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Campus & Community

Libraries to Host Third Annual Human Library Event

Monday, February 22, 2016, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The libraries will host their third annual Human Library on Wednesday, April 6, from noon-4 p.m. in Bird Library. During this time, participants will have the opportunity to talk to “human books:” volunteers from the SU community who represent a…

Campus & Community

David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics

Friday, February 19, 2016, By News Staff

The following students enrolled in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics were named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2015 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must achieve at least a 3.4 grade…

Campus & Community

Annual Winter Carnival and Chili Cook-Off Feb. 23-27

Friday, February 19, 2016, By Gerard McTigue

Since the 1930s, Winter Carnival, coordinated by the Traditions Commission and Office of Student Activities, has been a great way for SU to come out during Syracuse’s colder months and enjoy some great events like the highly acclaimed Chili Cook-Off….

Business & Economy

Libraries Announce $1 Million Gift to Endow Plastics Pioneers Curator Position

Friday, February 19, 2016, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Dean of Libraries David Seaman has announced a new endowed fund to support the Plastics Pioneers Historical Plastics Collection, created by a $1 million gift to the Syracuse University Libraries. The donor, a successful member of the plastics industry, wishes…

Campus & Community

SU First Major Private University to Support Sen. Gillibrand’s Campus Accountability & Safety Act

Friday, February 19, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University has signed on as the first major private university in support of U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s bipartisan Campus Accountability and Safety Act.

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Alumnus Tapped to Call Hometown Team, Chicago White Sox, for ESPN

Thursday, February 18, 2016, By News Staff

After having spent time covering a variety of sports, Chicago native Jason Benetti ’05 will begin the 2016 Major League Baseball season covering his hometown team, the Chicago White Sox. A 2005 graduate of the Newhouse School and the ­College…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Addresses February Meeting of University Senate

Thursday, February 18, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s recent research success, the budget planning process, the Campus Framework and the Climate Assessment Survey were among a handful of topics Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed during his University Senate appearance Wednesday afternoon. Speaking in front of the University’s…

Arts & Culture

Humanities Center Closes Out Month with High-Profile Events

Thursday, February 18, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The Humanities Center, based in the College of Arts and Sciences, wraps up February with a quartet of high-profile events. It features visits by Jonathan Dueck, an award-winning ethnomusicologist at George Washington University (GW); Alicia Garza, founder of the Black…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Sports Media Center to Host ‘Sports Matters’ Symposium Feb. 24

Tuesday, February 16, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse Sports Media Center will host “Sports Matters,” a daylong symposium examining current issues in sports media on Wednesday, Feb. 24, in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. Follow on Twitter at #SportsMatters. The event will begin at 9…

Arts & Culture

Poet Roger Reeves Is First in Raymond Carver Series Spring Lineup

Tuesday, February 16, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

Poet Roger Reeves will be the first writer to give a reading in the spring 2016 lineup of the Raymond Carver Reading Series on Wednesday, Feb. 17. The series, which brings 12-14 prominent writers to campus each year, is presented…