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South Side Film Festival begins July 11

Thursday, July 3, 2008, By News Staff

South Side Film Festival begins July 11July 03, 2008Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu The Syracuse University South Side Initiative and the Southside Community Coalition will host the popular South Side Film Festival on four upcoming Fridays. The festival is co-sponsored by Visual…

Williams, Roberts, Carlson, Borowitz to take part in Mirror Awards luncheon June 23

Friday, June 20, 2008, By News Staff

Wendy S. Loughlin315 443 2785 The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will hold the second annual Mirror Awards luncheon honoring excellence in media industry reporting on Monday, June 23 from 11:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Rainbow Room…

Maxwell professor Catherine Bertini to moderate panel at first annual meeting of Global Humanitarian Forum in Switzerland

Thursday, June 19, 2008, By News Staff

  Catherine Bertini, professor of practice in public administration in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, who was named a founding member of the board of the Global Humanitarian Forum by former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan last…

Center for Natural Language Processing appoints new interim director

Wednesday, June 18, 2008, By News Staff

Margaret Costello Spillett315 443 1069 The Center for Natural Language Processing in Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies has named information studies professor Kevin Crowston as interim director. He replaces assistant research professor Anne Diekema, who has served in the…

University Senate designates 17 retiring faculty as emeriti

Tuesday, June 3, 2008, By News Staff

Cynthia J. Moritz315 443 9039 The University Senate voted to recognize 17 faculty members with emeritus status. The honorees were invited to accompany the Chancellor’s party during the 2008 Commencement ceremony. They are: Stanley Alten, professor in the S.I. Newhouse…

Alex Taft to be remembered in memorial services Tuesday

Monday, June 2, 2008, By News Staff

Wendy S. Loughlin315 443 2785 Alex Taft, a recent graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, died Thursday, May 29. He was 28. Taft, who graduated May 11 with a master’s degree in television, radio and film,…

BBI helps support new Global Universal Design Commission; SU’s Peter Blanck named chairman of board

Friday, May 30, 2008, By News Staff

Jaime Winne Alvarez315-443-3784 Peter Blanck, University Professor and chair of the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University (BBI), has been named chairman of the board of directors for the new Global Universal Design Commission Inc. (GUDC). The commission, a nonprofit…

Syracuse University’s Ten Tons of Love drive yields 38 tons of clothing, house wares and food for Central New York charities

Wednesday, May 28, 2008, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Ten Tons of Love drive yields 38 tons of clothing, house wares and food for Central New York charitiesMay 28, 2008Carol K. Masiclatclkim@syr.edu There’s a lot of love at Syracuse University — 38 tons, to be exact. That’s…

titleSyracuse University’s Ten Tons of Love drive yields 38 tons of clothing, house wares and food for Central New York charities

Wednesday, May 28, 2008, By News Staff

Carol L. Kim315 443 8568 There’s a lot of love at Syracuse University — 38 tons, to be exact. That’s how much volunteers at SU collected as part of Ten Tons of Love, the annual charity drive to collect gently…

Chapple begins term as Board of Trustees chair

Tuesday, May 20, 2008, By News Staff

SU News Services315-443-3784 At Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees annual meeting, held May 10, Chair-elect John H. Chapple ’75 officially assumed board leadership as John A. Couri ’63 completed his term as chair and moved to chair-emeritus status. Additionally, seven…