98-456: Mandalay Entertainment Group is an American entertainment company founded in 1995 by Peter Guber , with interests in motion pictures, animated films, television, sports entertainment and new media. This article about an entertainment company in the United States is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Peter Guber Howard Peter Guber (born March 1, 1942)
196-730: A No. 1 bestseller in The New York Times , USA Today , The Wall Street Journal . Fortune magazine chose Tell To Win as one of their "5 Business Books You Can Really Use". The book focuses on Guber's belief in the power of storytelling, and how this defines his role in the "emotional transportation business". Guber's other books include Inside the Deep and the Los Angeles Times best-seller Shootout: Surviving Fame and (Mis)Fortune in Hollywood . Guber authored
294-462: A Syracuse professor coined the term " sorority " specifically for Gamma Phi Beta . In the late 1880s, the university engaged in a rapid building spree. Holden Observatory (1887) was followed by two Romanesque Revival buildings – von Ranke Library (1889), now Tolley Humanities Building, and Crouse College (1889). Together with the Hall of Languages , these first buildings formed the basis for
392-402: A contemporary account described the latter as "a beautiful town ... springing up on the hillside and a community of refined and cultivated membership ... established near the spot which will soon be the center of a great and beneficent educational institution." The university was founded as coeducational and racially integrated: "open to men and women, white and black." President Peck stated at
490-557: A cover piece for the Harvard Business Review and op-ed pieces for The New York Times . Of Tell To Win , President Bill Clinton said "In TELL TO WIN, Peter Guber demonstrates that telling purposeful stories is the best way to persuade, motivate and convince who you want to do what you need." Robert A. Iger, former president and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company said "TELL TO WIN gives great insight into why good storytelling skills are essential for
588-428: A demonstration of an early video cassette machine, published "The New Ballgame/The Cartridge Revolution", an analysis of the changes to be wrought by home video technology, in the journal Cinema . Guber was transferred to the business affairs division. Guber paid to fly himself to Columbia's New York City office and successfully argued for his promotion to vice president of creative affairs. Shortly thereafter Guber
686-686: A former furniture warehouse off-campus, the Warehouse Gallery features works from international artists in a variety of media. The Louise and Bernard Palitz Gallery is located on the second floor of the Lubin House in New York City. It has a rotation of exhibitions, including two annual public shows, local and regional artists, featured items from the university's art collection, and professional artists. There are many other venues for student work at Syracuse University, including
784-506: A lounge, laundry facility, and various social/study spaces. Residence halls are secured with a card access system. Residence halls are located on both Main Campus and South Campus, the latter of which is a five-minute ride via bus. Learning communities and interest housing options are also available. Food facilities include six residential dining centers, two food courts, and several cafes. A few blocks walk from Main Campus on East Genesee Street,
882-517: A new home at the same time that Syracuse, ninety miles to the east, was searching to bring a university to the city after having failed to convince Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White to locate Cornell University in Syracuse rather than in Ithaca . Syracuse resident White pressed that the new university should relocate on the hill in Syracuse (the current location of Syracuse University) due to
980-490: A newly constructed, state-of-the-art soccer stadium in the greater Los Angeles area that was built specifically for the team. LAFC's Banc of California Stadium is the first open-air stadium built in Los Angeles since Dodger Stadium in 1962. In only its second season, LAFC won the 2019 MLS' Supporters' Shield, awarded each year to the team with the best regular season record. That same year, Fast Company named LAFC one of
1078-503: A number of books into Lifetime movies. More than 34 million viewers tuned in to the first collection of four movies: Angels Fall , Blue Smoke , Carolina Moon and Montana Sky . Following the initial Nora Roberts' adaptations, Mandalay Television produced the Nora Roberts II Collection, with four more all-new original movies: Northern Lights , Midnight Bayou , High Noon and Tribute . The second collection
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#17327904355201176-607: A partnership that purchased Dick Clark Productions from Red Zone Capital Management. Productions include specials such as The Golden Globes , The American Music Awards , The Academy of Country Music Awards , New Year's Rockin' Eve , and the hit reality show So You Think You Can Dance . The partnership sold DCP in 2016. Peter Guber serves as the Co-Executive Chairman of the Golden State Warriors . As co-managing partner, he joined Joe Lacob as
1274-628: A place in the World Series. In 2020, the Dodgers captured the ultimate prize in baseball, bringing the Commissioner's Trophy back to Los Angeles for the first time in thirty-two years. The team ended the 2020 regular season with a .717 winning percentage that placed them sixth of all time, and made them the only National League team with a .700-plus win percentage since the 1909 Pirates. Additionally, Guber owns and serves as Managing Partner of
