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Entrepreneurs with disabilities launch nearly 50 businesses in Onondaga County
Start-Up NY/Inclusive Entrepreneurship™ results in self-employment for residents with disabilities Armed with the knowledge and skills she acquired through Start-Up NY and a range of entrepreneurship resources she received as part of Syracuse University’s Inclusive Entrepreneurship™ initiative, Della Brown, a…
Changing face of homelessness in Onondaga County at this week’s TMR
The Dec. 16 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable (TMR) features Linda Wright, executive director of the Salvation Army; Anthony Discenza, housing program coordinator for the Community Development Division of Onondaga County; Michael Melara, executive director of Catholic Charities; and Sarah…
Spirit of the season glows brightly through Holiday Sharing
On Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 15 and 16, a group of Syracuse University employees will transform themselves into holiday elves, crisscrossing the campus to collect boxes of gifts and food that will brighten the holidays for approximately 55 local families…
Gamers invited to take part in 2011 Global Game Jam
The Syracuse University School of Information Studies is partnering with the School of Education to host a site for the 2011 Global Game Jam, the world’s largest game development event. A project of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), the…
Syracuse New Horizon Music Ensemble to perform at Dec. 16 IRP
On Thursday, Dec. 16, the Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP) will host members of the Syracuse New Horizon Music Ensemble, who will present an interactive program. In addition to music selections, members of the group will lead a discussion centered…
New book by SU English professor argues need for publicly engaged scholarship
The importance of publicly engaged scholarship in the humanities is the subject of a new book by Harvey Teres, associate professor of English in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. “The Word on the Street: Linking the Academy and…
iSchool students create digital media for local community organizations for course project
Syracuse University School of Information Studies senior Aaron Quiah ’11 said he has learned a lot about applying technology and policy to problems through his semester-long projects at the iSchool. However, this semester in IST 400, “Digital Content Creation for…
Colleen O’Connor Bench attends inaugural AHEPPP conference
Plays key role in formation of new parent/family programming standards The Association of Higher Education Parent/Family Professionals (AHEPPP) held its inaugural conference in Boulder, Colo., in November, with 97 parent/family programming professionals from around the country attending. Syracuse University was…
The NewsHouse: TRON’s Legacy
SU professor Larry Elin led the team of computer animators that brought the original ‘TRON’ to life — and spurred a motion picture revolution.
Bowen elected to the board of the Institute for Public Relations Commission on Measurement and Evaluation
Shannon A. Bowen, associate professor of public relations at the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, has been elected to the board of the Commission on Measurement and Evaluation.