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Light Work Awarded $35,000 NEA Art Works Grant

Thursday, February 21, 2019, By Cjala Surratt

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) recently announced that Light Work is one of 1,000 not-for-profit national, regional, state and local organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant. Light Work will receive $35,000 for its Artist-in-Residence Program and production of “Contact…

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries Announces Major Gift of Photographs: Includes Over 180 Works, Provides Scholarship Opportunities

Thursday, February 21, 2019, By News Staff

Jeffrey Hoone, executive director of the Coalition of Museum and Art Centers (CMAC), recently announced the acquisition of a major collection of photographs to the Syracuse University Art Galleries. This collection was an anonymous gift from a Syracuse University graduate,…

Campus & Community

Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence Seeks Faculty Feedback

Thursday, February 21, 2019, By Brandon Dyer

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) is seeking feedback from faculty to determine how the center can best support the University’s academic community. Recently, the Center emailed an online survey to all faculty email addresses to solicit input…

Arts & Culture

Bass Trombonist Justin Clark ’03 and Tranzient Ensemble to Perform Feb. 27

Thursday, February 21, 2019, By Erica Blust

Bass trombonist Justin Clark ’03, a graduate of the music industry program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music, will perform with the Tranzient Ensemble on Wednesday, Feb. 27,…

Media, Law & Policy

Hou Paper on China’s Property Tax Plan Earns Prestigious Pu Shan Award

Thursday, February 21, 2019, By Jessica Smith

The Maxwell School’s Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs and senior research associate at the Center for Policy Research, has won a prestigious economic policy research award from the Pu Shan Foundation of China. The paper, “Real…

Health & Society

Education Through Theater Arts: How VPA’s Stephen Cross Helps Local Medical Residents Communicate

Thursday, February 21, 2019, By Paula Meseroll

“My role is the guy who brings the arts into the science room,” says Stephen Cross, associate professor of acting in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Drama, of his collaborative efforts with Upstate Medical University and…

STEM

University College Responds to High Demand for Cybersecurity Specialists

Thursday, February 21, 2019, By Eileen Jevis

To meet the high demand for cybersecurity specialists in the field, University College has launched a bachelor of professional studies (BPS) degree in cybersecurity administration. The degree is fully online and can be completed from anywhere in the world. Cybersecurity…

Arts & Culture

‘ACT-ivate’ Your Summer with Syracuse Stage’s New Youth Theatre Experience

Thursday, February 21, 2019, By Joanna Penalva

Raise the curtain on summer fun with the new Summer Youth Theatre Experience offered by Syracuse Stage in cooperation with the Near Westside Initiative. Children ages 11-14 are invited to create and perform under the guidance of professional teaching artists…

Campus & Community

Committee Invites Input on Engineering and Computer Science Dean Search

Thursday, February 21, 2019, By News Staff

Members of the campus community are invited to attend an engagement session to offer input and ideas related to the search for a new dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS). It will take place Friday, March…

Campus & Community

Burton Blatt Institute’s Multimedia (Dis)courses Series Launches March 7

Thursday, February 21, 2019, By Robert Conrad

On March 7, the Burton Blatt Institute’s (BBI) Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach, in collaboration with the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will present the first event in a new series that showcases disability literature, media and…