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After more than a decade, Sandra Hurd fulfills service as University marshal at 2012 Commencement

Monday, July 2, 2012, By News Staff

Shiu-Kai Chin becomes University marshal, Kelly Chandler-Olcott joins as associate University marshal   After more than a decade, Sandra Hurd has retired her Commencement leader title of University marshal. Beginning her service in 2001 at the Commencement ceremony that featured NASA…

New endowed chair in Newhouse School will support journalism innovation

Thursday, June 28, 2012, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Digital journalist Dan Pacheco was named Horvitz Chair last month The Peter A. Horvitz Endowed Chair in Journalism Innovation, newly established in Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, will help lead the school’s continued efforts toward expanding teaching…

Maxwell School MPA convocation to feature U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry

Thursday, June 28, 2012, By News Staff

The director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, John Berry, will present the Maxwell School’s MPA convocation address on June 29 at 10 a.m. in Hendricks Chapel to more than 100 graduates and their friends and families. Berry, a…

Carl Schramm named University Professor

Wednesday, June 27, 2012, By News Staff

SU Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina today announced the appointment of Carl J. Schramm as University Professor. An internationally recognized leader in entrepreneurship, innovation and economic growth, Schramm comes to Syracuse following a decade as president of the…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Wednesday, June 27

Wednesday, June 27, 2012, By News Staff

SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE Chancellor Cantor was quoted in the Washington Post and the Hechinger Report on the anniversary of the Morrill Act—establishing higher education access through land-grant universities—in the face of cuts in federal support that may limit…

Lifetime’s ‘Coming Home’ program on June 27 to feature military family reunion filmed at SU

Tuesday, June 26, 2012, By News Staff

In October 2011, Syracuse University welcomed to campus a production crew from Lifetime Television’s “Coming Home” program, which features surprise reunions between members of the armed services and their loved ones back home. The SU “Coming Home” episode is scheduled…

EarthScope national seismic monitoring project arrives in Upstate New York

Friday, June 15, 2012, By News Staff

Upstate New York is about to become part of EarthScope, the largest science project on the planet. Robert Moucha, a geophysicist in the Department of Earth Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, is in charge of scouting locations…

STEM

SU students take second place in robotic lawnmower competition

Friday, June 15, 2012, By News Staff

A team of four Syracuse University students took second place in the static competition at the ninth annual ION Robotic Lawnmower Competition in Beavercreek, Ohio. The SU team spent $37,000 less on its design than the winning team. Andrew Cash,…

Media, Law & Policy

Winners announced in 2012 Mirror Awards competition

Wednesday, June 13, 2012, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications presented seven journalism awards Wednesday, June 13, at the sixth annual Mirror Awards ceremony. The event, emceed by CNN’s Anderson Cooper, was held at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. Pictures from the…

Project Advance 2012 Teachers of the Year ignite passion in the classroom

Monday, June 11, 2012, By Sari Signorelli

What qualities should a Teacher of the Year have? Should he or she be memorable, or well-liked, or have students who regularly achieve outstanding test scores? Certainly, all these are necessary to be an effective teacher, says Maria Zeitlin Trinkle….