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Open Doors Presents the 2013 Reel Queer Film Festival Screenings

Wednesday, March 20, 2013, By News Staff

A long tradition in the making, this annual spring cinema group hosts screenings of popular and independent and LGBT/diversity-related films, including features, narratives, shorts, and documentaries. This year, two screening dates on March 28th and 29th will see five films…

Celebrate Orange Spirit through National Orange Day Activities

Tuesday, March 19, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Traditions Commission will hand out cake in Schine Atrium Thursday at 11 a.m. Syracuse University and SU alumni clubs around the nation will be celebrating Orange spirit on Sunday, March 24—National Orange Day. This year is the 143rd anniversary of…

Science and Dalai Lama Focus of 2013 Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture

Tuesday, March 19, 2013, By News Staff

Physicist Arthur Zajonc, president of the Mind and Life Institute in Hadley, Mass., will present “Conversing with the Dalai Lama: 25 Years of Dialogue with Science” at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, in Gifford Auditorium. The lecture is free and…

Comcast Head Brian L. Roberts Will Visit Newhouse School March 26

Tuesday, March 19, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Student Farron Stark will interview him in a public Q&A at the school Brian L. Roberts, chairman and CEO of Comcast Corp. and chair of the board of directors of NBCUniversal, will visit the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications…

Campus & Community

SU Joins Starwood Executive Traveler Program

Tuesday, March 19, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University has entered into an agreement with Starwood Hotels & Resorts and is now a member of the Starwood Executive Traveler (SET) program. Syracuse University faculty and staff travelers, for business or leisure, will be eligible for a 15…

SU Hosts Nationally Renowned Champion for Environmental Justice

Tuesday, March 19, 2013, By News Staff

African American Studies Spring 2013 Colloquium presents Vernice Miller-Travis</strong> Vernice Miller-Travis, advisor to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and longtime environmental activist, will present “Environmental Justice and the legacy of Racial Inequality in the 21st Century” at 5 p.m. March…

Veterans

White House Recognizes IVMF program Grads, SU Alumna as Female Veteran Champions of Change

Tuesday, March 19, 2013, By News Staff

On March 18, the White House honored 14 female veterans as Champions of Change, including Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) and Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) program graduate and V-WISE ambassador Marylyn Harris, V-WISE graduate Ginger Miller,…

Creative Writing Alumni Participate in SU Panel Discussion March 21

Monday, March 18, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Event to explore ‘success, significance and authenticity’ in literature Is there life after the M.F.A.? Fifteen alumni of Syracuse University’s Creative Writing Program think so and are taking up the question at a panel discussion on Thursday, March 21, from…

WCG’s Chuck Hemann Will Visit Newhouse, Discuss Big Data and Analytics

Monday, March 18, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

How do Red Bull, the Hershey Co. and Intel turn big data into competitive advantage? Join Chuck Hemann, group director of analytics for WCG, on Wednesday, March 20, as he discusses how companies turn big data into actionable insights about…

Biomimicry Challenge 2 Offers Event-Filled Weekend of Innovation, Inspiration

Monday, March 18, 2013, By Erica Blust

Registration for students, faculty and professionals still open In 2013, the crucial need to reduce human impact on the environment is undisputed. Biomimicry is a method of innovation that seeks to solve human problems by taking inspiration from the time-tested…