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Deborah A. Coquillon Memorial Award Helps Seniors ‘Pay It Forward’

Thursday, October 9, 2014, By Rob Enslin

When Tesia Kim ’13 began working for Teach for America, she found herself at a medical prep school in Chicago that was so poor, some of her students couldn’t afford binders and notebooks. “Two students didn’t have $25 for scrubs,”…

Raise Your Voice This Election Day—Register To Vote Before Deadline

Thursday, October 9, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Office of Government and Community Relations is doing its part to get out the vote. On Nov. 4, voters across the country will be selecting a total of 471 seats in the U.S. Congress (36 Senate seats, and…

Arts & Culture

August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning Masterpiece ‘The Piano Lesson’ Starts Oct. 22

Wednesday, October 8, 2014, By News Staff

In August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece “The Piano Lesson,” the past threatens to pull apart brother and sister. Bernice treasures a one-of-a-kind piano, an heirloom with carved figures of their enslaved ancestors. Boy Willie suddenly arrives from the South determined…

Three Will Be Honored with George Arents Award at Orange Central

Tuesday, October 7, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Richard M. Jones ’92, G’95, L’95, Angela Y. Robinson ’78 and Donald Schupak ’64, L’66 will receive the George Arents Award, the University’s highest alumni honor. The award recognizes alumni who are pioneers and leaders in their fields.

Opening Reception for ‘Moments of Place’ to Be Held Oct. 16 at Point of Contact Gallery

Monday, October 6, 2014, By News Staff

Point of Contact Gallery is hosting an opening reception for ‘Moments of Place,’ an exhibition by New York City-based artist Gwenn Thomas, on Thursday, Oct. 16. The reception will take place from 6-8 p.m. and is free and open to…

Women’s and Gender Studies, Office of Multicultural Affairs to Host Prominent Chicana Scholar

Monday, October 6, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Laura Elisa Pérez, associate professor of ethnic studies, author, and the only Chicana scholar tenured in the College of Letters and Science at the University of California, Berkeley, will present a lecture titled, “Undocumented Flower Crossings, Walking Altars, and Latina/o…

STEM

Physicist Wins NSF Award to Advance Scientific Cyberinfrastructure

Monday, October 6, 2014, By News Staff

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences has received a major grant to upgrade the cyberinfrastructure used by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) to search for gravitational waves. Gravitational waves are ripples in space-time that were first…

University Community Members Tell Their Stories in Dialogue on Diversity

Monday, October 6, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Students had a chance to be heard, to tell their stories of challenges at Syracuse University and their hopes for its future, in a discussion meant to be just the beginning. More than 250 students, faculty and staff gathered to…

Syracuse University Welcomes Patricia H. Mautino to Board of Trustees

Monday, October 6, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University is pleased to announce the election of Patricia H. Mautino ’64, G’66 to the University’s Board of Trustees. She was elected to her position at the annual Board of Trustees meeting held on campus in May and will…

Campus & Community

WellsLink Hosts 11th Annual Transitions Ceremony to Honor Class of 2017 Scholars

Friday, October 3, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

The Office of Multicultural Affairs, within the Division of Student Affairs, hosts its 11th annual WellsLink Transitions Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 31, at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The ceremony honors WellsLink Scholars from the previous year who have successfully…