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Campus & Community

Staff Member Helps Families in Wake of Natural Disasters as FEMA Reservist

Tuesday, September 27, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

When disastrous flooding hit Louisiana in August, most people around the nation could only watch the events of the devastation unfold on the news. Daniel Welker was glad to be called to action to help those in need.

Campus & Community

School of Education, Say Yes to Education Offer Free SAT Prep Workshops

Tuesday, September 27, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

The partnership between the School of Education and Say Yes to Education Syracuse continues with the start of a new year of SAT Prep classes for Syracuse City School District high school students. Three innovative sessions will run on Saturdays…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Share of Voice’ Project Provides Glimpse Behind the Curtain of Social Media Data in Election Coverage

Tuesday, September 27, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Newhouse School assistant professor Jennifer Grygiel, working in collaboration with the School of Information Studies, is the lead on a new project that examines the use of social media data in the coverage of the 2016 presidential election, particularly the…

Media, Law & Policy

Syracuse University Dialogue to Examine the Roles of Media, Law and Politics in Syrian Conflict

Monday, September 26, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Accountability in the Syrian conflict will be the focus of a daylong event hosted by the Newhouse Center for Global Engagement in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications next month.

Campus & Community

J.R. Martinez Named as Keynote Speaker at 32nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Monday, September 26, 2016, By Keith Kobland

Best-selling author, actor, U.S. Army veteran and motivational speaker J.R. Martinez will provide the keynote address at the 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

Media, Law & Policy

Q&A with New College of Law Dean Craig M. Boise

Monday, September 26, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

College of Law Dean Craig M. Boise wants to ensure that each student’s experience at the college is a positive one and he’s already begun to implement that initiative.

Campus & Community

Information Sessions to Brief University Community on Middle States Reaccreditation Process

Friday, September 23, 2016, By Carol Boll

The Steering Committee guiding the University’s effort to secure reaccreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education has scheduled two information sessions for the campus community on Friday, Oct. 7. The sessions will serve to brief interested students, faculty…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage to Host Sensory-Friendly ‘Mary Poppins’ Performance

Wednesday, September 21, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse Stage will host the first sensory-friendly live production in the region with a performance of “Mary Poppins.”  Welcoming to individuals with sensory, social and learning disabilities and their families, the performance will have special accommodations that create a more…

Arts & Culture

Acclaimed Novelist Dana Spiotta to Read at YMCA Arts Branch Sept. 30

Wednesday, September 21, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

Dana Spiotta, a highly acclaimed novelist and an associate professor in the M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing, will present a reading on Friday, Sept. 30, as part of the YMCA’s Downtown Writers Center (DWC)’s visiting author series. The free event…

STEM

Engineer by Training, Financial Entrepreneur by Trade: Joe DiMauro ’02

Wednesday, September 21, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

In an ideal world, every college freshman would be 100 percent decided on their major. You’d select it with a clear goal of where you want it to take you, commit yourself to the curriculum, pass with flying colors and…