News

• Faculty News

  Keven James Rudrow, assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, had  his essay "Quare Vernacular Discourse: Vulnerability, Mentorship, and Coming Out on YouTube" published in Critical Studies in Media Communication, a ranked journal of the National Communication Association. Read More...

• Alumni News

  Kathryn Ferentchak '17, a film alumnus of the Department of Film and Media Arts, was recently named 2023 Filmmaker of the Year/Visual Effects by Pro Moviemaker Magazine for artist JWalks’ music video “White Wine.” Ferentchak served as director and producer of the video, and Theo Dudley was writer and creative director. The video was the first shoot at Cinepacks’ brand-new LED virtual production studio in Hollywood, combining mixed media, aerial dancing and in-camera visual effects. Read More...

• Student News

  Andrew Patashnik, a senior theater design and technology major in the Department of Drama, was selected for ETC's 2023 Fred Foster Student Mentorship Program, which helps lighting design and technology students make the transition into the professional working environment.

• Faculty News

  Holly Greenberg, associate professor of studio arts in the School of Art, created the outdoor mural “Ask Me About Buckthorn” at the Evanston Art Center in Illinois in honor of Illinois Invasive Species Awareness Month.

• Faculty News

  Soudabeh Moradian, assistant professor of film in the Department of Film and Media Arts, wrote and directed the feature “Wild Berries,” which was in the Marche du Film Cannes 2023 for distribution and will be shot this fall.

• Faculty News

  Stewart Thorndike, assistant teaching professor of film in the Department of Film and Media Arts, wrote and directed the film "Bad Things," which will have its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival in June. In this haunting thriller, a new variation of psychological horror invites audiences to question the limitations of our contemporary relationships with people and spaces, and the implications of undealt trauma.

• Faculty News

  Meri Page, assistant professor of communications design in the School of Design, was awarded an artist's residency at Tides Institute & Museum of Art. During the June residency she will be working on an artist book and print design project inspired by research in the archives of the museum’s collections and the community of Eastport, Maine.

• Student News

  Allison Crossman, a senior communication and rhetorical studies major in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies and military spouse, was awarded the Family Member & Dependent Undergraduate Scholarship from Syracuse University's Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA). OVMA scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis, and most are specifically focused to support select groups of military-connected students. “As a non-traditional student, my decision to return to school with three young children was not made lightly. Upon completion of my undergraduate degree, I look forward to attending Syracuse University College of Law this fall,” Crossman says.

• Faculty News

  Lynn Greenky, associate teaching professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, was interviewed for the CNN article “Montana lawmakers vote to completely ban TikTok in the state” and the Vanity Fair article “Montana Votes To Block The Download Of TikTok, But Legal Challenges Are Expected To Delay Enforcement.”

• Faculty News

  Rochele Royster, assistant professor of art therapy in the Department of Creative Arts Therapy, was one of 12 Syracuse University faculty and staff members who joined hundreds of women academics from across the nation for the 2023 Faculty Women of Color in the Academy annual conference April 20-23 at Virginia Tech in Arlington, Virginia. The conference provides educational and professional opportunities for women of color and Indigenous colleagues in higher education to learn from the work of their peers regarding diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) issues and action plans. Talks and workshops are also designed to encourage leadership development,...

• Faculty News

  Zeke Leonard, associate professor of environmental and interior design and associate director of the School of Design, was named as a collaborator on the Medjehu Project, an international collaboration studying ancient Egyptian woodworking. Leonard's research involves the roles that craft practice, social responsibility and environmental stewardship in contextually-relevant design and fabrication practices.  

• Student News

  Abbie Wood, a second-year organ performance major in the Setnor School of Music, was awarded first prize in the American Guild of Organists/Quimby Regional Competition (Alexandria, Virginia) for students under the age of 23. She will now go on to the final round of the competition, which will be held at the regional convention of the American Guild of Organists in Westchester County, New York, in early July. The Quimby Regional Competition is the most significant competition in the U.S. for organ students of this age group.

• Faculty News

  Natalie Draper, assistant professor of composition, theory, and history in the Setnor School of Music, had her work "Pattern Dances" performed by organist Jeffery Smith with new choreography by the Indiana University Contemporary Dance Theatre at the university's Jacobs School of Music. Watch a video of the final movement.

• Faculty News

  Alex Mendez Giner, associate professor of film in the Department of Film and Media Arts, recently traveled to the Republic of Panama at the invitation of the minister of culture and the national director of Panama's Film Commission to introduce a new generation of filmmakers to the art of scriptwriting and to share his recent research "Imaginary Shadows" on the use of cinematography tools to analyze and interpret chiaroscuro effects in painting. Learn more about his visit to Panama.

• Faculty News

  Kenneth Meyer, instructor of applied music and performance (guitar) in the Setnor School of Music, recently released "A Seeker's Song: A Recording of New Music for Voice and Guitar" (Frameworks Records). The album features Janet Brown, soprano (Setnor faculty member); Sharon Harms, soprano; Jesse Jones, composer; Gregory Mertl, composer; Nicolas Scherzinger, composer (Setnor faculty member); Jeff Francis, sound engineer; and James Abbott, sound engineer and mastering (Setnor faculty member).

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• Faculty News

  Carmen M. Martinez, assistant professor of theater design and technology in the Department of Drama, is costume designer for the New York City Children's Theater production of "Fish in a Tree" at Theatre Row, which was recently featured in the New York Times. The play is co-directed by Sammy Lopez '13 with  set designs by Ann Beyersdorfer '14, both drama alumni.

• Faculty News

  Lynn Greenky, associate teaching professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, published the article "His Words Were So Terrifying the Supreme Court Got Involved" in the Daily Beast; the article discusses the upcoming case of Counterman v. Colorado, which "focuses on the true threats doctrine and the right of speakers to invoke First Amendment protection for speech that puts the target in fear of life or limb." Greenky also appeared on Global Connections Television with Bill Miller to discuss her book "When Freedom Speaks: The Boundaries and the Boundlessness of Our First Amendment Right"...

• Faculty News

  Sylvia Sierra, assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, was quoted in The Washington Post story “A Dallas reporter called the mayor ‘bruh.’ Was her firing too harsh?”

• Faculty News

  Keven James Rudrow, assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies and affiliated faculty of LGBTQ Studies, has published the article “Reading ‘Moonlight,’ Reading the Other” in Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, 20(2). The article brings a quare perspective to the reception of the film “Moonlight” (2016), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

• Faculty News

  Media references can be a great way to break the ice in a conversation. Sylvia Sierra, assistant professor of communication and rhetorical studies, explains why on Inside Higher Ed's "Academic Minute."