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Arts & Culture

Verbal Blend Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Saul Williams

Thursday, November 9, 2017, By Joyce LaLonde

Verbal Blend, a spoken-word poetry program within the Office of Multicultural Affairs in the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience, is celebrating its tenth anniversary on Friday, Nov. 17, at 6:30 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3….

Business & Economy

Finalists Announced for Inaugural Impact Prize Competition

Wednesday, November 8, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

A panel of Syracuse University judges has announced the 12 finalists for the inaugural Impact Prize competition. The student ventures were selected from 36 applicant teams by a panel of Syracuse University faculty and staff who are engaged in entrepreneurship and…

Health & Society

Hebrew Scholar Shines New Light on Old Testament

Wednesday, November 8, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

James W. Watts, professor in the Department of Religion in the College of Arts and Sciences, has written a new book about the ritualizing of the Pentateuch–the first five books of the Jewish and Christian bibles. “The Pentateuch depicts itself as…

Campus & Community

Student-Athletes Mark Highest-Ever Graduation Success Rate

Wednesday, November 8, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Syracuse University student-athletes have scored big with some recent numbers off the playing fields. For the 2016-17 academic year, student-athletes achieved a Graduation Success Rate of 91—the highest-ever for the University since the NCAA started measuring the rate in 2004….

Veterans

More Profiles from the Past & Present—Celebrating Alumni & Student Veteran Stories

Wednesday, November 8, 2017, By Stephanie Salanger

In celebration of Veterans Week 2017 at Syracuse University, the Office of Veterans and Military Affairs is recognizing the success stories of one current student veteran and one military-connected alumnus each day of the week. After welcoming veterans to campus…

Health & Society

Registration Open for Mindfulness Webinar for Faculty and Staff

Tuesday, November 7, 2017, By News Staff

It’s a busy world. Do you find yourself multitasking in nearly everything you do? You fold the laundry while on the phone and keeping an eye on the kids, or plan your day in your head while listening to the…

Arts & Culture

Department of Drama Presents ‘The House of the Spirits’

Tuesday, November 7, 2017, By Joanna Penalva

The Department of Drama presents “The House of the Spirits,” an adaptation of Isabel Allende’s novel written by playwright Caridad Svich. Svich’s adaptation is a theatrical response that works to capture the feel of Allende’s magical realism. “The House of the…

Campus & Community

Historic Appointment of Interim University Mace Bearers, Effort to Identify Next Mace Bearer Underway

Tuesday, November 7, 2017, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud appointed two student leaders—Student Association President James Franco and Graduate Student Organization President Jack Wilson—interim University mace bearers. The interim appointment marks the first time a student—and in this case, two students—has been bestowed the honor. “The…

Arts & Culture

Design Students’ Project Confronts Social and Political Problems, Solutions

Tuesday, November 7, 2017, By Erica Blust

Through the process of design thinking, junior communications design majors in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design are confronting some of the social and political problems of our time through the project “CONFRONTED.EDU/an education in social…

Campus & Community

School of Education Offers New Graduate Scholarship Initiative, Open House Nov. 10

Monday, November 6, 2017, By Jennifer Russo

The School of Education has announced a new scholarship initiative that will provide master’s tuition support for the children of Syracuse University employees. The Orange Family Scholarship will offer funding covering 25 percent of the cost of tuition to children of Syracuse…