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Faculty use travel grants to polish teaching skillsNovember 24, 2003Cynthia J. Moritzcjmoritz@syr.edu One Syracuse University faculty member was inspired to introduce scientific ideas and methods into her sculpture classes. Another decided to research the learning styles of engineering students. A…

Syracuse University names Donald C. Doerrto head Office of Alumni RelationsNovember 20, 2003Matthew R. Snydermrsnyder@syr.edu Donald C. Doerr ’85, LAW ’88 has been named assistant vice president for alumni relations at Syracuse University, where he will direct SU’s efforts to…

Shaws’ SU farewell event scheduled for April 2004November 20, 2003Kevin Morrowkdmorrow@syr.edu The Syracuse University community will come together next spring to say thanks and farewell to Chancellor Kenneth A. and Mary Ann Shaw. An event is being planned for April…

SU Women’s Choir/Villanova Voices to perform Nov. 23November 19, 2003Amy Schmitzaemehrin@syr.edu On Sunday, Nov. 23 the Syracuse University Women’s Choir will host the Villanova Voices of Villanova University in a joint concert in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium….

MIT professor to explore sentence complexity in Nov. 21 lectureNovember 19, 2003Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Syracuse University’s Linguistic Studies Program and the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL) in The College of Arts and Sciences will sponsor a lecture by…

Syracuse University’s Creative Writing Program to host Nov. 20 reading to benefit the Food Bank of CNYNovember 18, 2003Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu The faculty and students of the Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing in Syracuse University’s College of…

Two-day event to celebrate poet Gwendolyn BrooksNovember 18, 2003Cynthia J. Moritzcjmoritz@syr.edu Poets, academics and students will participate in “Gwendolyn Brooks: In Celebration of Her Words,” a symposium being held Nov. 21-22 by SU’s Department of African American Studies. Symposium events…

Dinner welcomes international studentsNovember 18, 2003Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Some of Syracuse University’s international students and scholars will be treated to their first tastes of turkey and pumpkin pie during Syracuse University’s 24th Annual International Thanksgiving Celebration, to be held Nov….

SU Wind Ensemble to perform, Nov. 21November 17, 2003Amy Schmitzaemehrin@syr.edu The Syracuse University Wind Ensemble will perform on Nov. 21 in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium. The Ensemble will appear under the direction of John M. Laverty, professor…

New filter zaps e-mail spamNovember 17, 2003Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu During its first full day of operation on Nov. 12, Brightmail-the University’s spam filtering software-removed 225,533 spam messages, or 63 percent of the total messages sent that day through SU’s new e-mail…