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Point of Contact puts on first poetry book fair

Wednesday, March 28, 2012, By Teresita Paniagua

On April 12, the Point of Contact Gallery inaugurates its first poetry book fair to showcase books by poets from the Syracuse area. All poets are invited to engage in an informal dialogue that evening to discuss “the book as…

Five to be honored April 9 with Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence awards

Tuesday, March 27, 2012, By News Staff

Five Syracuse University faculty and staff members will receive the Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence at a campus ceremony and reception in their honor on Monday, April 9. The 2011-12 Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence honorees are: Don Carr, professor of industrial…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage’s ‘The Brothers Size’ moving to leading theaters in South Africa

Friday, March 23, 2012, By News Staff

Syracuse Stage’s production of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s The Brothers Size, directed by Producing Artistic Director Timothy Bond, will move to leading theaters in South Africa, made possible by support from the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation. “The Brothers Size” began rehearsing…

iSchool introduces new graduate certificate in data science

Wednesday, March 21, 2012, By Diane Stirling

The School of Information Studies (iSchool), an international leader in the information field, is boosting its academic offerings with the introduction of a new graduate certificate of advanced studies in data science. The program is the first state-approved certificate of advanced…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Wednesday, March 21

Wednesday, March 21, 2012, By News Staff

Whitman School’s John Torrens writes in Wall Street Journal on equity-based crowd funding

Event to break down racial barriers features Joseph ‘Rev Run’ Simmons

Monday, March 19, 2012, By News Staff

The Theta Xi Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., and the Student African American Society (SAS) are hosting a collaborative event, titled “Race Relations” on March 21 in Gifford Auditorium. Hip-hop pioneer and reality TV personality Joseph Simmons, also…

2012 WISE Symposium features powerhouse guest speakers

Monday, March 19, 2012, By Lindsay Wickham

Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (WISE) is bringing powerhouse entrepreneur guest speakers to the 10th annual WISE Symposium April 3 to inspire an anticipated audience of 1,000 at the Syracuse Oncenter. The Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship, in the Whitman…

Four city high school students win arts awards from Stone Canoe

Monday, March 19, 2012, By Eileen Jevis

Four Syracuse City High School students were awarded prizes for their work in the categories of poetry, fiction, nonfiction and visual arts during the recent launch party celebrating the sixth edition of Stone Canoe: A Journal of Arts, Literature, and…

SU, Anadolu University formalize student exchange agreement

Tuesday, March 13, 2012, By Diane Stirling

A group of delegates from Anadolu University, Turkey, has concluded a visit to the Syracuse University campus with the formalizing of a student exchange agreement between the institutions. Anadolu is the primary institution in Turkish higher education and a world…

Syracuse University to host debate on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at National Press Club March 29

Monday, March 12, 2012, By Scott McDowell

Panelists will debate constitutionality of the PPACA and whether it’s good public policy Syracuse University is set to host a thought-provoking debate on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) at the National Press Club on March 29. A panel…