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Design Students Among Runners-Up in Intelligence ++ Inclusive Design Competition

School of Design students Carolyn Fernandes ’23 and Cassia Soodak ’25; Domenic Gallo ’23 and Bella Young ’23; and Wyatt Gillespie ’23 were among the runners-up in the 2023 edition of the Intelligence++ inclusive design competition held on April 21.
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VPA Staff Member Dillon Hupp Wins Nearly $22K on ‘Jeopardy!’

On the afternoon of Jan. 4, Dillon Hupp accepted a job offer from Syracuse University as its new associate director of development in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA). On the evening of Jan. 4, Hupp received a phone call from the producers of the nationally syndicated weeknight favorite “Jeopardy!,” inviting him to be a contestant on an upcoming episode.
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Department Of Drama Presents ‘Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical’

The Department of Drama closes its 2022/2023 season with Ruhl’s “Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical,” directed by Daniella Caggiano, April 28 through May 7.
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Emerging Global Leader Malique Lewis ’24 Gains Valuable Skills at Prestigious West Point Conference

For three days earlier this spring, Malique Lewis ’24, a communication and rhetorical studies major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts' Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, was one of two Syracuse University students granted an opportunity to observe and learn from cadets and military leaders during the annual McDonald Conference for Leaders of Character at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
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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,...
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Drama Student Named 2023-24 Fulbright U.S. Award Recipient

Alyeska Reimer, a senior theater management major in the Department of Drama and Spanish language, literature and cultures major in the College of Arts and Sciences, was one of ten Syracuse University students/alumni who were named 2023 recipients of awards through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Read More...
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Two VPA Faculty Members Awarded 2023 Guggenheim Fellowships in Photography

Two faculty members in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) have been awarded 2023 Guggenheim Fellowships in the field of photography by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Susannah Sayler and Edward Morris (Sayler/Morris) of VPA’s Department of Film and Media Arts were among the 171 scientists, writers, scholars and artists honored. Chosen from a rigorous application and peer review process out of almost 2,500 applicants, Sayler / Morris were appointed on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise.
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Film Senior Ruchatneet Printup Named University Scholar

Ruchatneet Printup, a film major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts' (VPA) Department of Film and Media Arts, is one of 12 seniors who have been named 2023 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor the University bestows. Printup is also a VPA Scholar, the highest undergraduate honor the college bestowed, and a Haudenosaunee Promise Scholar. Read More...
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Wrapped in a Sense of Calm

Design student Rabia Razzaq G’23 collaborated with InclusiveU student Andrew Dingel ’22 on the idea of creating a weighted sensory scarf that would help ease anxiety.
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VPA Industry Day Connects Students with Alumni and Industry Professionals

On March 24, the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Office of Academic and Career Advising hosted its second annual VPA Industry Day in partnership with Syracuse University Career Services. Eighteen alumni and industry professionals came to campus to meet with students for panel discussions, information sessions, portfolio reviews and a networking lunch.
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Arts Management Leader Anwar Nasir ’06 to Deliver 2023 VPA Convocation Address

Arts management leader Anwar Nasir ’06 will deliver the 2023 convocation address to bachelor’s and master’s degree candidates of Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) at the college’s convocation ceremony on Saturday, May 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the JMA Wireless Dome.

Nasir, who earned a bachelor of science degree from VPA’s Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, is the executive director of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) in New Orleans, where he ensures the fulfillment of the LPO’s longstanding mission to transform people and communities through music while helping to craft the next stage in the organization’s growth.
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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.
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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.
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Two VPA Students Named Winners in Graduate Dean’s Research and Creative Works Competition

Two College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) students were among the eight master’s and doctoral program students selected as winners of the 2023 Graduate Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Work competition. The awards are presented annually by Syracuse University’s Graduate School to recognize overall graduate-level academic excellence and outstanding research initiatives and creative activity. Read More...
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School of Art Students Exhibit Drawings at Syracuse University Libraries

On display through April 16 in Syracuse University Libraries' Biblio Gallery, the exhibition features work by students in Professor Sarah McCoubrey's Second Year Studio course.
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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.
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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.
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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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Department of Drama Presents ‘Dance Nation’

The Department of Drama continues the 2022/2023 season with the 2017 Susan Blackburn Prize-winning play “Dance Nation” by Clare Barron. Directed by Katherine McGerr and choreographed by Felipe Panamá, the play takes audiences on an emotional and powerful journey of one team’s quest to a national dance competition.
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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.

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