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VPA’s Film Program Ranked No. 16 by the Hollywood Reporter

Monday, August 5, 2013, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts’ film program in the Department of Transmedia was ranked No. 16 on the Hollywood Reporter’s (THR) list of the “Top 25 Film Schools of 2013” in its Aug. 9 issue. The article highlights…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Student Selected for Student Newsroom Team at ONA Conference

Monday, August 5, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Luke Rafferty, a photojournalism student in the Newhouse School, is one of 20 digital journalists chosen by the Online News Association (ONA) to take part in the ONA13 Student Newsroom. The team will provide intensive coverage of the Online News…

After 38 Years of Service, SU Treasurer Barbara Wells Announces Retirement; Successor Named

Friday, August 2, 2013, By News Staff

SU Treasurer Barbara Wells has announced her retirement from Syracuse University, effective Sept. 15, after 38 years of service. Wells has been responsible for overseeing the management of the University’s $1.3 billion of cash and long-term investments and $378 million…

Media, Law & Policy

Jasso Named to PRSA College of Fellows

Thursday, August 1, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

  Bill Jasso, professor of practice in public relations at the Newhouse School, has been named to the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) College of Fellows. He was one of 14 new members elected recently. “The PRSA College of…

Arts & Culture

VPA’s Sarah Peng ’13 Named Winner of Society of Publication Designers Student Competition

Wednesday, July 31, 2013, By Erica Blust

Sarah Peng ’13, a communications design major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Design, was named one of eight winners of the Society of Publication Designers Student Outreach Committee (SPD-U) Spotlight Online Gallery Show. The national…

Rwandan Students in Residency for Teacher-Librarianship Training

Wednesday, July 31, 2013, By Diane Stirling

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) recently welcomed four new distance students, teachers from Rwanda’s Kigali Institute of Education whose two-week summer residency is the initial step in their professional development in teacher-librarianship. It is also part of a larger…

Campus & Community

Free Tennity Ice Skating Event for Faculty, Staff & Families

Tuesday, July 30, 2013, By News Staff

Cool off from the Summer heat and join us for an afternoon of skating with your faculty and staff colleagues.  Admission and skate rentals are free for SU faculty, staff and families at the Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion. Light and…

Former Maxwell Dean Guthrie S. Birkhead Jr. Dies at 92

Thursday, July 25, 2013, By News Staff

Guthrie S. Birkhead Jr., dean emeritus of the Maxwell School and a professor of public administration and political science for 50 years, died on July 22 in Syracuse. Birkhead served as Maxwell’s dean from 1977-88, after having taught at Maxwell…

Physics Teachers Head Back to Class

Thursday, July 25, 2013, By Keith Kobland

Even though it’s summertime, a group of eight Central New York high school physics teachers are continuing their growth in the classroom by attending class on the SU hill. The teachers are taking part in a program called Quarknet. “Quarknet…

Stage of Nations Blue Rain ECOfest Highlights Protecting Natural Resources

Thursday, July 25, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Celebrating the region’s growing reputation for environmental stewardship, the Stage of Nations Blue Rain ECOfest returns to downtown Syracuse’s Hanover Square this year during Syracuse Artsweek, Friday, July 26, and Saturday, July 27. The event, sponsored by the Onondaga Nation,…