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Changing face of homelessness in Onondaga County at this week’s TMR

Tuesday, December 14, 2010, By Eileen Jevis

The Dec. 16 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable (TMR) features Linda Wright, executive director of the Salvation Army; Anthony Discenza, housing program coordinator for the Community Development Division of Onondaga County; Michael Melara, executive director of Catholic Charities; and Sarah…

Spirit of the season glows brightly through Holiday Sharing

Tuesday, December 14, 2010, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

On Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 15 and 16, a group of Syracuse University employees will transform themselves into holiday elves, crisscrossing the campus to collect boxes of gifts and food that will brighten the holidays for approximately 55 local families…

Syracuse University Press books available on Google eBooks

Monday, December 13, 2010, By Mona Hamlin

Syracuse University Press has announced the release of more than 300 titles on Google eBooks.  Google launched its long-awaited Google eBooks on Dec. 6, which includes a redesigned Google Books page, featuring both a store where consumers can find and…

Delegation from Singapore Workforce Development Agency to visit SU

Wednesday, December 8, 2010, By Eileen Jevis

A delegation of professionals from the Singapore Workforce Development Agency and the Employment and Employability Institute will visit Syracuse University on Thursday, Dec. 9, and Friday, Dec. 10. At Syracuse, the delegation is interested in the design and use of…

NWSI hosts Dec. 16 open house to celebrate renovation of first large-scale commercial/residential project

Tuesday, December 7, 2010, By News Staff

The Near Westside Initiative (NWSI) will host a holiday celebration and open house on Thursday, Dec. 16, from 5:30-7 p.m. to celebrate the completed renovation of the former Lincoln Supply Warehouse, now called the Lincoln Building. The event will take…

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Mass schedule announced for Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Friday, December 3, 2010, By News Staff

The St. Thomas More Campus Ministry has announced the Mass schedule for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.

SU Library announces Mobile Library—anytime, anywhere access

Thursday, December 2, 2010, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University Library has announced the launch of its mobile web site. Optimized for iPhone, Android and Blackberry smart phones, the site can be accessed at http://m.library.syr.edu. Also, users who visit the regular library homepage (http://library.syr.edu) from a mobile device will…

Alfred Balk, former faculty member, dies

Wednesday, December 1, 2010, By News Staff

Alfred Balk, a magazine writer, editor and nonfiction book author, died at his home in Huntley, Ill. on Nov. 25. He served as an editor at four national magazines, wrote more than 100 magazine articles and seven books, co-edited an…

Tickets on sale for Syracuse University’s 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Dinner

Wednesday, December 1, 2010, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Tickets are now on sale for Syracuse University’s 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “Heirs of a King: Remembering and Continuing the Work of Global Legacy,” to be held Sunday, Jan. 23, at 5 p.m. in the Carrier Dome….

WorkKeys Center at SU elevates skill level of incumbent workers

Tuesday, November 30, 2010, By Eileen Jevis

Seeking refuge from ongoing military conflicts in their home country of Sudan, Mary Mayom and her five children spent eight years in refugee camps in Kenya and Nairobi before coming to the United States through the United Nations Refugee Agency. Mayom and…