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Taye Diggs ’93 and Shane Evans ’92 to promote youth literacy, self-esteem at Say Yes to Education community event Nov. 13

Wednesday, November 9, 2011, By News Staff

On Sunday, Nov. 13, television, film and stage actor—and now author—Taye Diggs ’93, a drama alumnus of Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), along with illustration alumnus Shane W. Evans ’92 will join the Syracuse community in…

Campus & Community

GET Speaker Series: The Importance of a Liberal Arts Education

Tuesday, November 8, 2011, By News Staff

Tommie Williams, vice president of JPMorgan Chase’s Corporate Technology and Operations will talk about her career progression and discuss how she leveraged her liberal arts education in technology and operations leadership roles in a Global Enterprise and Technology (GET) Speaker Series event Nov. 9.

Campus & Community

School of Education Graduate Programs Fair

Wednesday, October 26, 2011, By News Staff

The School of Education will host a graduate programs fair on Friday, Nov. 4, 5-7 p.m. in 304 Schine.

Campus & Community

St. Joseph’s College of Nursing joins Say Yes to Education Higher Education Compact

Monday, October 24, 2011, By News Staff

St. Joseph’s College of Nursing in Syracuse has become the latest college to join the Say Yes to Education Higher Education Compact, by agreeing to offer free college tuition to Syracuse City School District graduates who meet residency and college…

Health & Society

Ugandan educator Aaron Kintu Moses will speak Nov. 1 in Hendricks Chapel

Friday, October 21, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Aaron Kintu Moses, an educator and leader of the Abayudaya Jewish community of Uganda, will share his work in a multimedia presentation at Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. The event is free and open…

Business & Economy

Career Transition Workshop for Displaced Educators scheduled

Friday, October 14, 2011, By Eileen Jevis

University College of Syracuse University is hosting a Career Transition Workshop for Displaced Educators on Thursday, Nov. 17, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Genesee Grande Hotel, 1600 E. Genesee St. The cost is $125. Over a dozen different workshops…

Campus & Community

Burton Blatt Institute receives $6.2 million grant from U.S. Dept. of Education to continue leadership of ADA Center in southeastern United States

Tuesday, October 4, 2011, By News Staff

The U.S. Department of Education’s National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research has awarded the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University a $6.2 million, five-year grant to continue its leadership of the Atlanta-based Southeast ADA Center. Established in 1991…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Architecture presents lecture by renowned architect, educator Peter Eisenman

Thursday, September 22, 2011, By Elaine Wackerow

Syracuse University School of Architecture presents the lecture “Project or Practice?” by internationally renowned architect, distinguished author and teacher Peter Eisenman on Friday, Sept. 30, at 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public and will take…

STEM

SU garners $3 million NSF grant for education, research in soft and biological materials

Thursday, September 15, 2011, By News Staff

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Syracuse University $3 million over the next five years to develop an Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training Program (IGERT) in Soft Interfaces. IGERT is the NSF’s flagship interdisciplinary program to educate Ph.D.-level…

Health & Society

Garcia honored as outstanding educator during Onondaga County Hispanic Heritage Month

Friday, September 9, 2011, By Michele Barrett

As the local community celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct. 15, Syracuse University professor of social work Alejandro Garcia will be honored as an outstanding educator. The award will be presented at the opening ceremony that will kick off the…