Five Syracuse University faculty and staff members will receive the Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence this month, and among them will be faculty member Don Carr who was one of the first to include the Connective Corridor Initiative in his curriculum. Among The 2011-12 ...Read the rest

Is April really the cruelest month? T.S. Eliot thought so. But Syracuse is no cultural “Waste Land” this April – especially with Cruel April Poetry Happening, a series of readings and receptions with featured poets every Thursday of April at 6 p.m. at The Point ...Read the rest

Here’s a brilliant engagement idea: Connect top interns and top employers in the region. Project-ION, a web-based portal to more than 500 internships each year, is doing just that. Students are invited to a Project-Ion Networking Event, April 25 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at ...Read the rest

The $31 million Inns at Armory Square broke ground this past month. Expect to see construction move at a fast pace this coming season, with a scheduled opening in May 2013. The 180-room complex, located directly adjacent to the Warehouse, will be an anchor project ...Read the rest

The Woodbine Group continues to invest along the Connective Corridor with another transformational project – Copper Beach Commons, an adaptive reuse of the former Armory on East Genesee Street into impressive student housing with all-inclusive amenities. Work is underway this month to create two, three ...Read the rest

Platinum LEED certification by the U.S. Green Building Council is a rare feat – the highest award for sustainability.  Syracuse now has three buildings which have achieved that vaulted designation.  Each is part of the Connective Corridor and NWSI neighborhoods, and together, they position Syracuse ...Read the rest

by Rose Picón, staff writer There are so many exhibits along the Connective Corridor that it’s impossible to experience each one. This month we bring you a review by Rose Picón of Noriko Ambe’s complex and provocative “Inner Water,” which is currently on display at ...Read the rest

by Rose Picón, staff writer Renowned artist William Wegman and his iconic Weimaraners are coming to Syracuse this April as part of an extraordinary original production of “Flo Flow” for SU’s Urban Video Project (UVP). Wegman has created an original video featuring his dog Flo ...Read the rest

Ty Marshal, Curator and Artist in Residence at The Tech Garden — a Connective Corridor venue, is focused on growing the creative tech community, and creating more community linkages between performing and visual arts venues An interdisciplinary artist whose work focuses on cultural activism, social ...Read the rest

by Francesca Merwin, staff writer Syracuse University works hard to connect students and the community. There’s a good reason.  Students will spend about four years of their lives here, so they should be part of it.  It’s easy to get trapped in a university bubble, ...Read the rest