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Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries Hosts Lecture Series Featuring Renowned Scholars, Curators

Tuesday, February 7, 2017, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries has announced a special six-week lecture series beginning Thursday, Feb. 9, at 6 p.m. at the Syracuse University Art Galleries in Shaffer Art Building. The weekly lecture series will highlight the research interests of important…

Arts & Culture

Former Syracuse Religion Scholar Huston Smith Mourned

Tuesday, January 24, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

Ten years after the renowned religion scholar Huston Smith left Syracuse University’s Department of Religion, he updated his popular book “The Religions of Man” (1958) to include a chapter on indigenous traditions. Smith, who died Dec. 30 at age 97,…

Campus & Community

Restoration Work Planned During Holiday Break for Irving Ave. Garage

Wednesday, November 30, 2016, By Keith Kobland

During the 2016-17 semester break (from Dec. 19 to Jan. 13) the Irving Garage stair tower that serves the pedestrian bridge will receive concrete and fencing restoration. The work will require enclosing the entire stair tower stairway to allow for…

Several Events Planned to Mark Veterans Day

Tuesday, November 8, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

On Friday, Nov. 11, the United States celebrates Veterans Day, a federal holiday honoring the men and women who have worn the uniform of this nation. Syracuse University, recently named the No. 1 private school in the country in Military…

Arts & Culture

Renowned Villiers String Quartet to Perform Nov. 4

Monday, October 31, 2016, By Erica Blust

The internationally renowned Villiers Quartet, winner of the 2015 Radcliffe Chamber Music Competition and quartet-in-residence at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, will present a concert on Friday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Baker Artist Series…

Campus & Community

National Pan-Hellenic Council Hosts Panel with Renowned Social Justice Leaders

Friday, September 30, 2016, By Shannon Andre

On Wednesday, Oct. 5, the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) is hosting a panel discussion featuring civil rights leader, author and historian Mary Frances Berry, NAACP Chairman Roslyn McCallister Brock and social activist the Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou. The panel begins…

Campus & Community

Rogers, Vaughn Crowned Homecoming Royalty

Tuesday, September 27, 2016, By Shannon Andre

On Saturday, Sept. 17, Miracle Rogers, a senior in the School of Education, and Bilal Vaughn, a senior in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, were crowned 2016 Homecoming Queen and King, respectively.  The longstanding tradition recognizes some of…

Campus & Community

Apple Festival Planned Sept. 23

Tuesday, September 20, 2016, By News Staff

The Department of Recreation Services within the Division of Student Affairs is hosting the annual Apple Festival, in partnership with SU Food Services, on Friday, Sept. 23, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on the Quad. The festival provides the University community…

Veterans

‘Our Doors Opened Wide: Syracuse University and the GI Bill, 1945-1950’

Wednesday, August 31, 2016, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University Libraries’ fall exhibition, “Our Doors Opened Wide: Syracuse University and the GI Bill, 1945-1950,” will open  Sept. 15 in Bird Library. Curated by University Archivist Meg Mason, the exhibition explores the dramatic impact of the GI Bill and…

Media, Law & Policy

Emergency Exercise Planned for Monday

Tuesday, July 19, 2016, By Keith Kobland

Student journalists and emergency response officials will get the chance to put their skills to the test on Monday, July 25. That’s when the yearly mock incident drill will be held. It’s an exercise that takes much planning, along with…