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Supermodel Emme ’85 and the Fashion Design Program Team Up With Online Plus-Size Retailer for Design Competition
Emme, a graduate of the College of Visual and Performing Arts' Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, has teamed up with her alma mater and online plus-size retailer OneStopPlus (OSP) for the 8th annual Fashion Without Limits (FWL) design competition.
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Get Ready for Jazz Fest This Weekend; University Performers Take the Stage
Syracuse will be the place for the sweet sounds of jazz June 22-25 for the city’s 37th annual Jazz Fest—and the Orange has a special role to play in this year’s event.
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Hollywood Reporter Ranks Drama Department Among Top 25 Drama Schools in the World
The Hollywood Reporter has ranked the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Drama among the top 25 drama schools in the world in its June 14 issue.
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Zava! Meet Maximilian Osinski ’06
The drama alumnus and breakout star of Season 3 of "Ted Lasso" joins us for the 'Cuse Conversations podcast.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Pursuing What Fulfills You: The Non-Traditional Journey to a Film Degree with Ruchatneet Printup ’23 on the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast
On this Commencement-centric ’Cuse Conversation podcast, University Scholar and film major Ruchatneet Printup '23 reveals how he will make a difference as a film director, how the University’s well-rounded course load made him a better storyteller and why as soon as he walked into his first class at Syracuse, he knew he was where he was meant to be.
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Emeritus Professor David R. MacDonald to Receive Honorary Degree at 2023 Commencement
David R. MacDonald, internationally renowned artist and professor emeritus of ceramics in the School of Art, will be recognized with an honorary doctor of fine arts degree from Syracuse University at the 2023 Commencement on Sunday, May 14, at the JMA Wireless Dome. Read More...
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Two VPA Students Selected as 2023-24 Remembrance Scholars
Two College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) students are among the 35 students chosen by Syracuse University’s Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee to be the 2023-24 Remembrance Scholars. Read More...
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Two VPA Graduate Students Recognized as Outstanding Teaching Assistants
Two College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) graduate students were among the 35 teaching assistants recognized by the Graduate School for outstanding work and valued contributions to the educational experience at Syracuse University: Evan Bode G'23, Department of Film and Media Arts, and Kerry Mess G'23, Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies. Outstanding Teaching Assistants are honored for excellence in their work as classroom teachers, laboratory or studio instructors and recitation or discussion section leaders, and for assisting faculty members who teach high-enrollment courses.
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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.
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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.”
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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,...
