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Conference to explore community-based activism

Monday, April 16, 2012, By News Staff

Syracuse University will present: “Reading, Writing, and Speaking for Change: Conference on Activism, Rhetoric and Research (CARR),” from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, in the Hall of Languages. Keynote speakers are Seth Kahn of West Chester University of…

SU humanities panel explores ‘cultural politics of images’ April 18

Monday, April 16, 2012, By Rob Enslin

The cultural politics of images is the subject of the next installment of “IMAGES? Precisely!,” a lecture series organized by Mark Linder, inaugural Chancellor’s Fellow in the Humanities, as part of the Syracuse University Humanities Center’s new Transdisciplinary Humanities Project….

Lebowitz, Moore, Schramm and Sorkin to receive Syracuse University honorary degrees

Monday, April 9, 2012, By News Staff

At Syracuse University’s 158th Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 13, four honorary degrees will be presented to individuals of outstanding achievement who have made a difference in the world and in the lives of others. The four 2012 honorary degree…

Student startups win more than $150,000 at Emerging Talk

Thursday, April 5, 2012, By News Staff

Thirty-seven student startups won a combined $153,200 in seed funding at the third annual Emerging Talk conference on March 30 at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. More than 300 students, faculty, entrepreneurs, investors and community members came out…

Downtown Tour invites students to explore living, working in Syracuse

Tuesday, April 3, 2012, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Office of Career Services within the Division of Student Affairs is hosting its first Downtown Tour on Friday, April 13, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The Downtown Tour will take undergraduate students to downtown Syracuse to network with employers,…

U.S. deputy secretary of state to speak at Maxwell on U.S. foreign policy priorities

Wednesday, March 28, 2012, By News Staff

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns will visit the Maxwell School on Friday, April 6, to give a talk on U.S. foreign policy priorities. The lecture, from 12:30-2 p.m., will be followed by an audience Q-and-A session. Burns is…

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…

Media, Law & Policy

Bahraini journalist Lamees Dhaif honored with Tully Free Speech Award

Thursday, March 22, 2012, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Lamees Dhaif, an independent Bahraini journalist and human rights activist, will come to Syracuse University April 2 as the recipient of the 2012 Tully Award for Free Speech. The award, presented annually by the Tully Center for Free Speech in…

Community engagement to be honored at annual CAPES Award ceremony March 26

Thursday, March 22, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University will honor students, faculty, staff and community partners who exemplify SU’s commitment to engagement with the community and Scholarship in Action with the 2012 Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship (CAPES). The awards will be given at…

Campus & Community

Inaugural symposium April 10 explores issues facing women in sports & events industry

Tuesday, March 20, 2012, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Chapter of Women in Sports and Events (WISE) will present “A Word to the WISE: Leveling the Playing Field,” the first annual symposium that will examine the obstacles and issues that students entering the professional world will have to face, along with the skills and lessons necessary to
overcome them and maximize their college experiences.