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VPA School of Design Students Win Syracuse University ACC InVenture Prize
A group of prominent judges—including investors, technologists, funders and successful entrepreneurs—selected College of Visual and Performing Arts School of Design students Quinn King (left) and Alec Gillinder (right) as winners of the prestigious ACC InVenture Prize at Syracuse University. The…
Students Reflect on Study Abroad Experiences Made Possible by Gilman Scholarship
Zack Watson’s college experience has been a full one so far. A student veteran, Watson served in the U.S. Marines for five years. He completed boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, and was stationed at Camp Pendleton, California. He…
VPA Director of Student Success to Serve as Middle States Peer Evaluator
Carol J. Ruffin, director of the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Office of Student Success, has been named a peer evaluator for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). MSCHE peer evaluators are qualified higher education professionals…
‘End of Life’ Documentary to Be Screened, Talk with Filmmakers March 3
In “End of Life,” a documentary film that was nominated for the 2018 European Film Awards, filmmakers Paweł Wojtasik and John Bruce explore the challenges of the act of dying. The documentary will be shown Sunday, March 3, at 2…
Students Design Dresses for AHA’s Go Red for Women Fundraiser on Wednesday
The entire fashion design program has gone all in for the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Go Red for Women campaign. In collaboration with AHA and the Office of Community Engagement, the program is hosting “A Red Dress Affair” on Wednesday,…
Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence Seeks Faculty Feedback
The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) is seeking feedback from faculty to determine how the center can best support the University’s academic community. Recently, the Center emailed an online survey to all faculty email addresses to solicit input…
Hou Paper on China’s Property Tax Plan Earns Prestigious Pu Shan Award
The Maxwell School’s Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs and senior research associate at the Center for Policy Research, has won a prestigious economic policy research award from the Pu Shan Foundation of China. The paper, “Real…
Education Through Theater Arts: How VPA’s Stephen Cross Helps Local Medical Residents Communicate
“My role is the guy who brings the arts into the science room,” says Stephen Cross, associate professor of acting in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Drama, of his collaborative efforts with Upstate Medical University and…
Facilitators Sought to Engage New Students in Discussions around Shared Reading Selection ‘Lab Girl’
“Lab Girl,” an award-winning autobiography by pioneering scientist Hope Jahren, has been selected for the Fall 2019 semester shared reading experience for new students as part of the improved first-year SEM 100 seminar and the First-Year Experience Initiative. “Lab Girl”…
Syracuse Symposium to Recognize Careers of Professors Wadley, Gold Feb. 26
Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong foray into “Stories” with a panel discussion on South Asian ethnography on Tuesday, Feb. 26. Recognizing the careers of Professors Susan S. Wadley and Ann Grodzins Gold, the event includes guest panelists Kirin Narayan (Australian…