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Campus & Community

Eastside Neighbors Lecture on Nov. 20 Will Focus on Lockerbie Tragedy

Tuesday, November 15, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Westcott Community Center will host “The Lockerbie Tragedy: 28 Years Later,” a presentation by Judy O’Rourke ’75, G’10 on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 3 p.m. at the center, 826 Euclid Ave. The event is part of the center’s Eastside…

Business & Economy

Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly Announces Whitman School Dean Search Committee Members

Tuesday, November 15, 2016, By News Staff

Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly today announced the members of the search committee for the next dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. The new dean will succeed S.P. Raj, Distinguished Professor of Marketing and chair…

Business & Economy

Social Impact Investing: Global Entrepreneurship Week Event Nov. 16 at Bird Library

Monday, November 14, 2016, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Social Impact investing is the topic of a featured panel at Global Entrepreneurship Week, Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 10-11 a.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, Bird Library. The event features Peter Dunn, president and CEO, Central New York Community…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chaplain Helps Connect People with Produce

Sunday, November 13, 2016, By Aishwarya Nag Choudhury

Rev. Pedro Castro had a moment of inspiration when he saw produce that was destined for the dumpster—not because the food had gone bad, but because it wasn’t market worthy. Castro, chaplain for the Historically Black Church ministry at Hendricks…

Business & Economy

Global Entrepreneurship Week Features Keynote by Founder Carl Schramm

Sunday, November 13, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

The first-ever campuswide Global Entrepreneurship Week celebration kicks off at Syracuse University with a keynote by its founder, Carl Schramm, University Professor and former president and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The opening event, “The History of Innovation,”…

Arts & Culture

Ayo Technology Facilitates Spoken Word Events for the 21st Century

Friday, November 11, 2016, By Neema Amadala

In summer 2008, Cedric Bolton, student engagement coordinator in the Office of Multicultural Affairs, organized an open mic night as part of the Summer Start program and noticed something he hadn’t seen before, “All of the students were utilizing their…

STEM

Professor Ian Hosein, Students Develop Technology to Increase Solar Cell Efficiency

Friday, November 11, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Solar technology—capturing the power of the sun to produce electricity—has been around in some form since the 19th century. There is currently 31.6 gigawatts (GW) of total installed solar capacity in the United States, enough to power 6.2 million American…

Veterans

‘Our Sworn Duty’

Friday, November 11, 2016, By Sean Kirst

Fred Talbot wrote the poem seven years ago. Today, it will be part of Syracuse University’s Veterans Day remembrance ceremonies, at Hendricks Chapel.

Veterans

Career Services Staffer—Army Reservist—Connects Student Vets with Employers

Thursday, November 10, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Jennifer Pluta has tackled U.S. Army basic training, operated an asphalt dump truck to help build security points near the Kuwait and Iraqi borders and serves as a master sergeant in the Army Reserve Careers Division. She understands the rigors…

Campus & Community

Veteran and Military Affairs, Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC Announce ROTC Dottle Scholars

Thursday, November 10, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

A new scholarship has been established for Syracuse University Air Force and Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets, made possible through a generous gift from Paul Dottle and the Dottle Family Foundation. The Dottle Family ROTC Cadet Scholarship will…