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SU brings 450 participants to JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge
Runners take off at the start of the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge,
held Tuesday, June 23, at Onondaga Lake Parkway. The annual event is a
3.5 mile walk/run that brings local businesses together to promote health
and exercise. SU received the largest participant award with 450 team
members. Read the Full Story
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| | Burton Blatt Institute awarded $35,000 for Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities
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The Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust has granted the Burton Blatt
Institute (BBI) $35,000 to continue its partnership with the Whitman School of
Management at Syracuse University to conduct its Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for
Veterans with Disabilities (EBV). The EBV offers cutting-edge, experiential training in
small business management and entrepreneurship to U.S. military veterans disabled as
a result of their service to their country. Read the Full Story
Leading Civil War historian Larry Logue comes to SU as Burton Blatt Senior Fellow
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Larry M. Logue, professor of history and political science at Mississippi College, will be
a visiting senior fellow at the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University in
July-August 2009. Senior fellow appointments provide select and accomplished senior
faculty the opportunity to visit and collaborate with BBI team members at the institute's
Syracuse offices.
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Citizens Academy seeks new members
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The Citizens Academy-a civic organization jointly sponsored by University College of
Syracuse University, F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse, Onondaga County and the City of
Syracuse-seeks interested Onondaga County residents who would like to become more
involved in the community and its governance. Read the Full Story
Syracuse University announces new agreement with Brookhaven National Laboratory
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A new
agreement between Syracuse University and Brookhaven National Laboratory
(BNL) will enableSU faculty and students to use Brookhaven's
state-of-the-art research facilities. The agreement also encourages SU and
Brookhaven scientists and engineers to explore opportunities for collaborative
research in the fields of energy technology development, environmental
sciences, biomaterials, forensic science, engineering and computer science, the
biological sciences, and policy. Read the Full Story
Community Folk Art Center holds Creative Arts Academy auditions
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The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) has announced the launch of its new pre-
professional intensive youth arts training program, the Creative Arts Academy (CAA).
The goal of the Creative Arts Academy is to engage, nurture and empower young
people from the City of Syracuse through the arts and prepare students for advanced
study in the visual and expressive arts. Read the Full Story
SU's annual Movie Night on the Quad features 'The Express'
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Syracuse University's annual Movie Night on the Quad is scheduled for Friday, July 24,
beginning at 8 p.m. The featured film, "The Express," starring Dennis Quaid and Rob Brown,
will begin at 9 p.m. Read the Full Story
Say Yes to Education announces partnership with POMCO Group and SRC
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Say Yes to Education and the Central New York Community Foundation today are announcing a partnership with POMCO Group and SRC, formerly Syracuse Research Corp., to create new Say Yes to Education scholarships for students who live in the City of Syracuse. The formal announcement will be made at a luncheon attended by Say Yes to Education founder George Weiss, local CEOs and dignitaries at POMCO Group's headquarters in Syracuse. Read the Full Story
Say Yes summer camp counselors ready to get to work
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Closing ceremonies for the Say Yes Summer Institute will take place Friday, June 26, for the 130 Central New York college students who were hired to work as camp counselors for the Say Yes to Education Summer Camp program, which begins July 6 and runs full days through Aug. 7. Read the Full Story
Enhanced program for first-year students announced
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Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina has announced
enhancements to the University-wide program for first-year students that introduces
them to the campus's vibrant intellectual life. The Shared First-Year Reading Program
is evolving into the Shared First-Year Experience, based on the recommendation of the
program's steering committee of faculty, staff and student representatives, and
consultation with SU's school and college deans. Read the Full Story
Onondaga Citizens League releases 'Rethinking I-81' study report recommending rerouting of through traffic, at-grade urban boulevard to replace portion of raised highway
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The Onondaga Citizens League (OCL) today released the results of its latest study and
recommendations for the future of Interstate 81 in Syracuse. The elevated portions of I-
81 as it passes through Syracuse are nearing the end of their useful life. OCL
recommends a solution that reroutes through traffic around the city and replaces a
section of I-81 with an at-grade urban boulevard for local traffic. Read the Full Story
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Robert Thompson: "Let History Repeat Itself"
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