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USAA Joins Institute for Veterans and Military Families as Corporate Partner

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) has announced that USAA insurance company will join as a corporate two-star partner in support of the institute’s programs for veterans and military families as, and after, they make the transition to…

Making an Impact for Children’s Education

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Aysha A. Seedat ’16 has always been interested in public policy and politics but it was the required first-year writing course that decided her future.

SU to Present ‘The Subject Is Lava’ MOOC Starting April 7

Monday, March 17, 2014, By News Staff

This spring, Earth sciences professor Jeff Karson and assistant professor of sculpture Robert Wysocki are bringing their popular Syracuse Lava Project to the world in “The Subject Is Lava,” a massive open online course (MOOC). The course begins April 7,…

Mũgo Earns Kenyan Award of Order, Mounts Play at UC Irvine

Friday, March 14, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo, a preeminent African American studies scholar in The College of Arts and Sciences, is taking center stage, literally and figuratively. Recently, she was cited by The Kenya Gazette, the official newspaper of the African republic, as the…

‘Today’ Show Picks Syracuse for Snowstorm Coverage

Thursday, March 13, 2014, By Keith Kobland

If you were on campus early Thursday morning and happened to see a satellite truck on University Place, you can blame the snow. NBC’s “Today” show picked the SU campus as a backdrop for snowstorm coverage. With a foot of…

Student’s Company Offers Strategies for Social Television

Tuesday, March 11, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Melanie Witkower ’14 was interning at a television production company last spring when she noticed a better way to connect a show’s production with fans online. Witkower now has a company that links the small screen with its life in social media and the fans that make it a hit.

UVP, Light Work Announce World Premiere Screening of Hamilton’s ‘Table of Contents’

Monday, March 10, 2014, By News Staff

Urban Video Project and Light Work have announced the exhibition of “table of contents” (2013-2014), a new piece by celebrated multimedia artist Ann Hamilton, at UVP Everson from April 8-May 31. Hamilton will present an artist talk on Tuesday, April…

Point of Contact Presents Poetry Book Fair

Friday, March 7, 2014, By News Staff

In collaboration with the YMCA’s Downtown Writer’s Center, Point of Contact Gallery is hosting its third Poetry Book Fair to showcase books by poets from central New York. This is an opportunity for local poets to showcase and sell their…

We All Bring Something Personal to Our Workspaces

Thursday, March 6, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

“Tina’s” office is a riot of orange. Next door, “Dave” has just a few photos of himself, his wife and their dogs.Their offices may look very different, but they are both demonstrating what Associate Professor of Management Kris Byron contends—the widespread tendency to personalize one’s workspace is highly meaningful.

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Newman, Taylor to Lead Class of 2015 as Senior Class Marshals

Wednesday, March 5, 2014, By News Staff

Ashlee Newman and Ronald Taylor will be the senior class marshals for the Class of 2015, according to the Division of Student Affairs. Newman and Taylor will continue this longstanding tradition and will carry the Class of 2015 banner to…