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Campus Invited to Open Forum for ADA Coordinator Candidate

Thursday, March 26, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University has identified a finalist for the position of director (ADA/503/504 coordinator). Interested faculty, staff and students are encouraged to attend an open forum where the candidate will be presenting briefly on his vision to promote inclusion for students,…

Campus & Community

ITS Sentinels: Students Defending University’s Network Digital Assets

Thursday, March 26, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

In the last two years, Information Technology and Service (ITS) has ramped up the hiring of student employees for its Information Security (InfoSec) team. Called ITS Sentinels, these students work diligently to defend the University against online threats and security…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Breaking Digital: NGOs Debate’ April 2 in Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, By News Staff

As nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) proliferate around the world, many in the nonprofit community are examining what model of organization best serves the populations they support—the traditional “brick and mortar” model, the fully digital form or a hybrid of both. What…

Arts & Culture

Libraries and Partners Offer Second Human Library Event

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Syracuse University Libraries will host its second annual Human Library event on Wednesday, April 1, from 2-5 p.m. in Bird Library, in partnership with the Disability Cultural Center, the Office of Learning Communities, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the…

Campus & Community

University to Host EducationUSA Academy with U.S. Department of State

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, By Eileen Jevis

Syracuse University has announced its partnership with the U.S. Department of State to host the EducationUSA Academy Pilot Program in July 2015. The four-week academy will provide English language courses, college preparatory content and cross-cultural activities to self-funded 15-17 year…

Arts & Culture

Cruel April Will Showcase Poetic Voices at Point of Contact Gallery

Tuesday, March 24, 2015, By News Staff

Central New York’s annual poetry event Cruel April opens to the public on April 2 at the Point of Contact Gallery in downtown Syracuse. The program celebrates National Poetry Month with poetry readings every Thursday of April starting at 6…

STEM

Lessons from the Fishbowl

Tuesday, March 24, 2015, By Amy Manley

Just before Spring Break, two dozen eighth- and ninth-grade students filed into a biology lab in the Life Sciences Complex, where they were greeted by tanks of petite, striped fish. Their assignment? To study the animals up close. The students…

Happy 145th Birthday, Syracuse University

Tuesday, March 24, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Birthdays are typically marked by giving, but National Orange Day is marked by giving back. National Orange Day, March 24, is a day of celebration, considering it’s Syracuse University’s 145th birthday, and the 25th birthday for our beloved mascot, Otto…

Arts & Culture

Art of the Female Workforce: A Women’s Retreat for Students

Monday, March 23, 2015, By Lindsay Wickham

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management and the School of Information Studies (iSchool) have formed a partnership to celebrate Women’s History Month and will hold an event, “The Art of the Female Workforce,” on Saturday, March 28, from 3-9…

Campus & Community

Forest Whitaker to Speak March 25

Monday, March 23, 2015, By Shannon Andre

On Wednesday, March 25, world-renowned actor, producer and engaged humanitarian Forest Whitaker will speak for the fourth annual “Truth Be Told” event. The “Truth Be Told” speaker series is organized by the Delta Zeta chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity….