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Arts & Culture

The Tao of the Liberal Arts

Wednesday, October 26, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Gerry Greenberg is an easy-going guy, but, if you want to get him started, challenge him on the value of a liberal arts education. The Washington Post recently found this out when it ran an excerpt from the aptly titled…

Health & Society

Ph.D Student Participates in European Lacrosse Championships

Wednesday, October 26, 2016, By Keith Kobland

As a Ph.D student in Earth sciences, Benjamin Uveges knows the rigors of research and deep thought. He also knows his way around a lacrosse field. Uveges played four years of lacrosse at the collegiate level. Then, this past summer,…

Arts & Culture

Department of Drama Presents ‘Laura and the Sea’

Tuesday, October 25, 2016, By News Staff

A valuable attribute of theater is its ability to tackle difficult material in surprising and even entertaining ways. Artists, playwrights, directors and actors, as artists, must be willing to reflect life as it is—good and bad—while simultaneously satisfying the need…

Arts & Culture

Rock the Dome on Nov. 4 Will Feature The 1975

Monday, October 24, 2016, By News Staff

University Union has announced Rock the Dome 2016, featuring rock band The 1975, with direct support from alt-pop duo Oh Wonder. Rapper 070 Shake will open the show. The show will take place on Nov. 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the…

Arts & Culture

NASCAR Intern Helps Promote Fan Experience, Leads to More Opportunity

Monday, October 24, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Peri Karslioglu ’16 was looking for a senior capstone project when she came across a listing for the NASCAR Diversity Internship Program. She never imagined where it would eventually take her.

STEM

Design, Prototype, Pitch—Introducing the Invention Accelerator

Monday, October 24, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

Next summer, a newly launched Invention Accelerator will train undergraduate students to “design, prototype and pitch” as they develop tangible products. A collaboration between the College of Engineering & Computer Science, the College of Architecture and VPA’s School of Design,…

Campus & Community

Mark Your Calendar: Open Enrollment Begins Oct. 31

Monday, October 24, 2016, By News Staff

Open Enrollment, the annual period when University faculty, staff and other eligible individuals make their benefit choices for the coming year, begins Monday, Oct. 31, and continues through Friday, Nov. 11.  This is the only time of year when you…

Campus & Community

2016-17 Remembrance Scholars to be Honored at Convocation Oct. 28

Monday, October 24, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Remembrance Scholarships, among the most prestigious scholarships awarded by the University, were founded as a tribute to the 270 people, including 35 Syracuse University students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Symposium to Host Mohawk Artist Alan Michelson Nov. 1-2

Friday, October 21, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong exploration of “Place” with a visit by Alan Michelson, a Mohawk member of the Six Nations of the Grand River and an award-winning artist, Nov. 1-2. On Tuesday, Nov. 1, Michelson will discuss “Seeing Place…

Arts & Culture

English Department to Host Undergraduate Open House Nov. 2

Friday, October 21, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Students interested in majoring in English and Textual Studies (ETS) are invited to an open house in the Department of English. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 2, from 4:30-6:30…