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NAACP Syracuse University Announces 2015 Blacktivism Conference

Tuesday, November 10, 2015, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Unit of the NAACP has announced that the 2015 Blacktivism Conference will take place on Saturday, Nov. 14. The conference will include a lecture by Black Panther Party co-creator Bobby Seale, along with panels, workshops, a breakfast…

University to Celebrate Plaza 44, Schwartzwalder Statue Unveiling, Dedicate Ensley Athletic Center

Tuesday, November 10, 2015, By News Staff

A communitywide celebration is planned as part of the unveiling and debut of the statues representing four iconic names associated with the University’s athletic program. The event will also officially dedicate the new Ensley Athletic Center on the Syracuse University…

Veterans

University Teams Up with Walmart to ‘Greenlight a Vet’

Tuesday, November 10, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

In anticipation of Veterans Day, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) has announced it is among a handful of organizations nationwide teaming up with Walmart for its new “Greenlight a Vet” campaign. An 18-month national effort, the “Greenlight…

Campus & Community

Message to the University Community from Chancellor Syverud

Friday, November 6, 2015, By News Staff

Dear Orange Friends: Syracuse University has been working hard to raise awareness about and to put an end to sexual and relationship violence. I appreciate the great efforts of the Workgroup on Sexual Violence Prevention, Education and Advocacy; the Task…

Campus & Community

Tickets Now On Sale For MLK Celebration

Friday, November 6, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Tickets for the 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration are now on sale. Student tickets are $15 and can be purchased through a meal plan at dining halls. Students without a meal plan can purchase at Schine Box Office….

Media, Law & Policy

American Enterprise Institute President to Speak on ‘Abundance without Attachment’

Thursday, November 5, 2015, By News Staff

Arthur C. Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute and former Louis A. Bantle Professor of Business and Government at the Maxwell School, will speak on “Abundance without Attachment” Thursday, Nov. 12, at 4:30 p.m. in the Strasser Legacy Room,…

Arts & Culture

Scholar Spotlight: Tanvi Sanghvi ’15

Wednesday, November 4, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

Tanvi Sanghvi, of Butler, N.J., will receive her bachelor of architecture degree in December from the School of Architecture. Sanghvi studied in the Florence Program and received a Piranesi Award. She is a member of the National Society of Collegiate…

Campus & Community

Live virtual conference: ‘Accessing Higher Ground’

Wednesday, November 4, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

All 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 18th annual conference will…

Health & Society

Eric Kingson Honored with 2015 Donald P. Kent Award from Gerontological Society of America

Tuesday, November 3, 2015, By Michele Barrett

Eric R. Kingson, professor of social work in Falk College and a faculty affiliate in its Aging Studies Institute, was named the 2015 recipient of the Donald P. Kent Award from the Gerontological Society of America (GSA). The award, which…

Media, Law & Policy

SPIN Auction Helps Law Students Pursue Public Interest Careers

Tuesday, November 3, 2015, By News Staff

Social justice, children’s rights, veteran’s rights, civil liberties—these are just some of the community issues that College of Law students can help address with funds raised at the annual Public Interest Auction hosted by the Syracuse Public Interest Network (SPIN)….