SU Chancellor Kent Syverud greets finishers at the run for fun Friday morning (a few hours before his inauguration).
Syracuse Housing Authority Director Bill Simmons was one of the early finishers who ran with Chancellor Syverud
The final stretch of the Chancellor’s Run followed the Connective Corridor up University Avenue.
Kent Syverud, 12th Chancellor of Syracuse University
Yvonne Conte-A Sophisticated Queen of Comedy
Though she is a public speaker now (and trains others in public speaking), Conte was once a stand-up comic.
From the time she began her talk…well, actually her talk began with a joke about a scheduling mistake…Conte worked the crowd like she was doing a SNL monologue.
Conte talked about the happiness advantage and how it relates to work place enthusiasm, and eventually productivity. She even allotted a portion of her time for the crowd to literally hold their bellies and belt out a laugh.
All TED talks should be this fun.
The inaugural TEDx event in Syracuse played to a packed house last night and much of the credit goes to SU senior Nathaniel Rose. TED is about great ideas worth spreading, but it always takes someone to bring it all together.
The event, held at the Herg Auditorium on the SU campus, featured great talks from a wide spectrum of disciplines. The post-show event took over the second floor of Newhouse III with virtual reality demonstrations, a live DJ, food stations, informal conversations between speakers and attendees, and a photo booth.
Rose is studying computer science, but he will now also be known for throwing a great party.
Spring Cleaning
Block Beautification
Hump Day clean up of Forman Park
Here’s a great story about another addition to the city who is making a difference. Fletchall, who is from Iowa, has a great future of bringing people together.
Philanthropy Week @ SU
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.
Local activist Mary Nelson (right) received a Social Justice Award for her community work during the Cold Case Justice Initiative Conference on Saturday night. Nelson is CEO of the Mary Nelson Youth Center in Syracuse.
Actor and philanthropist Keisha Knight Pulliam spoke to a group of students from the Syracuse City School District during the Sisters Empowering Sisters Conference on Saturday.
The Image Initiative was founded by Founder & President, Sisters Empowering Sisters SU alum Nicole Watkins.
Dancing in Clinton Square
We saw the recent Movoto story that ranked Syracuse #5 out of 10 for America’s most exciting mid-sized cities. One of the factors listed in the ranking was “Active life options per capita, ” which reminds us how much we anticipate the outdoor festival season coming this summer.