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Campus & Community

Former U.S. Army captain & Muslim chaplain at Guantanamo Bay to speak on campus

Monday, September 12, 2011, By News Staff

James Yee, a Chinese American, graduate of West Point Military Academy, convert to Islam in 1991, captain in the U.S. Army, former Muslim chaplain at Guantanamo Bay and author of “For God and Country: Faith and Patriotism Under Fire,” will speak about his struggle for justice.

K. Douglas Nelson Lecture Series: Dr. Paul Tomascak from SUNY Oswego

Monday, September 12, 2011, By News Staff

The Department of Earth Sciences presents the fall 2011 K. Douglas Nelson Lecture Series, this week featuring Dr. Paul Tomascak from SUNY Oswego.

STEM

SU physicist aids in discovery of predicting breaking points in disordered solids

Thursday, September 8, 2011, By News Staff

In solid materials with regular atomic structures, figuring out where the material will break under stress is relatively easy. But for disordered solids, like glass or sand, their disordered structure makes such predictions a more daunting task. A collaboration of…

Arts & Culture

National Music Publishers’ Association president to speak Sept. 8

Wednesday, September 7, 2011, By Erica Blust

David Israelite, the president and chief executive officer of the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), will present a lecture on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 6:45 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium, located on the concourse level of the Martin J. Whitman…

Campus & Community

Travel and parking information for SU/Wake Forest football game

Wednesday, August 31, 2011, By News Staff

Travel and parking information for Thursday’s Sept. 1, SU vs. Wake Forest home opener at 8 p.m.

Arts & Culture

Zito participates in ‘Speaking Shakespeare’ in New York City

Wednesday, August 31, 2011, By Erica Blust

Zito was one of five masters of the spoken word who gathered for “Speaking Shakespeare.”

Arts & Culture

Entertainment attorney Loren Chodosh to speak Sept. 1

Tuesday, August 30, 2011, By Erica Blust

Loren Chodosh, an entertainment attorney and founding member of Loren Chodosh, P.C., will present a lecture on Thursday, Sept. 1, at 6:45 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium, located on the concourse level of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management….

Arts & Culture

SyrFilmFest presents sneak preview and last year’s ‘Best of Fest’

Wednesday, August 24, 2011, By KC Duggan

The SYRFILM organization that brings year-round programming to Central New York, in collaboration with Art Rage Gallery, will present “The Man Who Knew How to Fly,” directed by Robi Michael, (USA, fiction, 24 minutes) a selection of the 2011 film…

STEM

Stampede.It takes first place at Syracuse Student Sandbox Demo Day

Thursday, August 18, 2011, By J.D. Ross

Nine colleges from across Upstate New York saw their students and recent graduates pitch startup businesses at the Syracuse Student Sandbox Demo Day at the Syracuse Tech Garden.

Veterans

When life gives you lemons … make a lemonade stand! Whitman hosts ninth annual Entrepreneur’s Bootcamp beginning Oct. 8

Thursday, August 18, 2011, By Lindsay Wickham

When you were a kid growing up, you dreamed big. Your imagination ran wild and no idea was unattainable. As we age, we tend to lose that “entrepreneurial” spirit and the creativity that once drove us to create basement fort…