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Five Candidates to Receive Honorary Degrees at 159th Commencement Exercises

Thursday, April 11, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The five 2013 honorary degree candidates are: Alan Gerry, Judith S. Kaye, Commencement speaker Nicholas Kristof, Wangarai Muta Maathai (posthumously), and Charles Payne ’70.

What’s Being Built on South: An Outdoor Challenge Course

Thursday, April 11, 2013, By News Staff

The word is out on the Division of Student Affairs campaign asking the question “What’s Being Built on South?” The Department of Recreation Services is building an outdoor challenge course on South Campus with an outdoor education center, which will…

Explore ‘Syracusescapes’ and Capture an Image for Photo Competition

Wednesday, April 10, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

It’s spring, and there is no better time to explore “Syracusescapes.” That is the theme of a Connective Corridor photography competition now under way to connect Downtown Syracuse and Syracuse University—while celebrating the unexpected and beautiful details of the city….

Newhouse School Announces Finalists in 2013 Mirror Awards Competition

Wednesday, April 10, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications today announced the finalists in the 2013 Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on June 5 in New York City. The finalists,…

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Spring 2013 Academic and Administrative Buildings Evacuation Drills

Tuesday, April 9, 2013, By News Staff

The Environmental Health and Safety Services Office (EHSS) will conduct the spring 2013 evacuation drills in academic and administrative buildings from April 22 through April 26. The building drills will be conducted in the morning between 9:30-11:30 a.m. or in…

Survey Will Gauge Interest in Downtown Housing among Graduate Students, Faculty

Wednesday, April 3, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The James D. Kuhn Real Estate Center in Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management and UPSTATE: A Center for Design, Research and Real Estate is inviting Syracuse University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry graduate students and faculty…

VPA Students Named Semi-Finalists in Design Museum Boston Street Seats Challenge

Monday, April 1, 2013, By Erica Blust

A bench design by two second-year industrial and interaction design majors in the College of Visual and Performing Arts was named one of 20 semi-finalist winners in Design Museum Boston’s Street Seats International Design Challenge. Ryan Pierson and Sally Zheng’s…

Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Presents Revealing Look at Rosa Parks

Monday, April 1, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The School of Education’s Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series will present historian Jeanne Theoharis, author of “The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks” (Beacon Press, 2013) on Wednesday, April 3. The lecture begins at 4 p.m. in the Miron…

Unveiling of the ‘Who Are You?’ Postcard Project

Monday, April 1, 2013, By News Staff

In the fall, the anti-Bias Education Team of the Division of Student Affairs collected anonymous statements from students, faculty and staff answering the question, “Who are you?” A reception displaying the postcards submitted (approximately 160), as well as a digital…

Events Scheduled for SU’s Annual Asian Pacific Heritage Month

Friday, March 29, 2013, By News Staff

In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Syracuse University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs, within the Division of Student Affairs, is hosting a series of events in April in collaboration with campus departments and student organizations. The month-long celebration officially…