1372-404: A position with Columbia Pictures as a management trainee. Guber joined Columbia Pictures in 1968 as an assistant to Jerry Tokofsky , who headed the studio's creative affairs department, which had the tasks of evaluating scripts and overseeing actors, directors, and producers. Tokofsky later spoke warmly of Guber's usefulness to him. A year after arriving at Columbia, Guber, having witnessed
1470-404: A strip of cultural development that will connect the main campus of the university to downtown Syracuse, NY. In 2008, an engineering firm is studying traffic patterns and lighting to commence the project. A design competition was held to determine the best design for the project. SU has established an admissions presence in Los Angeles, California, that will enhance the university's visibility on
1568-481: A successful leader. It's both an engaging read and a great practical guide on how to listen, prepare and marshal facts to tell the right kind of story to the right audience." Guber is a professor at the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television and has been a member of the faculty for over 30 years teaching courses on leadership, digital media, sports entertainment and business storytelling. He also teaches at
1666-646: A total acceptance rate of 42%. The university offers undergraduate degrees in over 200 majors in the nine undergraduate schools and colleges. Bachelor's degrees are offered through the Syracuse University School of Architecture , the College of Arts and Sciences , the School of Education , the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics , the College of Engineering and Computer Science ,
1764-512: Is 91 percent. The student-faculty ratio at Syracuse University is 15:1, and the school has 58.5 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. Syracuse is governed by a 70-member board of trustees with 64 trustees elected by the board to four-year terms and six elected by the alumni to four-year terms. Of the 64 board-elected trustees, three must represent specified conferences of the United Methodist Church . In addition,
1862-592: Is The Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle, more affectionately known as "The Quad", which is surrounded by academic and administrative buildings, including Hendricks Chapel . The North Campus represents a large portion of the University Hill neighborhood. Buses run to South Campus, as well as downtown Syracuse and other locations in the city. About 70 percent of students live in university housing. First- and second-year students are required to live on campus. All 22 residence halls are coeducational, and each contains
1960-600: Is a Regent of the University of California and a professor at the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television and the UCLA Anderson School of Management . For 10 years, Guber was an entertainment and media analyst for Fox Business . Guber's most recent business book, Tell to Win: Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story , became a No. 1 New York Times bestseller. Guber
2058-574: Is a high graduate coexistence with the comprehensive graduate program and a very high level of research activity. It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education . The most popular majors at Syracuse University include: Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs; Social Sciences; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Visual and Performing Arts; and Engineering. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction,
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#17327904355202156-598: Is a joint venture with ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers . Mandalay Baseball recently acquired the Oklahoma City Dodgers , the Triple-A affiliated Minor League Baseball franchise. Guber previously served as the chairman of the board of directors for Mandalay Baseball Properties which has owned and operated a national array of affiliated Minor League Baseball franchises and venues. Among
2254-614: Is also a co-owner of five professional sports teams: the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association , the Golden State Valkyries of the Women's National Basketball Association , the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball , Los Angeles FC (LAFC) of Major League Soccer , and the professional eSports organization aXiomatic Gaming with a controlling interest in one of
2352-556: Is also noted for other books that include Inside the Deep and Shootout: Surviving Fame and (Mis)Fortune in Hollywood , which became a television series on AMC called Shootout . Guber hosted the show from 2003 to 2008 with Peter Bart , editor of Variety . Guber wrote a cover article for the Harvard Business Review , titled "The Four Truths of the Storyteller". Guber was born into a Jewish family in Boston, Massachusetts ,
2450-653: Is an American film producer , business executive , entrepreneur , educator, and author. He is chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment . Guber's most recent films from Mandalay Entertainment include The Kids Are All Right , Soul Surfer and Bernie . He has also produced Rain Man , Batman , The Color Purple , Midnight Express , Gorillas in the Mist , The Witches of Eastwick , Missing , and Flashdance . Guber's films have grossed over $ 3 billion worldwide and received 50 Academy Award nominations. Guber
