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Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month this April

Friday, March 22, 2019, By Shannon Andre

In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, within the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience, is hosting a series of events in April in collaboration with students, faculty and staff…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel Invites Campus Community to Dinner Discussion on Spirituality, Loss And Grief

Friday, March 22, 2019, By Delaney Van Wey

Nearly 30 percent of college students have experienced the loss of a family member or close friend over the past year, according to statistics from Actively Moving Forward, an organization that supports young adults who are grieving. In addition, millions…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel, Muslim Chaplaincy, Muslim Student Association Invite Community to Vigil

Monday, March 18, 2019, By News Staff

Hendricks Chapel will host a Universitywide candlelight vigil on Tuesday, March 19, to honor lives lost in the terrorist attack at two mosques last week in Christchurch, New Zealand. The vigil will begin at 6 p.m. on the steps of…

Campus & Community

Service of Commemoration to Be Held March 20 in Hendricks Chapel

Wednesday, March 13, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University will hold its third annual Service of Commemoration—honoring faculty, staff, retirees, students and trustees who passed away in the period of Jan. 1, 2018-March 20, 2019—on Wednesday, March 20, at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The service will…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel Celebrates Black History Month at Feb. 24 Evening Gathering

Friday, February 22, 2019, By Delaney Van Wey

Hendricks Chapel will celebrate Black History Month this weekend with dinner, inspirational messages and choir performances. The celebration will take place during Dean’s Convocation, the award-winning Sunday gathering led by the Rev. Brian E. Konkol, dean of Hendricks Chapel. These…

Campus & Community

English Language Institute Helps Prepare Military for Mission in East Africa

Monday, February 18, 2019, By Eileen Jevis

Syracuse University’s English Language Institute (ELI) met with five soldiers from the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion in Syracuse to help them prepare for a yearlong civil affairs mission in East Africa. Civil affairs officers use their expertise, language competency, political-military…

Campus & Community

Nonprofit Inkululeko Connects Syracuse University Community and South Africa; Staff Member to Speak on Campus Feb. 28

Monday, February 18, 2019, By Joyce LaLonde

Walking into Luzuko Methodist Preschool, a preschool outside of then-Grahamstown, now called Makhanda, South Africa, in summer 2014, Nicole Osborne ’14 was welcomed into a classroom of 2- and 3-year-olds. Where language differences left communication gaps, song and dance filled…

The Guardian

Instagram Urged to Restrict Eating Disorder Imagery

Friday, February 15, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was interviewed by The Guardian for the article “Instagram urged to crack down on eating disorder images.” Grygiel, a social media professional, said in the article that “Instagram has attracted…

Campus & Community

Black History Month Commemorative Lecture with Speaker Eric D. Pritchard is Feb. 13

Monday, February 11, 2019, By News Staff

The Black History Month celebration is underway with a robust calendar of events that continues throughout February. Next in the lineup, the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) welcomes Eric Darnell Pritchard to deliver the annual Black History Month Commemorative Lecture…

Media, Law & Policy

VPA Professor’s New Book Examines President Andrew Jackson’s Rhetoric

Tuesday, January 29, 2019, By Erica Blust

Amos Kiewe, professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, examines the rhetoric of the United States’ seventh president, Andrew Jackson, in his new book “Andrew Jackson: A…