This month, Syracuse University’s Division of Student Affairs is beginning its effort to support the 18th annual Vera House White Ribbon Campaign, earlier than the official campaign kickoff date of March 23. The goals of the campaign on campus are to raise awareness about domestic and sexual violence; to educate the SU community about domestic [...]

Faculty from Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will present a show of work Feb. 15-March 4 at VPA’s XL Projects, 307–313 S. Clinton St., Syracuse. A reception will be held Thursday, Feb. 16, from 6-8 p.m. in conjunction with Th3 (the Third Thursday). XL Projects is open Wednesday-Sunday, noon-6 p.m. For [...]

Families living in Syracuse are invited to attend the kickoff for Syracuse University’s Neighborhood Youth Recreation Program spring semester on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 9-11:30 a.m. in Archbold Gymnasium. The free program offers recreational activities for Syracuse-area youth, ages 5 to 12, for seven sessions on Saturday mornings. Parents can register their child for the spring [...]

University College of Syracuse University has announced the newly named Talent and Education Development Center (TEDCenter) and the appointment of Karen DeJarnette as the center’s director. Formerly the WorkKeys Center, the TEDCenter will provide programming to support the workforce needs of businesses and the career development opportunities for individuals in Central New York and across [...]

The 601 Tully Center will host its February Word Thursday event as an open mic poetry session with acclaimed writer, poet and disability advocate Stephen Kuusisto. The Word Thursday reading series takes place on the third Thursday of each month and features a local artist’s work, as well as poetry sessions open for community members [...]

The 2011 United Way of Central New York campaign at Syracuse University wrapped up its fundraising efforts this month with a record-setting total of $214,293 for the local United Way chapter. The final campaign total is the highest ever recorded for the United Way campaign at the University. The campaign, which was chaired by Chief [...]

Book was edited by SU graduate student The Gifford Street Community Press will celebrate the publication of its second book, “I Witness: Perspectives on Policing in the Near Westside,” from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at La Casita Cultural Center, 109 Otisco St., Syracuse. The celebration is free and open to the public. The Press [...]

At the Feb. 2 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP), Pam Hyland, CEO of Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways, Inc., will provide an overview of the first 100 years of Girl Scouts from a Central New York perspective, as well as a glimpse of the next 100 years. The Girl Scouts of America [...]

All skill levels, majors and community members are welcome.

The Syracuse University Senate Women’s Concerns Committee, in collaboration with Hendricks Chapel and the Advocacy Center at Syracuse University, is sponsoring a forum on child sexual abuse on Tuesday, Feb. 7, from 4-5:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The goals of the forum are to inform the SU and greater Syracuse communities about child sexual abuse, [...]

Six Syracuse University drama students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Drama and the Bill Horrace Trio are presenting a series of vocal jazz performances during the spring 2012 semester at Phoebe’s Restaurant, 900 E. Genesee St., and Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse. The students—senior Elizabeth Boyke, junior [...]

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is offering an exciting challenge to the Syracuse University community during the Can It! Rivals on the Court: Teammates in the Fight Against Hunger food donation drive on campus in early February. PwC will donate $1 to the Food Bank of Central New York for each can collected at the Better Together table [...]

 William Horrace, professor of economics at the Maxwell School, and his band will board the 443 CC bus to provide 'music in motion' It will be a free jazz concert of keyboard, bass and guitar for Connective Corridor riders on Friday, Jan. 27. Courtesy of William Horrace, professor of economics at the Maxwell School, and [...]

A new gateway sign to Syracuse's Armory Square is set to be installed on Friday, Jan. 27, featuring a design that incorporates elements of the Connective Corridor, as well as the vibrancy of the arts, cultural and professional opportunities in the Armory Square area. According to Robbi Farschman, director of the Connective Corridor, the sign's [...]

Two powerhouses of the American theater, playwright Tony Kushner (“Angels in America”) and composer Jeanine Tesori (“Thoroughly Modern Millie” and “Shrek: The Musical”), join forces on a musical of startling creativity and refreshing originality (don’t be surprised when the washing machine starts to sing). A stellar cast, led by Greta Oglesby, delivers powerful vocals in [...]

The Point of Contact Gallery will present “Constrain/Contain,” a spatial experiment and first solo exhibit by New York environmental artist Sam Horowitz, opening on Jan. 27, with an artist’s reception at 6 p.m. The exhibition runs through March 15. In today’s virtual era, when we can communicate at light speed, inhabit cyber realities and continually [...]

