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Arts & Culture

White-Denison Presentational Speaking Competition Winners Announced

Friday, April 29, 2016, By Erica Blust

Three students were named winners of the White-Denison Presentational Speaking Competition on April 21. The competition was sponsored by the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (CRS) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Christopher DiMaria ’16, a broadcast…

Campus & Community

‘It’s On Us’ Installs Moving Display

Friday, April 29, 2016, By Amy Manley

Approximately 5,500 teal and orange plastic cups were used to represent the potential numbers of victims/survivors of sexual assault on the SU campus and the family/friends of those survivors.

Media, Law & Policy

Student, Vision Organization Help Entrepreneurs Bring Ideas to Life

Thursday, April 28, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Sophomore Julia Haber launched the POP^ Shop in Marshall Square Mall for student entrepreneurs and the student organization, Vision, for entrepreneurs and those who would like to support the work of start-ups. “I’m passionate about entrepreneurship; I’ve worked with a bunch of startups and I love the creative elements of it.”

Arts & Culture

Variety Names VPA a ‘School on the Move’ for Film

Thursday, April 28, 2016, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) was listed as a “School on the Move” in Variety’s April 26 issue, which includes a feature on entertainment education. According to Variety, the “Schools on the Move” list recognizes those institutions…

Campus & Community

University Launches Middle States Reaccreditation Process

Thursday, April 28, 2016, By Carol Boll

The University has formally begun the process of conducting an institutional assessment and self-study required every 10 years in order to retain its accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. As an initial step in the self-study process,…

STEM

Undergraduate Receives Two Awards from American Society of Plant Biology

Thursday, April 28, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Snigdha Chatterjee ’17 has received two prestigious awards from the American Society of Plant Biology (ASPB). She was awarded both a travel grant and a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. Between the two awards, Chatterjee is supported to travel to the…

Campus & Community

Gorovitz to Receive SUNY Honorary Degree May 22

Wednesday, April 27, 2016, By Rob Enslin

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences is being recognized by the State University of New York (SUNY) for his contributions to medical science. Samuel Gorovitz, professor of philosophy and former dean of Arts and Sciences, will receive…

Veterans

Student Veterans Organization Announces New Officers for 2016-2017

Wednesday, April 27, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

The Student Veterans Organization (SVO) formally announced the newly elected officers for the 2016-2017 academic year at its Annual Student Veterans Ball on April 23. The incoming slate of officers includes: President: John Miccio (Syosset, N.Y., U.S. Army) Vice President:…

Mayfest, Block Party this Friday

Wednesday, April 27, 2016, By News Staff

The annual Mayfest and Block Party events are scheduled for Friday, April 29. Mayfest This student-only event will take place from 1 to 6 p.m. in Walnut Park. A collaboration between Syracuse University, the City of Syracuse and University Union,…

Campus & Community

Annual Jerry Miner Lecture to Be Held Thursday

Wednesday, April 27, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

Richard Murnane, Thompson Research Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, will give the annual Jerry Miner Lecture on Thursday, April 28, at 3:30 p.m. in 426 Eggers…