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Syracuse University teams up with KIPP Schools to promote college completion
KIPP—the Knowledge Is Power Program–a national network of open-enrollment, college-preparatory public charter schools that prepares students for success in college and in life, has announced a partnership with Syracuse University to increase college completion rates for young people from low-income…
New XL Projects exhibition features work drawn from collaborative writings of three artists
Work drawn from the collaborative writings of three artists is featured in the current exhibition “And the Whole Room Laughed,” on view through Aug. 19 at XL Projects, 307–313 S. Clinton St., Syracuse. “And the Whole Room Laughed” includes painting,…
Project Advance Summer Institute 2012 welcomes teachers from Vietnam, pilots new courses
Syracuse University Project Advance (SUPA) kicked off the 2012 edition of its Summer Institute training on June 25. The annual event this year brings 116 high school teachers from across the Northeast and abroad to the SU campus to be…
Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel receives certificate of excellence from TripAdvisor
For the second consecutive year, the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel has received the Certificate of Excellence Award from TripAdvisor. The award,presented for 2012, was sent to David Heymann, general manager of the Sheraton recently by TripAdvisor for Business, headquartered in…
Stories from Syracuse’s sister community in El Salvador to be shared
The La Casita Cultural Center, 109 Otisco St., Syracuse, will host members of the Caribbean/Latin American Coalition of Central New York (CLAC) to share stories and information about their recent trips to San Salvador and to La Estancia, Syracuse’s sister…
Library acquires recordings from Onondaga Historical Association
The Belfer Audio Archive of Syracuse University Library has accepted the donation of more than 700 78-rpm recordings from the Onondaga Historical Association (OHA). The recordings were formerly part of the collections of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra. The OHA took…
Scott Samson to receive 2012 Wasserstrom Prize
Scott Samson, professor of earth sciences in The College of Arts and Sciences, will receive the 2012 William Wasserstrom Prize for the Teaching of Graduate Students. The award will be presented during the 2012 Graduate School Doctoral Hooding Ceremony and…
SU’s Chandra Mohanty to earn honorary doctorate from College of Wooster
Chandra Talpade Mohanty—an internationally recognized scholar of post-colonial and transnational feminist theory and a celebrated professor in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences—will receive an honorary doctorate from the College of Wooster (Ohio) at its 142nd commencement ceremony on…
School of Education’s Dotger receives grant from Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Benjamin Dotger, associate professor of teaching and leadership in the Syracuse University School of Education, has been awarded a grant for $199,650 from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to establish a simulated interaction model (SIM) for pre-service secondary teachers. In…
Calling all artists: On My Own Time seeks entries from SU faculty, staff
The Office of the Chancellor and the Office of Human Resources are pleased to announce that SU will once again participate in the On My Own Time program, co-sponsored by the Cultural Resources Council of Syracuse and Onondaga County and the Everson Museum of Art.