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CNY Veterans’ Higher Education Regional Consortium supports vets in transition to higher ed
Founder speaks with NPR on need for similar organizations across nation Twenty-six institutions of higher education located in the 13-county region of Syracuse’s Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) in upstate New York have formed the Central New York Veterans’ Higher…
Four artists question time, space in ‘Transitive Flux’ at XL Projects
XL Projects, part of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), presents the exhibition “Transitive Flux,” a conversation about the location of thoughts and objects on the transitional plane. The four-person exhibition is the work of Rebecca Aloisio, Michael…
Students organize a cappella invitational to benefit Food Bank of CNY
Mary-Jo Robinson, a senior psychology and policy studies major in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, had what she describes as a “crazy epiphany moment” during a class on food justice with guest speaker Michele Jordan from the Interreligious Food Consortium of Central New York (CNY): Organize an invitational a cappella concert to benefit the Food Bank of CNY.
Marion Wilson’s ‘Artists and Social Profit’ class trades art for social good in traveling exhibit
In time for the holiday season, a weeklong community art show will explore the value of creativity and culture as a commodity, versus the value of commercial gifts of exchange. The MLAB (Mobile Literacy Arts Bus) and 601 Tully, in…
Video: pounding feet create musical beat
The newest feature at Syracuse Stage has little to do with the performers or crew who bring the stage show to life each night. It has everything to do with enhancing the theater experience, long before you’ve stepped inside the…
Can you spell I-N-T-E-G-R-I-T-Y?
University College of Syracuse University was one of a dozen companies and organizations in Syracuse to participate in the Corporate Volunteer Council’s annual dictionary day. Every third grade student in the Syracuse City School district received a dictionary as part…
SU Brass Ensemble rings in the holiday season
The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), housed in The College of Arts and Sciences and conducted by James T. Spencer, continues its 2012-13 season with three holiday concerts. Performances are Sunday, Nov. 25, at 7 p.m. at Saints Peter and…
Syracuse leaders recognized with U.S. Green Building Council award
As the not-so-great philosopher Kermit (the frog) once opined, it’s not easy being green. Regardless of that mindset, a growing number of communities are realizing the quality-of-life benefits of “going green.” The Central New York community and Syracuse University are leading the charge and receiving recognition as a result.
‘The Elections: What Happened? What Now?’ at next session of IRP
The Nov. 15 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP) will feature Robert McClure, a political science and public affairs professor and Chapple Family Professor of Citizenship and Democracy Emeritus at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School. The session is open…
‘How Corporate Socialism is Devastating America’ at Nov. 15 TMR
The Nov. 15 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable will feature David Cay Johnston, visiting distinguished lecturer at Syracuse University College of Law and Whitman School of Management. He will discuss how corporate socialism is devastating America. Johnston, a Pulitzer Prize-winning…