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College of Visual and Performing Arts Welcomes New Full-Time Faculty
Sixteen new full-time faculty joined the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) for the 2023-24 academic year. Two of the faculty members are also new department chairs in the college. Gregg Barron, assistant teaching professor of music industry in…
University Musicians, West Point Band to Perform Together This Weekend As Part of Events Around Military Appreciation Day
The spirit of the Orange will unite with the precision of the United States Army’s oldest active-duty band, the West Point Band, for several events this weekend at the University, including a public concert with the University’s Wind Ensemble in…
Students, Faculty and Alumni Help Society for New Music Present 2023-24 Season
Students, faculty and alumni of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) are helping the Society for New Music (SNM) present its 2023-24 season. Highlights of SNM’s 52nd season, which features members of VPA’s Setnor School of Music, include…
VPA Sophomore Wins Fellowship, Plans Film on the Mental Health of Refugee Youth
Rayan Mohamed, a sophomore film major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, has been selected as a 2023-2024 Imagining America/Joy of Giving Something Fellow. The program aims to elevate photography and digital media as pathways for undergraduate students…
Phillips Appointed Interim Director at Lender Center for Social Justice; Director Search Committee Named
The Lender Center for Social Justice has familiar leadership for the 2023-24 academic year while a renewed search for a permanent director is conducted. Kendall Phillips, founding co-director of the Lender Center and professor in the Department of Communication and…
Charles Reichblum ’48: Original Voice of the Orange and Co-Founder of WAER
Syracuse University has a long, storied history of producing talented sports broadcasters. Names like Marv Albert ’63, Bob Costas ’74 and Mike Tirico ’88, decorated members of the sports broadcasting industry, honed their crafts and developed their radio voices as…
Department of Drama Announces 2023/2024 Season
The Syracuse University Department of Drama is pleased to announce the 2023/2024 season, consisting of six productions: “Guys and Dolls” (Oct. 6 – 15), “Ghost Ship” (Nov. 10 – 18), “A Christmas Carol” (Nov. 24 – Dec. 31 and co-produced…
Breedlove Readers Display Works at Community ‘ArtStory’ Event
The artwork of local teens was on display during a recent event hosted by professors Courtney Mauldin and Rochele Royster at Syracuse University’s South Side Communications Center. Participants in the event, “ArtStory: Love & Language,” were members of the Breedlove…
Supermodel Emme and the University’s Fashion Design Program Team Up With Online Plus-Size Retailer for Design Competition
Supermodel Emme, the Division 1 college athlete who put “athletic curvy” on the map and rose to fame in the mid-1990s as the world’s first plus-size Supermodel, is once again shedding light on size inclusivity in the fashion industry. Teaming…
MPA Student’s Asphalt Mural Brightens Syracuse City Hall
The paved area in front of Syracuse City Hall that was previously used as a parking spot is now a vibrant space to be enjoyed by the public, thanks to the efforts of city officials and a member of the…