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Danielle Taana Smith has been named director of the Renée Crown University Honors Program. Read more at SU News.

Syracuse University’s annual Black History Month celebration begins Thursday, Feb. 1, with an opening reception event from noon-3 p.m. in the Schine Student Center Jabberwocky Café.

The month-long celebration includes performances, thought-provoking lectures and dialogues, art exhibitions, music and other events. Campuswide coordination is led by the Office of Multicultural Affairs within the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience, in partnership with many student organizations and University partners.

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Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong examination of “Belonging” with a mini-residency by acclaimed writer, educator, and disability and transformative justice organizer Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. Read more at SU News.

Staff and faculty are invited to participate in Conversations About Race and Ethnicity (C.A.R.E.), a six-week dialogue space to engage in meaningful, challenging and vital conversations about race and ethnicity.  The deadline to register for the spring semester is Tuesday, Jan. 30.

C.A.R.E. challenges participants to explore their own racial and ethnic identity, understand the experiences of others, critically identify social systems of oppression and work toward living a more socially just life. The spring semester session will begin Jan. 31 and run through March 7, meeting weekly on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon.

For more information, visit the Office of Multicultural Affairs website. If you are interested in registering or have questions, email C.A.R.E. Graduate Assistant Monica Miles.

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Diasia Robinson ’18 anchors this week’s Cuse Cast from the Dome, with details on an important event. Through song, word and dance, hundreds of members of the Syracuse University and surrounding communities honored the life’s work of Martin Luther King Jr. and his lasting impact on the world Sunday night at the Carrier Dome.

The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration—the largest of its kind on a college campus—included performances by students and community members, a dinner and a keynote address by political commentator Angela Rye. Chancellor Kent Syverud gave the opening address.

As part of the celebration, six community members were presented with the Unsung Hero Award. The awards—which are given in the categories of community member, student, faculty and staff—honor those who have made a positive impact on the lives of others, but who are not widely recognized for their efforts.

A full video of the event will be posted to mlk.syr.edu.

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The Mark and Pearle Clements Internship Awards are intended to enable Syracuse University students to undertake unique internships that wouldn’t be possible without financial help. Clements Interns will usually spend one summer away from the University, working under the guidance and supervision of an expert who can help them connect their academic learning to real world application.

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University Union and the National Pan-­Hellenic Council (NPHC) have partnerred for a day of social justice sponsored by the Student Association. The event aims to create an environment in which the Syracuse University campus and Syracuse community can come together for a day of conversation and celebration surrounding social justice.

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As part of Invest Syracuse, a $100 million initiative designed to advance academic excellence and the student experience, Syracuse University today announced steps it will take to enhance mental health counseling and services on campus.

Following significant discussion between University and Student Association leaders, the Counseling Center is piloting extended hours of operation for the spring 2018 semester. This semester, searches will also begin for four additional staff therapists and a psychiatrist. With the increase in staffing, there are also plans to create a Counseling Center satellite office at 111 Waverly Ave. The increase in staffing and extension of hours are part of broader efforts to strengthen and increase access to health and wellness services.

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