Campus & Community
Mexican folk art collection closes at the Community Folk Art Center with Cinco de Mayo celebration sponsored by La Casita
“Tesoros del Pueblo” (Treasures of the People: The Folk Art of Mexico), an exhibition featuring the collection of Alejandro Garcia, opened at the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) on Jan. 23. The show will close on Wednesday, May 5 from 7-9 p.m. with a Cinco de Mayo program sponsored by La Casita Cultural Center Project.
Syracuse University featured in green colleges guidebook
Syracuse University is one of the country’s most environmentally-responsible colleges according to The Princeton Review. The nationally known education services company selected SU for inclusion in a unique new resource it has created for college applicants, “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 286 Green Colleges.”
SU tops Big East in green power purchases
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Syracuse University as the 2009-2010 Individual Conference Champion for using more green power than any other school in the Big East. This is the fourth consecutive year SU has been the Big East Individual Conference Champion.
La Casita film series Cine Ciclo concludes May 4 at Blodgett School with screening of ‘Machuca’
La Casita Cultural Center Project will close the spring 2010 Cine Ciclo series with the screening of “Machuca” (Chile, 2004) on Tuesday, May 4 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Blodgett School cafeteria, located at 312 Oswego St. in the Near West Side area of Syracuse. Cine Ciclo is a Hispanic film series conceptualized and coordinated by students of Spanish at The College of Arts and Science’s Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
‘Syracuse’s 15th Ward and Beyond’ documentary to premiere May 22 at Storch Theatre
The documentary will be debuted in a red carpet premiere on Saturday, May 22, at 2 p.m. in Syracuse Stage’s Storch Theatre.
Environmental Finance Center hosts Saturday walking tour of downtown Syracuse
On Saturday, May 1, at 10:30 am, the Environmental Finance Center at Syracuse University will host a walking tour of Downtown Syracuse.
SU in the News: Thursday, April 29
National media covers House subcommittee comments by College of Law and Maxwell School’s William Banks on legality of drone attacks
Ted Grace Reading Grove to be dedicated at StoryFest III May 21
The Syracuse University Reading and Language Arts Center will participate in the official dedication of the Ted Grace Reading Grove and celebrate the third annual StoryFest on May 21 at Corcoran High School.
Pixar comes to Syracuse: weekend of activities with Pixar post-production supervisor Cynthia Slavens
The Syracuse International Film Festival continues its spring 2010 programming this weekend with the popular annual event “Pixar: New Technologies in Animation.” For the past six years, Jim Morris, Syracuse University alumnus and Pixar head of production, has sent an…
SU Student Association, University Union present Mayfest 2010 Friday afternoon in Walnut Park
Syracuse University’s Mayfest 2010 celebration will take place Friday, April 30, from 1-5:30 p.m. in Walnut Park, adjacent to the SU campus. This SU/SUNY-ESF students-only event has been co-produced by the SU Student Association and University Union in partnership with…