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Open Enrollment for 2013 SU benefits Oct. 29-Nov. 9

Monday, October 29, 2012, By News Staff

The annual period for Syracuse University employees to enroll for benefits or update their current choices—known as Open Enrollment—begins Monday, Oct. 29, and continues through Nov. 9. This is the one time each year when faculty and staff may make…

Campus & Community

SUstainable CommuNitY Film Series screening ‘Strange Days on Planet Earth’ on Nov. 1

Friday, October 26, 2012, By News Staff

Can dust storms in Africa be linked to an asthma epidemic in the Caribbean? How can crumbling houses in New Orleans be related to voracious creatures from southern China? Come see how seemingly unrelated events happening on different continents can…

Arts & Culture

Pianist Anton Nel to present concert, master class at Setnor School

Friday, October 26, 2012, By Erica Blust

Pianist Anton Nel, whose remarkable and multifaceted career has taken him to North and South America, Europe, Asia and South Africa, will be in residence Nov. 3-4 at the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in…

Arts & Culture

SUART Galleries presents ‘Jeff Davies: Straight from the Heart’

Friday, October 26, 2012, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The SUArt Galleries will present “Jeff Davies: Straight from the Heart,” an exhibition celebrating the life and artwork of Syracuse resident Jeff Davies (American, 1938-2006).  The exhibition includes more than 30 original pieces of art by Davies, including acrylics, watercolors…

Arts & Culture

Mary Karr headlines next Raymond Carver Reading Series presentation Nov. 7

Friday, October 26, 2012, By News Staff

Critically acclaimed, best-selling memoirist Mary Karr will present the next installment of the Fall 2012 Raymond Carver Reading Series, Wednesday, Nov. 7, at  5:30 p.m. in Gifford Auditorium in Huntington Beard Crouse (HBC) Hall.  The reading will be preceded by a question-and-answer…

Veterans

Veterans Day Recognition Ceremony will be held Nov. 12

Friday, October 26, 2012, By Eileen Jevis

Syracuse University will hold a ceremony on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 12, to recognize students, faculty, staff and alumni who serve(d) in the armed forces. The event will take place at 11 a.m. at Hendricks Chapel. Vice Admiral Robert B. Murrett…

Campus & Community

SU Greeks treat Syracuse youth to Halloween fun

Thursday, October 25, 2012, By News Staff

On Friday, Oct. 26, the Syracuse University Greek community will host its 8th annual Greek or Treat event from 3-5:30 p.m. This tradition welcomes Syracuse youth into the fraternity and sorority houses located on Walnut Avenue and Walnut Place for…

Veterans

War and drugs: Addressing substance abuse in the military

Wednesday, October 24, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

A recent report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) points out some troubling statistics about substance abuse in the military, calling the situation a “public health crisis” and urging the Department of Defense to improve prevention and treatment care for service members.

Campus & Community

Q&A with Patricia Demyan, director of the Faculty/Staff Assistance Program

Wednesday, October 24, 2012, By Cyndi Moritz

Patricia Demyan answers questions about Depression Screening Month (October). A brief online depression screening can be completed on the FSAP website. A more comprehensive screening is available in person at the FSAP office located at 111 Waverly Ave., Suite 215…

Arts & Culture

SU Honorary Trustee, VPA alumna Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer dies at 101

Wednesday, October 24, 2012, By Erica Blust

Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer ’33 H’90, an honorary member of Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees and an alumna of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), died Wednesday, Oct. 17, in Lewisberry, Pa. She was 101. Born in 1911 in…