Tuesday at Hendricks Chapel, Syracuse university Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor addressed the University community on "Scholarship in Action and the Expansive Mission of Higher Education". The address included a progress report on Scholarship in Action and the future of this expansive mission. Chancellor Cantor's speech is available for viewing as a webcast at: http://emc3.syr.edu/chan07.asx or as a pfd for reading at: http://www.syr.edu/chancellor/speeches/1_07_address.pdf

THE SLUTZKER CENTER WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH FROM 9 AM UNTIL NOON
The Slutzker Center for International Services will be closed Monday February 5th from 9 am until noon. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and ask that you please plan accordingly.

NORTHEASTERN ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATE SCHOOL AWARDS: ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS

The Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools has recently announced the 2007 Awards Competition. Two faculty and two graduate student awards are offered annually:

Faculty
Geoffrey Marshall Mentoring Award
Graduate Faculty Teaching Award

Student
Doctoral Dissertation Award, Physical Science, Mathematics & Engineering Mater's Thesis Award, Social Sciences & Education

The application deadline is 2/12/07. Additional information about the awards is available at http://www.neags.org/static/award.html

Public Lecture
Dr. Ronald Walters
February 7th
Maxwell Auditorium, 7 p.m.

An Open Classroom Conversation
February 8th
219 Sims Hall, 9:30 a.m

Dr. Ronald Walters,
Director, African American Leadership Institute & Distinguished Leadership Scholar

"Dr. Ronald Walters is internationally known for his expertise in the issues of African American leadership and politics, his writing. Walters carries three major titles. He is director of the African American leadership Institute and Scholar Practitioner Program, Distinguished Leadership Scholar at the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership, and professor in government and politics at the University of Maryland.. Walters received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Government with Honors from Fisk University (1963) and both his M.A. in African Studies (1966) and Ph.D. in International Studies (1971) from American University. Dr. Walters is the author of over 100 articles and eight books which he has won many awards for. Walters is a frequent guest on local and major media as an analyst of African American politics.www.academy.umd.edulabo

This program is brought to you by Syracuse University's Department of African American Studies and co-sponsored by: Division of Student Affairs, Division of Student Support and Retention, Kaleidoscope Project, The Maxwell School, and Renée Crown University Honors Program.

LATE NIGHT ICE SKATING: FEB 9TH

RIDE THE BOBSLED, LUGE, AND MORE: RECREATION SERVICES TRIPS TO LAKE PLACID, NY

(IN)VISIBLE MINORITY: RACISM AND HOMOPHOBIA AMONG LGBT, PEOPLE OF COLOR WEBINAR

Objective: Fill in the blank squares with the correct number by honoring the following criteria:

• Every row of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order
  
• Every column of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order
• Every 3x3 sub-square of the 9x9 square must include all digits 1 through 9