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Campus & Community

Volunteers Needed

Friday, September 20, 2013, By News Staff

Native English speaking volunteers needed to spend 1 hour per week with a group of 6 students, encouraging them to use their conversational English outside of the classroom. If interested, please contact Joe Lotito at 443-8571 or jmlotito@syr.edu Website: www.eli.syr.edu…

Carrie Mae Weems among Honorees of Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

Friday, September 20, 2013, By News Staff

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc. (CBCF) and the Congressional Black Caucus Spouses recognized the contributions of visual artist Carrie Mae Weems on Sept. 18, during the 17th Annual Celebration of Leadership in the Fine Arts at the National Museum…

Business & Economy

Whitman’s Entrepreneurship Program Ranked among Best by Princeton Review

Friday, September 20, 2013, By News Staff

Program also featured in Entrepreneur magazine The Martin J. Whitman School of Management‘s Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises is one of the best in the nation, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company has named the school…

Campus & Community

Funeral for Kelleher Set for Saturday; Calling Hours Friday, 4-7 p.m.

Friday, September 20, 2013, By News Staff

Funeral services for William Kelleher, associate professor of anthropology at the Maxwell School since 2005, who passed away on Sept. 18, will be on Saturday at 1p.m. at St. Lucy’s Church, 432 Gifford St., Syracuse. Calling hours will be held…

Arts & Culture

Black & Banned: Community Read-Out Planned

Friday, September 20, 2013, By News Staff

The Black Syracuse Project in the Department of African American Studies is organizing Black & Banned, a Community Read-Out for Banned Books Week, Sept. 22-28. This year’s event is a “town-gown” collaboration with the Beauchamp Branch of the Onondaga County…

Health & Society

A Human Right to Adequate Food

Thursday, September 19, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

As the House of Representatives decided this week to cuts billions of dollars from the federal food stamp program over the next decade, the Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi wants people to consider a different set of numbers.

Arts & Culture

La Casita to Host Special Program Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Thursday, September 19, 2013, By Teresita Paniagua

Local residents of Syracuse’s West Side, in close partnership with SU’s Hispanic communities, will co-host a celebration to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month at La Casita Cultural Center. Sept. 20 will kick off the four-week program of special events, all of…

Campus & Community

Defensive Driving Course

Thursday, September 19, 2013, By News Staff

The Environmental Health and Safety Services Office is offering a six-hour National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course for faculty, staff, students, and the general public. The class will be held on Sept. 25 and 26 from 5-9 p.m. in Lyman…

Campus & Community

Transmedia Visiting Artist Gary Kibbins

Thursday, September 19, 2013, By News Staff

Transmedia Visiting Artist Gary Kibbins will give a talk on Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium. Kibbins is a media artist and writer currently teaching in the Department of Film Studies at Queen’s University, Canada. He previously taught…

Campus & Community

Learn More About Diversity of Life Through One-Credit Workshop

Thursday, September 19, 2013, By News Staff

A unique, hands-on workshop planned this fall will give students the opportunity to learn more about the diversity of life around the SU campus. In “The Art and Science of Biodiversity” (SOL 300/CLB 400), an artist and a biologist will…