2548-668: Is home to the Institute for Sensory Research, Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion , Comstock Art Facility, Skytop Softball Stadium, Skytop Track, Goldstein Student Center, Outdoor Education Center, Skytop Office Building, and the InnComplete Pub, a graduate student bar. Just north is the headquarters of SU Athletics , the John A. Lally Athletics Complex , formerly known as Manley Field House . Named after alumnus John Lally,
2646-878: Is organized into 13 schools and colleges. Syracuse's admissions process is "more selective" according to the Carnegie Classification . For the 2023 incoming class, Syracuse accepted 17,545 of its 42,089 applicants, or 41.69 percent. 3,672 students enrolled in the class, a yield rate of 20.93 percent. In 2024, the school received around 45,000 applications. In 2018, 26% of the incoming students were students of color ; 18% were first-generation college students ; 21% were federal Pell grant eligible (an indicator for low-income students), and 75% received some financial aid. Students came from 48 states, along with Washington, D.C., Guam and Puerto Rico. Nearly 600 international undergraduate students from 59 countries were also admitted. In fall 2023, Syracuse University had
2744-699: Is the newly launched Center for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship, a research center jointly run by the Newhouse School and Maxwell School . Syracuse is home to the Syracuse University Art Museum. The main gallery space is located in the Shaffer Art Building on the main campus. The Warehouse Gallery is a new contemporary art space that is operated under the umbrella of the SU Art Museum. Housed in
2842-754: The 2017–18 NBA season . In 2018, the Golden State Warriors were named Sports Illustrated 's Sportsperson of the Year. In 2019, the Golden State Warriors were named Franchise of the Decade across all professional sports teams by the Sports Business Journal . In October 2015, Guber and Lacob purchased twelve acres of land in San Francisco's Mission Bay neighborhood to build a privately financed new arena. The move would mark
2940-527: The Archbold Gymnasium (1909, nearly destroyed by fire in 1947, but still in use), and the oval athletic field. After World War II , Syracuse University transformed into a major research institution. Enrollment increased in the four years after the war due to the G.I. Bill , which paid tuition, room, board, and a small allowance for veterans returning from World War II. In 1946, the University admitted 9,464 freshmen, nearly four times greater than
3038-623: The Community Folk Art Center will also be located downtown. On March 31, 2006, the university and the city announced an initiative to connect the main campus of the university with the arts and culture areas of downtown Syracuse and The Warehouse. Using natural gas, the Green Data Center generates its electricity on-site, providing cooling for servers and for a neighboring building. The Connective Corridor project, supported by of public and private funds, will be
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3136-602: The Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and was nominated for four Academy Awards , including Best Picture. Mandalay Vision produced Bernie (2011), which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival . The film was directed by Richard Linklater and starred Jack Black , Matthew McConaughey and Shirley MacLaine . Bernie debuted at No. 1 on general release in April 2012 with
3234-589: The Hall of Languages , and the Pi Chapter House of Psi Upsilon Fraternity —are individually listed on the National Register. In 2017, the university released a campus framework report detailing plans to align the campus's physical landscape, buildings, and infrastructure over the next 20 years. After World War II, a large, undeveloped hill owned by the university was used to house returning veterans in military-style campus housing. During
3332-586: The Methodist Episcopal Church , the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Located in the city's University Hill neighborhood , east and southeast of Downtown Syracuse , the large campus features an eclectic mix of architecture, ranging from nineteenth-century Romanesque Revival to contemporary buildings. Syracuse University is organized into 13 schools and colleges and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". Syracuse University athletic teams,
3430-803: The Orange , participate in 20 intercollegiate sports. SU is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for all NCAA Division I athletics, except for the men's rowing and women's ice hockey teams. SU is also a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference . Alumni, faculty, and affiliates include President Joe Biden , three Nobel Prize laureates , one Fields Medalist , 36 Olympic Medalists , thirteen Pulitzer Prize recipients, Academy Award winners, Grammy Award winners, two Rhodes Scholars , six Marshall Scholars , governors, and members of
3528-812: The School of Information Studies , Martin J. Whitman School of Management , S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications , and the College of Visual and Performing Arts . Also offered are Master's and doctoral degrees online and in person from the Graduate School and from specialized programs in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management , Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs , College of Law , among others. Additionally, SU offers Certificates of Advanced Study Programs for specialized programs for education, counseling, and other academic areas. The university has offered multiple international study programs since 1911. SU Abroad, formerly known as
