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Connective Corridor, VPA Partner on $650,000 Call for Public Art: Community Meeting Set May 5

Friday, May 1, 2015, By News Staff

Two hundred seventy-six artists from 17 countries have applied. Now, the jury will be selecting finalists for the Connective Corridor’s $650,000 call for public art.

Arts & Culture

Author/Musician Rita Indiana, Filmmaker Noelia Quintero to Visit April 23-24

Tuesday, April 14, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Spring Symposia series of the Syracuse University Humanities Center concludes with a two-day residency by Dominican author/musician Rita Indiana and Puerto Rican filmmaker Noelia Quintero. Much of their visit will focus on issues of contemporary Caribbean identity. Titled “Writing,…

Campus & Community

Chandler-Olcott, Schell Named Meredith Professors for 2015-16

Thursday, April 9, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

In addition, seven non-tenured faculty members will be given Meredith Teaching Recognition Awards. Lawrence Mason will be named the 2015 United Methodist Scholar-Teacher of the Year.

Campus & Community

50 Cent to Headline Block Party

Wednesday, April 1, 2015, By News Staff

University Union will host its annual Block Party on April 24 in the Carrier Dome. The event will follow Mayfest in Walnut Park with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. This year’s line up will feature rappers 50 Cent with G-Unit…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Breaking Digital: NGOs Debate’ April 2 in Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, By News Staff

As nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) proliferate around the world, many in the nonprofit community are examining what model of organization best serves the populations they support—the traditional “brick and mortar” model, the fully digital form or a hybrid of both. What…

Campus & Community

University to Host EducationUSA Academy with U.S. Department of State

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, By Eileen Jevis

Syracuse University has announced its partnership with the U.S. Department of State to host the EducationUSA Academy Pilot Program in July 2015. The four-week academy will provide English language courses, college preparatory content and cross-cultural activities to self-funded 15-17 year…

Campus & Community

University Signs on to ‘Justice and Dignity’ Resolution

Friday, March 20, 2015, By Kevin Morrow

Syracuse University is a signatory of, and participant in, a resolution supporting social justice and human dignity authored by the National Association of Schools and Colleges of the United Methodist Church (NASCUMC). Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed Tiffany Steinwert, dean…

Arts & Culture

Professor Recognized by Council of Writing Program Administrators

Friday, March 6, 2015, By Rob Enslin

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences has received a national award for his work on large-scale writing assessment. Tony Scott, associate professor of writing and rhetoric, has received the Council of Writing Program Administrators (CWPA)’s Outstanding Scholarship…

Arts & Culture

‘None of That’ Exhibition Explores Discontent, Search for Meaning

Friday, February 27, 2015, By News Staff

La Casita Cultural Center is hosting an opening reception for “None of That,” an exhibition by artist Juan Alberto Cruz, on Thursday, March 5. The opening reception will take place from 6-8 p.m. at La Casita, located in the Lincoln…

Campus & Community

Liddy Offers Academic Strategic Plan Update: Where Are We Now, and What’s Next?

Monday, February 23, 2015, By Carol Boll

On Wednesday, Feb. 25, Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor Liz Liddy will convene a “Day of Conversation” to share key findings and preliminary recommendations that have emerged from a campus-wide effort to develop an Academic Strategic Plan as part of…