Students at Syracuse University are eager to start exploring their business ideas, and the Orange Tree Fund (OTF) gives them a leg up to start a business before they even leave SU.  “College is the perfect time to start a business,” says Bruce Kingma, associate provost for entrepreneurship and innovation at SU. “If the venture [...]

Thomas Uva of the iSchool profiled in Computerworld UK

Dana Goren, an Israeli director and screenwriter, will present her movie, “Diplomat,” at Syracuse University on Tuesday, Nov. 30, at 6 p.m. in the main auditorium in the Life Sciences Complex. Goren, whose documentary examines the lives of Russian-Jewish immigrants in Israel in the post-Cold War era, will be available for a question-and-answer session following the [...]

Interested in a master's in public communications? Attend the Newhouse Master's Open House this Friday, Nov. 19, from 10-4 p.m.

Lights on the Lake discount tickets are now available at the Department of Recreation Services, room 241 Archbold Gymnasium for $6 each. For more information, call 443-4386 or visit http://recreationservices.syr.edu.

Academically qualified students will be guaranteed simultaneous admission to OCC and SU with seamless transfer into one of 33 SU degree programs, and receive a predictive SU financial aid package

The Warehouse Gallery has changed its appearance to temporarily host a fictive Native American museum: the Taté Wikikuwa Museum by Rigo 23, focusing on Native American Leonard Peltier. A public reception will be held Thursday, Nov. 18 from 5–8 p.m., featuring live music by Robert Benedict, Native American flutist. The exhibition is intended for audiences [...]

The Art Education Program in the Dept. of Art is hosting its Fall 2010 Art Workshops for Young People "Big Show" this Saturday, Nov 20.

If you are looking for a fun way to add some leadership experience on your resume, 'Cuse Spot at Wilson Park wants you!

Syracuse University’s Life Sciences Complex will receive special recognition for its energy-saving measures that make it one-third more efficient than a comparable standard building. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will present a High Performance Building plaque to SU’s College of Arts and Sciences during a brief ceremony on Thursday, Nov. [...]

Alice Reynolds ‘60, professor emerita of nursing who retired from Syracuse University in 1984, died at age 90 on April 21, 2010, in  Syracuse. A memorial service was held on Nov. 5, 2010, at Holy Cross Church in DeWitt. She was a valued member of many constituencies and an  integral part of the Syracuse University [...]

The Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP) will host Greg Vadney, director and chief curator of the Stickley Museum, the official museum of L. & J.G. Stickely, Inc., on Thursday, Nov. 18. Vadney will discuss the 120-year history of Stickley furniture, which began in a small workroom in Binghamton when the Stickley brothers started handcrafting simple [...]

The Nov. 18 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable (TMR) features Gregg Tripoli, executive director of the Onondaga Historical Association (OHA). He will talk about some of the things that OHA is doing to contribute to economic development in our community, including its new educational program "Our Entrepreneurial History," for which it uses compelling stories from [...]

For some, the warm, sweet smell of cookies baking in the oven evokes fond memories of sleigh bells, a nighttime visitor and prancing hooves on a rooftop. Smell is among countless cues that can trigger a memory, but researchers understand relatively little about how or why the process works. Amy Criss, assistant professor of psychology [...]

College of Law and Whitman School's David Cay Johnston writes in New York Times on charities and deferred gifts

The Syracuse University Student Association will be providing a free shuttle bus from Schine Student Center to the Regional Transportation Center (RTC) and Hancock Airport for students traveling outside Syracuse for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Participants are needed for a study of life perspective, health behaviors and health.

Acclaimed mezzo-soprano D’Anna Fortunato will visit Syracuse University Dec. 3-4 to perform a concert and give a master class. Both events are free and open to the public. On Friday, Dec. 3, at 8 p.m., Fortunato and pianist Mary Jane Rupert will present the concert “Three Centuries of Songs” in the Rose and Jules R. [...]

Central New York is a great place to start a business with its multitude of organizations available to help both seasoned and budding entrepreneurs get started and grow their businesses. From the U.S. Small Business Administration to the Tech Garden to the many colleges and universities in the area, there is no shortage of assistance [...]

“Connect a Billion/Do One Thing for Sustainability,” an intense brainstorming and design session, will be hosted this weekend, Nov. 19-20, at Syracuse University’s COLAB collaboration laboratory. Thirty-six students from six SU schools and colleges will come together in a two-day charrette to explore creative solutions for global creative communications company Saatchi & Saatchi’s “Do One [...]

Box office hours will be altered for Thanksgiving week .

SU employees are encouraged to generate savings for their budgets through the Staples Advantage program.

Have an idea for a business? Not sure what to do with it?

Maxwell School's Len Burman quoted in national media on economy and tax matters

The Syracuse University chapter of the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity has launched a campaign to collect Yoplait yogurt pink lids from now through Dec. 15.

