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NWSI launches innovative microloan program for businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs
The Near Westside Initiative (NWSI), with a $25,000 grant from the Central New York Community Foundation, has launched a microloan program for existing businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs on the Near Westside of Syracuse. Developed by NWSI deputy director Michael Short…
‘Our Entrepreneurial History’ at Feb. 3 Institute for Retired Professionals
The Thursday, Feb. 3, program of the Institute for Retired Professionals will feature Gregg Tripoli, executive director of the Onondaga County Historical Society (OHA). Tripoli will discuss how the Historical Society is contributing to economic development in the community, which…
Celebrate winter during Upstate Snowdown this weekend at Lipe Art Park
The Stewards of Lipe Art Park, 40 Below’s Public Arts Task Force, and the Near Westside Initiative (NWSI) invite the local community to celebrate winter during Upstate Snowdown, a fundraising party and snow celebration this weekend at Lipe Art Park, 900…
SU students serve as Balancing the Books tutors
Balancing the Books, a collaboration between Syracuse University’s Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service, the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, and the Syracuse City School District, is a service learning program geared toward tutoring local middle and high school students in the Syracuse area.
Bhutanese-Nepalese to speak about resettlement in Central New York
Members of the Bhutanese-Nepal community who’ve resettled in Syracuse as the result of a decades-long civil conflict with the Bhutan government, will share their stories of struggles and success with the Syracuse community on Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 4 p.m….
Campus, local community invited to participate in special nutrition consultation program
The Department of Nutrition Science and Dietetics in Syracuse University’s College of Human Ecology wants to help SU and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry students, faculty and staff, and members of the community at large, improve eating habits…
Near Westside Initiative calls for entries in ‘Westside Through My Eyes’ photo contest
The Near Westside Initiative (NWSI), in partnership with the Westside Arts Council, has launched a photography contest to showcase the beauty of the Westside community and its people. Submissions for “Westside Through My Eyes” are being accepted now through Monday,…
Sport Management Club members give their time to good causes
The Sport Management Club is a student-run organization in the College of Human Ecology’s David B. Falk Center for Sport Management. Recently, SPM Club members held the sixth annual Charity Sports Auction at the Carrier Dome, benefitting the CNY SPCA…
Roll up your sleeves and give blood during SU vs. UConn game
Students, faculty and staff who watch SU take on UConn in the Schine Student Center’s Goldstein Auditorium, Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m., can also donate blood as part of the American Red Cross “Are you up for the challenge?: Give Blood” competition.
MLK Celebration will culminate with Jan. 29 community event
Syracuse University’s 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration will culminate on Saturday, Jan. 29, with its annual community celebration. “Continuing the Journey: A Celebration of Arts, Culture and Education in the Syracuse Community,” will be held from 1-4 p.m….