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Humanities Center Hosts Poet Jesse Nissim April 4

Thursday, March 28, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Nissim known for “innovative original language” The Faculty Fellow Series of The Syracuse University Humanities Center continues with a poetry reading by Jesse Nissim. A faculty fellow in the humanities, she will read original selections on Thursday, April 4, at…

SU Honored for Campus-Community Engagement

Wednesday, March 27, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

The numbers speak volumes: more than 11,000 Syracuse University students engaged in 500,000 hours of service in collaboration with schools, neighborhoods and nonprofit organizations.

IVMF Offers Scholarship to Female Vets, Military Spouses to Attend 2013 WISE Symposium

Wednesday, March 27, 2013, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) is offering a full scholarship to female veterans and military spouses interested in attending the 11th annual Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (WISE) Symposium event next month in Syracuse….

Campus & Community

‘Learning and the Massive Open Online Course’ to Be Presented April 3 and 4

Tuesday, March 26, 2013, By News Staff

Over the past year, the massive open online course (MOOC) has emerged as a significantly different course model. But how robust is the MOOC as a vehicle for learning? Join us April 3 and 4 for the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative…

Annual Reel Queer Film Festival to Be Held March 28-29

Monday, March 25, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s 2013 Reel Queer Film Festival, sponsored by Open Doors, takes place on March 28 and 29. The festival features a mix of both short and feature documentaries and fictional narratives, focused on the intersections of multiple identities and…

SU Poet, Playwright, Activist Garners International Spotlight

Monday, March 25, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Micere Githae Mugo earns literary award, speaks at U.N. March has been a busy month for a Kenyan professor in The College of Arts and Sciences. Micere Githae Mugo, a Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence in the Department of African…

Ray Smith Symposium Concludes with Events Devoted to Latino/a Dance, Movement

Friday, March 22, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Anthropologist Ángel Quintero Rivera, photographer Milagros de la Torre headline scholarly discussion Latino/a movement is the focus of the final installment of this year’s Ray Smith Symposium in The College of Arts and Sciences. Events include a keynote lecture and…

SUArt Galleries Opens ‘The eNTH Degree: MFA 2013’

Friday, March 22, 2013, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries has announced the opening of “The eNth Degree: MFA 2013.” The annual Syracuse University Masters of Fine Arts exhibition includes 21 artists working in a variety of media, including painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, film, site-specific installation and performance.

Student’s Venture One of Inc. Magazine’s ‘Coolest College Startups’

Thursday, March 21, 2013, By Diane Stirling

Celeste Currie might be a lot like many of the information management and technology students at Syracuse University. Then again, she might not. A junior at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), she’s enrolled in the same range of coursework…

Campus & Community

Library E-Reserves Moves to Blackboard

Wednesday, March 20, 2013, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

In recent years, use of Syracuse University Library’s electronic course reserve service, commonly known as e-reserves, has dropped dramatically: total requests have decreased by 54 percent, and the number of faculty using e-reserves has decreased by 35 percent. The library’s…