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Students from the Whitman School offer free tax assistanceFebruary 23, 2006Amy Schmitzaemehrin@syr.edu Accounting students in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University will offer free income tax preparation assistance to low-income taxpayers who have simple tax forms….

Amnesty International Executive Director William Schulz to present next University Lecture, Feb. 28February 23, 2006Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu William Schulz, executive director of Amnesty International (USA) has won international attention as an advocate for human rights. An outspoken critic of some of…

Civil engineer to speak on failure of New Orleans levee systemFebruary 23, 2006Cynthia J. Moritzcjmoritz@syr.edu Between 5 and 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricana Katrina caused the biggest civil engineering failure in U.S. history — the collapse of the…

Dean of Whitman School closes NASDAQFebruary 23, 2006Amy Schmitzaemehrin@syr.edu Melvin T. Stith, dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, will preside over the NASDAQ closing bell in a live broadcast March 3, beginning at 3:45…

WISE 2006 announces all-star line-up for April conferenceFebruary 22, 2006Amy Schmitzaemehrin@syr.edu The Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University has announced its program for the 2006 Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship…

Women of Influence soughtFebruary 22, 2006SU News ServicesSUnews@syr.edu The Office of Residence Life invites all members of the University community to submit nominations for the 2006 Francis McMillan Parks Women of Influence Awards. Award winners are selected through a nomination…

Bankruptcy judge to discuss personal finance lessons at Whitman School February 21, 2006Amy Schmitzaemehrin@syr.edu The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University will host a lecture by John C. Ninfo II, chief judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court…

Babak Najafi to be remembered at Wednesday memorial serviceFebruary 21, 2006SU News ServicesSUnews@syr.edu A memorial service for Babak Najafi will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at Hendricks Chapel. Najafi, 18, a first-year psychology major from Pomona, N.Y.,…

SU Press releases second edition of book on the art of VPA professor Jerome WitkinFebruary 21, 2006Jaime Winne Alvarezjlwinne@syr.edu Syracuse University Press has released the second edition of author Sherry Chayat’s “Life Lessons: The Art of Jerome Witkin,” a volume…

Chancellor Nancy Cantor named chair of the American Council on EducationFebruary 20, 2006Kevin Morrowkdmorrow@syr.edu Syracuse University Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor has been elected chair of the Board of Directors of the American Council on Education (ACE)–the major coordinating body…