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Veterans

March 9 Ceremony to Honor Local Navy Master Chief Peter J. Soler

Monday, March 4, 2013, By News Staff

On Saturday, March 9, a ceremony will be held at Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel to honor local U.S. Navy Master Chief Peter J. Soler, 87. A World War II and Korean War veteran, Soler resides in Cicero. The event, an…

New York Times Columnist Nicholas Kristof to Deliver 2013 Commencement Address

Monday, March 4, 2013, By News Staff

Nicholas D. Kristof, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and opinion columnist for The New York Times, will deliver the 2013 Commencement address at the joint ceremony for Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) on Sunday, May 12, in the Carrier Dome.

IVMF Appoints SU Board of Trustees Chairman Richard L. Thompson G’67, Harvard’s Linda J. Bilmes to Advisory Board

Thursday, February 28, 2013, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University has announced the appointment of two new members to its external advisory board. They are chairman of the SU Board of Trustees Richard L. Thompson G’67, senior counsel, Patton Boggs LLP;…

Campus & Community

39th Annual Light Work Grants in Photography Call for Entries: Deadline April 30

Thursday, February 28, 2013, By News Staff

Light Work is pleased to announce the 39th Annual Light Work Grants in Photography competition. Light Work began offering grants to CNY artists in 1975 to encourage the production of new photographic work in the region. Three $2,000 grants will…

Arts & Culture

Magical Mishaps, True Love Collide in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

Thursday, February 28, 2013, By News Staff

In Shakespeare’s hands, magic and romance and the very midsummer madness make for intoxication, enchantment and rollicking, frolicking comedy. Get on your mud boots and your donkey ears, ’cause it’s off to the woods with four eager, young lovers, a…

Reading Twain in Tianjin

Tuesday, February 26, 2013, By News Staff

English professor receives Fulbright to teach in China Editor’s Note: Follow the adventures of Harvery Teres as he writes about his experiences in China in the blog “Faculty at Work: Notes from the Field,” a new feature  published on The…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Blue Star Theatres Program Offers Discount and Complimentary Tickets to Active U.S. Military, Families, Veterans

Monday, February 25, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse Stage is offering discount and complimentary tickets to U.S. military personnel, U.S. military veterans and their immediate family members to select performances for remaining shows in the current season. This effort is supported by a grant from the Central…

German Author and Scholar Present Joint Reading on Holocaust Memories in Literature March 6

Monday, February 25, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Susanna Piontek and Guy Stern will examine translation and fictionalization of actual memories The literary representation of Holocaust memories will be the subject of a presentation by the husband-and-wife team of Susanna Piontek and Guy Stern in Syracuse University’s College…

1L Moot Court Competition Goes Beyond Classroom Learning

Thursday, February 21, 2013, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

As one of only a few law schools offering a first-year moot court competition, Syracuse University College of Law continues to prepare its students for courtroom careers and client advocacy.  This year welcomed a record number of participants to the…

Syracuse University to Launch LGBTQ Alumni Alliance in Boston on Feb. 21

Wednesday, February 20, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

All Boston-area SU alumni are invited to attend a reception to learn more about the newly created Syracuse University LGBTQ Alumni Alliance on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 6 p.m. at Club Café, 209 Columbus Ave., Boston. Those attending will have…