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Campus & Community

Office of Multicultural Affairs honors students for academic excellence

Friday, October 14, 2011, By News Staff

The Office of Multicultural Affairs’ WellsLink Leadership Program, an award-winning curriculum designed for first-year students, will present its eighth annual WellsLink Transitions Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 21, at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. This formal ceremony honors WellsLink scholars from…

Campus & Community

Alston named senior vice president for human capital development

Friday, October 14, 2011, By News Staff

Kal Alston has been named senior vice president for human capital development at Syracuse University. Alston’s appointment to this newly created position addresses the need for the strategic leadership of major initiatives and projects related to the inclusion and development…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell School names two Robertson Fellows

Thursday, October 13, 2011, By News Staff

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs enters its second year of collaboration with the Robertson Foundation for Government by naming the two newest Robertson Fellows. Laura Alexander of Tamarac, Fla., and Nathan Strand of Gaithersburg, Md., began their…

Media, Law & Policy

University to host two-day conference on urban revitalization

Thursday, October 13, 2011, By News Staff

Speakers, workshops will focus on urban transformations through art and design A conference on “Urban Revitalization: Transformations through Art and Design” will be held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28 and 29, at the Warehouse Auditorium, 360 W. Fayette St. The…

Health & Society

Engelhardt to study impact of Vietnam-era military service on Social Security

Thursday, October 13, 2011, By News Staff

Gary Engelhardt, professor of economics in the Maxwell School, received an $89,160 grant to assess the overall impact of Vietnam-era military service on Social Security’s Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits and retirement income. The project, “The Impact of…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University students named to ‘University 100’

Wednesday, October 12, 2011, By News Staff

University 100 is a highly selective group of student volunteers who work directly with the Chancellor’s Office and the Office of Admissions and serve as ambassadors of Syracuse University. Members represent the ‘best and the brightest’ of the student body…

Syracuse University student spreads seeds of knowledge to Dominican Republic

Wednesday, October 12, 2011, By News Staff

Alaina Mallette presented her work during 2011 Geological Society of America annual meeting It’s an honor for undergraduate students to present posters during the annual meetings of the Geological Society of America (GSA)—a mecca for geologists and earth scientists. Even…

Open Enrollment 2011 begins Nov. 7

Tuesday, October 11, 2011, By News Staff

Open Enrollment 2011 begins Nov. 7 and continues through Nov. 18. This is the only time of the year when faculty, staff, GAs/fellows and part-time instructors who are eligible for benefits may elect or change their coverage, unless they undergo a…

UC brings home three awards from regional conference

Tuesday, October 11, 2011, By Eileen Jevis

University College of Syracuse University won three awards from the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) at the Mid-Atlantic Region Conference held in Princeton, N.J. The UPCEA serves as a resource to those in the professional and continuing education…

Music industry entrepreneur Josh Grabelle ’96 G’01 to speak Oct. 13

Tuesday, October 11, 2011, By Erica Blust

Music industry entrepreneur Josh Grabelle ’96, G’01, founder of KillerTours.com and Bullet Tooth, will give a talk on Thursday, Oct. 13, at 6:45 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium, located on the concourse level of the Martin J. Whitman School of…