Guardian Media reports on photovoice exhibition coordinated by Arts and Sciences' Kishi Animashaun Ducre

Molly Corbett Broad, president of the American Council on Education (ACE), has announced that Eileen Strempel, assistant vice president for academic advancement in Syracuse University’s Division of Enrollment Management, has been named an ACE Fellow for academic year 2011-12.

Whitman School noted by FIN Alternatives as a top undergraduate feeder school to the U.S. alternative investment industry

Syracuse University Project Advance (SUPA) has been re-accredited by NACEP, the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships. Accreditation is awarded after a comprehensive peer review ensures a program meets or exceeds NACEP’s 17 national standards for program quality in the areas of curriculum, faculty, students, assessment and program evaluation. "Through NACEP's rigorous accreditation peer-review process, [...]

“Motifs, Evocations,” a collective show by six local Latina/o artists, will be on display Aug. 5-Sept. 18.

This summer 100 ninth and 10th graders at the Nottingham Early College High School are taking part in rigorous writing, math and science institutes led by faculty from Syracuse University’s School of Education and the Syracuse City School District. All three academic programs are the products of year-long collaborative planning between the Syracuse University and [...]

The College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University has appointed Karen Weiss Jones as its new assistant dean for advancement. Weiss Jones comes to SU from Boston University, where she served as chief advancement officer in the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. She brings more than 10 years of progressive experience [...]

Regional media report Chancellor Cantor will co-chair Governor Cuomo's Central New York Regional Economic Development Council

Syracuse University and IBM on Tuesday, July 26, jointly hosted a strategic gathering of select chief information officers from industry, academe and government to learn how to reduce dramatically the energy consumed in the operation of their data centers.

The exhibition features stunning tintype portraits created by photographer Keliy Anderson-Staley.

John Fazio has been named director of marketing for the Whitman School of Management.

On behalf of the U.S.-DPRK Scientific Engagement Consortium, CRDF Global and Syracuse University have announced a three-year grant of $350,000 from the Henry Luce Foundation in support of an interrelated program of initiatives to promote and advance scientific cooperation and academic exchanges between the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). “The [...]

A student and a recent graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications spent six weeks in Dubai this summer, interning at TBWA/RAAD, an advertising and public relations agency run by SU alumnus Reda Raad ’95. Emmelie De La Cruz and Jacqueline Mergeanian ’11 arrived in Dubai May 19 and stayed through July [...]

Take these cameras. Tell your story. That is what clients involved in Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare’s (SBH) photo program were asked to do this past winter. Clients could take cameras wherever they wanted and take photos of whatever they wished, as long as the photos told a piece of their recovery story. The result is an [...]

New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Tuesday launched his Central New York Regional Economic Development Council, aimed at redesigning the relationship between the state government and businesses to stimulate regional economic development and create jobs statewide. As part of the program at the Oncenter in downtown Syracuse, Cuomo announced that Syracuse University Chancellor and [...]

Registration for our Fall Learn-to-Skate program is now open.

Smithsonian curator links to SU Library Special Collections Research Center in Atlantic blog post on celluloid

The reports are coming in. SU students stationed all over the globe are reporting in real time on their summer plans, through video and blog, on the OrangeReport Web site.

The offices of Financial Aid, Enrollment Management IT and Undergrad Admissions Processings will be closed on Monday, Aug. 1, from 12:30-4:30 p.m. for a staff retreat.

The Registrar's Office, 106 Steele Hall, will be closed from 11:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, for a Staff Development Event.

AP quotes Rick Burton of Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics on NFL owners and players dispute

The Syracuse University Summer Dance Intensive Program will hold a free dance performance at Syracuse Stage on Saturday, July 30, from 1- 2 p.m. The performance showcases the talent of students who have completed three weeks of rigorous study with world-renowned faculty. The diversity and brevity of this free performance is the perfect cultural event [...]

Wall Street Journal quotes Maxwell School's Mark Monmonier on historical use of racial text in topographic maps

Approximately 3,000 Syracuse City School District children, ages 7-10 who attended one of 17 Say Yes to Education Summer Camps this summer, will gather in Thornden Park on Wednesday, July 27, for the Say Yes to Education Summer Festival. Students will showcase their work and demonstrate the new skills and talents they have developed throughout [...]

Skytop Road will be closed between Farm Acre and Upper Winding Ridge due to construction from Monday, July 25, until Wednesday, Aug. 3.

Students of Syracuse University Abroad's new summer program, Italian Film Studies and Restoration in Bologna, are spending five weeks immersed in one of Italy's most vibrant cultural cities learning about classic cinema and attending sessions on film restoration. Nine SU students are currently in Italy participating in the program, which began on June 18 and [...]

