The SUArt Galleries is pleased to present "Engineered Perspectives: Railroad Culture in the Modern World," opening Dec. 1 and on view until Jan. 22, 2012.

Now all Central New Yorkers can help Holtsbery win and shine a spotlight on CNY.

The LGBT Resource Center within the Division of Student Affairs has appointed Tiffany Gray as its new associate director. Gray will begin the position on Jan. 1, 2012. “I am beyond excited to work in collaboration with Tiffany,” says D. Chase James Catalano, director of the LGBT Resource Center. “She is an outstanding professional with [...]

Syracuse University’s “Pride of the Orange” Marching Band (SUMB) has been invited to perform at the 77th Annual Heisman Memorial Trophy Gala on Monday, Dec. 12, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. The Heisman Memorial Trophy annually recognizes the outstanding college football player whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity. [...]

The lecture by David Sable of Young and Rubicam, secheduled for Dec. 1, has been canceled.

Turn your business dreams into reality. Entrepreneurship is thriving on the Syracuse University campus and students from any major or school have the chance to embrace the entrepreneur within and follow their business ideas. Whether it’s just an idea, a passion to help someone with a business idea, or you’re already making revenues by selling [...]

A group of more than 50 students from Syracuse University, led by members of the SU chapter of Students in Free Enterprise (SU-SIFE) based in the Whitman School of Management, will volunteer their time to undertake a major clean-up of the Rescue Mission’s warehouse, located in Liverpool, this Friday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. [...]

Miniature ceramic cows, beaded jewelry and hand-sewn items made by Syracuse refugees from South Sudan, DR Congo, Kazakhstan and Burma (Myanmar) will be some of the new immigrant arts featured for the first time at the Peace Council 41st Annual Plowshares Craftfair & Peace Festival at Nottingham High School on Saturday, Dec. 3 (10 a.m-5 p.m.), and Sun. Dec. 4 (11 a.m.-5 p.m.

The Syracuse University Symphony Band will present a concert Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The concert is free and open to the public. Free parking is available in the Irving Garage; patrons should mention that they are attending the concert. The Symphony Band performs [...]

On Nov. 11, Samba Laranja: the Syracuse University Brazilian Ensemble won a 2011 Syracuse Area Music Award (SAMMY) in the category Best Recording, Other Styles, for its second and most recent album “Native Orange.” The SAMMYs celebrate the Syracuse music scene and inspire innovation and creativity. Released in April 2011 by Syracuse University Recordings (SUR), [...]

A limited number of discounted "Lights on the Lake" tickets are now available through the Department of Recreation Services, Room 241 Archbold Gym.

Designer and acoustician John Storyk, principal and founding partner of Walters-Storyk Design Group (WSDG), will present a lecture on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 6:45 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium, located on the concourse level of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. The lecture is part of the Bandier Program’s Soyars Leadership Lecture Series in [...]

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The "Great Jewish Writers" lecture on Grace Paley has been moved from tonight to Dec. 8.

Fourteen supply chain management undergraduate students in the Whitman School of Management traveled to Hartford, Conn., to visit Pratt & Whitney, world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, industrial turbines and space propulsion systems. The company employs about 35,000 individuals who support more than 11,000 customers in 198 countries worldwide. While [...]

Whitman School of Management faculty member G. Thomas Lumpkin has been named co-editor of the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal (SEJ) by the Strategic Management Society (SMS). The announcement was made at the SMS annual meeting in Miami Beach, Fla. Lumpkin, the Witting Chair of Entrepreneurship in the Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises at the Whitman [...]

Four students in the Whitman School of Management recently attended the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) annual Global Conference in Philadelphia. The students joined more than 3,000 participants from more than 42 countries for facility tours, academic sessions, recruitment and luncheons. The conference focused on how supply chain management professionals are meeting challenges [...]

The ceramics program in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and the Shaped Clay Society, a student-run group in the program, will host a sale of work Nov. 30-Dec. 2 from 10 a.m.–6 p.m. in the first-floor galleria of the Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer Art Building. In addition to ceramics, the sale will [...]

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has announced that Scott A. Barrett will join the iSchool as the assistant dean for advancement beginning Dec. 5. Barrett joins the iSchool from Loretto, the largest provider of eldercare services in Central New York. At Loretto, he held the position of vice president of development. Prior to joining [...]

The Department of Earth Sciences presents the fall 2011 K. Douglas Nelson Lecture Series, this week featuring Richard Aronson from Florida Institute of Technology.

The Syracuse University Martin Luther King Jr. 2012 Celebration Committee is seeking nominations for the Unsung Heroes Awards, which will be presented during the 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in the Carrier Dome on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. The awards are presented annually to people who, in the spirit of King’s “beloved community” have [...]

Sasha Perugini, director of SU Florence, has just published her third novel. “Un buco nel cuore,” or "A Hole in the Heart" (Italic, 2011), is the chronicle of a delicate surgical operation. From the moment the author learns she must undergo heart surgery until her return to work, the narrative navigates themes that go beyond [...]

At the Dec. 1 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP), Elizabeth Dailey, executive director of the Onondaga County Public Library (OCPL) system, will discuss the operation of the OCPL, the trends in library services and usage, and current plans to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the 23-year-old Central Library. Dailey was appointed [...]

