College of Visual and Performing Arts

Winners Announced in Graduate Dean’s Research and Creative Works Competition

Eight master’s and doctoral program students have been selected as winners of the 2023 Graduate Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Work competition.
Diane Stirling March 20, 2023
Winners Announced in Graduate Dean’s Research and Creative Works Competition

Alumnus Helps Sacred Indigenous Objects Find Their Way Home

Travel to just about any major ethnographic and natural history museum around the world and you will encounter installations focusing on Native American and Indigenous
Dan Bernardi March 20, 2023
Alumnus Helps Sacred Indigenous Objects Find Their Way Home

Lender Center Symposium Examines Complexity of Launching Neighborhood Women’s Wellness Program

The disparities between well-intentioned plans for a women-only wellness center on the City of Syracuse’s North Side area and the challenges of providing wellness programming
Diane Stirling March 15, 2023
Lender Center Symposium Examines Complexity of Launching Neighborhood Women’s Wellness Program

5 Things to Know About New Men’s Basketball Coach Adrian Autry ’94

Adrian Autry ’94 built his credentials as a player and coach under his mentor, Hall of Fame head coach and colleague Jim Boeheim ’66, G’73.
John Boccacino March 15, 2023
5 Things to Know About New Men’s Basketball Coach Adrian Autry ’94

Syracuse Jazz Fest to Feature Performances from University Student, Faculty Groups

Syracuse University is participating in and sponsoring the City of Syracuse’s 37th annual Jazz Fest, held June 22-25 at various locations around the city. New
John Boccacino March 14, 2023
Syracuse Jazz Fest to Feature Performances from University Student, Faculty Groups

Setnor School of Music Students Head to SXSW for All-New Gilbert Week Experience

Ten students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music are spending spring break
Erica Blust March 13, 2023
Setnor School of Music Students Head to SXSW for All-New Gilbert Week Experience

Now Accepting Applications for Intelligence++ Competition

Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) will be hosting the Intelligence++ showcase competition on Friday, April 21, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Martin
Cristina Hatem March 10, 2023
Now Accepting Applications for Intelligence++ Competition

Syracuse Faculty, Alumni Help Bones East Mark 40th Anniversary With Local Concerts

Members of the University are helping the Bones East trombone ensemble mark its 40th anniversary with a trio of local concerts, beginning with a Palm
News Staff March 7, 2023
Syracuse Faculty, Alumni Help Bones East Mark 40th Anniversary With Local Concerts

Graduate Student Jessica McGhee ’19 Finds Passion and Purpose in Creative Arts Therapy

Jessica McGhee is not a human being who is easily defined. Her resume would reveal a 2019 B.F.A. recipient from the College of Visual and
Jen Plummer March 3, 2023
Graduate Student Jessica McGhee ’19 Finds Passion and Purpose in Creative Arts Therapy

New Provost’s Promotion and Tenure Committee Members Selected

Six faculty members have been selected to serve on the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure. The faculty members were nominated by electronic balloting
Diane Stirling March 1, 2023
New Provost’s Promotion and Tenure Committee Members Selected

‘The Barriers Have Been Removed!’ New Research Explores the Rise of Digital Music-Making in Schools During COVID-19

You are probably familiar with traditional school music learning. Starting in elementary grades with simple instruments such as recorders and xylophones through to chorus and
Martin Walls March 1, 2023
‘The Barriers Have Been Removed!’ New Research Explores the Rise of Digital Music-Making in Schools During COVID-19

Tepper Semester to Hold Free Introductory Workshops for Drama Undergraduates

Undergraduate drama students from any college or university are invited to learn more about Syracuse University’s Tepper Semester program in New York City via a
Erica Blust Feb. 17, 2023
Tepper Semester to Hold Free Introductory Workshops for Drama Undergraduates

‘So Cool’: Clinical Simulations Expand to Train Future Art Therapists

Continuing his pioneering work adapting clinical simulations (SIMS) across a spectrum of pre-professional and professional contexts, Professor Benjamin Dotger is collaborating with Emily Goldstein Nolan,
Martin Walls Feb. 17, 2023
‘So Cool’: Clinical Simulations Expand to Train Future Art Therapists

Through A&S-VPA Collaboration, Students Gain Unique Opportunity to Draw Modern and Ancient Lifeforms

 65,000 years ago, Neanderthals, a ‘sister’ species to modern humans, drew abstract paintings of animals and geometric designs on cave walls. This early art
Dan Bernardi Feb. 15, 2023
Through A&S-VPA Collaboration, Students Gain Unique Opportunity to Draw Modern and Ancient Lifeforms

Cartooning Workshop with Robb Armstrong ’85

Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center is hosting a cartooning workshop with Robb Armstrong ’85 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 9.
Cristina Hatem Feb. 10, 2023
Cartooning Workshop with Robb Armstrong ’85

Award-Winning Comics Theorist Scott McCloud ’82 to Present Lecture Feb. 9

The College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Art will present a lecture by award-winning author and comics theorist Scott McCloud ’82 on Thursday,
Erica Blust Feb. 3, 2023
Award-Winning Comics Theorist Scott McCloud ’82 to Present Lecture Feb. 9

College of Visual and Performing Arts Announces 2023 VPA Scholars

Twelve seniors in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) have been named VPA Scholars, the college’s highest undergraduate academic honor. The VPA
Erica Blust Feb. 1, 2023
College of Visual and Performing Arts Announces 2023 VPA Scholars

Nothing But Positive Reviews About New Apple HomePod Speaker

James Abbott, Professor of Practice & Chair in the Sentor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was quoted in the
Julia Mazzer Jan. 27, 2023