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Art World Converges in Syracuse for Renaissance Art Symposium Oct. 18

Friday, September 26, 2014, By Rob Enslin

The 2014 Syracuse Symposium™ continues its semester-long look at “Perspective” with a major symposium on Italian Renaissance Art. On Saturday, Oct. 18, the College of Arts and Sciences will present “New Perspectives on Renaissance Art” from 9:30 a.m. to 5:15…

University Community Engages in Q&A on Fast Forward Syracuse

Thursday, September 25, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

University community members had an opportunity to hear more about Fast Forward Syracuse and engage with Chancellor Kent Syverud and 15 committee members in the first of the initiative’s Town Hall meetings Monday at Hendricks Chapel. Chancellor Syverud set the…

Bullet Tooth Founder Josh Grabelle Delivers Soyars Lecture Sept. 25

Tuesday, September 23, 2014, By Erica Blust

Josh Grabelle ’96, L’01, founder and president of Bullet Tooth, a heavy music record label and publishing company, will present a lecture on Thursday, Sept. 25, at 6:30 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium (Room 007), located on the concourse level…

Point of Contact Gallery Hosting ‘Materiality and Poetry, the Visual and the Verbal’

Thursday, September 18, 2014, By News Staff

Point of Contact Gallery is hosting a panel discussion, “Materiality and Poetry, the Visual and the Verbal,” on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 6 p.m. The conversation will concern the poetic influence behind the current exhibition “Last” by Dorene Quinn. Chilean…

Arts & Culture

M.F.A. Student Wins Academy’s ‘Most Promising Young Poet’ Award

Wednesday, September 3, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Wendy Chen, a University Fellow in Syracuse’s M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing, is the winner of the Academy of American Poets’ inaugural Aliki Perroti and Seth Frank Most Promising Young Poet Award. Chen won the award for her poem “They…

Syracuse Symposium™ Announces ‘Perspective’ Theme, Fall Lineup

Tuesday, September 2, 2014, By Rob Enslin

“Perspective” is the theme of the 2014 Syracuse Symposium™, organized and presented by the Syracuse University Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences. The semester-long series begins with a keynote address by Kevin Powers, a U.S. Army veteran…

Arts & Culture

Opening Reception for ‘Last’ to be held on Sept. 4 at Point of Contact Gallery

Tuesday, August 12, 2014, By News Staff

Point of Contact Gallery is hosting an opening reception for “Last,” an exhibition by local artist Dorene Quinn, on Thursday, Sept. 4. The opening reception will take place from 6-8 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Refreshments…

Arts & Culture

Richard Gluckman Creates Lecture Fund in Honor of Former Dean Robbins

Monday, August 4, 2014, By News Staff

Richard Gluckman ’70, G’71 has created the Mark Robbins Lecture Fund in honor of Mark Robbins ’82, former dean of the School of Architecture. The fund will support an annual lecture in New York City by nationally and internationally known…

Campus & Community

Cold Case Justice Initiative Honored During National Civil Rights Conference

Tuesday, June 17, 2014, By Keith Kobland

The Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at the College of Law received an award during the National Civil Rights Conference in Philadelphia, Miss., on June 15. The Civil Rights and Social Justice Award was presented to CCJI for its body…

Health & Society

World Cup Begins, But Will We Watch?

Friday, June 13, 2014, By Keith Kobland

One of the biggest spectacles in sports is underway in Brazil, as soccer teams representing 32 nations compete in the World Cup. But while the rest of the world watches, soccer fandom in the United States is still lukewarm at…