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Arts & Culture

UVP Presents World Premiere of ‘Crow Requiem’ by Cauleen Smith

Monday, April 6, 2015, By Anneka Herre

Urban Video Project (UVP) and parent organization Light Work will present the world premiere of “Crow Requiem,” a new video work by artist and filmmaker Cauleen Smith, from April 7-May 30. The exhibition will take place at UVP’s Everson venue,…

STEM

College of Engineering and Computer Science Offers Faculty Workshops on Managing Student Teams

Friday, April 3, 2015, By News Staff

On Friday, April 10, the College of Engineering and Computer Science will host engineering education researcher Matthew W. Ohland as he leads two faculty development workshops and a research seminar. As a professor of engineering education at Purdue University, Ohland’s…

Arts & Culture

Setnor Auditorium’s Best Seat in the House

Thursday, April 2, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

A new system of high-definition cameras and computer equipment has been installed for web streaming of live performances in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium.

Media, Law & Policy

Scholar Spotlight: Milanoi Koiyiet ’15

Thursday, April 2, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

Milanoi Koiyiet is a graduate student in the College of Law. However, she is originally from Kenya, where she already has a law degree. Due to her work ensuring justice for women and girls with intellectual disabilities who have undergone…

Spelman College Names Syracuse University Alumna as Next President

Thursday, April 2, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University alumna Mary Schmidt Campbell was selected as the 10th president of Spelman College in Atlanta, according to an announcement by the college’s board of trustees March 28. Campbell G’73, G’80, G’82, who is dean emerita of the Tisch…

Arts & Culture

Creative Musician James Gordon Williams to Headline Local Events

Wednesday, April 1, 2015, By Rob Enslin

James Gordon Williams, a creative musician, composer and critical musicologist at Syracuse University, will be the focus of three upcoming local events. The pianist is an assistant professor of African American studies (AAS) in the College of Arts and Sciences….

Veterans

Secretary of Defense Recognizes Work of University in Service to Military, Veterans

Wednesday, April 1, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

During a visit to campus Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter recognized Syracuse University for its “remarkable legacy of service” to the military and its “incredible, pathbreaking work” in assisting veterans.

Campus & Community

Getting to Know: Psychiatric Nurse-Practitioner Heidi Kinnally

Wednesday, April 1, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

As a psychiatric nurse-practitioner, Heidi Kinnally has had a lot of experience with combat veterans and other populations. But when she saw an ad for a psychiatric nurse-practitioner in the Health Center at Syracuse University, she realized the college student…

Arts & Culture

University Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Tuesday, March 31, 2015, By Shannon Andre

This year’s commemorative speaker is Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014. Davuluri spent her year in that role traveling across the country to speak on “Celebrating Diversity through Cultural Competency.”

Campus & Community

University Formalizes Commitment to Prohibit Direct Investment in Coal, Fossil Fuels

Tuesday, March 31, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University today announced that it is formalizing its commitment to prohibit direct investment of endowment funds in coal mining and other fossil fuel companies. The University will also continue to seek additional investments through its endowment in companies that…