Thanks to the efforts of more than 260 students and staff, Syracuse University raised $5,000 for the United Way of Central New York during the 12th annual Dollar Day at the Dome on Saturday, Nov. 6.  Members from the five Greek councils (Interfraternity, Multicultural Greek, National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations, National Pan-Hellenic and Panhellenic), [...]

Designer tributes are the focus of a new exhibition presented by the communications design program in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA). “Icons: A Tribute to Designers That Inspire” is on view through Dec. 1 at the Design Gallery at The Warehouse, room 106, 350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse. The show is [...]

Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and the Syracuse chapter of the American Guild of Organists will celebrate the 60th anniversary of SU’s historic Holtkamp organ on Sunday, Nov. 21, with two concerts in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. Both events are free and open to the public. [...]

“The Syracuse Impact,” the 2009-10 giving report for The Campaign for Syracuse University, is now available online at campaignprogress.syr.edu. The report covers gifts to the University from Jan. 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010, and includes stories highlighting the significant impact campaign gifts have had on faculty and students. Among the initiatives featured are the [...]

“It took twelve years of primary education, four years of college and a year and a half of graduate school—nearly 18 years—for me to realize I didn’t need a resume,” says Andrew Farah, an information management graduate student at the iSchool.   Farah is part of an increasing trend.  Every year, the leaders of a new [...]

The Syracuse University Martin Luther King Jr. 2011 Celebration Committee is seeking nominations for the Unsung Heroes Awards, which will be presented during the evening celebration in the Carrier Dome on Jan. 23, 2011. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Heirs of a King: Remembering and Continuing the Work of Global Legacy.” The awards [...]

SU will be seeking green building recognition for the project.

Kirt Wilson, associate professor of communication arts and sciences at Penn State and an African American scholar, will be the keynote speaker for Syracuse University’s 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “Heirs of a King: Remembering and Continuing the Work of Global Legacy,” on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011, in the Carrier Dome. The annual [...]

The Near Westside Initiative (NWSI) recently elected Tanya Eastman, Karla Green, Elizabeth Nolan, Maria Revelles, Isaac Rothwell, Benjamin Sio and Peter Thompson to its board of directors. “From its inception, the NWSI has had a board of directors comprised of individuals with very diverse skills and backgrounds. This diversity has shaped the NWS strategy and [...]

Artist and critic William Powhida, a 1998 graduate of the painting program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will give a talk on Tuesday, Nov. 16, at 6:30 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium in the Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer Art Building. Taking interest in the economic and political dealings within the art world, Powhida [...]

The painting program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts will present "JUMP!", an exhibition of work by students of Professor Sharon Gold.

The School of Information Studies will host an information session for all SU undergraduates who may be interested in pursuing an M.S. in Information Management (IM).

Work by Christopher Scholz of Arts and Sciences for oil exploration on Africa's Lake Kivu noted in Kigali New Times

The annual period for Syracuse University employees to enroll for benefits or update their current choices—known as Open Enrollment—concludes today, Nov.12. There is no make-up period after today.

National and regional media report on expansion of Whitman School's EBV

As part of a communitywide effort to examine the role arts and cultural organizations play in Central New York, the IDEAS Collaborative (Initiative to Develop and Engage Audiences in Syracuse) is asking for input from the Syracuse University community through participation in an online survey. Carole Brzozowski, the University arts presenter, encourages the campus community [...]

This Friday (11/12/10)recreation services will have free fitness classes from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in Flanagan Dance Studio.

Jamie Callan, professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University’s Language Technologies Institute and School of Information Systems and Management, will present “Search Engine Support for Software Applications.” His presentation is part of the Brown Bag Lecture Series at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) and will occur at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 23, in [...]

FADS (Fashion Association of Design Students) is hosting its annual fall fall fashion show this Saturday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. in the lobby of The Warehouse.

The Maxwell School's Sociology Department will sponsor a symposium, "The Challenges of Globalization: Theories and Practices," on Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 15 and 16. The opening speaker on Monday from 4-6 p.m. is Professor Gavin Fridell, author of “Fair Trade Coffee: The Prospects and Pitfalls of Market-Driven Social Justice” (University of Toronto Press, 2007), and [...]

Community Folk Art Center will host Canines & Companions Day on Saturday, Nov. 13.

This brownbag will discuss the Wireless Grid Innovation Testbed project led by Syracuse University and Virginia Tech.

This is your opportunity to follow the SU Football team as they go to clinch their first bowl birth since 2004!

Douglas Ballman of the University of Southern California’s Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education will present an open training session on the Visual History Archive (VHA) on Friday, Nov. 12.

The Queering Education Research Institute (QuERI), an independent think-tank and research initiative affiliated with the Syracuse University School of Education’s Cultural Foundations of Education Department, will host two events at SU’s Joseph I. Lubin House in New York City on Nov. 12 to promote awareness of LGBTQ issues in education and expand the mission of QuERI.