Syracuse University’s Office of Residence Life and Division of Student Affairs will sponsor Dream Week 2012, “Yesterday’s Dream. Today’s Action. Tomorrow’s Reality.” Events will take place on the SU campus from Jan. 23-27. All of the Dream Week events are free and are open to the SU and greater Syracuse communities. For more information on [...]

The Syracuse Youth Orchestra (SYO) and Syracuse Youth String Orchestra (SYSO) will present a concert on Sunday, Jan. 29, at 4:30 p.m. in the Fayetteville-Manlius High School auditorium, 8201 East Seneca Turnpike, Manlius. Tickets for the concert are $10 for adults and $5 for patrons age 16 and under. Tickets may be purchased at the [...]

The La Casita Cultural Center, 109 Otisco St., Syracuse, will present an introductory workshop on the use of theater as a means for social change on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The workshop is free and open to adults as well as college and high-school students. No theatre experience is necessary. To register, [...]

SYRFILM INC. and The Red House Arts Center continue their collaboration on the series “Science and Magic in Film.” This four-part series takes place at the Red House Arts Center beginning this month, on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Each screening includes a discussion. Program passes are now available for $25 and can be purchased [...]

The SYRFILM organization that brings year-round programming to Central New York, in collaboration with Art Rage Gallery will present a five-part series showcasing films from the 8th Annual Syracuse International Film Festival. The series continues on Jan. 21 with a screening of “Siberia Monamour” by Slava Ross, (Russia) 95min., a SYRFILMFEST '11 Judge's Citation Winner. [...]

Th3 (The Third Thursday), a consortium of 21 Syracuse arts venues that coordinate free visual arts events from 5-8 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month, will feature the following exhibitions on Jan. 19: For more information, visit: http://www.th3syracuse.com or find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheThirdThursday. ArtRage – The Norton Putter Gallery 505 Hawley Ave., 218-5711 [...]

The 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Hero Awards will be presented to five members of the Syracuse University or greater Syracuse communities during Syracuse University’s 27th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, "A Living Legacy: The Fierce Urgency of Now." The event will be held Saturday, Jan. 21, at 6:30 p.m. in the Carrier [...]

Auditions for the Syracuse University Summer Dance Intensive, under the artistic direction of Danita Emma, will be conducted on Sunday, Jan. 8 at Syracuse Stage. Momchil Mladenov, a former principal dancer with the Suzanne Farrell Ballet and the National Ballet of Bulgaria, will act as assistant artistic director. The 2012 program will take place on [...]

The New York State Education Department’s “Race to the Top” grant awarded $1.6 million to Syracuse University’s School of Education to start the teacher-preparation pilot program “Syracuse Urban Inclusive Teacher Residents (SUITR).” The grant is part of a statewide effort to effectively prepare and motivate teachers to educate students in high-needs schools and to increase [...]

New program to put residents of Syracuse’s South Side and others on career pathway to employability and entrepreneurship The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced today that it is providing funding to Syracuse University’s South Side Innovation Center (SSIC) for a pilot program to put aspiring entrepreneurs on the path to [...]

The Dec. 15 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable (TMR) will feature Joshua Dekaney, interim director of the Center for Live Music in the 21st Century in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, and Mark Nerenhausen, founding director of SU’s new Janklow [...]

Second-year MBA students in the Whitman School of Management will present their research, “The Impact of Onondaga Public Libraries on the Lives of Patrons and the Community,” on Wednesday, Dec. 14, as part of the seminar in marketing research course. The presentation will take place from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Milton Room (fourth floor) [...]

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the City of Syracuse a $10 million grant to pay for the next two phases of the Connective Corridor, a project linking downtown Syracuse and the Syracuse University area with a pedestrian-and bike-friendly streetscape to provide positive economic, social and environmental benefits for the region. Syracuse is [...]

CNY Regional Economic Council, co-chaired by SU Chancellor Nancy Cantor and CenterState CEO’s Rob Simpson, wins $103.7 million in funding for region On Dec. 8 in Albany, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the winners of the NYS Regional Economic Development Council competition. Of the 10 regions in the state vying for $785 million [...]

