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Arts & Culture

Kronos Quartet Concert Explores Cultural Changes

Monday, October 28, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University’s Arts Engage will present a concert by the uniquely creative Kronos Quartet on Saturday, Nov. 2, at 8 p.m. in Setnor Auditorium, located in SU’s Crouse College. The concert is the culminating event in the University’s 50th anniversary…

Business & Economy

Brown Elected to Board of Directors for NYS Business Council

Friday, October 25, 2013, By Lindsay Wickham

Terry Brown, executive director of the Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship at the Whitman School of Management, was recently elected to a three-year term as a member of the Business Council of New York’s board of directors. In addition, he received…

Campus & Community

Veterans Day Events at SU

Friday, October 25, 2013, By Eileen Jevis

The annual Veterans Day Ceremony will be held on Nov. 11 at Hendricks Chapel. This year’s ceremony will feature Richard Thompson, chairman of SU’s Board of Trustees and Vietnam veteran. The University Singers and the 198th Army Reserve Band will…

Campus & Community

Live Virtual Conference: ‘Accessing Higher Ground’

Friday, October 25, 2013, By News Staff

All SU faculty and staff are invited to the virtual version of “Accessing Higher Ground,” a live, web-based conference focused on accessible media, web and technology, presented by the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD). The 16th annual conference…

Arts & Culture

Twins Uncover Explosive Family Secrets in ‘Scorched’

Friday, October 25, 2013, By News Staff

“Scorched” is an epic, international mystery that has captivated and stunned audiences around the globe.

STEM

Reformatted Data Science MOOC Offering Begins Oct. 28

Thursday, October 24, 2013, By Diane Stirling

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) is repeating its popular massive online open course (MOOC) offering in data science in an adapted form, beginning Oct. 28. Based on participant feedback, the free course now is being offered as a self-paced…

Social Work Students Explore Corrections, Mental Health System

Wednesday, October 23, 2013, By Michele Barrett

Jails and prisons have become the nation’s largest psychiatric institutions, especially for low-income persons and persons of color. The National Sheriffs’ Association reports that in virtually every county across the country, county jails hold more people with severe psychiatric illness…

Campus & Community

“The Whole Child Conference” to be held Nov. 9

Tuesday, October 22, 2013, By News Staff

The importance of educating the whole child will be the focus of a November 9 conference presented by the Syracuse Association for the Education of Young Children (SAEYC). The event, which offers two training sessions for three hours of training,…

Veterans

‘The Hornet’s Nest’ to Be Screened at Newhouse School Oct. 28

Tuesday, October 22, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will host a screening of the documentary film “The Hornet’s Nest” on Monday, Oct. 28, at 6:30 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. Director and producer David Salzberg will attend…

Arts & Culture

Exploring Role of Wampum in Haudenosaunee Culture Nov. 14-15

Tuesday, October 22, 2013, By Rob Enslin

What really happened, more than three centuries ago, between French Jesuits and the Onondaga?