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Initial MOOC Offering Results in Positive Participation Outcomes

Monday, April 8, 2013, By Diane Stirling

The first open online course offered at Syracuse University has concluded with positive outcomes for its host, the School of Information Studies (iSchool), and for its hundreds of student participants. In addition, the excitement generated by the February trial is…

Mayfest 2013 Celebration Set for April 26

Monday, April 8, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University will celebrate Mayfest 2013 on Friday, April 26, from 1-6 p.m. in Walnut Park, adjacent to the SU campus. Mayfest marks the arrival of spring and the end of the school year with live entertainment, prizes and free…

Fans, Alumni Plan for Final Four Fever

Wednesday, April 3, 2013, By Keith Kobland

With only 53,000 seats available at the Georgia Dome for the Final Four, it’s a safe bet many SU fans will be watching Saturday night’s SU-Michigan game on TV. Throughout the United States and abroad, there are opportunities to view…

Have No Idea Where to Go with Your Idea? Come to Emerging Talk!

Tuesday, April 2, 2013, By News Staff

It takes an entrepreneurial ecosystem to help college students turn an idea into a venture.  And plenty of students are taking on the challenge of executing their ideas. Where do you find these students?  How do these students meet others…

IDEA and eMinutes Partner to Help Student Entrepreneurs Incorporate

Tuesday, April 2, 2013, By News Staff

No other law firm in history has voluntarily waived $500,000 in legal fees and absorbed $100,000 in expenses simply to help 500 first-time entrepreneurs incorporate; but that’s exactly how Jeff Unger, Los Angeles-based attorney and founder of eMinutes, a corporate…

SU Holds First in Series of International Meetings about ‘Biopolitical Futures’ April 5-6

Monday, April 1, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Participants hail from as far away as Australia, Sweden and United Kingdom The inaugural meeting of the Society for the Study of Biopolitical Futures will take place at Syracuse University April 5-6. Composed of scholars from SU, Cornell University, the…

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Faculty and Staff Assistance Program Series Session: ‘Growing into Becoming Mothers and Fathers’ on 4/9

Thursday, March 28, 2013, By News Staff

“Growing into Becoming Mothers and Fathers,” the next presentation in the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) WorkLife series, will be held at noon Tuesday, April 9 in the Student Health Center at 111 Waverly Ave., in conference room 001….

DPS Takes Community Service to a New Level

Thursday, March 28, 2013, By Keith Kobland

Members of the Syracuse University Department of Public Safety are giving new meaning to the phrase “to protect and serve.” Typically, DPS officers are seen on campus patrolling buildings, walkways and streets, along with responding to calls about crime. Wednesday,…

IVMF Offers Scholarship to Female Vets, Military Spouses to Attend 2013 WISE Symposium

Wednesday, March 27, 2013, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) is offering a full scholarship to female veterans and military spouses interested in attending the 11th annual Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (WISE) Symposium event next month in Syracuse….

SU Students Invited to National Security Crisis Law Invitational

Tuesday, March 26, 2013, By News Staff

To better prepare the next generation of national security and counterterrorism law and policy leaders for an actual global crisis, four SU students are preparing to join the simulation of a dramatic international catastrophe—and work with colleagues from across the…