Bloomberg quotes Maxwell School's Len Burman on curtailing preferential tax treatment of capital gains and dividends

Beginning Monday, July 25, Henry Street will be closed between Van Buren Street and East Raynor Avenue due to construction.

Robert A. Rubinstein, professor of anthropology and international relations in the Maxwell School, made a presentation on culture and conflict management to the 10th Sustainment Brigade of the 10th Mountain Division of the United States Army at Fort Drum on July 20.

In his home in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Roland Nzima was working as a technical engineer and a project manager. While he experienced some level of success, Nzima knew he had to make a choice between his career and his future—a future that would be significantly improved by coming to the United States. Nzima [...]

Whitman School's Mike Haynie writes in The Atlantic about a national microlending program for small business

According to an analysis of Department of Justice data by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), a total of 15,173 federal criminal prosecutions were recorded as being filed during April 2011. Immigration charges again took the top two spots for the most frequent lead charges brought. Illegal entry—with 4,782 defendants charged, up sharply in April—was [...]

On Friday, July 22, the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel will host a closing party for Seasons at the Hill, the popular lounge within the hotel. From 5-8:00 p.m. on this Friday complimentary munchies and snacks will be provided and special "Empty the Kegs" prices will be offered on all of Seasons' domestic and imported brands [...]

The Safety Department will conduct the summer 2011 fire drills in academic and administrative buildings from Monday, July 25, through Friday, July 29.

The registration deadline for the fifth annual Power to Advance Career Development Conference has been extended to Wednesday, July 20.

As the temperatures and humidity levels approach record highs in Central New York, please be aware that doing too much on a hot day, spending too much time in the sun or staying too long in an over-heated place can cause heat-related illnesses. The Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center and the Ann and [...]

Janis McDonald of CCJI and College of Law quoted in Boston Globe on civil rights activist James Reeb

The Summer Festival Orchestra will perform a free public concert at Syracuse University on Monday, Aug. 8, at 7 p.m., at the Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center. The following works will be performed: William Tell Overture by Rossini; Waltz from Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky; and Elgar Variations for Orchestra “Enigma.”  The performance will [...]

Reuters quotes William Banks of the College of Law and Maxwell School on Mohammed Zazi trial

Festival to be held during Syracuse ArtsWeek, July 25-31 Syracuse Stories: An All Arts Festival, part of the community-based initiative Art Across Borders, is a communitywide storytelling festival modeled on the International Literary Festival of Paraty, Brazil (FLIP).  Syracuse Stories is scheduled for Syracuse ArtsWeek, July 25-31. Through its multi-media arts programming, Syracuse Stories provides [...]

Don Mitchell, distinguished professor of geography in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and The College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected by the Syracuse University Board of Trustees as faculty representative. The appointment became effective May 14.  The faculty representative is a board-elected, non-voting member who serves for a two-year term. [...]

MSNBC quotes College of Arts and Sciences' Linda Ivany on temperature of the Earth 50 million years ago

University College student Monica Antone-Watson was one of eight students selected to receive the Dr. Sherman V. N. Kent Scholarship from the Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society for the 2011-12 academic year. Antone-Watson was selected from an outstanding group of candidates nationwide for her academic achievement, scholarship, leadership and need. Alpha Sigma Lambda is the [...]

Syracuse University’s Youlonda Copeland-Morgan, associate vice president of enrollment management, is one of the four-year institution leaders interviewed for this report. Her remarks focus on recent policy changes SU’s Enrollment Management has made in financial aid that contribute to improving access and retention for transfer students at SU.

AP quotes College of Law's David M. Crane on CIA’s unsanctioned "ghosting" program for interrogations

University College student Monica Antone-Watson was one of eight students selected to receive the Dr. Sherman V. N. Kent Scholarship from the Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society for the 2011-12 academic year. Antone-Watson was selected from an outstanding group of candidates nationwide for her academic achievement, scholarship, leadership and need. Alpha Sigma Lambda is the [...]

Philadelphia Inquirer notes Dean Branham of Newhouse School receives Trailblazer Award from Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists

Syracuse University’s Chilled Water Plant has been recognized for its performance in protecting local waterways from pollutants discharged into the county sewer system. The plant, which is part of SU’s Steam Station, received a 2010 Onondaga County Industrial Achievement Award from the Department of Water Environment Protection (WEP) during a brief ceremony recently. This is [...]

Features keynotes by U.S. Department of Labor Assistant Secretary Ray Jefferson and legendary high school basketball coach Bob Hurley Sr. On Saturday, July 16, the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University will welcome a new class of 25 veterans to the fifth annual Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV). Offered each year since [...]

Drumlins Country Club is again hosting the the 2011 Alliance Bank Golf Classic and is seeking volunteers and host families to house the players that will be participating.