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Campus & Community

TIAA-CREF Will Be on the Quad Friday

Thursday, October 9, 2014, By News Staff

TIAA-CREF, longtime administrator of Syracuse University’s retirement plans, will be on the Quad Friday, Oct. 10, as part of Orange Central activities. Faculty, staff and students are invited to stop by the TIAA-CREF tent between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m….

Pride of the Orange, Syracuse Athletics Get Boost as Alumni Establish Twirler, Lacrosse Scholarships

Wednesday, October 8, 2014, By Erica Blust

Lifelong Orange supporters John H. ’59 (ESF) and Janet K. (Smith) Dean ’61 (VPA), who met and later married on the Syracuse University campus, have established two new student scholarships: the Janet Kay Smith Feature Twirler Scholarship and the John…

Arts & Culture

August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning Masterpiece ‘The Piano Lesson’ Starts Oct. 22

Wednesday, October 8, 2014, By News Staff

In August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece “The Piano Lesson,” the past threatens to pull apart brother and sister. Bernice treasures a one-of-a-kind piano, an heirloom with carved figures of their enslaved ancestors. Boy Willie suddenly arrives from the South determined…

College Republicans Bring Ambassador John Bolton to Campus

Wednesday, October 8, 2014, By News Staff

The College Republicans at Syracuse University have announced an upcoming lecture by Ambassador John Bolton titled “Moving Forward: The Future of American Foreign Policy,” taking place at Hendricks Chapel on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m. Bolton was appointed as…

Application Period Opens for 10th Annual Winston Fisher Seminar

Wednesday, October 8, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

It’s only the second month of the new academic year and already the College of Arts and Sciences is busily preparing for the 10th annual Winston Fisher Seminar, a weeklong immersion program timed to coincide with spring break 2015. Named…

Phi Beta Sigma Hosts Annual Women of Distinction Event

Wednesday, October 8, 2014, By Shannon Andre

On Wednesday, Oct. 15, the Theta Xi Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., hosts the fourth annual Women of Distinction event in Goldstein Auditorium at 7:14 p.m. This year’s panelists include reality and television star Alani “LaLa” Anthony, Primetime…

Three Will Be Honored with George Arents Award at Orange Central

Tuesday, October 7, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Richard M. Jones ’92, G’95, L’95, Angela Y. Robinson ’78 and Donald Schupak ’64, L’66 will receive the George Arents Award, the University’s highest alumni honor. The award recognizes alumni who are pioneers and leaders in their fields.

Opening Reception for ‘Moments of Place’ to Be Held Oct. 16 at Point of Contact Gallery

Monday, October 6, 2014, By News Staff

Point of Contact Gallery is hosting an opening reception for ‘Moments of Place,’ an exhibition by New York City-based artist Gwenn Thomas, on Thursday, Oct. 16. The reception will take place from 6-8 p.m. and is free and open to…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Supports National News Engagement Day Oct. 7 with Interactive Events, GoPro Giveaway

Monday, October 6, 2014, By Emily Kulkus

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications is participating in the first National News Engagement Day, created by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). Events to encourage news engagement are planned throughout the Newhouse School and…

STEM

Physicist Wins NSF Award to Advance Scientific Cyberinfrastructure

Monday, October 6, 2014, By News Staff

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences has received a major grant to upgrade the cyberinfrastructure used by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) to search for gravitational waves. Gravitational waves are ripples in space-time that were first…