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SU Launches Second Round of Connective Corridor Façade Improvement Program

Monday, April 15, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University has announced the launch of the second round of the Connective Corridor Façade Improvement Program on the strength of a $250,000 award through Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s regional council initiative. SU was awarded $250,000 from the Central New…

Library Awarded $280,000 NEH Grant for Phase Two of Marcel Breuer Digital Project

Thursday, April 11, 2013, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded the Syracuse University Library a $280,000 grant for phase two of a project that created a digital scholarly edition of the works of Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer. The new project, titled…

Spring Cleaning Takes Place in Thornden Park

Thursday, April 11, 2013, By News Staff

Students Join Thornden Park Association for Park Clean-Up Thornden Park shook off the remnants of winter with the help of a group of SU students over the weekend. Volunteers from the Thornden Park Association directed teams of students as they…

Five Candidates to Receive Honorary Degrees at 159th Commencement Exercises

Thursday, April 11, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The five 2013 honorary degree candidates are: Alan Gerry, Judith S. Kaye, Commencement speaker Nicholas Kristof, Wangarai Muta Maathai (posthumously), and Charles Payne ’70.

Directors Headline Experimental Film Series at SU, University of Rochester

Wednesday, April 10, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Program celebrates experimental film of past and present Independent filmmakers Morgan Fisher and Kevin Jerome Everson are among those scheduled to participate in a new screening series, taking place at Syracuse University and the University of Rochester. The CNYX screening…

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IVMF’s Haynie to Deliver Keynote Address at VA Tech ‘Veterans in Society’ Conference April 14

Tuesday, April 9, 2013, By News Staff

Mike Haynie, executive director and founder of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) and Barnes Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Whitman School of Management , will deliver the opening keynote address at the “Veterans in…

Students Continue to Lead White Ribbon Campaign on Campus

Monday, April 8, 2013, By News Staff

The Division of Student Affairs continues its on-campus efforts to support the 19 annual Vera House White Ribbon Campaign, led by student co-chairs, Ashlee Newman and Paul Ang. Wearing a white ribbon or wristband during this campaign period makes an…

Initial MOOC Offering Results in Positive Participation Outcomes

Monday, April 8, 2013, By Diane Stirling

The first open online course offered at Syracuse University has concluded with positive outcomes for its host, the School of Information Studies (iSchool), and for its hundreds of student participants. In addition, the excitement generated by the February trial is…

Princeton Scholar to Explore Link Between Poetry and Art

Friday, April 5, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Leonard Barkan analyzes works by Caravaggio, Michelangelo and Shakespeare The relationship between poetry and visual art is the subject of a lecture by Leonard Barkan, a Princeton University professor and an expert on European culture, on Thursday, April 18, at…

BBI Receives $100,000 Gift to Technology Program for Children with Disabilities

Thursday, April 4, 2013, By News Staff

Barb and Greg G’91 Tresness have announced a commitment of $100,000 to the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University. The donation will fund the creation of Communication Hope through Assistive Technology (CHAT), a program to assist youth with disabilities…