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Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus will speak on “Creating a World Without Poverty” on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 7:30 p.m., in Hendricks Chapel. Read more
Led by Chancellor Nancy Cantor, SU practices Scholarship in Action, a bold vision to serve the public good through academic excellence, innovation, and engaging the world.
Scholarship in Action is the bold vision that propels Syracuse University — a vision for education that's not static or for its own sake, but breaks out of the traditional "ivory tower." It drives us to forge innovative and sustained partnerships across our local and global communities. And that makes SU a place where students become leaders, scholars become collaborators, and the community is continually energized by new ideas.
Class of 2010 students hope to rally their classmates to participate in a fundraising effort that encourages giving in support of whatever part of SU has meaning for them.
Grammy Award-nominated Mavis Staples brings her inspirational music to campus on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 5 p.m., with a concert in Goldstein Auditorium.
Regrets. Resentments. Recriminations. Arthur Miller's taut drama about two estranged brothers comes to life at Archbold Theatre through Feb. 14.
Snap out of the cold weather doldrums at Winter Carnival, an annual celebration of chilly and spirited fun on the Syracuse University campus.
SU leads a precedent-setting partnership that positions Syracuse schoolchildren for academic achievement and serves as a national model for urban education reform. By providing support to all city school students, the initiative seeks to help more children succeed academically, graduate from high school, and pursue higher education. Learn more
Members of the Whitman School's Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) organization traveled to impoverished Chumanzana, Guatemala, to help build and create a successful thread supply store.
Watch Otto the Orange take on "The Flu"—and win!—in this amusing YouTube short video above. To learn more about flu vaccinations, how to stay healthy during flu season, and what to do if you have the flu, visit http://flu.syr.edu
February 9,2010 at 11:00 AM
100A Eggers Hall
"Middle East Policy and Security Studies in Israel" is a unique program that will allow SU students the opportunity to study with some of the world's top security and terrorism experts from inside and outside Israel. Students will learn firsthand how Israelis view their conflict with the Arab world, and how they deal with terrorism and other security issues. Participants will be awarded a generous stipend from Gerald Cramer to cover the tuition costs for this program. Please join us for this information session to learn more!
More infoFebruary 9,2010 at 12:00 PM
Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 1st Floor Bird Library
February 9,2010 at 12:00 PM
341 Eggers Hall
February 9,2010 at 4:00 PM
Jabberwocky
February 9,2010 at 7:00 PM
275 Newhouse 2
February 9,2010 at 7:30 PM
820 East Genesee Street
An exhibition is on view at XL Projects, 307-313 S. Clinton St., through Feb. 28. Pictured art by Mary Kester G'81.
A special performance of the Paul Taylor Dance Company, including the NYC premiere of the critically acclaimed piece "Brief Encounters," will be held Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. at City Center, 130 West 56th Street.
More about the performanceAt the Crossroads of American Photography: Callahan, Siskind, Sommer
Through March 10.
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