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Arts & Culture

VPA alumnus Bryan Buckley ’85 receives Academy Award nomination for short film

Friday, January 11, 2013, By Erica Blust

College of Visual and Performing Arts alumnus and award-winning commercial and film director Bryan Buckley ’85 was among the nominees announced Thursday, Jan. 10, for the 85th Academy Awards. Buckley directed the short film “Asad,” which was nominated in the…

Arts & Culture

SU Opera Theatre to present comic opera ‘Too Many Sopranos’ Jan. 25-27

Friday, January 11, 2013, By Erica Blust

The Syracuse University Opera Theatre will present Edwin Penhorwood’s comic opera “Too Many Sopranos” Jan. 25, 26 and 27 at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The work parodies the over-the-top caricatures from various…

STEM

Stacey Keefe appointed executive director of RvD IDEA

Friday, January 11, 2013, By News Staff

Stacey Keefe has been appointed the executive director of the Raymond von Dran Innovation and Disruptive Entrepreneurship Accelerator (RvD IDEA).  The RvD IDEA program promotes student startups at Syracuse University and includes the IDS minor and courses, the IDEA Student…

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries opens print retrospective of renowned landscape artist Neil Welliver

Friday, January 11, 2013, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries will present “Neil Welliver Prints,” an exhibition of more than 60 examples of the artist’s woodcuts, etchings, lithographs and screen prints.

Campus & Community

Shafer promoted to lead SU Football

Wednesday, January 9, 2013, By SU Athletics

Scott Shafer, who is recognized as one of the top defensive minds in college football, is taking the reins of Syracuse University’s football program as head coach.

Arts & Culture

Novelist Christine Schutt opens Spring 2013 Raymond Carver Reading Series

Tuesday, January 8, 2013, By News Staff

Award-winning novelist Christine Schutt, author of “Prosperous Friends” (Grove/Atlantic, 2012) will open the Spring 2013 Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, in Gifford Auditorium. The reading will be preceded by a question-and-answer session from 3:45-4:30 p.m….

Campus & Community

Community Folk Art Center hosts Caribbean Cinematic Festival

Monday, January 7, 2013, By News Staff

Community Folk Art Center’s annual Caribbean Cinematic Festival (Feb. 6-10) will showcase films and performances that capture the spirit and cultural richness of the Caribbean islands. The five-day festival will highlight cultural contributions as well as address polarizing issues in…

Arts & Culture

Roots Reggae band Akuma Roots performs at Community Folk Art Center

Monday, January 7, 2013, By News Staff

Community Folk Art Center will host a performance by Syracuse-based Roots Reggae band Akuma Roots as part of its annual music series “A Journey Through Music of the African Diaspora.” Akuma Roots will perform in CFAC’s Black Box Theatre on…

Arts & Culture

English Professor George Saunders featured in New York Times

Monday, January 7, 2013, By Keith Kobland

George Saunders is receiving some noteworthy attention on the heels of his new book, “Tenth of December.”

Campus & Community

2013 Spector/Warren Fellows announced

Monday, January 7, 2013, By Jennifer Russo

Cohort travels to Holocaust Museum Houston for learning intensive The School of Education has announced its eighth class of Spector/Warren Fellows. New fellows are engaged in a six-day learning intensive in Houston through Jan. 12. The Spector/Warren Fellowship for Future Educators…