Arts & Culture
Talent Agency Teen Art Portfolios on View Aug. 12
Teen artists who completed this year’s Talent Agency Summer Intensive under the guidance of faculty and students from the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will present their portfolios at an open house on Friday, Aug. 12, from 4-6:30…
How Sunglasses Became Cool for the Summer
Sunglasses—the ultimate accessory in cool—became a necessity in the early 20th century with the advent of cars and more time to spend outside. They evolved into a statement of style.
Lambert Awarded Inaugural Fellowship at Western Sydney University
Gregg Lambert, Dean’s Professor of the Humanities and director of the Central New York Humanities Corridor, has been appointed an inaugural senior research fellow of Western Sydney University’s Philosophy Research Initiative, which provides M.A. and Ph.D. opportunities in contemporary continental…
University, SubCat Studios, High Schools Partner on Inclusive Music Recording Studio
This month, area high school students will have the opportunity to record professional-quality tracks with nationally-known recording artists Sophistafunk. The free, two-week summer camp, hosted at Subcat studios in downtown Syracuse’s Armory Square brings youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities…
Exhibition in Shenzhen, China, Features Syracuse Architecture Research
The Syracuse Architecture exhibit, “From Guest to Host: Hakka Villages and the Pingdi Low Carbon City,” focuses on ways in which current efforts to transform Pingdi—a subdistrict in northeastern Shenzhen—into a “Low Carbon City” pilot zone builds on the knowledge and daily practices of traditional Hakka families.
James Karman G’76 Devotes Career to Studying One of America’s Great Poets
James Karman G’76 found his passion as an undergraduate at Augustana College, and it has never left him. It is a passion for the poet Robinson Jeffers, not so well known today but hugely famous in the 1920s, ’30s, and…
SU Community Members Share Their Summertime Reads
We want to know what good reads University community members are delving into during the lazy days of summer—and offer a chance to win SU gear for their submission. Take a look below at some of the titles that are…
Baseball Hall of Fame Interns Experience Historic Halls of America’s Pastime
In the storied exhibition spaces of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, two Syracuse University students are helping share the history of America’s beloved summer sport.
Trustee Patrick Ahearn ’73, G’73 Receives Prestigious Bulfinch Awards
Patrick Ahearn, a 1973 School of Architecture alumnus and a member of the University’s Board of Trustees, has received two prestigious Bulfinch Awards from the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, whose mission is to “advance the practice and appreciation…
Philosophy Strengthened Her Mind
Ann Gualtieri ’75 started as an art major before shifting gears to study philosophy. Then, after collecting bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in philosophy, she shifted to the business world, working in global leadership positions for major corporations. She spent…