In New York state, unemployment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities has reached 66 percent, and those who are employed often have difficulty obtaining competitive employment that earns them at least a minimum wage. The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, as a partner in a $2.35 million U.S. Department of Health and [...]

Public performances of this year’s Bank of America Children’s Tour “New Kid,” produced by Syracuse Stage and the Department of Drama in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will be held at noon on Dec. 3 and Dec. 10 in the Storch Theatre at 820 E. Genesee St. All seats are $5 [...]

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As more than 1 million servicemen and women prepare to return home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan over the next five years, the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development, created by President Obama, has issued a report to the president that cites 18 recommendations with significant potential to help these returning [...]

Room is still available for the Thursday, Dec. 1, Staff 2 Staff session: “Credit 101.”

Please be aware that the Carrier Dome will be closed to walkers on the following days in December:

The Nov. 30 lecture by NPR's Michel Martin has been canceled.

Join us and enjoy holiday savings discounts, have books autographed by regional authors and dine on recipes from Moosewood Restaurant, Dinosaur Bar-B-Que and Anne Burrell.

“Holidays at Hendricks,” the annual Syracuse University holiday concert featuring the Hendricks Chapel Choir, Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), Hendricks Chapel Handbell Ringers, Syracuse University Organist Kola Owolabi and Kenneth Meyer, guitarist and Setnor School of Music faculty member, will be held on Sunday, Dec. 4, in Hendricks Chapel. The concert will begin in the [...]

Members of Syracuse University’s Sculpture Club in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will present an exhibition Nov. 30-Jan. 8 at VPA’s XL Projects, 307–313 S. Clinton St., Syracuse. A reception will be held on Thursday, Dec. 1, from 6-8 p.m. The exhibition, which is free and open to the public, is a [...]

The exhibition will feature 24 works by the Cuban American artist.

In celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University and the Institute on Disability and Public Policy (IDPP) at American University will host a virtual lunch event from noon-1 p.m. EST on Friday, Dec. 2. This year’s theme is “Together for a better world for all: Including [...]

Alan Foley, associate professor of instructional design, development and evaluation at Syracuse University’s School of Education, has been selected as a fellow at the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University. BBI Fellow appointments provide select and accomplished faculty the opportunity to collaborate with BBI on innovative projects, related to their disciplines, with impact for [...]

Newhouse School's Harriet Brown writes in New York Times on thyroid and psychiatric symptoms

CommonGround, a collaboration between the School of Information Studies (iSchool) and the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), exploring intersections between information, technology, art and design, will host an open house on Thursday, Dec. 8.

Karla Scoon Reid of Baldwinsville joined the Whitman School of Management earlier this fall as a communications specialist. In her role, Reid supports Whitman’s marketing and communications function through research, writing and editing. She helps produce content for all print and non-print media, including newsletters, Whitman magazine, the online newsroom, annual reports, donor reports, letters [...]

VPA industrial and interaction design professor Don Carr named inaugural recipient Continuum, a global innovation design consultancy co-founded by Gianfranco Zaccai ’70 H’09, its president and chief design officer, has established a new award to recognize innovation in interdisciplinary design education at Syracuse University. The Continuum + Arthur Pulos Award will be presented to an [...]

Room is still available for the Tuesday, Nov. 29 Staff 2 Staff program: “SU Bookstore: Discounts and More.”

What if the process of losing weight could be aided by simply chewing a stick of gum after meals?

The Syracuse University Symphony Orchestra (SUSO) will present a concert Saturday, Dec. 3, at 5 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The concert is free and open to the public. Free parking is available in the Irving Garage. The SUSO performs under the direction of James Tapia, faculty member in [...]

National and regional media cite TRAC research on falling rates of federal prosecutions for financial institution fraud

An English professor in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences has been named a finalist for the 2011 National Book Award (NBA) in poetry. Bruce Smith, who also teaches in the college’s creative writing program, was nominated for the prestigious award for his book “Devotions” (University of Chicago Press, 2011). He has been touring in [...]

The Ray Smith Symposium in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences continues its yearlong examination of “Sex and Power from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment” with mini-residencies by two eminent scholars. Wendy Heller, professor of music and director of Italian studies at Princeton University, will present a keynote lecture titled "Maenads, Mayhem and [...]

Lustig beat out opponent Taylor Carr in the most popular SA election since voting started on MySlice.

Anita Zannin, a student in the Forensic Science Professional Master’s Program in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, was recently invited to teach a seminar on “Crime Scene/Homicide Investigation” to law students at the University of Francisco Marroquin in Guatemala. At the conclusion of the seminar, Zannin was named a visiting professor. Zannin will [...]

Interdisciplinary research institute will consolidate research, training on age-related issues Syracuse University has announced the formation of the Aging Studies Institute (ASI), a collaborative initiative of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics. The all-University Gerontology Center, a prominent aging studies research and [...]

Deepa Goraya, a third-year law student at the University of Michigan, has long been interested in disability law. Blind since shortly after she was born, Goraya knew that going into law could be her way to impact the lives of people with disabilities. Goraya has steadily worked toward that goal, interning everywhere from a U.S. [...]