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Campus & Community

Office of Multicultural Advancement Announces Members of New Advisory Council

Friday, February 22, 2019, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Office of Multicultural Advancement (formerly the Office of Program Development) in the Division of Advancement and External Affairs has created a 25-person alumni advisory council to further the office’s mission in fostering diverse alumni involvement with the University…

Media, Law & Policy

Hou Paper on China’s Property Tax Plan Earns Prestigious Pu Shan Award

Thursday, February 21, 2019, By Jessica Smith

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…

Health & Society

Education Through Theater Arts: How VPA’s Stephen Cross Helps Local Medical Residents Communicate

Thursday, February 21, 2019, By Paula Meseroll

“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…

Campus & Community

Committee Invites Input on Engineering and Computer Science Dean Search

Thursday, February 21, 2019, By News Staff

Members of the campus community are invited to attend an engagement session to offer input and ideas related to the search for a new dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS). It will take place Friday, March…

Campus & Community

Burton Blatt Institute’s Multimedia (Dis)courses Series Launches March 7

Thursday, February 21, 2019, By Robert Conrad

On March 7, the Burton Blatt Institute’s (BBI) Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach, in collaboration with the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will present the first event in a new series that showcases disability literature, media and…

Campus & Community

Interfaith Dialogue Series Continues Feb. 28 with Discussion on Disability, Forgiveness, Animals and Faith

Wednesday, February 20, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

An in-depth discussion of the relationship between humans and animals will be the second in the University’s spring 2019 Interfaith Dialogue Dinner Series, “Common and Diverse Ground: Raising Consciousnesses by Acknowledging the ‘Hidden’ Things that Divide Us,” on Thursday, Feb….

Media Tip Sheets

‘Space Force’ To Create Countless Bureaucratic Fist Fights

Wednesday, February 20, 2019, By Daryl Lovell

This week President Trump signed Space Policy Directive-4 that orders the Pentagon to begin the process of establishing a “Space Force” as the sixth branch of the armed forces. Sean O’Keefe is a University Professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School…

Campus & Community

Statement from Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly Reinforcing University’s Anti-Discrimination Policies

Tuesday, February 19, 2019, By News Staff

Syracuse University is aware of media reports about students receiving credit for internships with the Syracuse Peace Council, which sponsored a public forum at an off-campus site last month at which inflammatory comments about Israel and Palestinian groups were made…

Arts & Culture

New CFAC Exhibition to Honor Black History, Women’s History Months

Tuesday, February 19, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Spencer Stultz ’17, a master’s candidate in Pan African studies, will celebrate the opening of her first one-woman exhibition at the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) on Friday, Feb. 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. Titled “A Time for Joy…

Campus & Community

Marlene Celi and Isabel Jimenez: Where the Application Process Begins

Tuesday, February 19, 2019, By Brandon Dyer

In an average year, the Enrollment Management Processing office receives about 37,000 undergraduate applications. Graduate applications number around 13,000-15,000. Over a million supporting documents must be processed as well. Each application needs to be assembled and sent to the offices…