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iSchool’s R. David Lankes will keynote Florida Library Association’s annual conference
The Florida Library Association has announced that Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) Professor R. David Lankes will keynote the association’s 2011 annual conference, to be held May 4-6 in Orlando. In addressing the more than 600 public, academic,…
Assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian Affairs to speak at Maxwell
Robert O. Blake, Jr., assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian Affairs, will give a public lecture at the Maxwell School on Jan. 25 at 4 p.m., in 220 Eggers Hall. The lecture is free and open to…
Office of Residence Life sponsors Dream Week Jan. 23-28
Syracuse University’s Office of Residence Life and Division of Student Affairs will sponsor Dream Week 2011, “Dare to Remember Everything About the Man,” from Jan. 23-28 on the SU campus. All of the Dream Week events are free and are…
2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration will highlight King’s global legacy
Syracuse University will hold its 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 23, in the Carrier Dome. This year’s theme is “Heirs of a King: Remembering and Continuing the Work of Global Legacy.” Kirt Wilson, associate professor…
Walt Shepperd and The Media Unit at Jan. 20 Institute for Retired Professionals
The Thursday, Jan. 20 program of the Institute for Retired Professionals will feature Walt Shepperd, former editor of the City Eagle, 35-year veteran of the Syracuse New Times, and founder of The Media Unit. IRP, which takes place from 11:30…
Changing face of homelessness in Onondaga County at Jan. 20 TMR
The Jan. 20 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable (TMR) features Linda Wright, executive director of the Salvation Army; Anthony Discenza, housing program coordinator for the Community Development Division of Onondaga County; Michael Melara, executive director of Catholic Charities; and Sarah…
Raymond Carver Reading Series announces spring lineup
The spring lineup for the Raymond Carver Reading Series begins Feb. 9 with novelist and literary critic Stacey D’Erasmo, and continues with essayist and novelist Victor LaValle (Feb. 23), novelist and short story writer Sam Lipsyte (March 9), award-winning poet…
iSchool students present projects for social web, mobile web technologies
Nine teams of Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) students presented class projects to a standing-room-only audience in the Innovation Studio Thursday, Dec. 9, as part of their final projects for both IST 400/600, “Social Web Technologies,” and IST…
Changing face of homelessness in Onondaga County at this week’s TMR
The Dec. 16 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable (TMR) features Linda Wright, executive director of the Salvation Army; Anthony Discenza, housing program coordinator for the Community Development Division of Onondaga County; Michael Melara, executive director of Catholic Charities; and Sarah…
Syracuse New Horizon Music Ensemble to perform at Dec. 16 IRP
On Thursday, Dec. 16, the Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP) will host members of the Syracuse New Horizon Music Ensemble, who will present an interactive program. In addition to music selections, members of the group will lead a discussion centered…