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Education Through Theater Arts: How Drama’s Stephen Cross Helps Medical Residents Communicate

“My role is the guy who brings the arts into the science room,” says Stephen Cross, associate professor of acting in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Drama, of his collaborative efforts with Upstate Medical University and the Syracuse VA Medical Center. As artistic director of Building Company Theater, Cross has created original theater works that address the difficulties medical residents endure in their training. The company administers Cross’s research project, Education Through Theater Arts (ETTA), a program he began in the early 1990s in his native Nova Scotia, Canada. “The company I founded there, the Irondale Ensemble Project, was a group of artists who created theater exercises that could be transferred to non-theater social service organizations,” he says. Cross brought that concept with him when he came to Syracuse University a dozen years ago and has since worked with numerous local organizations, including the Onondaga County Justice Center, Oasis Senior Center, city and rural school districts and refugee and migrant worker advocacy centers. News of the ETTA program spread, catching the attention of Dr. Stephen Knohl, director of resident training at Upstate Medical University. “Dr. Knohl contacted me because he was interested in using the arts in his program as a way to improve the medical residents’ communication skills,” Cross says. “It was a perfect, ready-made fit.” Read More...
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VPA Announces Inaugural Young Alumni Council

On Tuesday, Feb. 5, the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) held the inaugural meeting of VPA’s Young Alumni Council. The council was created as a complement to the existing VPA Council and is charged with helping the college’s leadership further enhance the VPA student experience. The Young Alumni Council is comprised of 16 alumni from across the college, with representatives from each of VPA’s six schools and departments. Read More...
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CRS Professor Receives Early Career Award for Exceptional Scholarly Ability

Lyndsay Michalik Gratch, assistant teaching professor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (CRS), is the recipient of the 2019 Janice Hocker Rushing Early Career Award from the Southern States Communication Association (SSCA). The award honors SSCA members who have demonstrated exceptional scholarly ability through research and publication early in their academic careers. Gratch’s research and creative work focuses on the intersections of communication, digital culture, adaptation studies and performance studies. Specifically, she writes about digital adaptation as both process and product, focusing on adaptations of online content and how these forms of digital adaptation...
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School of Art’s Juan Juarez to Present Multimedia Installation “Corpus” in New York City

The Louise and Bernard Palitz Gallery at Syracuse University’s Lubin House in New York City presents “Corpus: Juan Juarez” on view Feb. 11 through April 11. “Corpus,” organized by the Point of Contact Gallery in Syracuse, is a multi-media installation by artist Juan Juarez, associate professor of studio arts in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Art. Read More...
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Branding and Design Expert Paul Leibowitz ’84 to Speak Feb. 11

An informal lunch, along with creative food for thought, are on the menu for a Fireside Chat with Paul Leibowitz, President and Chief Creative Officer of Leibowitz Branding & Design, a company he founded in 1991. Open to the entire community, the event will be Monday, February 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Blackstone LaunchPad in Bird Library. Leibowitz will share his story of coming to Syracuse as a student, and then launching a world class branding and design firm after graduation. The format will be an engaging conversation with students interested in learning more about creativity from his perspective managing integrated brand, print marketing strategies for a variety of clients in financial services, education, media and healthcare — and from his unique perspective as a dynamic innovator. All are invited to join us for this engaging conversation. Read More...
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Syracuse University Records to Present Artist Showcase Feb. 8

Syracuse University Records will present its first artist showcase of 2019 on Friday, Feb. 8. The free event will be held in Shemin Auditorium, Shaffer Art Building. Doors will open at 5:15 p.m., with performances starting at 5:30 p.m., and will feature student artists Samba Laranja: The Syracuse University Brazilian Ensemble, STEF, Gabriel Milluzzo, Gill with the G, Julius Caeser and Jordan Reynoso. This showcase is an incredible opportunity to catch talented Syracuse University students and local talent on campus for free. The music includes a variety of singer-songwriter acts, as well as full-band and rap performances. These artists will be...
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CRS Professor Co-Edits New Book on the Value of Contemplative Practice

Those who engage in contemplative practice know its positive effects, but documenting its value to others is not always easy. Several Syracuse University professors, representing a number of different disciplines, have contributed to a new book, “Empirical Studies of Contemplative Practices” (Nova Publishers, 2018) that explores the question of how to research contemplative practice to better illustrate its value. Read More...
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College of Visual and Performing Arts Announces 2019 VPA Scholars

Twelve seniors in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) have been named VPA Scholars, the college’s highest undergraduate academic honor. The VPA Scholars program was established to recognize the achievements of the college’s top seniors. Students are selected based on academic performance, creative/scholarly work and service to the college and the community. The scholars are recognized at VPA’s annual convocation ceremony, which will be held during the University’s Commencement Weekend on Saturday, May 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. Read More...
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VPA Announces Fall 2018 Dean’s List

The following undergraduate students enrolled in the College of Visual and Performing Arts were among those named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2018 semester. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours and earn at least a 3.4 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) during the semester. Read More...
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CRS Professor’s New Book Examines President Andrew Jackson’s Rhetoric

Amos Kiewe, professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, examines the rhetoric of the United States’ seventh president, Andrew Jackson, in his new book Andrew Jackson: A Rhetorical Portrayal of Presidential Leadership (University of Tennessee Press). In the book, Kiewe focuses on a little-studied aspect of Jackson’s 1828 campaign and subsequent presidency: his creative use of the press. Jackson was a force for reinvention, cannily directing his speeches—like no previous candidate—to the public at large and garnering unprecedented newspaper coverage throughout his campaign and time in office. By focusing on public addresses, Kiewe is able to trace Jackson’s rhetorical political maneuvering through his early campaign and the major trials of his presidency. Read More...
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Brazil’s Quinteto da Paraíba to Hold Residency, Perform at Setnor School Jan. 28-Feb. 2

