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New Course Will Help Students Build Concrete Skills in Community Organizing
A new course in the fall 2013 semester will teach students key skills of organizing by leading a community engagement project on campus. “Community Organizing: People, Power and Change” (SWK 400/CFE 400) will meet on Wednesdays from 2:15-5 p.m., and…
Survey Will Gauge Interest in Downtown Housing among Graduate Students, Faculty
The James D. Kuhn Real Estate Center in Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management and UPSTATE: A Center for Design, Research and Real Estate is inviting Syracuse University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry graduate students and faculty…
SU Brass Ensemble Announces Spring Season
Performances slated for Watertown, Cicero, Rome, Fayetteville and Auburn The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), directed by James T. Spencer, announces its spring concert schedule, with performances in Watertown, Cicero, Rome, Fayetteville and Auburn. All concerts are free and open…
‘Psychic Geographies’ to Debut at UVP Everson April 11
Urban Video Project and Light Work have announced the exhibition of the group show “Psychic Geographies” at UVP Everson from April 11-June 1. This will be the first time that UVP has mounted a group show, and it will feature five video pieces running continuously each night of the show. The show was curated by Anneka Herre.
DPS Takes Community Service to a New Level
Members of the Syracuse University Department of Public Safety are giving new meaning to the phrase “to protect and serve.” Typically, DPS officers are seen on campus patrolling buildings, walkways and streets, along with responding to calls about crime. Wednesday,…
SU Honored for Campus-Community Engagement
The numbers speak volumes: more than 11,000 Syracuse University students engaged in 500,000 hours of service in collaboration with schools, neighborhoods and nonprofit organizations.
Students Needed for Community Ambassador Program
The Office of Off-Campus and Commuter Services within the Division of Student Affairs is seeking student applicants for the 2013-2014 Community Ambassador program. The application and instructions can be downloaded at offcampus.syr.edu. Students must submit their application by April 1….
VPA Seniors Present Fifth-Year Thesis Work at XL Projects
The industrial and interaction design (IID) program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Design is presenting the degree-culminating thesis work of 17 fifth-year seniors through March 24 at XL Projects, 307-313 S. Clinton St., Syracuse. The…
Garcia to Receive 2013 Daniel and Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Award
In honor of his significant contributions to the field of social work through teaching, research, policy advocacy and service, Professor Alejandro Garcia will receive the 2013 Daniel and Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Award Tuesday, March 26, at 7 p.m….
Onondaga County’s Sustainability Plan at Next IRP Session
The March 21 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP) will feature Matt Millea, deputy county executive for Onondaga County, and Megan Costa from the Syracuse-Onondaga County Planning Agency. The pair will discuss how good land use planning helps…