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Disability Cultural Center makes a big impact on local community in first year
In its first year of operation, Syracuse University’s Disability Cultural Center (DCC), within the Division of Student Affairs, has been busy building bridges and making meaningful connections on campus, in the community and across the country. In its efforts to…
Vincent Vater, former director of endowments and special programs, dies
Vincent J.Vater, 80, of Pittsford, N.Y., formerly of Horseheads and Syracuse, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. He retired from Syracuse University as director of endowments and special programs. Vater was born Sept. 1,…
Environmentalist Bill McKibben kicks off 2012-13 University Lectures series Oct. 10
Bill McKibben, one of America’s best known environmentalists, will kick off the 2012-13 http://lectures.syr.edu”>University Lectures season on Wednesday, Oct. 10. McKibben will speak on “350: The Most Important Number in the World” at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The lecture,…
Frequently Asked Questions
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8th PANEL DISCUSSIONS WITH HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA Where are the Monday panel discussions? Both panel discussions will take place in Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center on the Syracuse University campus. Each session will require…
Opportunities abound to participate online in ‘Common Ground for Peace’
Community members have many opportunities to see—and participate in—the “Common Ground for Peace” events Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 8 and 9, at Syracuse University involving His Holiness the Dalai Lama. While seating is at capacity for Monday’s symposium panels in…
SU Wind Ensemble concert to feature trumpet soloists Vincent and Gabriel DiMartino
The Syracuse University Wind Ensemble will present a concert featuring world-class father-and-son trumpet soloists Vincent and Gabriel DiMartino on Saturday, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The concert is free and…
SU Sport Management Club’s Eighth Annual Charity Sports Auction planned Dec. 8
The Syracuse University Sport Management (SPM) Club will hold its Eighth Annual Charity Sports Auction on Saturday, Dec. 8, in the Carrier Dome.
An invitation to join the Women of the University Community
Eighty-five years ago, the Women of the University Community (WUC) was organized for faculty wives who stayed at home to get together over coffee and develop friendships. Many things have changed, but the camaraderie and friendship remain. “WUC evolved because…
Multiple venues showcase ‘TONY 2012’ for Oct. 18 Th3
Several venues will showcase artists who are part of “The Other New York” multiple-gallery exhibition during the Third Thursday (Th3) event on Oct. 18. Th3 is a consortium of 22 Syracuse arts venues that coordinate free monthly visual arts events…
Remembering Bassel
Shortly before his death in his homeland of Syria last May, graduate film student Bassel Shahade was thinking of his friends back at SU. “The last e-mail I have from him was on May 21st,” says College of Visual and Performing Arts film professor Owen Shapiro. “He wrote ‘Say hi to everyone there. I will try to stay alive. Hoping to see you soon.’”