Arts & Culture
VPA’s Morris Delivers 2016 Kurt Ritter Lecture at Texas A&M
Charles E. Morris III, professor and chair of the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, delivered the 2016 Kurt Ritter Lecture at Texas A&M University. Established in 2009 and named after the founder of…
Music Industry Executive Jon Cohen ’90 to Speak Today
Jon Cohen ’90, co-CEO of Cornerstone and co-founder of the FADER Inc. and FADER Label, will speak on Tuesday, March 1, at 6:30 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium (Room 007), located on the concourse level of the Martin J. Whitman…
“COMPOSITIONS” Exhibition at Syracuse Architecture to Honor Creative Work of Bruce Abbey, Architect, Retiring Professor, Former Dean
“COMPOSITIONS: 1966-2016,” an exhibition in the Slocum Hall Marble Room representing 50 years of architecture, drawing, and painting by architecture professor, former dean and architect Bruce Abbey will open Thursday, March 3. It will run through April 14. Abbey is…
SUArt Galleries Hosts Panel Discussion Featuring Five Contemporary Representational Artists March 3
The Syracuse University Art Galleries will hold a panel discussion featuring the five artists participating in the current SUArt Galleries exhibition “Poetry of Content: Five Contemporary Representational Artists.” The discussion will be presented on Thursday, March 3, at 7 p.m….
Scholar Spotlight: Jason Foggie ’16
Coming from the High School for Math, Science and Engineering in New York City, Jason Foggie was unsure whether he should pursue engineering as his guidance counselors and other mentors strongly suggested, or pursue what he wanted in his heart,…
‘Writer’s Writer’s Writer’ Joy Williams Next in Raymond Carver Series
Novelist and short story writer Joy Williams, the Richard Elman Visiting Author, will give the next reading in the Raymond Carver Reading Series on Wednesday, March 2. The series, which brings 12-14 prominent writers to campus each year, is presented…
VPA Senior Named YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund Scholar
Michelle Lee, a senior fashion design major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design, was named a 2016 YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) Scholar. Lee is now a two-time recipient of the $5,000 scholarship; she was…
Bandier Program to Present Business Manager Phil Sarna Feb. 23
Phil Sarna, founder of PS Business Management LLC, will present a lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium (Room 007), located on the concourse level of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. The lecture…
Humanities Center Closes Out Month with High-Profile Events
The Humanities Center, based in the College of Arts and Sciences, wraps up February with a quartet of high-profile events. It features visits by Jonathan Dueck, an award-winning ethnomusicologist at George Washington University (GW); Alicia Garza, founder of the Black…
Syracuse Stage Presents Classic ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
Harper Lee’s classic American tale of courage and justice takes the stage as Syracuse Stage presents “To Kill a Mockingbird” Feb. 24-March 26, directed by producing artistic director Timothy Bond. Through the familiar story of small-town lawyer Atticus Finch, his…