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Digital Witness Symposium explores power of the archive for human rights media

Thursday, August 25, 2011, By News Staff

Following its successful inauguration at last year’s Illuminating Oppression: 8th Annual Human Rights Film Festival, the Digital Witness Symposium returns this year on Friday, Sept. 16, at 10 a.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. This year’s symposium,…

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Composer Phillip Rothman to perform original score for D.W. Griffith’s silent film ‘Way Down East’

Thursday, August 25, 2011, By KC Duggan

The Syracuse International Film Festival has commissioned composer Phillip Rothman to write a score for the 1920 D.W. Griffith silent film “Way Down East.” Rothman will debut the original composition, scored for eight musicians, with the film screening Oct. 14…

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Fall exhibition at SU Library: ‘Just One Word: Plastics’

Thursday, August 25, 2011, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The opening and reception for Syracuse University Library’s fall exhibition, “Just One Word: Plastics” will be held in the Special Collections Research Center Gallery, sixth floor, Bird Library on Thursday, Sept. 15, from 5-7 p.m. The exhibit will run from…

SU in the News: Wednesday, August 24

Wednesday, August 24, 2011, By News Staff

Maxwell School Dean James Steinberg quoted in National Journal on Obama leadership and events in Libya

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Hege, Jones to discuss ‘Preparing Students for the Changing Role of Orchestral Musicians in the 21st Century’ Sept. 9

Wednesday, August 24, 2011, By Erica Blust

“Preparing Students for the Changing Role of Orchestral Musicians in the 21st Century” will be the topic of a conversation led by Daniel Hege and Patrick Jones of the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in…

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2011 Syracuse Symposium examines many facets of ‘Identity’

Wednesday, August 24, 2011, By Rob Enslin

“Identity” is the theme of the 2011 Syracuse Symposium, an annual intellectual and artistic festival on the Syracuse University campus. This fall’s festival encompasses six lectures, including one by best-selling author/philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah; four performances and readings, including the…

IVMF’s Schmeling appointed interim executive director of Global Universal Design Commission

Wednesday, August 24, 2011, By News Staff

The Global Universal Design Commission (GUDC), a not-for-profit corporation established to develop Universal Design (UD) standards for buildings, products and services, has announced the appointment of James Schmeling as its interim executive director.

SU in the News: Monday, August 22

Tuesday, August 23, 2011, By News Staff

New York Times quotes Linchi Kwok of Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics on internet shopping and web reviews

Campus & Community

Environmental Health Office, Safety Department to merge

Tuesday, August 23, 2011, By News Staff

The Risk Management Department has announced that effective Sept. 1, Syracuse University’s Environmental Health Office and Safety Department will merge and operate as one service unit. The new name of the combined department is Environmental Health and Safety Services Office….

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SyrFilmFest second annual scriptwriting workshop planned

Monday, August 22, 2011, By KC Duggan

The Syracuse International Film Festival (SIFF) has announced its second annual scriptwriting workshop. It will be hosted by Syracuse University alumnus Rob Edwards, writer of “Treasure Planet” and Academy Award-nominated “The Princess and the Frog.” Dani Menkin, writer and director…