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The Stand Connects Newhouse Students with Local Community
As The Stand director Ashley Kang tells the story, the project that would define 10 years of her professional life began in 2007, when now-retired professor Steve Davis wanted to get his news reporting students off campus. “All these students…
Syracuse Welcomes City Students To Campus For Shadow Day
Bea Gonzalez, Vice President for Community Engagement and Special Assistant to the Chancellor, and first-year student Ashliqua Menifee were featured by NewsChannel 9 for the story “Victory Over Violence: Shadow Day at Syracuse University provides hope.”
Student Offers Free Film Workshop for Youth on the South Side
A young woman sits in an office chair with her laptop on her lap. She opens the laptop. The camera pans across the back of the laptop, then zooms in on the woman’s eyes. Her eyes are wide open; she…
Student Volunteers Needed for Fifth Grade Shadow Day
For the 21st year, Syracuse University will welcome nearly 100 fifth-grade students from the Syracuse City School District’s Seymour Dual Language Academy. Called Shadow Day, this tradition for both Syracuse University and Seymour has become a day that both fifth…
South Side Communication Center Hosts Alternatives to Violence Project Mini-Workshop
A group of eight youngsters ages 10-17 from the South Side Communication Center’s Youth Program took part recently in a 2½-hour workshop at the center led by three Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) facilitators. The workshop provided an opportunity for…
Student Artists to Show Off Their Work Aug. 17 at Nancy Cantor Warehouse
Over the course of six weeks, 19 high school students from the Syracuse area have worked under the guidance of Syracuse University graduate students to expand and explore their artistic practices. Through intense and focused study in drawing, painting, digital…
Shadow Day Marks 20 Years of Inspiring Seymour Students
Shadow Day will mark its 20th anniversary at the University on Friday, March 23, when 94 fifth-grade students from the Syracuse City School District’s Seymour Dual Language Academy visit campus for the day. The event, formerly coordinated by University College,…
Innovation Orange: Marcelle Haddix
Marcelle Haddix, associate professor and chair of reading and language arts in the School of Education, is the creator and director of Writing our Lives, a program geared toward supporting the writing practices of urban youth within and beyond school contexts.
South Side Communication Center Youth Program Encourages Anything Is Possible
Every day the young people who attend the South Side Communication Center Youth Program have something different to look forward to. That includes speakers, art class, board games, sewing or just hanging out and engaging in good conversation. During the…