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SU Brass Ensemble rings in holidays with family concerts
The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), a 35-piece group housed in The College of Arts and Sciences, continues its 2011-12 season with three holiday concerts. Performances are Sunday, Nov. 27, at 7 p.m. at Saints Peter and John Episcopal Church…
‘Seymourofus Cross-generational Conversation’ at La Casita Cultural Center Nov. 17
On Thursday, Nov. 17, from 1:30-2:30 p.m., La Casita will host “Seymourofus Cross-generational Conversation,” a community discussion led by Seymour School third-graders on issues of cultural memory, spaces of belonging and active participation in Syracuse. And from 2:30-4 p.m., community…
Whitman School accepts invitation to join inaugural Aspen Undergraduate Business Consortium
In March 2012, the Aspen Institute Business and Society Program will launch a new consortium of undergraduate institutions, the Aspen Undergraduate Business Consortium, designed to further the aim of better integrating liberal learning into undergraduate business education. The Whitman School…
Fall 2011 Raymond Carver Reading Series final installments include novelist and poet
The final two installments of the Fall 2011 Raymond Carver Reading Series will feature memoirist and poet Peter Balakian, who will read from his latest work, “Ziggurat,” on Nov. 30; and award-winning poet Christopher Kennedy, who will share his work…
‘Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind’ at this week’s IRP
Patricia Gregory, registered nurse and longtime puppy trainer, will share the intricacies of the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind and America’s VetDogs at this week’s Institute for Retired People. She will be introducing the audience to Luke, her 1-year-old…
Alumnus’s $100,000 gift to BBI will support next generation of disability leaders
In support of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, Howard D. Olinsky, L’85, a disability law attorney representing clients across the country, has announced a commitment of $100,000 to BBI, one of the institute’s most generous private donations….
‘Six Sides of Japanese Package Design’ to open at Design Gallery
The exhibition will Dec. 2-Jan. 19.
Orange Central webcasts now available
‘One-on-One with Sean O’Keefe and Jeff Glor’ and ‘Pioneering Innovation for Sustainability’ now available for viewing The archived webcasts for two Orange Central Showcase events are now available at http://ocevents.syr.edu. The two events that were streamed live and are now…
Student entrepreneur’s unique apparel with positive message is showcased at local retailer
Originally created as a class project, the Peace Tee was born in April 2010, when Whitman School of Management minor and College of Visual and Performing Arts major James Barrett, a student/artist, designed the now-iconic image of a peace sign…
University hosts eighth annual Haudenosaunee Conference Nov. 18-19
The eighth annual Haudenosaunee Conference will bring together scholars and legal experts Nov. 18-19 in the Goldstein Student Center on Syracuse University’s South Campus to examine the legal dilemma now faced by Indian nations—what options are now available to Indian…