Archive for August 2009

SU in the News: Monday, August 31

Chancellor Nancy Cantor featured in Post-Standard article on home offices

Introducing Inside SU

Inside SU is a new campus information resource and a companion to the new Syracuse University News website.

Music from the silver screen performed by the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble to air Sept. 5 on WCNY-FM

Selections from the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble’s second annual “Silver Screen Spectacular” can be heard Saturday, Sept. 5, from 6–8 p.m. on WCNY-FM.

Syracuse Symposium 2009 celebrates 'Light'

The SU and CNY communities are invited to celebrate "Light" through an array of events beginning on Sept. 10.

SU in the News: Friday, August 28

The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) at the Whitman School was featured in a CNN business story.

Syracuse University iSchool staff members co-present on online learning at two conferences

Kathryn Allen and Peggy Brown, iSchool staff members, recently co-presented on the topic of online learning at the Distance Learning Administration Conference and the Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning.

SU 'Orange Alert': What to do when you hear the siren

The University recently installed sirens as an enhancement to the Orange Alert system.

Syracuse Stage open house planned for Sept. 26

Syracuse Stage has announced plans for its 2009 Open House, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 26.

Center for Health and Behavior announces Fall 2009 Seminar Series on diverse range of health topics

The Center for Health and Behavior at Syracuse University has announced its Fall 2009 Seminar Series.

SU named by G.I. Jobs magazine as a 2010 Military Friendly School

Syracuse University has been named by G.I. Jobs magazine as a Military Friendly School for 2010.

SU in the News: Thursday, August 27

Mehrzad Boroujerdi, director of the Middle Eastern Studies Program in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, was quoted by Radio Free Europe in a story on the death of Iraq politician Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim.

SU establishes Veterans’ Resource Center to better serve student-veterans; new website launched

In order to better assist veterans, the University has established the Veterans' Resource Center.

Mix It Up! Fridays at Slutzker Center

Come to Mix It Up!, the Slutzker Center's weekly gathering dedicated to building community through dialogue, service projects and education.

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction offered

Students can manage stress more effectively through Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction.

Photographer kicks off symposium, Library Associates lecture series

Howard Bond, a renowned photographer, will give a free lecture at Syracuse University.

University receives highly competitive grant to put more science and mathematics teachers in the classroom

A highly competitive grant will enable the University to place graduates in rural and urban schools where there is a critical shortage of highly qualified science and mathematics teachers nationwide.

Cecilia Aragon to speak at iSchool’s Brown Bag Presentation

A staff scientist in the Computational Research Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, will present “How Social Technology Facilitates Scientific Insight into Massive Data Sets.”

SU in the News: Wednesday, August 26

Whitman School's Dinesh Gauri quoted in Wall Street Journal on proposed price increases by Anheuser-Busch InBev

VPA’s Stinson joins critically acclaimed Lark Chamber Artists/Lark Quartet

Caroline Stinson, a prize-winning cellist and instructor of cello and chamber music coordinator in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, has joined the critically acclaimed Lark Chamber Artists (LCA) and its core ensemble, the world-renowned Lark Quartet.

JPMorgan Chase Technology Center to hold open house Aug. 27

An open house will be held at the JPMorgan Chase Technology Center at Syracuse University on Thursday, Aug. 27, from 6-8 p.m. in the lobby of Lyman Hall.

Medical informatics expert presents during brown bag lunch Tuesday, Sept. 8, at Syracuse iSchool

Lawrence Fagan, the co-director of the Biomedical Informatics Training Program at the Stanford University School of Medicine, will present “Future Directions in Computers and Medicine and Opportunities for Information Studies” during the Syracuse iSchool's first Brown Bag Presentation of the year.

SU in the News: Tuesday, August 25

iSchool's Milton Mueller quoted on ICANN and Internet governance

Student Association to provide Thanksgiving Break bus service

This semester, the SU Student Association will provide round-trip buses for Thanksgiving Break. Buses will serve four major Northeast cities: New York City, Philadelphia, Boston and Washington, D.C. The price of this service is $99 round trip.

Pilot program to feature later hours at Brockway Dining Center for Fall 2009 semester

This fall semester, the hours of Brockway Dining Center will start at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast and end at 8 p.m. for dinner, creating a 30-minute shift from the previous hours of 7 a.m.–7:30 p.m.

SU campus ready to welcome over 3,500 new students

Syracuse Welcome will help first-year and transfer students get acclimated and ready to start the academic year.

New enterprising students, new distinguished faculty point Syracuse University to the future

Building on its legacy as a place of opportunity and innovation, Syracuse University this week will welcome 3,260 new undergraduate students—bright, enterprising women and men who represent the University's most economically and socially diverse incoming class ever.

