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Burton Blatt Institute’s Brian McLane testifies before NYS Assembly hearing on workforce issues and people with disabilities

Monday, June 2, 2008, By News Staff

Jaime Winne Alvarez315) 443-3784 Brian McLane, executive director of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, testified on June 2 before the New York State Assembly. The hearing on workforce issues and people with disabilities was convened by the…

School of Education’s inaugural Centennial Professor Steven Taylor to develop new undergraduate disabilities studies program

Monday, June 2, 2008, By News Staff

Patrick Farrell315 443 5421 Steven J. Taylor, professor of cultural foundations and co-director of Syracuse University’s Center on Human Policy, Law and Disability Studies, has been named Centennial Professor in Disability Studies in the School of Education. Taylor’s appointment as…

George Langford named dean of Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences

Friday, May 30, 2008, By News Staff

Kevin C. Quinn315-443-8338 George M. Langford, dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has been named dean of The College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University, effective Aug. 11. The appointment…

Syracuse University among partners in newly formed Hubbard Brook Consortium supporting ecosystem science

Thursday, May 29, 2008, By News Staff

Kelly Homan Rodoski315 443 5381 Syracuse University is among five institutions that have joined with the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation to form a consortium to support research, education and policy initiatives at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in central New…

Whitman experts find bundling best strategy for marketers

Wednesday, May 28, 2008, By News Staff

Amy Mehringer315 443 3834 Have you ever wanted to subscribe to HBO but not CNN? Or have you wanted to buy a TV, DVD player and stereo system all-in-one instead of separately? Component shopping is often a confusing place for…

Graduate School appoints two associate deans focused on graduate student recruitment and retention, and preparation of underrepresented students

Tuesday, May 27, 2008, By News Staff

Cynthia J. Moritz315 443 9039 To better address University-wide needs in the areas of graduate recruitment, graduate retention and preparation of underrepresented minority groups for graduate study, the Graduate School — in partnership with the Division of Enrollment Management and…

Chapple begins term as Board of Trustees chair

Tuesday, May 20, 2008, By News Staff

SU News Services315-443-3784 At Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees annual meeting, held May 10, Chair-elect John H. Chapple ’75 officially assumed board leadership as John A. Couri ’63 completed his term as chair and moved to chair-emeritus status. Additionally, seven…

SU SIFE places third in semifinals of national exposition

Monday, May 19, 2008, By News Staff

Amy Mehringer315 443 3834 Syracuse University’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) won third place at the semifinals of the SIFE National Exposition, with more than 140 teams in attendance. The team of six Whitman/SU students traveled to Chicago for the…

Syracuse Symphony offers $5 rush tickets to SU students for ‘West Side Story Celebration’ May 23-24

Monday, May 19, 2008, By News Staff

Jaime Winne Alvarez315 443-3784 The Syracuse Symphony Orchestra (SSO), a community partner with Syracuse University’s Pulse performing arts series, is offering $5 rush tickets to SU students for “A West Side Story Celebration” on Friday, May 23, and Saturday, May…

Professor Emeritus Stewart Thau dies after brief illness at age 69

Thursday, May 15, 2008, By News Staff

SU News Services315) 443-3784 Professor Emeritus Stewart Thau, who retired from Syracuse University in 2006 after 40 years of service, died May 13 following a brief illness. He was 69 years old. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, May…