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  Interim Provost Lois Agnew Adds Elisa Dekaney to Leadership Team

  Interim Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Lois Agnew has announced the appointment of  Elisa Dekaney as associate provost for strategic initiatives. Read More...

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  University Establishes Scholarship to Honor Jamieson Ritter ’19

  The University is honoring the memory of alumnus and fallen Cleveland, Ohio, police officer Jamieson Ritter ’19 with the establishment of a scholarship in his name. Ritter completed a degree in communication and rhetorical studies and was part of the Army ROTC at Syracuse. Read More...

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  Drama Department Ranked Among The Hollywood Reporter’s 25 Best Drama Schools in the World

  The Hollywood Reporter (THR) has ranked the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Drama among the 25 best drama schools in the world for the second consecutive year.

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  Sylvia Sierra, associate professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, was quoted in the Newsweek story "Linguist Predicts That New Slang Is Coming Because of One Important Factor."

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  Elisa Dekaney, associate dean of research, graduate studies, and internationalization in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and a professor of music education in VPA and the School of Education, co-authored the peer-reviewed article “Parental Executive Functions and Motivations Unveil Variations in Young Children’s Screen Media Use" in Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica. The article is a result of VPA's partnership with Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie in São Paulo, Brazil, and visiting scholar Elizeu Macedo.

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  Angelina Lim ’25 Named a 2024 Beinecke Scholar

  Angelina Lim ’25, a film major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, has been named a recipient of a 2024 Beinecke Scholarship. Lim is the fourth Beinecke Scholar in Syracuse University’s history. Read More...

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  Bon Jovi’s Secret Weapon

  Violinist Lorenza Ponce never set out to win a Grammy. But when her Scorchio Quartet received the 2024 award as featured artist on the “Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album”—Carla Patullo’s autobiographical So She Howls—the Syracuse University graduate was moved to tears. Read More...

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  Maymester Study Abroad Program Allows Students to Explore Diverse South Korean Environment

  A group of students recently explored the city of Seoul, South Korea, to learn about the country’s historical and contemporary sites and to see how its unique culture and traditions have affected its natural and built environments. Read More...

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  Student-Athletes Enjoy New Study Away Sports Communications Course

  The College of Visual and Performing Arts offered a new, three-credit Maymester course for the first time this year to provide a study-away opportunity for student-athletes whose academic year schedules are defined by little flexibility due to training and game commitments. Read More...

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  Warehouse Display Honors Design Alumnus for Innovative Headwear, Protective Sports Equipment

  Witnessing a helmet-to-helmet collision sparked an idea for School of Design alumnus Bert Straus ’59, setting off a series of evolutions in headwear and protective sports equipment.  Read More...

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  CRS Professor Wins Distinguished Service Award from the Rhetoric Society of America

  Kendall Phillips, professor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (CRS) and interim director of Syracuse University’s Lender Center for Social Justice, has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 George E. Yoos Distinguished Service Award from the Rhetoric Society of America (RSA).  Read More...

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  VPA Film Program, Faculty, Students Acknowledged for Success of Assessment

  The College of Visual and Performing Arts’ film program and Assessment Leadership Institute participants were recently recognized by the Academic Affairs and Institutional Effectiveness (IE).   Read More...

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  Vocalist Marianne Solivan, assistant professor in the Setnor School of Music, joined forces with Mighty Quinn Records for her fifth release, Re-Entry. The album, which has a June 2024 release date, features Leandro Pellegrino, Steve Wood, Jay Sawyer, and Alex Terrier. The single, "Tal Vez," is out now.

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  VPA Alumna Among Finalists of the 2024 New York Business Plan Competition

  Natasha Brao ’22, (College of Visual and Performing Arts) G’23, G’24 (Whitman School of Management), founder of Shooka Sauce, won the 3^rd place in the food and agriculture track of the New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC), powered by Upstate Capital, held in Albany on April 25.

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  7 Student Teams Win Prizes to Advance Their Intelligence++ Disability, Inclusion Innovations

  Seven student-designed products, services and technologies meant to assist people with intellectual and developmental disabilities won recognition and seed funding at the Intelligence++ Showcase on April 25.

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  Two VPA Students Receive Awards Through Fulbright U.S. Student Program

  Two College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) students are among the 14 Syracuse University students and alumni who have been named as 2024 recipients of awards through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Read More...

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  Four VPA Students Named 2024-25 Remembrance Scholars

  Four College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) students are among the 35 students who have been chosen as the 2024-25 Syracuse University Remembrance Scholars. Read More...

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  College of Visual and Performing Arts Celebrates Inaugural Career Ambassadors

  Seven students stepped into the role of career ambassadors for the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Office of Academic and Career Advising program’s inaugural year.   Read More...

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  First Art Therapy Class to Graduate on Commencement Weekend

  The inaugural class of the Department of Creative Arts Therapy will graduate this year on Syracuse University's Commencement Weekend (May 9-12), with six students earning their master of science degree in art therapy.  Read More...

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  Venice Bienniale, Artist in Residence Session Provide VPA Students With Unique Global Experiences

  College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) students who spent this semester studying abroad through the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Syracuse University Program in Florence enjoyed unique experiential learning opportunities, including a teaching session with an internationally known artist and attendance at an international artistic and cultural celebration.