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SU responds to U.S. Senate Finance Committee inquiry on college/university endowmentsMarch 03, 2008Kevin C. Quinnkcquinn@syr.edu In January, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, led by Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Ranking Member Charles Grassley (R-IA), contacted 136 colleges and universities with…

Families, divorce, children are focus of June 6 event March 03, 2008Jaclyn D. Grossojgrosso@law.syr.edu With more than 50,000 divorces in New York state each year, thousands of children must endure the emotional distress that often accompanies marital strife. How can…

SU SIFE students to compete in ‘Duel in the Desert’February 27, 2008Amy Schmitzaemehrin@syr.edu Syracuse University’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) will compete March 6-9 at the University of Arizona in the “Duel in the Desert,” a personal financial case study…

Expert on local governments to speak at Maxwell SchoolFebruary 26, 2008SU News ServicesSUnews@syr.edu Terry Amsler, director of the California-based Institute for Local Government’s Collaborative Governance Initiative and an expert in designing and facilitating participative processes, will speak at the Maxwell…

SU Gerontology Center launches Lifelong Learning InstituteFebruary 26, 2008Jaime Winne Alvarezjlwinne@syr.edu The Gerontology Center at Syracuse University is launching a Lifelong Learning Institute beginning this May. The multidisciplinary courses are unique in that each will balance academic pursuits with a…

Bi-national meeting of the Great Lakes Sustainable Energy Consortium set for Feb. 27February 25, 2008Martin Wallsmwalls@syracusecoe.org A bi-national meeting of the Great Lakes Sustainable Energy Consortium (GLSEC) will be held in Syracuse, N.Y., on Wednesday, Feb. 27. The consortium —…

Crown family dedicates new gift for Renee Crown University Honors Program to Dean Cathryn Newton February 25, 2008Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu The family of Syracuse University Trustee Emerita Renee Crown ’50 recently presented SU with a significant new gift in further support…

Former FCC chief of staff to lecture Feb. 28 at SUFebruary 20, 2008Jaclyn D. Grossojgrosso@law.syr.edu As part of its Law Success Program, the Syracuse University College of Law will host Bryan Tramont, former chief of staff for the Federal Communications…

Message from Chancellor Cantor on tragedy at NIUFebruary 15, 2008SU News ServicesSUnews@syr.edu Dear Campus Community Members: Today, our thoughts are with the students, faculty, staff and families of Northern Illinois University as they deal with the terrible tragedy that has…

Performer, multicultural specialist Marty Pottenger to be first guest in Hyphenated Artist SeriesFebruary 13, 2008Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu Award-winning solo performance artist, playwright and union activist Marty Pottenger will host a public discussion and performance of her work on Friday, March 7,…