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Arts & Culture

A vote for Syracuse Poster Project—and local artists and poets

Tuesday, December 18, 2012, By News Staff

In 1992, the City of Syracuse received a federal grant for downtown renovations that included the installation of large-scale poster kiosks. Syracuse resident Jim Emmons, like many others, was excited about the prospect of having quality art in downtown, but was disappointed to find out-of-date event posters, if anything at all, inside the displays.

Campus & Community

Pan Am 103 victims remembered at Dec. 21 service

Thursday, December 13, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The chaplains of Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel will conduct a remembrance service on Friday, Dec. 21, at 2:03 p.m. in the chapel’s Noble Room to honor the 270 people who died aboard Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on…

STEM

LIS student receives NYLA-Dewey Scholarship

Thursday, December 13, 2012, By News Staff

Alyssa Newton, a graduate student in the master’s program in library and information science in the School of Information Studies (iSchool), is one of seven students to receive the NYLA-Dewey Scholarship Award as a representative of Syracuse University. Recipients were selected…

Arts & Culture

‘Team Bear’ wins 360° IID Competition to propose ways to reuse former Tupper Lake factory

Thursday, December 13, 2012, By Erica Blust

A team of five industrial and interaction (IID) students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts known as “Team Bear” won their program’s annual 360° IID Competition with a proposal to reuse a former factory in Tupper Lake, N.Y., as a brewery and beverage co-op.

Media, Law & Policy

‘Taxes in America: What Everyone Needs to Know’ a valuable primer to better understand tax debate

Tuesday, December 11, 2012, By News Staff

While the U.S.’s financial future may seem uncertain, the heated debate surrounding the “fiscal cliff” has made one thing clear: many Americans lack a basic understanding of how the U.S. tax system works. Those looking to brush up on tax…

Campus & Community

Sport Management Club’s After Auction Sale now through Dec. 20

Tuesday, December 11, 2012, By News Staff

The Falk College’s Sport Management Club After the Auction Sale is happening now through Dec. 20. Students, faculty and staff, along with their friends and families, are invited to visit www.sucharitysportsauction.com to view and purchase more than 60 items, ranging…

Campus & Community

Getting to Know: New Student Association President Allie Curtis

Friday, December 7, 2012, By News Staff

Student Association Vice President Allie Curtis, a junior public relations and political science dual major, was announced the winner of the 57th session SA presidential race on Nov. 16. Curtis joined the SA her first semester on campus, and says that…

Veterans

CNY Veterans’ Higher Education Regional Consortium supports vets in transition to higher ed

Thursday, December 6, 2012, By News Staff

Founder speaks with NPR on need for similar organizations across nation Twenty-six institutions of higher education located in the 13-county region of Syracuse’s Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) in upstate New York have formed the Central New York Veterans’ Higher…

Business & Economy

SU student entrepreneurs accepted into Kairos Society Global Fellowship

Thursday, December 6, 2012, By News Staff

Syracuse University student entrepreneurs have been recognized for their innovation, passion, and drive to turn ideas into reality by many media outlets and organizations over the past five years.  One more organization has been added to the list of those…

Arts & Culture

Applicants sought for 2013-14 SU Humanities Center-CNY Humanities Corridor Graduate Student Public Humanities Fellowship

Thursday, December 6, 2012, By News Staff

Fellowship has been established in partnership with New York Council for the Humanities The SU Humanities Center and the New York Council for the Humanities have announced the call for applications for the 2013-14 Graduate Student Public Humanities Fellowship. The…