3626-750: The Syracuse Stage building includes two proscenium theatres. The Storch is used primarily by the Drama Department and the Archbold is used primarily by Syracuse Stage, a professional regional theatre . The Comstock Tract Buildings , a historic district of older buildings on the campus, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Three buildings on campus—the Crouse Memorial College and
3724-620: The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives . The institution's roots can be traced to the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary . The seminary was founded in 1831 by the Genesee annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Lima, New York , south of Rochester . In 1850, it was resolved to enlarge the institution from a seminary into a college, or to connect a college with the seminary, becoming Genesee College . However,
3822-490: The UCLA Anderson School of Management . Of his storytelling course, Guber said, ""I wanted students to recognize the power of narrative," he said. "Storytelling is not frivolous entertainment. It's an inspirational and professional tool that can bring life into focus." He is a member of the UCLA Foundation board of trustees, as well as the winner of UCLA's Service Award for his accomplishments and association with
3920-540: The University of Michigan and Northwestern University , maintained that women should receive the advantages of higher education. He enrolled his daughter Frances at Syracuse, where she joined the other newly admitted female students in founding the Gamma Phi Beta sorority. The inclusion of women in the early days of the university led to the proliferation of various women's clubs and societies. Frank Smalley,
4018-446: The "Old Row," a grouping which, along with its companion Lawn, established one of Syracuse's most enduring images. The emphatically linear organization of these buildings along the brow of the hill follows a tradition of American campus planning which dates to the construction of the " Yale Row " in the 1790s. At Syracuse, "The Old Row" continued to provide the framework for growth well into the twentieth century. From its founding until
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4116-572: The "Remembrance Scholars" program, when 35 senior students receive scholarships during their final year at the university. With the "Lockerbie Scholars" program, two graduating students from Lockerbie Academy study at Syracuse for one year. The university is set on a campus that features an eclectic mix of buildings, ranging from nineteenth-century Romanesque Revival structures to contemporary buildings designed by renowned architects such as I.M. Pei . The center of campus, with its grass quadrangle, landscaped walkways, and outdoor sculptures, offers students
4214-454: The 1960s, Syracuse University added programs and staff that continued the transformation of the school into a research university. In 1954, Arthur Phillips was recruited from MIT and started the first pathogen -free animal research laboratory. The lab focused on studying medical problems using animal models. The School of Social Work, which eventually merged into the College of Human Ecology,
4312-554: The 1970s, this housing at Skytop was replaced by permanent two-level townhouses equipped with kitchen, bathroom, and private bedrooms for two or three undergraduate students each or graduate families. There are also three small residence halls that feature open doubles. More than 2,000 students live on the South Campus, which is one mile away from the Main Campus and connected by frequent shuttle bus service. South Campus
4410-689: The Chancellor and the President of the Syracuse Alumni Association serve as ex officio voting trustees. Two students and one faculty member serve as non-voting representatives on the board. The board selects, and sets the salary of, the chancellor. The university bylaws also establish a university senate with "general supervision over all educational matters concerning the University as a whole". The senate consists of administrators, faculty, students and staff. Syracuse University
4508-406: The College of Arts and Sciences. SU created its first doctoral program in 1911. In 1919, Syracuse added its business school which contains multiple MBA programs. SU's school of journalism, now the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications , was established at Syracuse in 1934. The growth of Syracuse University from a small liberal arts college into a major comprehensive university was due to
4606-744: The Dodgers' Triple- A affiliate, the Oklahoma City Dodgers. In 2018, the Oklahoma City Dodgers were named the Triple-A winner of the Bob Freitas Award, an honor presented to Minor League Baseball's top franchise based on community involvement, long-term business success, and consistent operational excellence. In October 2014, Peter Guber became the owner and executive chairman of Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC). The ownership group includes sports veteran Tom Penn, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Mia Hamm Garciaparra and Tony Robbins, among others. The club debuted in 2018 in
4704-807: The Fisher Center and Joseph I. Lubin House in New York City; the Paul Greenberg House in Washington, D.C.; the Minnowbrook Conference Center, a 28-acre (121,000 m ) retreat in the Adirondack mountains of Upstate New York ; and various properties surrounding its University Hill campus. Also called "North Campus," the Main Campus contains nearly all academic buildings and residence halls. Its centerpiece