Quinteto da Paraíba, Brazil’s renowned chamber music group, will visit Syracuse Jan. 28-Feb. 2 to hold a residency at the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music. Presented as part of Setnor’s Baker Artists Program, the residency will include a schedule of lessons, master classes and performances, with some events open to the public. The quintet will rehearse with several Setnor ensembles, including the Syracuse University Orchestra, Morton Schiff Jazz Ensemble and Samba Laranja, the University’s Brazilian Ensemble. The group will also work with student composers, recording their compositions with sound recording and technology students in the Belfer Recording Studio; give private lessons to string students; and serve as guest speakers at Setnor’s all-school convocation, the Soyars Leadership Lecture Series and the Music Education Academy. Read More...
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Design Professor Publishes Book on Mid-Century Modern Interiors

Lucinda Kaukus Havenhand, professor of environmental and interior design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design, has published the new book Mid-Century Modern Interiors: The Ideas that Shaped Interior Design in America (Bloomsbury Visual Arts). Read More...
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Art Education Professor Voted President-Elect of National Art Education Association

James Haywood Rolling Jr., dual professor and chair of art education and teaching and leadership in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and School of Education and director of diversity, equity and inclusion in VPA, has been elected by his peers for the office of president-elect of the National Art Education Association (NAEA). The NAEA is the world's largest professional membership organization exclusively for visual art and design educators at all levels. Rolling’s six-year term (two as president-elect, two as president and two as past-president), will commence on March 17 at the NAEA national convention in Boston. Rolling is a past member of the NAEA board of directors, serving as higher education division director from 2011-2013. He is the 2014 recipient of the National Higher Education Art Educator Award for outstanding service and achievement of national significance and just completed a three-year term (2015-2017) as senior editor of Art Education, the bimonthly journal of NAEA. Read More...
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Light Work’s Transmedia Photography Annual Features Work by Senior Art Photography Majors

Light Work is pleased to announce the 2019 Transmedia Photography Annual exhibition, featuring photographs by seniors from the art photography program in the Department of Transmedia (TRM) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University. The exhibition will be on view in the Hallway Gallery at Light Work from Jan. 14 – March 1, 2019. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, Jan. 31, from 5-7 p.m. Refreshments will be served. The exhibiting artists are Pat Boland, Chloe Conklin Woodrow, Mollie M. Crandell, Catherine E. Doherty, Nicolo Orson Gilmore, Charlotte Lester, Nick Polyzoides, Tyanna Asia Seton, Siyaka Taylor-Lewis and Junxiu Wang. Read More...
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Setnor School to Present Mozart’s Comic Opera ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ Jan. 25-26

The Opera Theater in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music will present Mozart’s comic opera “The Marriage of Figaro” on Friday, Jan. 25, and Saturday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The performances are free and open to the public. Read More...
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Syracuse University at Sundance

BY WENDY S. LOUGHLIN When the Sundance Film Festival convenes in Park City, Utah later this month, Syracuse University will be well represented. For the fourth year, a group of 10 film students—five from the Newhouse School and five from the College of Visual and Performing Arts—will attend the festival, accompanied by Professors Tula Goenka, Jeffrey Palmer and Kelly Gallagher. The students are attending as part of the Sundance Ignite initiative, which supports and fosters young filmmakers as the next generation of storytellers. The students receive a reduced-cost ticket package that includes screening tickets, a festival credential and access to events developed specifically for emerging filmmakers. Read More...
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CRS’s Dana Cloud Comments in Washington Post on ‘Radical,’ ‘Non-Denial Denial’

Dana Cloud, professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, was quoted about the term “radical” in the Washington Post article “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says ‘call me a radical,’ a loaded word with a long history”: “The term radical is not a partisan one, though it has been used to sow political division. Most simply, the word ‘radical’ is defined as addressing the root of a problem rather than treating the symptoms, said Dana Cloud, a communication and rhetorical studies professor at Syracuse University. ‘In that sense, the word radical should not have a pejorative connotation like it does in...
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Project by Design’s Rebecca Kelly Named Finalist in International ‘AI and the News’ Challenge

“Decoding Democracy: A Social Media Accountability Project,” which is being developed by Rebecca Kelly, assistant professor of communications design in the School of Design, has been named a finalist in the AI (Artificial Intelligence) and the News Open Challenge sponsored by Ethics and Governance of AI Initiative. The challenge, which will award up to $750,000 to a range of projects, seeks fresh and experimental approaches to four specific problems at the intersection of AI and the news: “Governing the Platforms,” “Stopping Bad Actors,” “Empowering Journalism,” and “Reimagining AI and News.” Winners will be announced in March. Read More...
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VPA Communications Design Students Win Big in Creative Quarterly International Competition

Communications design (CMD) students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design won big in the international Creative Quarterly 54 Read More...
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‘Yoga for Singers’ Workshops Explore Mind-Body-Spirit Connection

Singers interested in using mind-body awareness to improve their vocal technique and overall performance are encouraged to register for a series of public workshops presented by CNY Singing Garden, a Syracuse-based private voice studio. Soprano Laura Enslin and tenor Daniel Fields ’17, professional singers and certified yogis affiliated with Syracuse University (SU), will co-lead a trio of Sunday afternoon workshops called Yoga for Singers. The series runs Jan. 6, Jan. 13 and Feb. 3 from 3-5 p.m. at DeWitt Community Church (3600 Erie Blvd.). Read More...

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