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Public art and memory scholar James E. Young to speak Feb. 9

Friday, February 3, 2012, By Erica Blust

Scholar James E. Young, a distinguished university professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, who has written widely on public art, memorials and national memory, will speak at Syracuse University on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 6 p.m. as part of…

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IVMF adds communications and admissions team members to better serve stakeholders

Monday, January 30, 2012, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University has announced the appointment of Shannon P. Meehan as media relations and communications specialist and the transition of current team member Katherine Frontino to the newly created role of…

#140cuse conference releases speaker list

Thursday, January 26, 2012, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has released the list of more than 35 speakers for the one-day #140cuse conference on April 19 at Syracuse University’s Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center. #140cuse, a local version of the widely known…

G. James Daichendt to speak on ‘Rethinking Street Art’ Jan. 31

Thursday, January 26, 2012, By Erica Blust

G. James Daichendt, a professor of art history at Azusa Pacific University in California, will present the lecture “Rethinking Street Art” on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 6:30 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium in the Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer Art Building. The free,…

2010 Nobel laureate to speak at University Feb. 1

Wednesday, January 25, 2012, By News Staff

Ei-ichi Negishi did pioneering research while a member of SU’s Chemistry Department Ei-ichi Negishi, 2010 Nobel laureate and the Herbert C. Brown Distinguished Professor of Organic Chemistry at Purdue University, returns to Syracuse University to present a discussion of his…

Discovery SVP kicks off this semester’s Newhouse Global Leaders in Digital and Social Media speaker series

Friday, January 20, 2012, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Doug Craig, senior vice president of digital and home entertainment with Discovery Communications, will visit the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Wednesday, Feb. 15 as a guest of the Newhouse Global Leaders in Digital and Social Media Speaker…

Artist Arena CEO Mark Weiss to speak Jan. 24

Thursday, January 19, 2012, By Erica Blust

Artist Arena CEO and founder Mark Weiss will give a talk on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 6:45 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium, located on the concourse level of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. The lecture is part of…

Acclaimed interior designer Thom Filicia ’93 to speak Jan. 20

Wednesday, January 18, 2012, By Erica Blust

Acclaimed interior designer and College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) alumnus Thom Filicia ’93 will give a talk on Friday, Jan. 20, at 1 p.m. in the auditorium of The Warehouse, first floor, 350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse. The…

Renowned artist Shimon Attie to lead speaker series on memory, commemoration

Tuesday, January 17, 2012, By Erica Blust

Internationally renowned artist Shimon Attie will lead and host a new cross-disciplinary speaker series at Syracuse University on art, memory, community and commemoration. “Memory and Commemoration, as Fact or Fiction” will feature four speakers, including Attie, whose work addresses the…

Motivational speaker Jon Vroman, SU alum Sean Haley ‘10 to keynote February’s Student Leadership Conference

Tuesday, January 17, 2012, By News Staff

The first annual SU Student Leadership Conference on Feb. 25 will feature motivational speaker Jon Vroman as its opening keynote speaker, and SU alumnus and medical student Sean Haley ’10 as its closing keynote speaker. The conference will take place…