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Initial MOOC Offering Results in Positive Participation Outcomes
The first open online course offered at Syracuse University has concluded with positive outcomes for its host, the School of Information Studies (iSchool), and for its hundreds of student participants. In addition, the excitement generated by the February trial is…
Mayfest 2013 Celebration Set for April 26
Syracuse University will celebrate Mayfest 2013 on Friday, April 26, from 1-6 p.m. in Walnut Park, adjacent to the SU campus. Mayfest marks the arrival of spring and the end of the school year with live entertainment, prizes and free…
Women’s Choir Honors 125 Years of Women in Song at SU with Retrospective Concert
The Syracuse University Women’s Choir will present a special historical retrospective concert to celebrate the long tradition of women’s singing at SU. “Honoring 125 Years of Women in Song at Syracuse University” will be performed on Saturday, April 20, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College.
2013 Poster Project Unveiling Ceremony Slated April 18
The Syracuse Poster Project will unveil its 12th annual poster series Thursday, April 18, from 6-8 p.m. at City Hall Commons, 201 E. Washington St. The Syracuse Poster Project brings together community poets and Syracuse University artists to create an annual series of poetry illustrations for the city’s poster panels.
Princeton Scholar to Explore Link Between Poetry and Art
Leonard Barkan analyzes works by Caravaggio, Michelangelo and Shakespeare The relationship between poetry and visual art is the subject of a lecture by Leonard Barkan, a Princeton University professor and an expert on European culture, on Thursday, April 18, at…
Shadow Day Program Celebrates 15 Years
For 15 years University College (UC) carried forward the dream of an SU student who initiated a program as a project in her leadership class. Shadow Day, founded in 1998, was the brainchild of Kamika Dunlap ’99. It fosters community…
Punto de Contacto/Point of Contact Announces Release of Sixth Poetry Collection During Cruel April Poetry Readings
The Point of Contact Gallery, in commemoration of National Poetry Month, is hosting its annual program of weekly poetry readings, Cruel April. The readings will be held each Thursday in April at 6 p.m. Showcased are four new voices from…
#CUSEtoATL: Capturing the Spirit of Orange Nation
The Orange Nation is not so much a place, as a state of mind. You can be anywhere in the country—or the world—and still be in the heart of the Orange Nation. So, as the men’s basketball team prepares for…
BBI Receives $100,000 Gift to Technology Program for Children with Disabilities
Barb and Greg G’91 Tresness have announced a commitment of $100,000 to the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University. The donation will fund the creation of Communication Hope through Assistive Technology (CHAT), a program to assist youth with disabilities…
Political Theorist to Discuss ‘Ideas of Peace’ in Hebrew Bible April 24
One of today’s leading political theorists will give a lecture in The College of Arts and Sciences. Michael Walzer, professor emeritus of social science at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University, will deliver this year’s B.G. Rudolph Lecture,…