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SU in the News: Monday, April 18
Associated Press quotes Maxwell School’s Len Burman on tax rates, tax breaks
Department of Recreation Service Easter break facility hours
The Department of Recreation Services Easter Break facility schedule is available at
http://recreationservices.syr.edu/Forms/Easter%20Break-11.pdf.
School of Education Urban Education lecture series continues with ‘Waiting for Superman’ and panel discussion April 26
The Syracuse University School of Education‘s next installment in its Landscape of Urban Education lecture series will be a screening and discussion of “Waiting for Superman,” the powerful 2010 documentary about urban education reform. “Who Are We Waiting For?: Profiling…
School of Education launches new free mobile app to assist parents, advocates
Syracuse University School of Education professor Alan Foley has designed and launched a new iPhone app to help parents better advocate for their children with disabilities. iAdvocate is a free application available through iTunes that provides information on advocacy strategies…
University of Memphis music educator to speak on increasing urban students’ access to quality music instruction
Nicole R. Robinson, an associate professor and head of the music education division at the University of Memphis, will present the lecture “The Middle School Memphis Project: Increasing Urban Students’ Access to Quality Music Instruction through a School-Community-University Partnership” on…
‘Personalized Medicine’ at this week’s IRP
The April 21 session of Institute for Retired Professionals will host Robert West, associate professor in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department at SUNY Upstate Medical University. West will discuss “Personalized Medicine: Tailoring Health Care in the Information Age.” Genotyping,…
VPA printmaking program to present ‘Art Formerly Known as Prints’ in New York City
Monumental-scale prints created by artists at Lake Effect Editions, the press of the printmaking program at Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), are the subject of the New York City exhibition “Art Formerly Known as Prints” at…
Paper crane building today on the Quad for Japan earthquake relief
Today, from 1-5 p.m. on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quad, 15 student organizations and all of the Greek houses have been invited to make orange paper cranes. Each crane will generate $4–$2 from the students, $2 matching donations from the alumni. The completed cranes are being displayed on the lawn between the Schine Student Center and Newhouse School to create a visual registration of how much earthquake relief funding has been generated through Project Paper Crane.
Wildrick speaks at events in Cazenovia, Ithaca
Chris Wildrick, assistant professor in the School of Art and Design’s Department of Foundation, delivered a talk at Cazenovia College on Tuesday, April 12 at as part of the college’s “Contemporary Developments in the Arts” seminar.
Funky Flea market slated for June 4 on Near Westside; call for vendors through May 21
Have you heard about the Funky Flea yet? It’s a bazaar fun-filled with bric-a-brac, whatnots, gadgets, gizmos, thing-a-ma-bobs and what-cha-ma-call-its. It’s an outdoor flea market that is a little bit flea, a little bit craft and a whole lot of…