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South Side Initiative kicks off Black History Month with dance performance, photo artifact exhibit

Thursday, January 22, 2009, By News Staff

Kelly Homan Rodoski(315) 443-3784 Participants in the Syracuse Black History Preservation Project, a community engagement project of Syracuse University’s South Side Initiative Office, will kick off the celebration of February as Black History Month with a program and photo artifacts…

SU Creative Writing Program announces spring lineup of Raymond Carver Reading Series

Thursday, January 22, 2009, By News Staff

SU Creative Writing Program announces spring lineup of Raymond Carver Reading SeriesJanuary 22, 2009Rob Enslinrmenslin@syr.edu Syracuse University’s M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing has announced the Spring 2009 lineup for the Raymond Carver Reading Series. Each year, the series brings six…

College of Law names Banks to first Board of Advisors Distinguished Professorship

Thursday, January 22, 2009, By News Staff

Jaclyn D. Grosso (315) 443-9534 Professor William C. Banks, an internationally renowned expert on national security and counterterrorism, has been named to the newly created College of Law Board of Advisors Distinguished Professorship. Created through the leadership and financial commitment…

African American artisans exhibit at CFAC

Wednesday, January 21, 2009, By News Staff

SU News Services(315) 443-3784 Through March 7, the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) will exhibit the work of three artists whose works were featured on HGTV’s “Modern Masters: African American Artisans” program in 2003: Espi Frazier, Hermon Futrell and David…

iSchool seeks faculty researchers in STEM fields to participate in focus groups

Wednesday, January 21, 2009, By News Staff

Margaret Spillett(315) 443-1069 The School of Information Studies (iSchool) seeks faculty researchers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to participate in focus groups whose input will help shape the curriculum to educate cyberinfrastructure facilitators (CI facilitators). The first meetings…

Syracuse iSchool launches free IT academy for city residents

Tuesday, January 20, 2009, By News Staff

Margaret Spillett(315) 443-1069 It is easy to forget on a large campus like Syracuse University that Internet access is a privilege in many parts of this country, not a right. SU has more than 1,000 computers located in its 12…

Newhouse School, College of Visual and Performing Arts to celebrate release of ‘3-D Piano’ with special concert event

Friday, January 16, 2009, By News Staff

Wendy S. Loughlin(315) 443-2785 A six-DVD series on piano teaching and playing “3-D Piano” will be launched with a special concert event on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The…

New Library website available for preview, comment

Friday, January 16, 2009, By News Staff

Pamela McLaughlin(315) 443-9788 The University Library has released a beta version of its new website for trial and comment. The beta site, found at http://libtest2.syr.edu, is available from on-campus locations at this time and will be available from off campus…

University enters Peace Corps’ annual top colleges ranking

Friday, January 16, 2009, By News Staff

SU News Services(315) 443-3784 Syracuse University has entered the Peace Corps’ top 25 list of medium-size schools (enrollment of 5,001-15,000 undergraduates) producing Peace Corps volunteers. With 19 alumni currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers, SU is 24th in the rankings….

Poetry Palooza to feature visit by top American culture historian

Friday, January 16, 2009, By News Staff

Rob Enslin(315) 443-3403 The English department at Syracuse University is partnering with CNY Reads, the YMCA’s Downtown Writer’s Center and the Onondaga County Public Library to present two events that promote the public discussion and enjoyment of poetry. The first,…