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Lending a Hand in Empowering Communities
A new student organization on campus is creating opportunities for social entrepreneurship for students, while impacting communities with life-changing, sustainable projects.
Social Work Students Explore Corrections, Mental Health System
Jails and prisons have become the nation’s largest psychiatric institutions, especially for low-income persons and persons of color. The National Sheriffs’ Association reports that in virtually every county across the country, county jails hold more people with severe psychiatric illness…
Youth-Driven Summit Is Saturday
The SALT District of the Near Westside, in cooperation with the National Council of La Raza, the largest national Hispanic civil rights organization in the United States, will present the #TURNUPCUSETOWN Youth Summit on Saturday, Oct. 26, at Fowler High…
Make a Difference at the Ronald McDonald House
The SU Chapter of Golden Key International Honour Society is participating in Make a Difference Day 2013 by conducting a Wish List Drive to support the Ronald McDonald House of Central New York. Individuals can donate items on the “House’s”…
University Lectures Hosts Billy Collins
No poet since Robert Frost has managed to combine high critical acclaim with such broad popular appeal as Billy Collins.
VPA’s Morris Launches Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking
Charles E. Morris III, professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, has launched “QED: A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking” (Michigan State University Press). “QED” is edited…
VPA Students Exhibit Work at Leeds College of Art in England
Eight undergraduate and graduate students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) are exhibiting work in the show “Common Language” at Leeds College of Art, one of the United Kingdom’s leading independent art schools. The exhibition, which is…
“The Whole Child Conference” to be held Nov. 9
The importance of educating the whole child will be the focus of a November 9 conference presented by the Syracuse Association for the Education of Young Children (SAEYC). The event, which offers two training sessions for three hours of training,…
Sneakers for Distribution
The Department of Recreation Services has received hundreds of gently-used sneakers from generous donations made by members of the university community. Please contact Joseph Lore at x-4386 if you are aware of a community group or organization that may benefit…
‘The Hornet’s Nest’ to Be Screened at Newhouse School Oct. 28
The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will host a screening of the documentary film “The Hornet’s Nest” on Monday, Oct. 28, at 6:30 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. Director and producer David Salzberg will attend…