June 13, 2011, By News Staff

The Office of Student Activities at Syracuse University has announced the appointment of Kerry W. Foxx as the new associate director of student activities, effective June 1.

Business & Economy

First Near Westside Initiative microloan to support new business creating eight jobs

Monday, May 23, 2011, By News Staff

The Near Westside Initiative (NWI) has approved its first microloan since launching an innovative micro-lending program in an effort to spur economic development on the Near Westside. The first loan, in the amount of $12,000, has been approved for the…

BBI research associate elected to Society for Disability Studies board

Friday, May 20, 2011, By News Staff

Omolara Funmilola Akinpelu, research associate with the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, has been elected to serve on the board of directors of the Society for Disability Studies (SDS). Akinpelu’s three-year term begins at the conclusion of June’s…