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SU’s Bruce Smith named a 2011 National Book Award finalist
An English professor in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences has been named a finalist for the 2011 National Book Award (NBA) in poetry. Bruce Smith, who also teaches in the college’s creative writing program, was nominated for the prestigious…
Ray Smith Symposium continues ‘Sex and Power’ theme with visits by Baroque musicologist, Medieval historian
The Ray Smith Symposium in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences continues its yearlong examination of “Sex and Power from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment” with mini-residencies by two eminent scholars. Wendy Heller, professor of music and director…
Aging Studies Institute established at SU
Interdisciplinary research institute will consolidate research, training on age-related issues Syracuse University has announced the formation of the Aging Studies Institute (ASI), a collaborative initiative of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the David B. Falk College…
Syracuse University and The King Center announce The King Center Audio and Visual Digitization Project
The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (The King Center) and Syracuse University announce The King Center Audio and Visual Digitization Project, a collaboration that will ensure that the slain civil rights leader’s legacy will be preserved for…
Student entrepreneur’s unique apparel with positive message is showcased at local retailer
Originally created as a class project, the Peace Tee was born in April 2010, when Whitman School of Management minor and College of Visual and Performing Arts major James Barrett, a student/artist, designed the now-iconic image of a peace sign…
AAS prof Steinbeck to present concert of jazz, blues, gospel
Paul Steinbeck, an assistant professor of musicology in the Department of African American Studies in The College of Arts and Sciences, will present a concert of jazz, blues and gospel music Thursday, Nov. 17, from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Community…
Burfoot-Rochford appointed director of Early Education and Child Care Center
Holley Burfoot-Rochford has been appointed director of Syracuse University’s Early Education and Child Care Center on South Campus. Former director Joan Supiro retired at the end of September, after 32 years of service. Burfoot-Rochford comes to SU from the Children’s…
Nov. 11 event to celebrate Near Westside ‘From the Ground Up’ homes earning LEED certifications
Just about two years ago, three vacant infill sites on Syracuse’s Near Westside remarkably represented a new vision for one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods. These once-forgotten residential lots would become the sites for three new sustainable homes as part…
Whitman team places third in national sales competition
The Whitman School of Management recently sent a team of four undergraduate marketing students to Indiana for the fifth annual National Team Selling Competition at Indiana University. The team placed third out of 21 teams from universities across the country,…
Star-studded comedy show on Nov. 12 open to SU campus and community
Life is too short not to laugh, which is why, in the midst of an amazing lineup of events to take place during Orange Central, a blockbuster comedy show is scheduled. On Saturday, Nov. 12, stand-up comedy star D.L. Hughley,…