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Arts & Culture

‘Take the Mic’ Poetry Slam Planned Thursday

Tuesday, November 19, 2013, By News Staff

Verbal Blend, a spoken-word poetry program out of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, will host its campus-wide “Take the Mic” poetry slam on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the Schine Student Center Underground. Doors will open at 7:15…

Campus & Community

Freeman Hrabowski Named 2014 MLK Keynote Speaker

Tuesday, November 19, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), will be the keynote speaker for Syracuse University’s 29th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “Pursuing the Dream: Above All Odds”  on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, in…

Arts & Culture

Lemon Elefant to Perform Nov. 21

Tuesday, November 19, 2013, By News Staff

The Community Folk Art Center will host a concert featuring dynamic rhythm and blues ensemble Lemon Elefant on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. The concert will be held as part of the center’s music series, A Journey through Music…

Media, Law & Policy

Cultivating Entrepreneurial Journalists

Monday, November 18, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Dan Pacheco, Newhouse’s Peter A. Horvitz Endowed Chair of Journalism Innovation, wants communications students to explore all the ways that storytelling brings words, photos and video to life in compelling ways. A new program, in conjunction with Kickstarter, is giving Newhouse students more opportunities to make that happen.

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Student Alex Kline Garners More Honors

Monday, November 18, 2013, By Keith Kobland

The accolades for Alex continue to grow. SU sophomore Alex Kline, creator of the basketball website Recruit Scoop on Rivals, was recently named Sports Illustrated magazine’s 25 under 25. “I was surprised at first,” says Kline. “This was the first…

Campus & Community

Annual Faculty and Staff Holiday Gala in SU Bookstore Nov. 20

Friday, November 15, 2013, By News Staff

Join us Nov. 20 from 4:30-7 p.m. for an evening of holiday savings discounts, author signings and food sampling from recipes selected from cookbooks available for purchase in the University Bookstore. Invited authors and guests include: Edward L. Galvin, Margaret…

Campus & Community

Faculty and Staff Invited to Innovation and Opportunities Assessment Forum

Friday, November 15, 2013, By News Staff

As announced in early October, the University is conducting a full assessment of SU’s academic and administrative operations. This “Innovation and Opportunity Assessment” will focus on how the University can most efficiently and effectively deliver services across both the academic and nonacademic areas. It will also identify opportunities for innovations that further advance our mission, build on our existing strengths, and enhance our overall quality and impact.

Arts & Culture

Memoirist Strayed to Give Next Carver Reading

Friday, November 15, 2013, By Renée K. Gadoua

Cheryl Strayed G ’02, author of The New York Times bestselling memoir “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail” (Knopf, 2012), will present the next Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, in Gifford…

Health & Society

Thwarting a Devastating Disease

Thursday, November 14, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Assistant Professor David Larsen saw the damaging effects of the lack of health care and clean water in the favelas of Belem, Brazil, while working among the people ten years ago. Impacted by the work, he now conducts research to halt the impact of deadly—yet preventable—infectious diseases.

Campus & Community

Women of the University Community Annual Poinsettia Sale

Wednesday, November 13, 2013, By News Staff

The Women of the University Community are currently conducting their annual poinsettia sale, the proceeds of which will benefit three separate scholarship funds across campus. Orders must be placed by Nov. 25 and can be picked up Dec. 4 (orders…