4802-488: The Line of Fire , Groundhog Day and Philadelphia . SPE's Motion Picture Group achieved, over four years, an industry-best domestic box office market share, which averaged seventeen percent. During the same period, Sony Pictures led all competitors with 120 Academy Award nominations, the highest four-year total ever for a single company. SPE also created and distributed many prime time, half-hour comedy television series at
4900-1214: The Lowe Art Gallery in Shaffer Art Building, the Robert B Menschel Photography Gallery that features work from professional photographers as well as students and local artists, and the White Cube Gallery in Schine Student Center that showcases work for the student body outside of the school of art and design. SU has a permanent art collection of over 45,000 objects from artists including Picasso , Rembrandt , Hopper , Tiffany and Wyeth . More than 100 important paintings, sculptures, and murals are displayed in public places around campus. Notable sculptures on campus include Sol LeWitt 's Six Curved Walls , Anna Hyatt Huntington 's Diana , Jean-Antoine Houdon 's George Washington , Antoine Bourdelle 's Herakles , James Earle Fraser 's Lincoln , Malvina Hoffman 's The Struggle of Elemental Man, and Ivan Meštrović 's Moses , Job and Supplicant Persephone . Students can also research primary sources through
4998-535: The Methodist ministers, Lima, and contending cities across the state over proposals to move Genesee College to Syracuse. At the time, the ministers wanted a share of the funds from the Morrill Land Grant Act for Genesee College. They agreed to a quid pro quo donation of $ 25,000 from Senator Cornell in exchange for their (and their Methodist constituents') support for his bill. Cornell insisted
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#17327904355205096-456: The Mist , The Color Purple , Innerspace , The Witches of Eastwick , Flashdance , Missing , Tango & Cash , and An American Werewolf in London . In 1988, GPC became a public company when it merged with game show production company Barris Industries . On September 7, 1989, Barris Industries was renamed Guber-Peters Entertainment Company. On September 28, 1989, Sony Corporation announced its intention to buy GPEC. The sale
5194-507: The Presidency (1984) with Theodore H. White , the 1985 documentary series Oceanquest for NBC , and the 1980 special Mysteries of the Sea for ABC . In 1980, Guber rechristened the film division of Casablanca Filmworks as PolyGram Pictures , which was going to be PolyGram 's motion picture and television division where he was Chairman of the Board and CEO. He, Neil Bogart , and Jon Peters were planning to be partners of Boardwalk Records , but Guber instead joined PolyGram Pictures at
5292-462: The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC), which is composed of rare books, manuscripts, works of architecture and design, and popular culture (cartoons, science fiction, and pulp literature), photography, the history of recorded sound, and more. Syracuse is a comprehensive, highly residential research university. The majority of enrollments are in the full-time, four-year undergraduate program that balances arts & sciences and professions. There
5390-433: The State of New York granted the new Syracuse University its own charter independent of Genesee College. The Methodist church subscribed an endowment of $ 400,000 and the City of Syracuse offered $ 100,000 to establish the school. Bishop Jesse Truesdell Peck had donated $ 25,000 to the proposed school and was elected the first president of the Board of Trustees. Daniel Steele, a former Genesee College president, served as
5488-410: The United States prior to the attacks on September 11, 2001 . In April 1990, Syracuse University dedicated a memorial wall to the students killed on Flight 103, constructed at the entrance to the main campus in front of the Hall of Languages. Every year the university holds "Remembrance Week" during the fall semester to commemorate the students. The university also maintains a link to the tragedy with
5586-435: The Warriors officially transitioned from a basketball team into a sports and entertainment company. In September 2020, the Sports Business Journal named the Chase Center Sports Facility of the Year. "This award is a recognition of the vision, planning, and execution that went into making Chase Center a world-class sports and entertainment venue," said Warriors President and Chief Operating Officer Rick Welts. "Chase Center sets
5684-419: The Warriors' return to a home arena in San Francisco (from Oakland) for the first time in more than four decades. In September 2019, the Warriors opened the Chase Center , the first arena of its type in downtown San Francisco, and played their first game there in October 2019. The $ 1.4 billion sports and entertainment venue hosts major sporting events, concerts, conventions, family shows and more. With this arena,
5782-502: The West Coast and will join the university's West Coast offices of alumni relations, institutional advancement, and the LA semester program in the same location. Syracuse University has also established an admissions presence in New York City, Atlanta, Georgia, Chicago, Illinois, and Boston, Massachusetts. Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs maintains their Washington D.C. operations in collaboration with Center for Strategic and International Studies . Also in Washington, D.C.
