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2008 Syracuse Symposium™ celebrates Migration
Syracuse University’s semester-long festival features renowned authors, artists, musicians, and award-winning films. FULL STORY"Dawn of a New Age" traces lives of five major immigrant artists
Syracuse University Library's Special Collections Research Center (SCRC), in conjunction with this year's Syracuse Symposium and its theme of "migration," will present a fall exhibition titled "Dawn of a New Age: The Immigrant Contribution to the Arts in America." FULL STORYSyracuse Symposium showcases CNY ethnic folk arts in fall photo exhibition, performances
The 2008 Syracuse Symposium continues its theme of "migration" with three events from this year's "Folk Arts: Soul of Syracuse" series. The events, which showcase the talents of more than a dozen local ethnic communities, encompass a photography exhibition, running Sept. 26-Oct. 25, and two music and dance performances, 2-4 p.m. on Oct. 4 and 25. All three events take place in the Panasci Lounge of Syracuse University's Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center and are free and open to the public. FULL STORY‘New Yorker’ illustrator, graphic novelist Adrian Tomine to speak at Syracuse University Oct. 16
Syracuse Symposium and The Soling Program will present “An Evening With Adrian Tomine” Thursday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Watson Auditorium of the Light Work/Community Darkrooms (316 Waverly Avenue) on the Syracuse University campus. FULL STORYImmigration and global migration is the topic of the next Syracuse Symposium lecture
Immigration and globalization expert Marcelo Suárez-Orozco will present “Global Migration and the American Experience,” 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 28, in Hendricks Chapel. FULL STORY
Syracuse Symposium™ explores the impact of climate on the migration of early modern humans
Syracuse University Earth Sciences Professor Chris Scholz will present “The Environmental Background of our Early Ancestors: East African Mega Droughts and the Migrations of Early Modern Humans” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12 in the Life Sciences Complex Lundgren Room (106). The lecture, presented by Syracuse Symposium™ 2008, is free and open to the public. FULL STORY
Final Syracuse Symposium™ event will explore the genetic footprints of our ancestors
The event will feature renowned geneticist and anthropologist Spencer WellsSyracuse Symposium™ 2008 will conclude with a lecture by Spencer Wells, director of the Genographic Project at National Geographic, who will present “Deep Ancestry: Inside the Genographic Project,” at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 6 in Syracuse University’s Life Sciences Complex Auditorium. FULL STORY