Archive for August 2010

SU mounts most ambitious Syracuse Symposium to date with 'Conflict: Peace and War'

"Conflict: Peace and War” is the theme of the 2010 Syracuse Symposium, an annual intellectual and artistic festival held on the Syracuse University campus. This year’s festival is the most ambitious to date, with six keynote speakers, including Native American novelist and activist Leslie Marmon Silko; seven art exhibitions; five “sister” symposia, including the yearlong [...]

Syracuse University receives two Toyota Prius plug-in hybrids for local demonstration programs

The Syracuse Center of Excellence (SyracuseCoE) and CuseCar, a local not-for-profit community car share provider utilizing alternatively fueled vehicles, also received two cars each through the program.

Call for student job postings

Campus departments that have student employment job openings for the fall 2010 semester should contact HR’s Student Employment Services.

SU & ESF Faculty and Staff Bowling League seeks new members

This is a fun handicap league accepting male and female bowlers who are currently employed at the College or University.

Radke '73 charts success with Leonardo exhibition, recent discoveries

Professor Gary Radke has set about garnering recognition for Leonardo da Vinci's achievements as a sculptor.

SU in the News: Tuesday, August 17

Newhouse School's Larry Elin comments for PBS MediaShift on impact of social media on journalists

Dinner, auction bring in more than $11,500 for School of Information Studies' Raymond F. von Dran Fund

The School of Information Studies community and its supporters raised more than $11,500 for the Raymond F. von Dran Fund.

SU in the News: Monday, August 16

CCJI and College of Law professors Janis McDonald and Paula Johnson highlighted in Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Syracuse iSchool Associate Dean Jeffrey Stanton wins ‘Cheddar Bowl’ grant, helps kids learn money management

This simulated World of Cheddar (slang for money) will allow young people to make mistakes with their money without experiencing the financial loss in real life.

SU in the News: Friday, August 13

Newhouse's Robert Thompson quoted by Toronto Star on Hollywood casting.

TRAC: Immigration Court case backlog at all-time high

According to a recent analysis of very timely court data by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), the number of cases awaiting resolution before the Immigration Courts reached a new all time high of 247,922 matters by the middle of June 2010.

SU College of Law welcomes Class of 2013

The expanded orientation invites new students to intellectual and community engagement.

SU in the News: Thursday, August 12

Washington Post op-ed highlights the College of Law's Cold Case Justice Initiative.

Financial Aid & Scholarship Office E-news available

The August issue of the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship Programs’ electronic newsletter “Financial Aid Update” is now available.

Intersession recreation facility schedule now available

The Intersession Recreation Facility Schedule is available at http://recreationservices.syr.edu. Contact: Joseph Lore, jdlore@syr.edu

Syracuse University's Summer College wraps up with exhibitions, fashion show

High school students participating in Syracuse University’s Summer College Program will culminate six weeks of study and practical experience by welcoming parents, friends and the SU community to a variety of end-of-program events on Friday, Aug. 13.

Syracuse University to host international indoor air quality and building energy conservation conference Aug. 15-18

On Aug. 15, Syracuse will again welcome international visitors gathering to discuss indoor air quality, healthy buildings and energy efficiency. Continuing the success of Healthy Buildings 2009, hosted by the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE), Syracuse University will host the 7th Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation [...]

SU in the News: Wednesday, August 11

The New York Times highlights SU's involvement in the revitalization of Syracuse's Near West Side.

Ann Grodzins Gold receives Fulbright-Hays Award

Fulbright-Hays Awards provide opportunities for overseas experience, and the program is open to educators and administrators with responsibilities for curriculum development in fields related to humanities, languages, and area studies.

SU students receive Fulbright Scholarships for international study

Six current SU students are among the more than 1,500 U.S. citizens who will travel abroad for the 2010-2011 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

SU mounts most ambitious Syracuse Symposium to date with 'Conflict: Peace and War'

"Conflict: Peace and War” is the theme of the 2010 Syracuse Symposium.

Syracuse University Orientation Leaders provide smooth transition for first-year students

Orientation Leaders (OLs) are key players in Syracuse University’s signature student orientation program, Syracuse Welcome. OLs are representatives of the University who work with faculty and staff members to help new students and their families have a smooth and seamless transition into the intellectual, cultural and social climate of Syracuse University.

Syracuse University to host international indoor air quality and building energy conservation conference Aug. 15-18

On Aug. 15, Syracuse will again welcome international visitors gathering to discuss indoor air quality, healthy buildings and energy efficiency.

Student entrepreneurs from Syracuse Student Sandbox showcase their companies Aug. 18

From hot sauce and beer with local roots, to online gaming and animated graphic warriors, the second annual Syracuse Student Sandbox Demo Day will showcase the innovation and dedication of Central New York student entrepreneurs on Wednesday, Aug. 18, at the Syracuse Technology Garden.

Renamed Institute on Communication and Inclusion builds on two decades of advocacy, breakthrough research

The Facilitated Communication Institute is taking on a new name, the Institute on Communication and Inclusion.

Statement from Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor

“Even as we mourn the tragedy of those lost on yesterday’s plane crash in Alaska, the Syracuse University community is comforted to hear the news that our alumnus and former Maxwell faculty member, Sean O’Keefe, and his son Kevin, one of our students, survived. All of our thoughts are with the O’Keefe Family as Sean [...]

SU in the News: Tuesday, August 10

College of Arts & Sciences professors Scott Pitnick, John Belote and Mollie Manier were profiled in Science Nation.

SU in the News: Monday, August 9

Research from SU's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) is featured in a New York Times article on students and immigration courts.

SU in the News: Friday, August 6

Jerusalem Post notes College of Law's Arlene Kanter for her work with disabled rights legislation in Israel

Public forum to explore elements of a truly creative city

The Urban Institute’s Maria Rosario Jackson will kick off a public discussion that explores what makes a city creative on Sept. 10.

SU in the News: Thursday, August 5

College of Human Ecology's Eric Kingson writes in Nieman Watchdog on Social Security annual report

Tintype Portrait Studio to be held at Light Work

Come sit for a tintype portrait by Keliy Anderson-Staley.

More than a ramp

Architecture students have brought freedom to local resident through progressive design.

SU in the News: Wednesday, August 4

Science Blog reports on College of Arts and Sciences physicists' research pushing limits of quantum theory and relativity

SU drama alumnae take production to Fringe Festival

The group will perform its all-female version of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” at the Edinburgh festival.

SU's TRAC: ICE deporting more non-citizens than in Bush years

According to a recent report by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), newly released figures from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) show that during the first nine months of fiscal year (FY) 2010, more non-U.S. citizens were removed from the country than during any similar period in the administration of President George W. Bush.

SU in the News: Tuesday, August 3

Wall Street Journal and other media cite TRAC statistics on deportation of illegal immigrants under Obama administration

SU in the News: Monday, August 2

Tom Kruczek of Whitman School Falcone Center quoted in Wall Street Journal on entrepreneurs' startup costs

Syracuse University physicists develop model that pushes limits of quantum theory, relativity

A team of Syracuse University physicists recently developed a new theoretical model to explain how the Pauli exclusion principle can be violated and how, under certain rare conditions, more than one electron can simultaneously occupy the same quantum state.

SU social work professor co-chairs coalition to support Social Security

Co-chair of the coalition is Eric Kingson, professor in the School of Social Work in the College of Human Ecology.