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After more than a decade, Sandra Hurd fulfills service as University marshal at 2012 Commencement
Shiu-Kai Chin becomes University marshal, Kelly Chandler-Olcott joins as associate University marshal After more than a decade, Sandra Hurd has retired her Commencement leader title of University marshal. Beginning her service in 2001 at the Commencement ceremony that featured NASA…
Greater Syracuse Honors Middle School Concert Band to perform June 24
The Greater Syracuse Honors Middle School Concert Band will present a concert on Sunday, June 24 at 1 p.m. in Syracuse University’s Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The concert is free and open to the public. Free…
Maxwell Professor Ralph Ketcham receives Onondaga Citizens League Civic Education Award
Onondaga Citizens League announced the recipient of the 2012 Levi L. Smith Civic Education Award at its annual meeting on June 6. Ralph Ketcham, professor emeritus of history, public affairs and political science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and…
Summer camp for physics teachers: Building particle detectors at SU
Ten high school physics teachers from Upstate New York will spend three weeks this summer at Syracuse University building cosmic ray counters, testing components of a neutrino detector and learning about the latest results of experiments being conducted on CERN’s…
SU students take second place in robotic lawnmower competition
A team of four Syracuse University students took second place in the static competition at the ninth annual ION Robotic Lawnmower Competition in Beavercreek, Ohio. The SU team spent $37,000 less on its design than the winning team. Andrew Cash,…
SU in the News: Friday, June 15
SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE The Near Westside Initiative is mentioned in the U.K.’s Daily Mail. The article reports on The American Institute of Architects’ 2012 Housing Awards to projects at the pinnacle of design, creativity and sustainability. Among the…
‘Smart Kids Visual Stories’ student-produced films about urban education to premiere at SU June 15
The “Smart Kids: Visual Stories” project will hold a red carpet premiere of student documentaries on Friday, June 15, at 7 p.m. in the Joyce N. Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. The event, sponsored by the Syracuse University School of…
Project Advance 2012 Teachers of the Year ignite passion in the classroom
What qualities should a Teacher of the Year have? Should he or she be memorable, or well-liked, or have students who regularly achieve outstanding test scores? Certainly, all these are necessary to be an effective teacher, says Maria Zeitlin Trinkle….
2012 STEM Summer Institute invites teachers, professionals and students July 8-11
Registration is now open for the NYS STEM Education Collaborative’s second biennial Summer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Institute, to be held July 8-11 at Syracuse University. This year’s theme is “STEM: The Future is Now—Increasing Student Achievement Through…
CNY Humanities Corridor announces winners of visiting scholars grants
Syracuse University, along with its partner institutions in the Central New York Humanities Corridor, has awarded research grants to four scholars whose research draws upon the region’s rare book and manuscript collections. Administered jointly by the Syracuse University Library’s Special…