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Newhouse School to hold Media Literacy Day April 8

Friday, April 1, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will host 66 sixth-grade students from the Syracuse City School District’s Edward Smith Elementary School on Friday, April 8, for Newhouse’s annual Media Literacy Day. Sponsored by the Newhouse Diversity Committee, the event serves to…

PR executive Richard Edelman to speak at Newhouse Convocation May 14

Friday, April 1, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Richard Edelman, president and CEO of Edelman, the world’s largest independent public relations firm, will speak at the convocation ceremony for Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Saturday, May 14, at noon in the Carrier Dome. Under…

Aflac chairman and CEO to speak at eighth annual Whitman Day April 6

Thursday, March 31, 2011, By News Staff

In honor of the school’s namesake, Martin J. Whitman ’49, the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University will host its eighth annual Whitman Day on Wednesday, April 6. Dan Amos, chairman and CEO of Aflac, will deliver the keynote…

Landscape architect Susannah Drake to speak at Syracuse Architecture April 5

Wednesday, March 30, 2011, By Elaine Wackerow

Landscape architect Susannah Drake, principal of dlandstudio llc in New York City, will speak at the Syracuse University School of Architecture on Tuesday, April 5, at 5 p.m. in Slocum Hall Auditorium. Her lecture, “Elastic Landscape,” is free and open…

Science pioneer J. Craig Venter to deliver 2011 Commencement address, six honorary degrees to be conferred

Friday, March 25, 2011, By News Staff

J. Craig Venter, a world-renowned scientist regarded as one of the most influential people in the world for his efforts to decode the human genome, will deliver the Commencement address to the 2011 graduates of Syracuse University, Syracuse University College…

Campus & Community

OurAbility.com launches as mentoring resource for people with disabilities looking for employment or educational opportunities

Thursday, March 24, 2011, By News Staff

With a goal of providing a series of mentoring resources to people with disabilities looking for employment or educational opportunities, a new web portal OurAbility.com, was launched today.

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Thursday, March 24

Thursday, March 24, 2011, By News Staff

National and local media report on $15 million gift to SU from alumni David and Rhonda Falk

David B. Falk ’72, Rhonda S. Falk ’74 make $15 million gift to Syracuse University

Thursday, March 24, 2011, By Kevin C. Quinn

SU announces David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics Syracuse University alumni David B. Falk and Rhonda S. Falk have committed $15 million to SU—one of the largest-ever single gifts to the University. In honor of the Falks’…

TEN Arquitectos founder Enrique Norten to deliver Werner Seligmann Lecture at Syracuse Architecture

Wednesday, March 23, 2011, By Elaine Wackerow

Architect Enrique Norten, founder of TEN Arquitectos—with offices in Mexico City and New York City and a Smithsonian Institution Legacy Award winner—will deliver the Werner Seligmann Lecture at the Syracuse University School of Architecture on Tuesday, March 29, at 5…

Jazz icon David Liebman visits Syracuse April 15-16

Monday, March 21, 2011, By Rob Enslin

David Liebman, a legendary saxophonist who shot to fame with Miles Davis in the 1970s and was awarded the 2011 NEA Jazz Masters Award, is making a rare Syracuse appearance April 15-16. Liebman’s visit is made possible by the Syracuse…