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Arts & Culture

Sternlicht to Lecture on Jewish Literature in Nation’s Capital May 19

Monday, April 21, 2014, By Rob Enslin

New York City’s Lower East Side, as seen through the eyes of early Jewish American writers, is the subject of a special presentation by a Syracuse University professor at the Library of Congress. Sanford Sternlicht G’62, professor emeritus of English…

Arts & Culture

Anthropologist Wins Arts and Sciences’ Wasserstrom Prize for Graduate Teaching

Monday, April 21, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Douglas V. Armstrong, a Syracuse University professor in the Maxwell School for Citizenship and Public Affairs and The College of Arts and Sciences, has been tapped to receive the latter’s William Wasserstrom Prize for the Teaching of Graduate Students. He…

Campus & Community

BE Wise Unveils Party F. Owl Mascot

Monday, April 21, 2014, By News Staff

The BE Wise campaign has launched the video debut of its branded character, Party F. Owl, to promote Wellness Week and the Monday Mile Run/Walk on April 21 at 5 p.m. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to participate by…

Campus & Community

New Meredith Professors to Be Named During Faculty Recognition Event

Monday, April 21, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Milton L. Mueller, professor in the School of Information Studies, and Ravi Dharwadkar, professor in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, will be named as the 2014-15 Laura and L. Douglas Meredith Professors of Teaching Excellence at a ceremony…

Campus & Community

Online Student Ratings Open Monday, April 21

Friday, April 18, 2014, By News Staff

A recent survey found that nearly 80 percent of Syracuse University instructors use the feedback they get from student ratings to revise their courses. Faculty members in the survey described how they have added or removed topics, adopted new ways…

VPA Professor Develops Web Platform to Combat Social Isolation

Friday, April 18, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Amardo Rodriguez has long been studying the relationship between communication and the making of social worlds. A professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and a Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor,…

Campus & Community

English Graduate Organization to Host Public Marathon Reading to Honor the Beats

Friday, April 18, 2014, By News Staff

The English Graduate Organization will host its second annual reading marathon, this year titled “The Beats: A Public Marathon Reading,” on Monday, April 21, from 2:30-6:30 p.m. in the Humanities Center Library (300 Tolley). The event is free and open…

Gov. Lincoln Chafee to Deliver Upcoming Tanner Lecture

Friday, April 18, 2014, By News Staff

Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee will deliver the Tanner Lecture on Ethics, Citizenship and Public Responsibility at the Maxwell School on Thursday, April 24, speaking on “Civility and Citizenship: Reinventing the Great Society.” The lecture will begin at 6 p.m….

Syracuse Architecture to Host 2014 Mayors’ Institute on City Design

Friday, April 18, 2014, By News Staff

The Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD) has announced that the School of Architecture has been chosen to host a regional session of the institute in 2014. MICD is a National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) leadership initiative designed to…

The Impacts of a Wetland Restored

Thursday, April 17, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

In the St. Lawrence River watershed, the recovery of the Blanding’s turtle and the golden-winged warbler is an important indicator for researchers assessing the viability of public-private partnerships to restore wetlands. Their work is providing answers to ensure conservation efforts in this region—and possibly beyond.