National SBA advocacy representative to host roundtable for local women entrepreneurs In an effort to collect information about women entrepreneurs in the Central New York region, Teri Coaxum of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy will host an open roundtable discussion on Friday, Dec. 16, from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the WISE [...]

Syracuse University will hold its 27th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, in the Carrier Dome. This year’s theme is “A Living Legacy: The Fierce Urgency of Now.” Dave Bing ’66, H’06, mayor of Detroit, will be the keynote speaker. "It is an honor to celebrate the life and contributions [...]

Syracuse University’s Stacey Keefe and Raymond Toenniessen were recognized with “40 Under Forty” awards at a Nov. 30 event at the Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center in Syracuse. The awards acknowledge the region’s top professionals under the age of 40 for their accomplishments and community involvement. SU’s Whitman School of Management serves as presenting sponsor [...]

Creative writing by Somali Bantu refugee students will be revealed on one of the Connective Corridor buses Monday, Dec. 5, as part of the Corridor’s new In Motion program. The Somali Bantu teenagers responsible for the prose will be surprised to see their work in public for the first time. The group will also be [...]

The Residence Hall Association (RHA) within the Division of Student Affairs’ Office of Residence Life (ORL) is partnering with the Boys and Girls Club of Syracuse for the annual Orange Angels program. Orange Angels sponsors children from the Syracuse area with gifts for the holidays. Diana Angst ’14, an economics major and the director of [...]

The SYRFILM organization that brings year-round programming to Central New York in collaboration with AmeriCU Credit Union will present a five-part series showcasing classic cult films in 35mm. The series continues on Wednesday, Dec. 14, with a “Star Trek” 35mm double-feature with “Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock” at 7 p.m., and “Star Trek [...]

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. [...]

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), [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

London. The war is on and the bombs are falling. Four children—Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy—flee the perils of the Blitz to the safety of the countryside. In an old wardrobe, they discover a portal to the land of Narnia, where a fearsome White Witch holds the inhabitants spellbound in a winter lasting 100 years. [...]

The Judaic Studies Program in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences and the Jewish Federation of Central New York continue their “Great Jewish Writers” lecture series with a special program on Grace Paley. Harvey Teres, professor of English and director of the Judaic Studies Program at SU, will discuss Paley's life and legacy on [...]

The Center for Live Music in the 21st Century in Syracuse University’s Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music will host a public conversation on programming for the Syracuse Philharmonic on Tuesday, Nov. 29, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Fayetteville Free Library, 300 Orchard St., Fayetteville. The public is invited to attend [...]

The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), a 35-piece group housed in The College of Arts and Sciences, continues its 2011-12 season with three holiday concerts. Performances are Sunday, Nov. 27, at 7 p.m. at Saints Peter and John Episcopal Church (169 Genesee St., Auburn); Sunday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in SU’s Hendricks Chapel, with [...]

On Thursday, Nov. 17, from 1:30-2:30 p.m., La Casita will host "Seymourofus Cross-generational Conversation," a community discussion led by Seymour School third-graders on issues of cultural memory, spaces of belonging and active participation in Syracuse. And from 2:30-4 p.m., community conversation will take place about places of belonging and the future for young people. This [...]

Patricia Gregory, registered nurse and longtime puppy trainer, will share the intricacies of the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind and America’s VetDogs at this week’s Institute for Retired People. She will be introducing the audience to Luke, her 1-year-old puppy in training, at the Nov. 17 session of Institute for Retired People (IRP) from [...]

Originally created as a class project, the Peace Tee was born in April 2010, when Whitman School of Management minor and College of Visual and Performing Arts major James Barrett, a student/artist, designed the now-iconic image of a peace sign for a class project at Syracuse University. After receiving compliments and orders from classmates and [...]

Paul Steinbeck, an assistant professor of musicology in the Department of African American Studies in The College of Arts and Sciences, will present a concert of jazz, blues and gospel music Thursday, Nov. 17, from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Community Folk Art Center, 805 E. Genesee St. He will be joined by special guests Myles [...]

The rich history of Syracuse University will be celebrated at the Onondaga Historical Association's (OHA) 2011 Our Glorious Workplaces Dinner, to be held Saturday, Nov. 19, at 6 p.m. on the Syracuse University campus. In its 15th year, this annual fundraiser for the OHA has previously been held at other iconic Syracuse buildings, including Niagara [...]