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Shack-A-Thon to Benefit Habitat for Humanity
Students will better understand the state of poverty housing in this country and abroad during the SU/ESF Habitat for Humanity chapter’s Shack-A-Thon event this week. Shack-A-Thon draws student organizations, along with sororities and fraternities, to construct and sponsor a shack…
United Way 2013 Campaign Launches on Campus Oct. 8
Celebrating more than three decades of support for the United Way of Central New York, Syracuse University will launch its 2013 United Way campaign Oct. 8. Pledge cards will be distributed to all employees. Ushering in a new season of…
Plastics Pioneers Reading Room to Open in Bird Library
On Friday, Sept. 27, from 2:30–4 p.m., the Plastics Pioneers Reading Room, a gift of donors Glenn and Patsy Beall, will officially be dedicated and opened on the sixth floor of Syracuse University’s Bird Library. The public is invited to…
Historic Gift Launches Syracuse into ACC
Syracuse University has announced a transformational gift of $1 million from Syracuse Board of Trustees Chairman Dick Thompson and his wife, Jean, to advance SU athletics and celebrate the historic move to the Atlantic Coast Conference.
VPA Alumna, Husband Establish $2M Endowed Chair of Design Leadership
James Fathers named inaugural chair The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced the creation of the Iris Magidson Endowed Chair of Design Leadership in its Department of Design. The chair was established through a $2 million commitment…
Video: Cardboard Campout Highlights Plight of Homeless
Students enrolled in SPM 101, “Personal and Social Responsibility,” learned what responsibility to community means by camping out overnight in cardboard boxes. This video explains why. Cardboard Cutout for the Rescue Mission from Syracuse University News on Vimeo.
The Ripple Effect: Phanstiel Talks about Giving
Howie Phanstiel ’70, G’71 shares his path to a greater understanding of giving back A few years ago, Howie Phanstiel ’70, G’71 was sidelined by a torn Achilles tendon that left him in a cast for several months. The injury…
Orange Circle Awards to Be Presented April 19
Syracuse University will recognize four individuals with the Orange Circle Award, honoring members of the SU community who have done extraordinary things in the service of others. The awards will be given following the second annual Phanstiel Lecture on Friday,…
Five Candidates to Receive Honorary Degrees at 159th Commencement Exercises
The five 2013 honorary degree candidates are: Alan Gerry, Judith S. Kaye, Commencement speaker Nicholas Kristof, Wangarai Muta Maathai (posthumously), and Charles Payne ’70.
Students Organize Cardboard Campout, Donation Drive April 18 on SU Quad
In the past year, an average of 235 people who might otherwise have been homeless stayed at the Rescue Mission shelter nightly. On April 18, 26 students enrolled in SPM 101, “Personal and Social Responsibility,”will sleep in cardboard boxes overnight…