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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 sites of memory and monuments. “Monumental Concerns 2”—a continuation of the first “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 major Christina “Elise” Wobbe on Sunday, March 2, at 6:30 p.m. The gathering, which is…
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 Library on Feb. 7. Among the winning team awards: $1,500 to Olutosin Alabi G’25 (Martin…
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 Scholars program was established to recognize the achievements of the college’s top seniors. Students are…
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 to attend orientation activities beginning Jan. 6 and acclimate to the Los Angeles area. Soon,…
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 College of Visual and Performing Arts, pushes the boundaries of what is possible in the…
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 faculty. Opening Friday, Feb. 7, and on view through Monday, March 3, “Overture: 2025 Faculty…
Meet Syracuse University’s 2025 Alumni Awards Honorees
Syracuse University will honor eight distinguished members of the Orange community during the 2025 Syracuse University Alumni Awards Celebration, which is being held on Friday, April 4, in the National Veterans Resource Center at the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Building…
Tom Kenny, Voice of SpongeBob SquarePants, to Visit Syracuse University
Syracuse native Tom Kenny, voice of “SpongeBob SquarePants,” will discuss what it takes to build a creative career and his journey in the film, animation and music industries during a visit with Syracuse University students on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Kenny…
School of Architecture Announces Spring 2025 Visiting Critics
Each semester, upper-level School of Architecture students participate in the visiting critic program that brings leading architects and scholars from around the world to the school. Four studios will be held on campus this spring. Erin Cuevas (Boghosian Fellow 2024-2025)…