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Doing Assessment as if Teaching and Learning Matter Most

Thursday, October 13, 2016, By News Staff

The Office of the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs is pleased to announce that Tom Angelo will be presenting Friday, Oct. 14: Doing Assessment as if Teaching and Learning Matter Most To some degree, assessment will always be a bureaucratic…

Arts & Culture

Author Nancy Sherman to read from her book ‘Afterwar’ on Oct. 14

Wednesday, October 12, 2016, By News Staff

The Nonfiction Reading Series and the Moral Injury Project of Syracuse University will present a reading and discussion by Nancy Sherman, author of “Afterwar” and “The Untold War” on Friday, Oct. 14, from 2:30-4 p.m. in 207 Hall of Languages. Following her reading, there will…

Media, Law & Policy

Former Philadelphia Mayor to Speak Friday at Maxwell

Wednesday, October 12, 2016, By Jessica Smith

Generations of Maxwell alumni cite the Oath of the Athenian City-State as a source of inspiration for a life of public service. So, too, does Michael Nutter, former mayor of Philadelphia and one of the most respected and celebrated large-city…

STEM

Wang to Discuss Drone Privacy Issues at FTC Workshop Thursday

Wednesday, October 12, 2016, By J.D. Ross

As the technology has improved for unmanned aerial drones over the past several years, they have become more popular with, and accessible to, the general public. With this growth has come the need for regulation, both for operation of the…

Arts & Culture

Kal Alston Appointed Interim Executive Director of Community Folk Art Center

Thursday, October 6, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Kal Alston has been named interim executive director of the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) for the rest of the 2016-17 academic year, according to a recent statement by Karin Ruhlandt, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.Ruhlandt made…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Presents ‘A Place That Looks Like Home’

Thursday, October 6, 2016, By News Staff

Light Work is presenting “A Place That Looks Like Home,” featuring the work of Todd Gray, on view in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery at Light Work through Oct. 22. A reception and lecture with Gray will take place on…

STEM

Meredith Symposium to Feature Research of Underrepresented Undergrads

Thursday, October 6, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

The College of Arts & Sciences is home to a new undergraduate research symposium for students across all scientific disciplines within and outside the college. Chemistry professor Robert Doyle, Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence, is…

Campus & Community

Residence Life Hosts 17th Annual Students of Color Leadership Retreat

Wednesday, October 5, 2016, By Shannon Andre

The annual Students of Color Leadership Retreat is scheduled for Oct. 21-23 at Oswegatchie Educational Center. The retreat is organized and sponsored by the Office of Residence Life as a way to provide students with an opportunity to explore their…

Campus & Community

Celebrating Cross-Cultural Connections

Wednesday, October 5, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

A group of local middle and high school students spent a day this summer at Skä•noñh—Great Law of Peace Center in Liverpool. They were there to learn about a new curriculum that highlights scientific and ecological knowledge of the Haudenosaunee….

STEM

3D Printing Evangelist Bre Pettis Launches University Lectures Season

Monday, October 3, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

Pettis led MakerBot, a global leader in 3D printing technology, as CEO from its beginning in 2009. Now, as chief innovation officer of Bold Machines, he is pushing 3D printing in striking new directions.