Syracuse University News

• eighth blackbird group performs 'Pierrot lunaire' Tuesday, Jan. 24
  Syracuse University’s Arts Engage welcomes the sextet eighth blackbird for a performance of Schoenberg’s ‘Pierrot lunaire’ on Tuesday, Jan. 24. The production will take place in the Carrier Theatre at the Civic Center at 7 p.m. The Chicago-based, Grammy-award winning group combines the sounds of a string quartet, a rock band and a storefront theater company. […]
• Ludacris, Rick Ross to co-headline first ever Rock the Dome Concert
  Hip-hop superstars Ludacris and Rick Ross are slated to co-headline University Union’s inaugural Rock the Dome concert on Feb. 2. University Union is aiming to create a new SU tradition by hosting a new, large-scale Carrier Dome show in addition to the springtime Block Party concert, open to students and the greater SU community. The show will take place in […]
• Syracuse University recognized as partner in federal program to increase summer employment opportunities for 180,000 youth nationwide
  SU officials attend Jan. 5 White House announcement of Summer Jobs+ program The White House has announced Summer Jobs+, a new call to action for businesses, nonprofits and government to work together to provide pathways to employment for low-income and disconnected youth in the summer of 2012. As part of the Summer Jobs+ announcement made at the White House […]
• Kane joins Syracuse University as associate vice president of public relations
  Erin Martin Kane has been named associate vice president for public relations at Syracuse University. The appointment, made by Kevin Quinn, senior vice president for public affairs, is effective Jan. 3. A resident of Pittsford, N.Y., Kane most recently served as founder and president of EMK Public Relations, a boutique public relations firm based outside of  […]
• Light Work announces 'Looking & Looking'
  Light Work has announced the exhibition “Looking & Looking,” featuring photographs by Jen Davis and Amy Elkins. Both artists create work that focuses on gaze and identity, with Davis looking at herself and Elkins looking at young male athletes. The images in the exhibition explore the perception of how men and women are supposed to appear in society—men […]