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Syracuse University Recognized as Top Green Power Purchaser
Syracuse University recently ranked 25th among the top 30 green power colleges and universities in the country. The list, complied by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ranks the top university green power purchasers—universities that use electricity generated by renewable resources….
IVMF, SU Recognized at ‘Empowering Our Nation’s Warriors’ Summit
The work of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and Syracuse University was acknowledged Wednesday, Feb. 19, by President George W. Bush during “Empowering Our Nation’s Warriors,” a summit focusing on how we can more effectively support transitioning…
Lux and Pedde Recognized as Community Management Influencers
As a part of Community Management Appreciation Day, School of Information Studies (iSchool) adjunct faculty members, Kelly Lux and Jenn Pedde, have been recognized for their ranking as two of the top 100 community managers worldwide on Twitter. Community Manager…
Your Vote Can Help Coach Boeheim Win $100K for CNY Organizations
SU coach Jim Boeheim is competing with 47 other men’s basketball coaches in the Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge, taking place through March 16. In order to win $100,000 for his charity, the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation, he needs votes…
Students Organize Initiatives for Typhoon Haiyan Relief
On Nov. 8, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms ever recorded, slammed into portions of Southeast Asia, hitting the Philippines particularly hard. The storm left unbelievable devastation in its wake. More than 5,600 deaths have been officially recorded, and…
SU Professor Organizes ‘Visual Literacy’ Institute to Strengthen Immigrant Voice
Using art to develop language and literacy was the theme of a recent two-day institute at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse. Among the organizers was Amanda Brown, assistant professor of linguistics in The College of Arts and Sciences….
Maxwell Students Organize to Aid Typhoon Survivors
Two weeks ago, super Typhoon Haiyan, called the most powerful storm to make landfall in recorded history, severely battered the central Philippines with never-before-seen torrential winds and storm surges. Its effects have been described as catastrophic. A group of students…
SU London Organizes “Cultures of Memory Symposium”
SU London helped to organize the 2013 “Cultures of Memory Symposium,” a multi-faceted, international symposium in which four organizing universities presented their distinct creative practices and scholarship related to memory. These include public memory projects concerned with Guantánamo Bay detention…
University Recognizes Constitution Day
In honor of National Constitution Day, Syracuse University has planned a number of events to commemorate the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. Events are scheduled for Sept. 17, the day the U.S. Constitution was signed in 1787.
Student Veterans Organization Raises $1,000 For Honor Flight Syracuse
The Syracuse University Student Veterans Organization is donating $1,000 to Honor Flight Syracuse, which will send 65 World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., on Oct. 5. The organization held a raffle in the spring to raise money to help…