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Photovoice: Our Community, Our Vision, Our Voices

Wednesday, February 13, 2013, By News Staff

The Community Folk Art Center, 805 E. Genesee St., presents “Photovoice: Our Community, Our Vision, Our Voices,” an exhibition of the work of women living in impoverished areas of Trinidad. The exhibition is the result of more than seven months…

After 42 Years of Service, Peter Webber, Director of Auxiliary Services Announces Retirement; Successor Named

Wednesday, February 13, 2013, By News Staff

SU Director of Auxiliary Services Peter Webber has announced his retirement from Syracuse University, effective June 30, after 42 years of service. Auxiliary Services includes Food Services; Housing, Meal Plan, and ID Card Services; University Bookstore; Housing and Food Services…

SUPA representatives meet with Vietnam ambassador

Tuesday, February 12, 2013, By News Staff

On Feb. 6, representatives of Syracuse University Project Advance (SUPA) and International School Ho Chi Minh City (ISHCMC) met with Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Cuong, Vietnamese ambassador to the United States. Ambassador Cuong hosted the group at the embassy of the…

Arts & Culture

Razor-Sharp Wit in ‘Top Girls’ Examines Costs of Success

Tuesday, February 12, 2013, By News Staff

A skeptical and comic look at the role of women in contemporary society, “Top Girls” flashes with Caryl Churchill’s razor-sharp wit and ingenious theatricality. Set in the early days of Margaret Thatcher’s England, the play follows two sisters: hard-nosed, successful…

Work of Latina Artist Favianna Rodriguez Will Open at La Casita Cultural Center

Tuesday, February 12, 2013, By News Staff

Last fall, celebrated printmaker and social activist Favianna Rodriguez joined forces with other California-based artists to create posters urging passage of Proposition 37, which would have required labeling of all food made from genetically engineered plants and animals. The proposition…

Getting to Know: Amanda Claypool, a Champion for Dialogue on Divisive Issues

Tuesday, February 12, 2013, By News Staff

Amanda Claypool remembers the day the Twin Towers fell and the day U.S. warplanes bombed Baghdad as if it were yesterday. Those events shaped her academic career at Syracuse University, led her on a solo journey to Palestine’s West Bank…

February and March 2013 Programming for UVP Everson Site Announced

Monday, February 11, 2013, By News Staff

Urban Video Project and Light Work have announced the exhibition of the video piece “in Court (Basketball)” by Yvonne Buchanan at UVP Everson from Feb. 14-March 31. This exhibition is presented in collaboration with the Everson Museum of Art, which…

Arts & Culture

Local High School Students to Participate in Syracuse Stage Arts Emerging Education Program

Monday, February 11, 2013, By News Staff

High school students from Fayetteville-Manlius High School, Fowler High School, Nottingham High School and the Institute of Technology will participate this winter and spring in the Arts Emerging education program at Syracuse Stage, an annual in-depth art project that relates…

Campus & Community

SU Spring Break Soccer Camp April 1-5

Thursday, February 7, 2013, By News Staff

SU Men’s and Women’s Soccer Staffs are hosting a Spring Break Soccer Camp for Boys and Girl ages 5-13. The camp will take place April 1-5 from 9-3 p.m. Before and After Care option are also available. All SU Staff…

Jeff Connors ’98, Director of Global Marketing for adidas Group, to Speak at SU

Thursday, February 7, 2013, By News Staff

Career Services and the Office of Alumni Relations are bringing Jeff Connors, a 1998 graduate of the Whitman School of Management, to campus on Monday, Feb. 11, and Tuesday, Feb. 12, for a series of class visits and a presentation…