Campus & Community
Call for SU Honorary Degree Nominations by Oct. 7
The Syracuse University Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees invites all students, faculty, staff and alumni to nominate candidates to receive honorary degrees at the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 Commencement ceremonies. Deadline for all nominations is Oct. 7. Persons who…
Call for Family Weekend Volunteers
Family Weekend is Nov. 1-3, and the Parents Office is seeking volunteers to greet and assist visiting families who will attend the various happenings. Working with the parent and family constituents is a very rewarding and fun experience, and they…
Board of Trustees, University Establish Scholarship Fund to Honor Chancellor Nancy Cantor
From Sorkin Week in Los Angeles to Study Abroad in London to Engagement Scholars in Syracuse, immersion programs that enable students to “test what they think they know” are hallmarks of the Syracuse University experience. Yet not every student has…
Volunteers Needed
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…
Getting to Know: Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz, Interim Senior Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs
Syracuse University’s interim Senior Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz may be new to the position, but she’s certainly not new to the University. Her career path started at SU in the 1980s, and was honed…
Funeral for Kelleher Set for Saturday; Calling Hours Friday, 4-7 p.m.
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…
SU in the News: Friday, September 20th
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La Casita to Host Special Program Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
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…
Defensive Driving Course
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…
Transmedia Visiting Artist Gary Kibbins
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…