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Memorial service planned for Friday for doctoral candidate Cheryl Spear
A memorial service for Cheryl Spear, doctoral candidate in Syracuse University’s School of Education and passionate advocate for disability, civil and human rights, will be held Friday, Jan. 20, at 6 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The service will be fully…
Motivational speaker Jon Vroman, SU alum Sean Haley ‘10 to keynote February’s Student Leadership Conference
The first annual SU Student Leadership Conference on Feb. 25 will feature motivational speaker Jon Vroman as its opening keynote speaker, and SU alumnus and medical student Sean Haley ’10 as its closing keynote speaker. The conference will take place…
Soling students to celebrate writing, editing, designing, publishing a book—in one semester
Proceeds from ‘Before Our Eyes: Inside the Changing World of Book Publishing’ to benefit ProLiteracy It is possible for a group of undergraduate students to write, edit, print, publish and market a book about the publishing industry all in one…
Syracuse Youth Orchestras to perform Jan. 29
The Syracuse Youth Orchestra (SYO) and Syracuse Youth String Orchestra (SYSO) will present a concert on Sunday, Jan. 29, at 4:30 p.m. in the Fayetteville-Manlius High School auditorium, 8201 East Seneca Turnpike, Manlius. Tickets for the concert are $10 for…
SU announces launch of Janklow Arts Leadership Program
Tonight (Jan. 17) at New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Syracuse University will announce the launch of the Janklow Arts Leadership Program, a new M.A. program named for the great literary agent and College of Arts and Sciences…
2013 Senior Class Marshal application process open
Applications are now being accepted for the Class of 2013 senior class marshals. The application deadline is Feb. 3. All current juniors who will be on campus during the entire 2012-2013 academic year are eligible to apply, or may be…
SU Press publishes ‘Off the Beaten Path,’ stories of people around the world from ProLiteracy’s Ruth Colvin
From the Sunshine Coast of South Africa to a remote ashram in India, Ruth Colvin and her husband have traveled around the world, visiting 62 countries and providing literacy training in 26 developing countries. The founder of Literacy Volunteers of…
‘Black Males/Black Dreams,’ a film by SU professors, to be screened at Newhouse Jan. 25
Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will host a screening of the film “Black Males/Black Dreams: Climbing to the Mountain Top” on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m. the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. The event is…
Ray Smith Symposium continues ‘Sex and Power’ theme with visit by medieval hagiographer Jan. 19-20
The Ray Smith Symposium in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences continues its yearlong examination of “Sex and Power from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment” with a mini-residency by renowned hagiographer John Kitchen. Associate professor of history and…
SU biologist named fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science
Biologist William T. Starmer believes one can usually tell what people do by looking at their bookshelves. The volumes lining the wall of Starmer’s office in Syracuse University’s Life Sciences Complex summarize a career focused on mathematical approaches to understanding…