5880-438: The Women's movement in nearby Seneca Falls, New York . However, the progressive "co-ed" policies practiced at Genesee would soon find controversy at the new university in Syracuse. Colleges and universities admitted few women students in the 1870s. Administrators and faculty argued women had inferior minds and could not master mathematics and the classics. Erastus Otis Haven , Syracuse University chancellor and former president of
5978-425: The Year, with the publication noting that the team "continued a sharp trajectory in 2013 under owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber that produced strong, extensive on- and off-court gains". Lacob has said of Guber "he cares more than any owner about the team, the image of the team and what the fans think." Continuing their success, the Warriors went on to win back-to-back NBA championships in the 2016-17 NBA season and
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#17327904355206076-539: The academic and athletics village is home to 20 Syracuse University athletics teams. The complex is surrounded by other athletic facilities, including the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center , J.S. Coyne Stadium , Ensley Athletic Center, and SU Soccer Stadium . In December 2004, the university announced that it had purchased or leased twelve buildings in downtown Syracuse . Five design programs—Communication, Advertising, Environmental and Interior Design, Industrial and Interactive Design, and Fashion—reside permanently in
6174-421: The amenities of a traditional college experience. The university overlooks downtown Syracuse , a medium-sized city of approximately 150,000 residents in Central New York . The school also owns an on-campus Sheraton Hotel ; Marshall Square Mall; the Drumlins Country Club , a nearby, 36-hole golf course to the east of South Campus; the Marshall, a 287-bed student housing complex (later renamed Milton Hall);
6272-453: The bar when it comes to an immersive fan experience and world-class NBA team amenities." The Warriors now lead all major professional teams with four Sports Business Awards. In the 2021–2022, the Warriors were again crowned NBA champions. Guber is an owner of the 2020 World Series winning Los Angeles Dodgers . In 2012, Guber entered into a third partnership with Magic Johnson and teamed up with Guggenheim Baseball Management to purchase
6370-432: The bargain be written into the bill and Cornell became New York State's Land Grant University in 1865. In 1869, Genesee College obtained New York State approval to move to Syracuse but Lima got a court injunction to block the move, and thus Genesee stayed in Lima until it was dissolved in 1875. By that time, however, the court injunction had been made moot by the founding of a new university on March 24, 1870. On that date
6468-502: The best per-theater average for a limited release. Jack Black received a Golden Globe nomination, and the film gained two Spirit Award nominations, as well as a Best Picture nomination at the 2012 Gotham Awards . Mandalay Television produces made-for-television movies and mini-series. Mandalay Television's Blood Crime , starring James Caan and Jonathan Schaech , was USA Network 's highest rated Crime Friday movie for 2002. From best-selling author Nora Roberts , Guber adapted
6566-448: The city's attractive transportation hub, which would ease the recruitment of faculty, students, and other persons of note. However, as a young carpenter working in Syracuse, Cornell had been twice robbed of his wages and thereafter considered Syracuse a Sodom and Gomorrah , insisting the university be in Ithaca on his large farm on East Hill, overlooking the town and Cayuga Lake . Meanwhile, there were several years of dispute between
6664-417: The driving forces behind the current ownership group's NBA record-setting bid to purchase the Warriors in 2010. Consultant Marc Ganis said of the purchase, "this could be one of the most valuable teams in the NBA." The Warriors won their first NBA championship under Guber and Lacob's leadership in the 2014-15 NBA season . The Golden State Warriors also won the 2014 Sports Business Journal Award for Team of
6762-436: The early 1920s, the university grew rapidly. It offered programs in the physical sciences and modern languages, and in 1873, Syracuse added one of the first architecture programs in the U.S. It was also the first institution to grant a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in the United States. In 1874, Syracuse created the nation's first bachelor of fine arts degree. In 1876, the school offered its first post-graduate courses in
6860-421: The efforts of two men, Chancellor James Roscoe Day and John Dustin Archbold . James Roscoe Day was serving the Calvary Church in New York City, where he befriended Archbold. Together, the two dynamic figures would oversee the first of two great periods of campus renewal in Syracuse's history. John Dustin Archbold was a capitalist, philanthropist, and President of the Board of Trustees at Syracuse University. He
6958-741: The film earned seven Academy Award nominations including Best Picture. The National Association of Theatre Owners named Guber Producer of the Year. In 1976, Guber merged his company Filmworks with Casablanca Records , headed by Neil Bogart , to form Casablanca Record and Filmworks, Inc. Guber became chairman while Bogart remained president of the combined company. Their record operation included artists such as Kiss , Donna Summer , Captain and Tennille , The Village People , and George Clinton 's Parliament-Funkadelic . It also released soundtracks such as Midnight Express , Endless Love , and Flashdance . During this period, Guber also produced several television shows and series, including Television and
7056-487: The first administrative leader of Syracuse until its Chancellor was appointed. The university opened in September 1871 in rented space downtown. Judge George F. Comstock , a member of the new university's board of trustees, had offered the school 50 acres (200,000 m ) of farmland on a hillside to the southeast of the city center. Comstock intended Syracuse University and the hill to develop as an integrated whole;
