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Shark Tank Comes to Syracuse

Thursday, April 3, 2014, By News Staff

It takes an entrepreneurial ecosystem to help turn an idea into a venture. And plenty of students are taking on the challenge of executing on their ideas. Students need to connect with entrepreneurs, and students and the Central New York…

Getting to Know: Assistant Professor Barbara Stripling, President of the ALA

Wednesday, April 2, 2014, By Diane Stirling

The idea that access to libraries–and to the information, materials and guidance available therein is a right community members should be guaranteed–is a platform that has taken Barbara Stripling to all corners of the United States and around the world….

Campus & Community

SU Libraries Hosts First Human Library Event

Tuesday, April 1, 2014, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Syracuse University Libraries, in partnership with the School of Information Studies and the Office of Multicultural Affairs, will host its first Human Library on Wednesday, April 9, from 3-6 p.m. in Bird Library. In the Human Library, the books…

‘IMAGES? Precisely!’ Stages Grand Finale of Three-Year Run

Tuesday, April 1, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Nearly three years ago, Mark Linder launched “IMAGES? Precisely!” in his role as Chancellor’s Fellow at the Syracuse University Humanities Center. This three-year event series in the transdisciplinary humanities has featured numerous influential scholars and artists whose work contemplates the…

Campus & Community

Carnegie Library and Reading Room Closed Summer 2014 for Construction

Tuesday, April 1, 2014, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Carnegie Library will be closed from Monday, May 12, through Sunday, Aug. 24. Additional renovation work in the building, including the construction of new restrooms, may pose safety hazards, as well as create noise, dust and general disruption for…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Announces Finalists in 2014 Mirror Awards Competition

Tuesday, April 1, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications has announced the finalists in the 2014 Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on June 4 in New York City. The Mirror…

Campus & Community

Annual Relay for Life Planned April 4-5 in Carrier Dome

Monday, March 31, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University will hold its annual Relay for Life to benefit the American Cancer Society April 4-5 in the Carrier Dome. All SU students, faculty and staff, and members of the surrounding community are invited to attend and participate. Relay…

Campus & Community

Philanthropy Week Kicks off Monday

Friday, March 28, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University’s annual Philanthropy Week will kick off on Monday, March 31, beginning a weeklong series of special events planned to raise awareness about the critical role that philanthropy plays at the University—and in society as a whole—and to recognize…

Arts & Culture

Bold Interpretation of ‘The Glass Menagerie’ Inspired by Notes from Original Script

Friday, March 28, 2014, By News Staff

“The Glass Menagerie” is the play that launched Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams’ career and is among the masterworks of the American stage. Drawn from Williams’ life, this moving play explores the illusory nature of dreams and the fragility of…

Campus & Community

Point of Contact’s Cruel April Series Kicks Off April 3 with Georgia Popoff

Friday, March 28, 2014, By News Staff

Point of Contact is celebrating National Poetry Month with its annual poetry series Cruel April. The series will begin April 3 at 6 p.m. with a reading by local poet Georgia Popoff followed by a reception and informal dialogue. The event is free…