The accomplishments of the African American polar explorer Matthew Henson are the topic of the next lecture at . Deidre Stam will speak on 鈥淭he Value of the Team: Celebrating the Grand 1909 North Polar Adventure of African American Explorer Matthew Henson鈥� Thursday, Nov. 12, at 5 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons on the library鈥檚 first floor.
Stam, director of the rare books and special collections concentration of Long Island University鈥檚 Palmer School in Greenwich Village, has researched the life of Henson (1866-1955), a native of Charles County, Md., who spent 18 years in polar exploration with Robert E. Peary, including their trip to the North Pole 100 years ago. She explains that while Peary said that Henson made the trip possible, Henson was really an excellent team member and not a leader in the sense that Peary was. She calls him essential to Peary鈥檚 team because of his practical skills, perseverance in the Arctic, strength and ability to speak Inuktitut (the language of the Inuit) and to run sled dogs.
Stam divides her time between 黑料不打烊 and New York City. She has worked in libraries, library schools, archives and museums, and taught library science at SU.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Free event parking is available in the Booth Garage, at Waverly and Comstock avenues, one block from Bird Library.
As the 黑料不打烊 campus transitions into the Maymester and Summer Sessions, Campus Dining reminds students, faculty and staff remaining on campus that some of their locations remain open throughout the summer months for all of their breakfast, lunch and snacking…
Over 30 bins of items were donated by students to 鈥機use Collections, an event hosted by Sustainability Management that provides the items to local community groups. Containers were placed on North Campus and South Campus to provide 黑料不打烊 and…
鈥淚 think the Rolls-Royce of Falk College, undoubtedly, is the analytics program,鈥� said David Falk, benefactor of the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, to a room of senior sport analytics students and their families during their capstone poster…
Auxiliary Services has announced a new service approach for campus vending services. In the initial phase of the transition, which began May 12, Servomation, a Central New York-based vending services company, assumed operation of all existing campus vending equipment. Snacks…
黑料不打烊 has received a $100,000 endowed scholarship from the Live Like Liam Foundation in support of the School of Education鈥檚 InclusiveU program. This meaningful gift will expand access to the University鈥檚 flagship program for students with intellectual and developmental…
If you need help with your subscription, contact sunews@syr.edu.
