College of Visual and Performing Arts

Blackstone LaunchPad Student Start-Ups Win in the 2025 New York Business Plan Competition

Three Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) student start-up teams won prizes in the finals of the New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC), powered by
Cristina Hatem April 30, 2025
Blackstone LaunchPad Student Start-Ups Win in the 2025 New York Business Plan Competition

Outstanding Teaching Assistants Recognized at Graduate School Ceremony

The important work and contributions of teaching assistants were recognized yesterday at a ceremony hosted by the Graduate School. The Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award is
Wendy S. Loughlin April 25, 2025
Outstanding Teaching Assistants Recognized at Graduate School Ceremony

Innovative Student Group Designs Inclusive Clothing for Neurodivergent Community

SOLACE Collective aims to provide everyone, especially neurodivergent individuals, with comfortable garments that alleviate anxiety, increase confidence and reduce distractions by providing opportunities for fidgeting
John Boccacino April 21, 2025
Innovative Student Group Designs Inclusive Clothing for Neurodivergent Community

2025 Raymond von Dran iPrize and Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award Winners Announced

Winners of the 2025 School of Information Studies’ (iSchool) Raymond von Dran (RvD) Fund for Student Entrepreneurship iPrize competition and the Hunter Brooks Watson (HBW)
Cristina Hatem April 21, 2025
2025 Raymond von Dran iPrize and Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award Winners Announced

University Announces 2025-26 Remembrance Scholars

Thirty-five students have been chosen as the 2025-26 Syracuse University Remembrance Scholars. The scholarships, now in their 36th year, were founded as a tribute to—and
Kelly Homan Rodoski April 17, 2025

Jane Austen Returns to Syracuse Stage With Fresh and Fun ‘Sense and Sensibility’

Syracuse Stage continues its 2024/25 season with celebrated actor and playwright Kate Hamill’s whirlwind adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility.” Directed by Jason O’Connell,
Joanna Penalva April 10, 2025
Jane Austen Returns to Syracuse Stage With Fresh and Fun ‘Sense and Sensibility’

2025 Hult Prize Campus Qualifier Competition

On Feb. 21, five student teams from Syracuse University competed in the 2025 Hult Prize campus qualifier at Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad for a chance to
Cristina Hatem April 8, 2025
2025 Hult Prize Campus Qualifier Competition

Santa Barbara International Film Festival Executive Director Roger Durling ’86 to Deliver 2025 VPA Convocation Address

Roger Durling ’86, executive director of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) in Santa Barbara, California, will deliver the 2025 convocation address to bachelor’s
Erica Blust April 3, 2025
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Executive Director Roger Durling ’86 to Deliver 2025 VPA Convocation Address

Designing the Collaborative Classroom of the Future

What makes Ralf Schneider’s Designing In Virtual Reality class in the College of Visual and Performing Arts truly unique is how it blends technology with
John Boccacino April 1, 2025
Designing the Collaborative Classroom of the Future

VPA’s Warehouse Gallery to Present Three-Part M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition ‘Unforeseen’

The College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Warehouse Gallery will present “Unforeseen,” a three-part exhibition of thesis work by 32 master of fine arts (M.F.A.) students
Erica Blust March 21, 2025
VPA’s Warehouse Gallery to Present Three-Part M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition ‘Unforeseen’

Punto de Contacto/Point of Contact Celebrates 50 Years of Artistic and Literary Exploration

  For half a century, Punto de Contacto/Point of Contact (POC) has served the University and local communities as a hub for artistic and literary
Wendy S. Loughlin March 18, 2025
Punto de Contacto/Point of Contact Celebrates 50 Years of Artistic and Literary Exploration

New York City the Setting for Second ‘Monumental Concerns’ Symposium

A daylong symposium hosted by Syracuse University Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems will bring together artists, poets, scholars, activists and theorists to explore contested
Wendy S. Loughlin March 18, 2025
New York City the Setting for Second ‘Monumental Concerns’ Symposium

Drama Department to Remember Christina “Elise” Wobbe ’28 March 2

The Department of Drama in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts will host a Celebration of Life in remembrance of first-year musical theater
Erica Blust Feb. 26, 2025

Blackstone LaunchPad Announces 2025 Afropreneurship Business Competition Winners

Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad awarded prizes to several student teams as part of its fourth annual Afropreneurship Celebration and Business Competition, held in Bird
Cristina Hatem Feb. 21, 2025
Blackstone LaunchPad Announces 2025 Afropreneurship Business Competition Winners

College of Visual and Performing Arts Announces 2025 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. 19, 2025

Los Angeles Program Students Help Community Members Affected by California Wildfires

Students spending the spring semester in the University’s Dick Clark Los Angeles Program arrived in California in early January. Their first order of business was
Kelly Homan Rodoski Feb. 18, 2025
Los Angeles Program Students Help Community Members Affected by California Wildfires

School of Design Professor Uses Biology to Design for the Future

Inspired by natural forms, processes and systems, Yves Michel, a professor of practice in industrial and interaction design in the School of Design in the
Erica Blust Feb. 12, 2025

VPA Inaugurates New Warehouse Gallery With ‘Overture: 2025 Faculty Survey’

The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) at Syracuse University will inaugurate its new Warehouse Gallery with an exhibition celebrating the work of its
Erica Blust Jan. 31, 2025
VPA Inaugurates New Warehouse Gallery With ‘Overture: 2025 Faculty Survey’