Campus & Community
Point of Contact’s Cruel April Series Kicks Off April 3 with Georgia Popoff
Point of Contact is celebrating National Poetry Month with its annual poetry series Cruel April. The series will begin April 3 at 6 p.m. with a reading by local poet Georgia Popoff followed by a reception and informal dialogue. The event is free…
SU’s Financial Literacy Program Celebrates Financial Literacy Month
SU’s financial literacy program, I Otto Know This, is celebrating Financial Literacy Month, April, with a contest, sweet treats and one-on-one appointments. Essay Contest Students can enter for a chance to win one of three gift cards. In 500 words…
Orange Circle Awards to Be Presented April 2
During Syracuse University’s Philanthropy Week (http://giving.syr.edu/special-groups/students/philanthropy-week/), three individuals and one group will be recognized with the Orange Circle Award, honoring members of the SU community who have done extraordinary things in the service of others. The awards will be given…
Monday Deadline for Fast Forward Entries
Just three days remain! The deadline for submission is fast approaching. The University wants to help fund your big idea. Students are our greatest asset, and we want to see your ideas come to life. As part of Chancellor Kent…
Shepard Is Next Speaker in Carver Series Today
Short story writer and novelist Jim Shepard is the next presenter in the spring 2014 Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. today in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will precede the reading from 3:45-4:30 p.m. The event is free…
Fletchall Puts Learning into Practice on Connective Corridor
Graduate student Quinton Fletchall loves narrative. He particularly loves the narrative of urban planning and social design. He sees cities as stories that people tell through the lens of hope, fear and dreams for the future. He also sees those…
SU Advance to Host Discussion on Gender and Family in the Ivory Tower
SU Advance will present “Do Babies Matter? Gender and Family in the Ivory Tower,” as part of its Conversations on Equity and Excellence series on Monday, March 31, at 2:30 p.m. in the Maxwell School’s Public Events Room, 220 Eggers…
Artist Ann Hamilton to Appear at UVP Everson April 8
Urban Video Project will present renowned multimedia artist Ann Hamilton on Tuesday, April 8, for the opening of a new video piece, “table of contents,” at UVP Everson.
April 7 Is Application Deadline for Summer Institute for Technology-Enhanced Teaching & Learning
Online Learning Services, University College and the Office of Faculty Development announce the 2014 Summer Institute for Technology-enhanced Teaching & Learning (SITETL). Offered twice in separate, week-long sessions, SITETL will be held May 19-23 and again on June 2-6. SITETL…
Students Form Sustainability Organizations on Campus
For Elizabeth Kahn, being president of Students of Sustainability at Syracuse University is not just a campus commitment. A few weeks ago, Kahn spent her weekend in Washington, D.C., with 12 other students in the organization to protest the proposed…