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Seth Tucker: Preparation Is Key to Safe and Transformative Travel Experiences

Tuesday, March 5, 2019, By Eileen Korey

Seth Tucker says the time he spent abroad during college was transformative. He studied in Paris even though he wasn’t proficient in French. “I had to rewire my brain…learn to swim in a different pond,” says the New York native…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Cold Read Festival Gets Hotter in Second Year

Tuesday, March 5, 2019, By Joanna Penalva

All plays were once new plays. That’s the idea behind Syracuse Stage’s Cold Read Festival of New Plays. Now in its second season, the Cold Read festival has five different events featuring some of the freshest voices writing for theater…

Campus & Community

On My Own Time Offers Opportunity to Showcase Creative and Artistic Talents

Monday, March 4, 2019, By Kevin Morrow

Calling all creatives: The organizers of Syracuse University’s On My Own Time exhibition are looking for artwork submissions from full- and part-time faculty and staff members in the categories of painting, ceramics, printmaking, drawing, sculpture, photography, collage/assemblage, fiber art, glasswork,…

Veterans

College of Law’s Tax Clinic Secures $18k Refund for Veteran

Monday, March 4, 2019, By News Staff

Last fall, Peter Denton received an email from the Department of Veterans Affairs with a memo outlining that severance payments he received from the Department of Defense were improperly taxed, and that he may be eligible for a return. This…

STEM

Peers Help ECS Students Master Course Material in Academic Excellence Workshops

Monday, March 4, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

The Academic Excellence Workshops (AEW) are geared toward achieving success in courses in engineering and math. AEW sessions are peer-facilitated, one-credit, pass/fail courses designed to supplement the instruction in many first- and second-year courses. Students are able to register for…

Campus & Community

Utility Work Will Impact Pedestrian Traffic Near Barnes Center at The Arch Construction

Monday, March 4, 2019, By News Staff

Beginning on March 5, site utility work will take place in the area adjacent to Archbold Gymnasium, Carnegie Library, Physics Building and the Dome. The work will impact nearby pedestrian walkways through April 4. The work will be performed in…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Symposium ‘Stories’ Bring CNY History Alive

Monday, March 4, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong exploration of “Stories” with three events in March. On March 5, Susan Hill, associate professor of history at the University of Toronto (UT), will discuss “Undoing Bad Press: Rethinking Haudenosaunee Historical Events Erroneously Portrayed in…

Campus & Community

Presentation Focuses on Diversity in Graduate Education Through Admissions Practices

Monday, March 4, 2019, By News Staff

Educators Julie Posselt and Casey Miller will make the case for efforts to increase diversity in graduate education, and provide practical strategies for doing so by rethinking typical recruitment and admission processes in a presentation on Friday, March 15, from…

Campus & Community

University Lectures Presents NPR’s Nina Totenberg Tuesday Night

Monday, March 4, 2019, By Kevin Morrow

The University Lectures series welcomes award-winning NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg on Tuesday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The event—featuring the veteran journalist in an on-stage conversation with College of Law Dean Craig M. Boise—is free…

Health & Society

School of Education Creates Opportunity for Master’s Students through New Scholarships

Friday, March 1, 2019, By Allison DeVoe

The School of Education is providing new funding opportunities for graduate students who begin select master’s degrees in summer or fall 2019. Through a combination of scholarships, grants and other funding, students can receive a 60-75 percent discount on the…

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