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Chimes, CVPA’s annual journal, wins national awards from Council for Advancement and Support of Education

Monday, June 16, 2008, By News Staff

SU News Services315-443=8338 Chimes, the annual journal of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) at Syracuse University, has won two national awards in the Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s (CASE) 2008 Circle of Excellence Awards Program….

Syracuse Center of Excellence awards $600,000 for collaborative research projects to improve air and water quality

Monday, June 16, 2008, By News Staff

Martin Walls315 443 8951 Researchers at four member institutions of the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (Syracuse CoE) will begin innovative projects that will help improve the air quality of built environments and protect water resources,…

Syracuse University Library’s Special Collections Research Center awarded National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant for cartoon collections

Wednesday, June 11, 2008, By News Staff

Pamela McLaughlin315 443 9788 Syracuse University Library’s Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) has been awarded a grant of $79,440 by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) to support the arrangement and description of the library’s 134 unprocessed collections…

University Senate designates 17 retiring faculty as emeriti

Tuesday, June 3, 2008, By News Staff

Cynthia J. Moritz315 443 9039 The University Senate voted to recognize 17 faculty members with emeritus status. The honorees were invited to accompany the Chancellor’s party during the 2008 Commencement ceremony. They are: Stanley Alten, professor in the S.I. Newhouse…

BBI helps support new Global Universal Design Commission; SU’s Peter Blanck named chairman of board

Friday, May 30, 2008, By News Staff

Jaime Winne Alvarez315-443-3784 Peter Blanck, University Professor and chair of the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University (BBI), has been named chairman of the board of directors for the new Global Universal Design Commission Inc. (GUDC). The commission, a nonprofit…

Syracuse University among partners in newly formed Hubbard Brook Consortium supporting ecosystem science

Thursday, May 29, 2008, By News Staff

Kelly Homan Rodoski315 443 5381 Syracuse University is among five institutions that have joined with the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation to form a consortium to support research, education and policy initiatives at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in central New…

Chapple begins term as Board of Trustees chair

Tuesday, May 20, 2008, By News Staff

SU News Services315-443-3784 At Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees annual meeting, held May 10, Chair-elect John H. Chapple ’75 officially assumed board leadership as John A. Couri ’63 completed his term as chair and moved to chair-emeritus status. Additionally, seven…

O’Rourke named to CASE Commission on Philanthropy

Friday, May 16, 2008, By News Staff

Sara Miller315 443 9038 Lil Breul O’Rourke ’77, G’04 has been named to the Commission on Philanthropy for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). O’Rourke is vice president and chief development officer for Syracuse University. For a…

Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus John A. Couri and wife, Elaine, contribute name, funding to new campus visitor center and museum

Wednesday, May 14, 2008, By News Staff

Kevin Morrow315 443-3784 The many thousands of individuals who visit the Syracuse University campus each year will soon be greeted by a beautiful new visitor center and museum recollecting the University’s remarkable history, showcasing the dynamic SU of today and…

5th annual E*LIT competition recognizes student accomplishments in literacy, technology projects

Wednesday, May 14, 2008, By News Staff

Margaret Costello Spillett315 443 1069 The Syracuse University Center for Digital Literacy will host its fifth annual E*LIT (Enriching Literacy through Information Technology) competition, featuring award-winning children’s author Uma Krishnaswami, Friday, May 16, at 10 a.m. in Grant Auditorium. The…