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Campus sustainability conference coming to SU will offer variety of sessions for professionals and students
Syracuse University will be a bit greener this spring when it hosts the eighth annual Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium (NECSC) Conference from April 2-4 at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel and Conference Center. Many practical sessions aimed at both professionals…
Renowned visual artist Anna Schuleit to present two free talks
The first talk will be on Feb. 28, at 6:30 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium.
Fast-A-Thon will benefit Syracuse Meals on Wheels
The Muslim Students Association (MSA), in collaboration with the Interfaith Student Council (IFSC) and its Better Together campaign, will lead the seventh annual Fast-A-Thon. The Fast-A-Thon encourages students and faculty members to fast for a day to experience what individuals…
Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist to present Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Public Affairs Lecture
Syracuse University’s 29th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Public Affairs Lecture will feature syndicated columnist Leonard Pitts Jr., of The Miami Herald, who won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary. Pitts will present “The Beloved Community” at 7 p.m….
Burton Blatt Institute, Eastern Washington University partner to promote entrepreneurship for people with disabilities in Ghana
Gary Shaheen G’86, Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University senior vice president, and Romel Mackelprang, Eastern Washington University professor and noted researcher on accessibility for people with disabilities, worked on site during the week of Feb. 7 with partners…
Foster discusses practical engaged scholarship within the academy in ‘Seamless Pursuits’ lecture
The School of Education and its Cultural Foundations of Education Department will present Kevin Michael Foster, professor from the University of Texas at Austin, and his lecture “Seamless Pursuits: Leadership and Community to Improve Student Lives and Academic Outcomes” on Monday,…
VPA’s Warren to travel to Cuba as part of ACDA International Conductor Exchange Program
John Warren, associate professor and director of choral activities in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), has been accepted into the American Choral Directors Association International…
Supporting military families: IVMF issues response on report by departments of Treasury and Defense
Report concerns best practices for streamlining occupational licensing across state lines for military spouses The Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University issues the following statement in response to a recent report issued jointly by the departments of…
SU Press book to receive scholarship prize
The New York Academy of History will be giving the Herbert H. Lehman Prize for Distinguished Scholarship to a Syracuse University Press publication, Laurence Hauptman’s “Seven Generations of Iroquois Leadership: The Six Nations Since 1800.” This award, named in honor…
Newhouse School to hold 21st Alexia Photojournalism Seminar and Competition
The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will host the annual Alexia Photojournalism Seminar and Competition Friday, Feb. 24, and Saturday, Feb. 25, on campus. Tom Kennedy, Alexia Tsairis Endowed Chair in Documentary Photography in the Newhouse School, will host…