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Defensive Driving Course

Monday, August 26, 2013, By News Staff

The Environmental Health and Safety Services Office is offering a six-hour National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course for faculty, staff, students, and the general public. The class will be held on Sept. 25 and 26, from 5- 9 p.m. in…

Hendricks Chapel Welcomes Five New Staff Members

Monday, August 26, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Hendricks Chapel is welcoming five new staff members for the start of the 2013-14 academic year. “Hendricks Chapel is delighted to welcome this diverse group of talented chaplains to Syracuse University,” says Hendricks Chapel Dean Tiffany Steinwert. “They not only…

Syracuse Symposium 2013, ‘Listening,’ kicks off Sept. 12

Friday, August 23, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

With the theme “Listening,” Syracuse Symposium 2013, the annual semester-long intellectual and artistic festival, will kick off Thursday, Sept. 12, with a lecture by author Misha Glouberman.

Campus & Community

University Wellness Initiative to Sponsor Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

Monday, August 19, 2013, By News Staff

Interested in reducing your stress, increasing your concentration and/or improving your relationships?  Then join us for the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program Thursday evenings at 5:30 p.m. starting on Sept. 26. This eight-week program includes weekly sessions and one…

Dympna Callaghan: Raise Your Voice for the Humanities!

Monday, August 19, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

  [box type=”default” size=”medium”] Dympna Callaghan[/box] Dympna Callaghan, the William L. Safire Professor of Modern Letters and a renowned Shakespearean scholar in The College of Arts and Sciences, is serving as interim director of the SU Humanities Center. She gave…

Syracuse Welcome 2013 to Receive New Students Beginning Aug. 21

Tuesday, August 13, 2013, By News Staff

On Wednesday, Aug. 21, and Thursday, Aug. 22, approximately 3,900 first-year and transfer students will arrive at Syracuse University to kick off the 2013-2014 academic year. When they do, Syracuse Welcome, SU’s orientation program, will help them get acclimated and…

Urban Cinematheque Will Feature Movie, Arts Booths

Monday, August 12, 2013, By News Staff

The Urban Video Project (UVP) and Light Work/Community Darkrooms will host the second annual Urban Cinematheque—an end-of-summer free outdoor film screening paired with an arts and culture fair Friday, Aug. 30. The fair will represent a wide array of the…

Campus & Community

Advance Sale Tickets Available for New York State Fair

Friday, August 9, 2013, By News Staff

It’s that time of year again! Tickets for the Great New York State Fair will be on sale at the Schine Box Office starting Aug. 22. A limited supply of reduced-price tickets are available at $5 for students and $6…

Health & Society

Report Examines Changing Nursing Home Trends in New York

Thursday, August 8, 2013, By News Staff

A new report authored by Thomas Dennison, professor of practice in public administration and international affairs at the Maxwell School, notes that nursing homes have evolved since the ’90s from primarily providing residential care for seniors to focusing on both…

Campus & Community

University Wellness Initiative Sponsors Mindful Eating Program

Tuesday, August 6, 2013, By News Staff

Introduction to Mindful Eating In this eight-week program, Nicole Christina, LCSW, will teach participants to: -Begin a new, more peaceful, relationship with food -End yo-yo dieting and stress eating -Learn the latest mindfulness techniques to help you eat joyfully and moderately Christina …