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Grossman Trial Competition Winners Announced

Tuesday, October 29, 2013, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Samantha Robbins and Gracie Wright are the winners of the 36th Annual Lionel O. Grossman Trial Competition, which was held on Oct. 24 at the James M. Hanley Federal Building, according to the Syracuse University College of Law. Finalists included…

Campus & Community

Q&A: D. Chase Catalano on Coming Out Month

Monday, October 28, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

D. Chase Catalano, director of SU’s LGBT Resource Center, talks about Coming Out Month, October—its purpose, what we can learn from it and how to take it with us throughout the year. Q. What is the purpose of Coming Out…

Campus & Community

Open Enrollment Starts Nov. 4

Monday, October 28, 2013, By News Staff

Open Enrollment, the annual period when University staff, faculty and others enroll in or update their benefits coverage for the coming year, begins Nov. 4 and continues through Nov. 15. This is the only time of the year when eligible…

Campus & Community

Veterans Day Events at SU

Friday, October 25, 2013, By Eileen Jevis

The annual Veterans Day Ceremony will be held on Nov. 11 at Hendricks Chapel. This year’s ceremony will feature Richard Thompson, chairman of SU’s Board of Trustees and Vietnam veteran. The University Singers and the 198th Army Reserve Band will…

Campus & Community

Live Virtual Conference: ‘Accessing Higher Ground’

Friday, October 25, 2013, By News Staff

All SU faculty and staff are invited to the virtual version of “Accessing Higher Ground,” a live, web-based conference focused on accessible media, web and technology, presented by the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD). The 16th annual conference…

Social Work Students Explore Corrections, Mental Health System

Wednesday, October 23, 2013, By Michele Barrett

Jails and prisons have become the nation’s largest psychiatric institutions, especially for low-income persons and persons of color. The National Sheriffs’ Association reports that in virtually every county across the country, county jails hold more people with severe psychiatric illness…

Youth-Driven Summit Is Saturday

Wednesday, October 23, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The SALT District of the Near Westside, in cooperation with the National Council of La Raza, the largest national Hispanic civil rights organization in the United States, will present the #TURNUPCUSETOWN Youth Summit on Saturday, Oct. 26, at Fowler High…

Arts & Culture

Exploring Role of Wampum in Haudenosaunee Culture Nov. 14-15

Tuesday, October 22, 2013, By Rob Enslin

What really happened, more than three centuries ago, between French Jesuits and the Onondaga?

Campus & Community

Donate to Fall Harvest Food Drive

Monday, October 21, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Office of Engagement Programs in Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel will hold its annual Fall Harvest Food Drive through Friday, Nov. 8. Members of the University community are encouraged to help provide Syracuse families with the ingredients needed for a…

Arts & Culture

Dympna Callaghan Awarded Bogliasco Fellowship

Thursday, October 17, 2013, By News Staff

Dympna Callaghan, the William L. Safire Professor of Modern Letters and interim director of the Syracuse University Humanities Center, administered by The College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded one of the coveted fellowships offered annually by the Bogliasco…