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Professor of Practice David Rezak on David Bowie’s Legacy
David Bowie, superstar and rock icon, has passed away but his music and style have left an enduring mark on pop culture. David Rezak, a professor of practice in music and entertainment industries and director of the Bandier Program in…
VPA Students Take to the Sky in ‘Peter Pan’
Talented students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts‘Drama Department recently entertained thousands of people during the Syracuse Stage production of ‘Peter Pan, the Musical’. What’s it like to balance school work and a major theater production? VPA Students…
Students, People with Different Abilities Collaborate on Adaptive Design Solutions
Eyeglasses become an extension of a person and reflect the wearer’s personality. Viewed over time, they blend in. What if someone’s wheelchair or accessible device was thought of in the same way?
University at Forefront of Creative Industries Management
The University is home to four such programs that are highly interdisciplinary and lead to a master’s degree: the Janklow Arts Leadership Program, the Goldring Arts Journalism Program, the Audio Arts Program and the Graduate Program in Museum Studies.
VPA Dean Search Website Launched
The search committee for the next dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (SU:VPA) has launched a website that can be found at http://vpa.syr.edu/dean-search. Members of the SU:VPA and broader campus community, potential candidates and other stakeholders are welcome…
Film Student Inspired by Human Connection
While attending college in her home country of Romania, Ioana Turcan G’17 befriended a family of cemetery caretakers. A close-knit group, they welcome her for weekend visits and holidays. They are also Roma. Turcan spent a year documenting them for her film.
Scholar Spotlight: Samantha Skaller ’17
Because of her position as one of 17 students on the national “It’s On Us” student advisory committee, Samantha Skaller of Brewster, New York, introduced U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden Jr. at the organization’s recent event held in Goldstein Auditorium….
VPA Dean Search Committee Launched; Meetings Scheduled for Faculty, Staff, Students, Community Input
On November 23, the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Dean Search Committee convened its opening meeting, beginning phase one of the search for its new dean. In seeking input from members of the VPA community, the Search Committee,…
Setnor School Announces 2015 Gregg Smith National Choral Composition Contest Winner
Marie-Claire Saindon, a collaborative vocalist, composer and resident of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, has been named the winner of the 2015 Gregg Smith National Choral Composition Contest in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S….
VPA’s Erin Rand Wins National Communication Association Book Award
Erin Rand, an associate professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (CRS), has won the 2015 Book of the Year Award from the Critical and Cultural Studies…