7154-548: The global marketplace. Mandalay has had distributor relationships through first look deals with Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, and Sony Pictures Entertainment. In addition to theatrical releases, Mandalay Pictures has produced numerous movies for Netflix. Mandalay Vision was Mandalay Entertainment Group's independent development, production, and financing label. Mandalay Vision's first release, The Kids Are All Right (2010), directed by Lisa Cholodenko and starring Julianne Moore , Annette Bening and Mark Ruffalo , won
7252-595: The last minute. He sold his interest in PolyGram in 1982 and then formed and served as co-owner of the Guber-Peters Company (GPC) along with producer Jon Peters . Films on which Guber served as producer or executive producer have earned more than $ 3 billion in worldwide revenue and more than 50 Academy Award nominations, including four Best Picture nominations. Guber's producing credits during this period include Rain Man , Batman , Gorillas in
7350-475: The location was soon thought by many to be insufficiently central. Its difficulties were compounded by a new railroad that competed with the Erie Canal and reconfigured the region's primary economic conduits to bypass Lima. The trustees of the struggling college decided to seek an alternate locale whose economic and transportation advantages could provide a surer base of support. The college began looking for
7448-475: The newly renovated facilities, fittingly called The Warehouse , which was renovated by Gluckman Mayner Architects . Both programs were chosen to be located in the downtown area because of their history of working on projects directly with the community. The Warehouse also houses a contemporary art space that commissions, exhibits, and promotes the work of local and international artists in a variety of media. Hundreds of students and faculty have also been affected by
7546-434: The opening ceremonies, "The conditions of admission shall be equal to all persons... there shall be no invidious discrimination here against woman.... brains and heart shall have a fair chance... " Syracuse implemented this policy with a high proportion of women students for its era. In the College of Liberal Arts, the ratio between male and female students during the 19th century was approximately even. The College of Fine Arts
7644-475: The previous incoming class. Branch campuses were established in Endicott, New York , and Utica, New York , which became Binghamton University and Utica University respectively. By the end of the 1950s, Syracuse ranked twelfth nationally in terms of the amount of its sponsored research, and it had over four hundred professors and graduate students engaging in that investigation. From the early 1950s through
7742-802: The professional sports franchises that have been recently divested by Mandalay Baseball Properties are the Dayton Dragons , a Single-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, which broke the all-time North American professional sports record for consecutive sell outs in 2011 with 815 games encompassing 12 seasons. In August 2014, the team was sold for the highest price ever paid for a Minor League Baseball franchise. In 2012, Guber and Mandalay Entertainment partnered with CAA Sports and Mike Tollin to create Mandalay Sports Media. The sports media business creates, finances, and acquires operating businesses, intellectual property, and varied enterprises within
7840-408: The ranks of the foremost institutions of learning in the United States. In 1905, James D. Phelps secured a donation of $ 150,000 from Andrew Carnegie for a new university library provided the University raised an equal sum as an endowment for the library. The University raised the required endowment in a little over a month, with the largest share being contributed by Archbold. On September 11, 1907,
7938-632: The series became the all-time most-viewed documentary on the network. In 2020, The Last Dance was nominated for three Emmy Awards , and won the Emmy for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. The series also won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary (Television) and the Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television. In September 2012, Peter Guber and Mandalay Entertainment joined
8036-836: The son of Ruth (née Anshen) and Sam Guber (married in 1929). His father owned a junk business in Somerville, Massachusetts . He attended John Ward Elementary School and Newton North High School. Following high school graduation, Guber enrolled in the pre-law curriculum at Syracuse University . He played intramural football and rushed the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity. Guber spent his junior year abroad at Syracuse's Florence, Italy , campus. At Syracuse, he met his future wife, Tara Lynda Francine Gellis, whom he married in 1964. Guber enrolled at New York University , where he earned his J.D. and LL.M. law degrees, studying for his MBA at night. As he neared graduation in 1968, Guber accepted
8134-418: The sports and media sectors, as well as develops sports-themed entertainment programming for distribution across film, television, mobile, and digital. With Guber executive producing, Mandalay Sports Media made The Last Dance , a ten-part documentary series that chronicles Michael Jordan and the 1990s Chicago Bulls dynasty, which premiered on ESPN on April 19, 2020. Created in partnership with Netflix ,
8232-406: The storied Major League Baseball franchise. Together, the group made the $ 2.15 billion winning offer, which more than doubled the previous record price for a North American sports franchise." Under their ownership, the franchise has won the 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2020 National League West championships. In 2017, 2018, and 2020, the Dodgers became National League champions, earning them
8330-490: The studio released, among other films, Shampoo , Taxi Driver , Tommy , and The Way We Were . Upon leaving Columbia in 1975, Guber was given a three-year production deal with the studio. Guber launched his career as an independent film producer with The Deep (1977), which became one of the highest-grossing films of the year. Guber also bought the rights and served as executive producer for Midnight Express (1978). Produced by Alan Marshall and David Puttnam ,
