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Media, Law & Policy

As election season heats up, Democracywise is there to observe and report

Monday, October 8, 2012, By News Staff

Political reporting students track local campaigns on digital news site Story by Newhouse student Meera Jagannathan If you’re unsure of where to cast your vote in this year’s local elections, look to Democracywise. The digital news project, produced by political…

Environmentalist Bill McKibben kicks off 2012-13 University Lectures series Oct. 10

Monday, October 8, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Bill McKibben, one of America’s best known environmentalists, will kick off the 2012-13 http://lectures.syr.edu”>University Lectures season on Wednesday, Oct. 10. McKibben will speak on “350: The Most Important Number in the World” at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The lecture,…

An invitation to join the Women of the University Community

Friday, October 5, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

Eighty-five years ago, the Women of the University Community (WUC) was organized for faculty wives who stayed at home to get together over coffee and develop friendships. Many things have changed, but the camaraderie and friendship remain. “WUC evolved because…

Multiple venues showcase ‘TONY 2012’ for Oct. 18 Th3

Thursday, October 4, 2012, By Syracuse University Art Museum

Several venues will showcase artists who are part of “The Other New York” multiple-gallery exhibition during the Third Thursday (Th3) event on Oct. 18. Th3 is a consortium of 22 Syracuse arts venues that coordinate free monthly visual arts events…

Remembering Bassel

Thursday, October 4, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

Shortly before his death in his homeland of Syria last May, graduate film student Bassel Shahade was thinking of his friends back at SU. “The last e-mail I have from him was on May 21st,” says College of Visual and Performing Arts film professor Owen Shapiro. “He wrote ‘Say hi to everyone there. I will try to stay alive. Hoping to see you soon.’”

Campus & Community

Disabilities as Ways of Knowing: A Series of Creative Writing Conversations — Anne Finger visits SU

Tuesday, October 2, 2012, By News Staff

Ms. Anne Finger, renowned author and longstanding disability rights activist, will be visiting the Syracuse University campus this October, to join us in celebrating Disability Awareness Month, and to inaugurate what is hoped to be an annual series of disability-themed…

Ad executive Lisa Unsworth ’84 to speak at Newhouse

Tuesday, October 2, 2012, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Lisa Unsworth ’84, managing partner and chief marketing officer with Arnold Worldwide, will visit the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Friday, Oct. 5. She will speak at 10:30 a.m. in Room 251, Newhouse 3. She is a guest…

Veterans

IVMF’s Schmeling participates in annual U.S. Business Leadership Network conference and expo

Tuesday, October 2, 2012, By News Staff

James Schmeling, managing director and co-founder of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF), will participate in the 2012 U.S. Business Leadership Network (USBLN) 15th Annual Conference and Expo in Orlando, Fla. The IVMF and the…

SUstainable CommuNitY Film Series presents ‘Blue Gold’ on Oct. 4

Tuesday, October 2, 2012, By News Staff

The world’s fresh water supply is becoming scarce as we pollute and waste one of our most precious and limited resources. This scary and intriguing scene sets the stage for the second movie in the SUstainable CommuNitY Film Series. The…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Monday, October 1

Monday, October 1, 2012, By News Staff

SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE A Kalamazoo Gazette preview of the upcoming TEDxKalamazoo event in October notes William Ward, professor of practice in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, will make a presentation there. Statistics from Syracuse University’s Transactional…