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Architecture Students Blend Safety, Community Spaces for Church

Friday, February 6, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

When Freedom by Design took on the task to create a handicap-accessible ramp at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, they decided to expand on the concept. Students are constructing the ramp, along with a shelter, outdoor storage and community spaces.

Campus & Community

Faculty, Trustees Engage Together in Strategic Plan Brainstorming Session

Friday, February 6, 2015, By Carol Boll

Faculty representatives from the University’s Academic Strategic Plan Steering Committee engaged members of the Board of Trustees in what participants characterized as a lively and informative discussion and brainstorming session during the board’s recent winter retreat. The brainstorming session was…

Arts & Culture

Carver Reading Series Continues with Novelist Jenny Offill Feb. 11

Thursday, February 5, 2015, By Renée K. Gadoua

The Raymond Carver Reading Series in the College of Arts and Sciences continues with a visit by award-winning novelist Jenny Offill. On Wednesday, Feb. 11, she will participate in a Q&A session at 3:45 p.m., followed by an author reading…

Arts & Culture

Drummer for Smash Mouth, Marilyn Manson, Foreigner to Present Three-Part Series Feb. 10 and 11

Wednesday, February 4, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Jason Sutter began playing the drums at the age of 9 and played his first professional gig at 10. Since then, he has toured with Smash Mouth, Marilyn Manson and Foreigner, just to name a few. The next stop on…

Campus & Community

South Asia Center CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Friday, January 30, 2015, By News Staff

Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs CALL FOR PROPOSALS Proposal deadline: Thursday, Feb. 26 South Asia Center Graduate Student Summer Research Grants The South Asia Center announces the competition for the Bharati Memorial Award for the summer of 2015 (or AY…

Campus & Community

Liddy Selects Karin Ruhlandt Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Friday, January 30, 2015, By News Staff

Ruhlandt, who first joined the Syracuse faculty in 1993, has served as interim dean of the college since July 2014.

Media, Law & Policy

Raising the Bar: College of Law Revises Standards to Improve Student Success

Thursday, January 29, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

A rigorous two-day test of legal knowledge, the bar exam is the final hurdle for those studying law to be admitted as practicing attorneys. To ensure that new graduates taking the bar exam had academic assistance, the College of Law initiated a revised set of academic standards several years ago.

Arts & Culture

‘Quaking Aspen’ to Open at Light Work

Wednesday, January 28, 2015, By Jessica Posner

Unlike previous photographers who glorified nature, Metz and his contemporaries wrenched photography out of the national parks and replaced the scenic with the vernacular of the everyday American landscape.

Media, Law & Policy

Does Citizenship Require Sacrifice?

Wednesday, January 28, 2015, By News Staff

The Maxwell School’s State of Democracy Lecture will feature a provocative conversation among four faculty members on the rights, responsibilities and obligations of citizens. Is voting the primary responsibility of citizens in a democracy, or are citizens obligated to engage…

Campus & Community

Chabad House Recognizes International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Monday, January 26, 2015, By News Staff

Tuesday, Jan. 27, is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. To commemorate this event, the Chabad House at Syracuse University will be showing the documentary “Auschwitz and the Allies” on at…