8428-782: The temporary move of the School of Architecture downtown for the $ 12 million renovation of its campus facility, Slocum Hall. Since 2009, the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems, led by Syracuse University in partnership with Clarkson University and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry , creates innovations in environmental and energy technologies that improve human health and productivity, security, and sustainability in urban and built environments. The Paul Robeson Performing Arts Company and
8526-463: The terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie , Scotland. The students were returning from a study-abroad program in Europe. That evening, Syracuse University went on with a basketball game just hours after the attack, for which the university was severely criticized and the university's chancellor subsequently apologized. The bombing of Flight 103 was the deadliest terrorist attack against
8624-451: The time, with shows including Married... with Children , Designing Women , Seinfeld , Mad About You and The Nanny . In 1995, Guber formed Mandalay Entertainment as a joint venture with Sony Pictures Entertainment. The multimedia entertainment company has interests in motion pictures, television, sports entertainment and digital media. Mandalay Pictures, a division of Mandalay Entertainment Group produces motion pictures for
8722-472: The transfer of the Von Ranke collection from the old library building marking the opening of the new Carnegie library with a collection of over 71,000 volumes. In addition to keeping the University financially solvent during its early years, Archbold also contributed funds for eight buildings, including the full cost of Archbold Stadium (opened 1907, demolished 1978), Sims Hall (men's dormitory, 1907),
8820-778: The university. Guber is the chair of the founding board of advisors for the Center for Managing Enterprises in Media, Entertainment & Sports (MEMES) at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. In 2017, Guber received the UCLA Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by UCLA. Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally ' Cuse or SU ) is a private research university in Syracuse, New York , United States. Established in 1870 with roots in
8918-465: The world's most innovative companies. In 2020, LAFC's star forward, Diego Rossi , was awarded the MLS Golden Boot award as the top goal scorer of the year in all of Major League Soccer. In 2022, LAFC became MLS Cup champions after only four seasons. Guber's most recent book, published in 2011, is Tell To Win - Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story , which became
9016-702: The world's premier eSports franchises, Team Liquid. Guber formerly served as chairman of Dick Clark Productions , which produces the American Music Awards , the Golden Globe Awards , and other shows. He is also chairman of the Strategic Board; was an investor in NextVR, which was sold to Apple in 2020; and is chairman of Mandalay Sports Media. He is co-executive chairman of aXiomatic, a broad-based esports and gaming company. He
9114-575: Was completed on November 9, 1989, a day after Sony acquired Columbia Pictures Entertainment . During Guber's tenure as co-chairman and CEO at SPE, the company produced and distributed films such as Awakenings , Misery , Flatliners , Terminator 2: Judgment Day , Boyz n the Hood , City Slickers , Basic Instinct , A League of Their Own , Single White Female , A River Runs Through It , A Few Good Men , Sleepless in Seattle , In
9212-556: Was founded in 1956. Syracuse's College of Engineering also founded the nation's second-oldest computer engineering and bioengineering programs. In 1962, Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr. donated $ 15 million to begin construction of a school of communications, eventually known as the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications . In 1966, Syracuse University was admitted to the Association of American Universities . On December 21, 1988, 35 Syracuse University students were killed in
9310-604: Was known as John D. Rockefeller's right-hand man and successor at the Standard Oil Company. He was a close friend of Syracuse University Chancellor James R. Day and gave almost $ 6 million to the University over his lifetime. Said a journalist in 1917: Mr. Archbold's ... is the president of the board of trustees of Syracuse University, an institution which has prospered so remarkably since his connection with it that its student roll has increased from hundreds to over 4,000, including 1,500 young women, placing it in
9408-457: Was named head of American production. In August 1973, he was promoted to vice-president of worldwide production. Steven Spielberg noted that he "used to go to (Guber's) office at Columbia when he was just starting. (Guber) had an enormous chart on his wall with what every director in the world was planning that listed their pictures in development and planned for production." It made a lasting impression on Spielberg. During his time at Columbia
9506-478: Was predominantly female, while lower ratios of women enrolled in the College of Medicine and the College of Law. Men and women were taught together in the same courses, and many extra-curricular activities were coeducational as well. Syracuse also developed "women-only" organizations and clubs. Coeducation at Syracuse traced its roots to the early days of Genesee College where educators and students like Frances Willard and Belva Lockwood were heavily influenced by
9604-503: Was seen by over 49 million viewers, and Northern Lights was one of the top rated cable movies in 2009. Mandalay Television completed the ninth installment in the franchise, Carnal Innocence , starring Gabrielle Anwar , which premiered on Lifetime in June 2011. The tenth movie, Brazen Virtue , will soon be produced for Netflix. Guber serves as chairman of the board of directors and is the managing partner of Mandalay Baseball LLC , which
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