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Conference to explore community-based activism
Syracuse University will present: “Reading, Writing, and Speaking for Change: Conference on Activism, Rhetoric and Research (CARR),” from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, in the Hall of Languages. Keynote speakers are Seth Kahn of West Chester University of…
Elevating environmentally: 2012 SU, SUNY-ESF grads to wear sustainable Commencement gowns
At the Syracuse University/SUNY-ESF 2012 Commencement celebration May 13, nearly 98,000 plastic bottles will be on display in the Carrier Dome, not in their original container shape, but in the form of 3,900 graduation gowns donned by students. New this…
SU humanities panel explores ‘cultural politics of images’ April 18
The cultural politics of images is the subject of the next installment of “IMAGES? Precisely!,” a lecture series organized by Mark Linder, inaugural Chancellor’s Fellow in the Humanities, as part of the Syracuse University Humanities Center’s new Transdisciplinary Humanities Project….
SU Clarinet Choir to perform April 25
The Syracuse University Clarinet Choir will present a concert on Wednesday, April 25, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The concert is free and open to the public. Free parking is available in…
La Casita to screen ‘Papers: Stories of Undocumented Youth’
From April 9-17, a group of 15 undocumented youth and their supporters are walking 150 miles from New York City to Albany to raise awareness of, and gain support for, the New York Dream Act, which would remove barriers to…
Anish Shroff ’04, ESPNU host and play-by-play announcer, to speak at SU
Career Services–within the Division of Student Affairs–and the Office of Alumni Relations are bringing Anish Shroff ‘04, host and play-by-play announcer for ESPNU, to campus on Friday, April 20, as part of the Alumni Speaker Series. Shroff will give a…
Design Gallery to present ‘Stickley Furniture: the Evolution of a Design’
The Design Gallery at The Warehouse will present “Stickley Furniture: the Evolution of a Design,” an inside look into the furniture-making process of one of America’s most legendary furniture companies, April 20-May 13. The exhibition is free and open to…
Paul Roberts to deliver SU Showcase keynote on realities of a sustainable future
How do we build a sustainable future, especially when much of the present seems so unsustainable? Journalist and author Paul Roberts will tackle this issue during his SU Showcase keynote presentation, “The Real Cost of Change: The Economic and Political…
VPA’s Doug DuBois awarded 2012 Guggenheim Fellowship in photography
Doug DuBois, an associate professor and program coordinator of art photography in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), has been awarded a 2012 fellowship in photography from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. The foundation awarded fellowships…
‘Waste Land’ documentary to screen on April 17
What happens in the world’s largest city of trash? Find out at the screening of “Waste Land,” a mesmerizing look at the extent of recycling that’s possible and the transformative power of art. “Waste Land” will be shown on Tuesday,…