The Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium was set up for a fashion show Friday night.
The Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium may be the most flexible interior space in the city. We’ve seen it used for class lectures, film screenings, music concerts, and next week it will be the site for TEDx Syracuse University. Last night the venue was adapted for the 2014 Fashion and Beauty Communications Milestone Fashion Show.
Wonder if anyone has used it for a wedding ceremony yet?
Professor Dan Pacheco speaking at the Social Media Breakfast (#SMB) and wearing Google Glass.
The latest Social Media Breakfast (#SMB) was held at the Syracuse Media Group Headquarters last week. Panelists included Kim Brown (SU), Teri Weaver (Syracuse.com), Dan Pacheco (SU) and Tim Robertson (Time Warner Cable). The nearly hour discussion focused on journalism trends, open and closed networks, generating content, page views for pay, social media vs. legacy media, and the pending death of the traditional press release.
Due to time constraints Pacheco, who also did some ground-breaking work with drone technology at Syracuse University, didn’t get to talk about Google Glass with the group.
The list of TEDx Syracuse University speakers has been released. We look forward to some meaningful discussions (and seeing some familiar faces) on April 9, 2014.
Pioneering civil rights workers Rev. LeRoy Wright, Diane Nash and Rev. C.T. Vivian gathered last week at Syracuse University to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the summer of 1964.
Shelton Chappell talked about forgiveness in the unsolved case of his murdered mother at the Cold Case Justice Initiative's Commemoration Program last week. His mother Johnnie Mae Chappell was killed in 1964.
For more information about the unsolved murder of Johnnie Mae Chappell in Florida, click here. For more information about the Cold Case Justice Initiative, click here.
Griot Vanessa Johnson talked about activist Ella Baker during a lunch break for the Cold Case Justice Initiative Civil Rights Conference on Friday.
Sometimes the best part of a conference is at the edges, in-between the forums and formal program. Yesterday during the lunch break of the Cold Case Justice Initiative’s Looking Back, Moving Forward: 50th Anniversary Conference a rich meaningful and dialogue broke-out. This multi-generational instructional chat featured students, educators, panel participants and attorneys. It was preceded by a lunchtime story-telling piece by Vanessa Johnson.
And truth be told, the conversation was sparked by a challenge laid down by Mr. Gil Caldwell.
John Steele, Civil Rights Activist
Retired judge Langston McKinney
Rev. C.T. Vivian (friend and lieutenant of Dr. King) shared some Civil Rights Movement stories with radio host George Kilpatrick at the SU School of Law on Friday afternoon. Vivian was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013.
We look forward to the Syracuse version of TED, which will take place April 9, 2014 at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. The speakers for the event will be announced March 19.
Author and Jet Magazine editor Mitzi Miller spoke to students at the Newhouse School of Public Communication on Thursday. She discussed how she stewards one of the most recognized black media brands, and keeps it relevant. Miller began her journalism career as an unpaid intern at Honey Magazine.
March is Women’s History Month and we are glad The Newhouse School, under the leadership of Lorraine Branham, continues to invite seasoned publishing professionals to campus. Below Jet Magazine’s Mitzi Miller talks about her start in journalism.
Morehouse College Sports and Journalism Program Director Ron Thomas spoke about the genesis of the NBA and how it was integrated during a visit to the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Thursday.
Ron Thomas shared stories from his book They Cleared the Lane with SU students and faculty this week. His exhaustive research highlights ballers such as Chuck Cooper, Bucky Lew and Cleo Hill. Thomas, who grew up in Buffalo and went to college in Rochester, is a former NBA beat-writer, turned author and educator. His talk was part of an event produced by Syracuse University’s Sports Media Center.
Thomas also posed one of the most clever sports trivia questions out there: Who was the NBA’s first player? (there’s more than one answer, so read the book)
On Friday, Thomas continued his labor of love by attending a ceremony in West Virginia that featured a tribute to Earl Lloyd.