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Judy O’Rourke to receive OBE from United Kingdom

Wednesday, October 9, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

An Order of the British Empire (OBE) honor from the United Kingdom will be bestowed upon Judy O’Rourke, director of undergraduate studies, in recognition of her work over the past 25 years to develop and strengthen the bonds between Lockerbie,…

Message from Chancellor Nancy Cantor to the University Community

Wednesday, October 9, 2013, By News Staff

Dear SU Community Members, Having just celebrated a wonderful Orange Central weekend on campus and as we mark the midpoint of the Fall semester, I am writing to let you know that I have decided that the best way to…

Health & Society

SU Participates in Right to Food and Nutrition Watch Global Launch

Tuesday, October 8, 2013, By Michele Barrett

The 2013 edition of the Right to Food and Nutrition Watch, an international publication unveiled Oct. 8 in English, Spanish and French, explores global issues surrounding the right to food and nutrition.

Arts & Culture

CNY Arts Invites Community Input in Regional Cultural Plan

Tuesday, October 8, 2013, By News Staff

CNY Arts (formerly the Cultural Resources Council) is seeking input from residents in six Central New York counties as part of a new initiative to promote and develop the area’s culture, arts, history and heritage resources for both residents and…

Campus & Community

Lunchtime Lecture: America’s Calling

Tuesday, October 8, 2013, By News Staff

Please join David Prince, Curator of Collections at the SUArt Galleries, on Wednesday, Oct 9, at 12:15 p.m. as he highlights specific artists in “America’s Calling,”an exhibition of 16 works by 15 foreign-born artists who were drawn to the United…

Campus & Community

Protect Yourself from Phishing. Don’t Take the Bait!

Monday, October 7, 2013, By Christopher C. Finkle

SU’s observance of National Cyber Security Awareness Month focuses on the most challenging and widespread information security issues. Among the most pervasive and powerful threats is phishing, a method of attack that uses human nature to victimize people by getting…

Arts & Culture

Hispanic Heritage Month Concludes with Bomba & Plena Festival

Monday, October 7, 2013, By Georgia Popoff

La Casita Cultural Center will once again host its traditional Bomba & Plena Festival, where residents of Syracuse and all of Central New York join SU’s Hispanic communities for the grand finale event of this year’s commemoration of Hispanic Heritage…

Arts & Culture

Sternlicht to Lecture on Singer

Monday, October 7, 2013, By News Staff

Sanford Sternlicht G’62, professor of English in The College of Arts and Sciences, will present a lecture on the life and times of Nobel Prize-winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13, at Temple Adath Yeshurun….

Campus & Community

University College Celebrates 95 Years

Monday, October 7, 2013, By Eileen Jevis

University College is celebrating its 95th anniversary on Tuesday, Oct. 8. UC students and alumni are invited to stop by and help celebrate. Cake and cupcakes as well as coffee, tea or cider will be served in the lobby from…

Arts & Culture

The Art of Listening: A Reading by Two Poets

Monday, October 7, 2013, By Georgia Popoff

On Thursday, Oct. 24, the YMCA’s Downtown Writers Center offers its third annual reading as a component of Syracuse Symposium, featuring two internationally acclaimed poets—Ilya Kaminsky and Stephen Kuusisto (one hearing-impaired, the other blind). They will read work from their…