SU in the News: Monday, August 24

Newhouse's Vin Crosbie comments on diminishing online anonymity in the Toronto Globe and Mail

SU's Pulse Performing Arts Series announces 2009–10 season; highlights include jazz trumpeter Chris Botti and internationally acclaimed Martha Graham Dance Company

The 2009–10 season of Syracuse University’s Pulse Performing Arts Series features a selection of free events in addition to ticketed concerts.

Syracuse University organist Owolabi to present recital Sept. 8

The program will include works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Ludwig Krebs, Maurice Duruflé, Rachel Laurin and William Bolcom.

SU in the News: Friday, August 21

Chancellor Nancy Cantor co-authors Post-Standard op-ed on the Connective Corridor

Statement from Syracuse University on Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

Syracuse University statement on the release of Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi.

SU in the News: Thursday, August 20

Former Newhouse School Dean David Rubin quoted on the passing of 60 Minutes' Don Hewitt

SU Sheraton recognized as #1 in North America

The Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center has again achieved “Select” status within Starwood Hotels.

SU College of Visual and Performing Arts' XL Projects kicks off new exhibition season Sept. 2 with 'Graduate Painting'
SU College of Visual and Performing Arts' XL Projects kicks off new exhibition season Sept. 2 with 'Graduate Painting'

"Graduate Painting," a collection of work by graduate painting students in SU's College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will kick off a new season of exhibitions at XL Projects.

GoWeb3D teams up with Syracuse iSchool to bring augmented reality to campus

The Syracuse iSchool will be among the first colleges in the world with its own AR mobile solution.

SU in the News: Wednesday, August 19

Newhouse's Robert Thompson comments on the passing of political columnist Robert Novak in USA Today

Grade school students build robots, get excited about science during iCAN Robotics Program

Every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evening for the past five weeks, 22 middle- and high school students from Syracuse have come together at the Vision Center on South Salina Street to build and program their very own robots.

Sustainable Enterprise Partnership announces certificate of advanced study in sustainable enterprise

The certificate of advanced study in sustainable enterprise (CASSE) was developed to engage graduate students from a wide range of academic backgrounds in a trans-disciplinary program.

Call for student job postings

Campus departments that have student employment job postings for the fall semester should contact HR’s Student Employment Services (HRSES) to have their openings posted on the HRSES website.

Students invited to attend New York State Fair Sept. 5

Tickets go on sale Aug. 27, and are available to students for $5 with their SU I.D. or SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry I.D. at the Schine Box Office.

SU in the News: Tuesday, August 18

SU's new energy-efficient data center mentioned in an Environmental Leader article on cogeneration systems.

Masiclat named associate director of communications for Division of Student Affairs
Masiclat named associate director of communications for Division of Student Affairs

In her new role, Masiclat will continue to manage Student Affairs communications projects such as the readySET, but will also focus on internal communications and collaborative projects with other units across campus.

Pulse Performing Arts Series produces special season preview to appear in Aug. 23 Post-Standard; 2009–10 season to be announced Aug. 24

All first-year SU students will receive a copy of the publication on Saturday, Aug. 29, during Pulse's downtown orientation event.

Newton to present ‘Shipwrecks as Fossils’ at AAAS Pacific Division meeting
Newton to present ‘Shipwrecks as Fossils’ at AAAS Pacific Division meeting

Syracuse University’s first Professor of Interdisciplinary Sciences, Cathryn R. Newton, sees the North Carolina coast as rich with fossils for paleontologists, marine archeologists and historians to study.

Syracuse iSchool students present entrepreneurial endeavors at Tech Garden event

On Aug. 12 at the Syracuse Technology Garden, a crowd of 75 people watched eagerly as a gauntlet was thrown and the competitors drew.

Syracuse iSchool student presents keynote address at ninth annual Information and Knowledge Management Conference

Syracuse iSchool doctoral candidate Raed M. Sharif recently presented the keynote address at the ninth annual Information and Knowledge Management Conference in Sandton, South Africa. Sharif presented "The Power of Information and Digital Networks: New Paradigms and Expectations for Socioeconomic Development" to the South African business leaders, academics and information and knowledge management professionals who [...]

SU professor speaks at Smithsonian about community outreach and heritage

Faye McMahon, a Syracuse University professor known for her work with local immigrant and refugee folk artists, recently gave an invited lecture at the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies in Washington, D.C.

Arts and Sciences announces new academic chairs, directors for Fall 2009

The College of Arts and Sciences has announced the appointments of 11 new department chairs and program directors.

iSchool receives Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant
iSchool receives Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant

Totaling almost $800,000, the grant will be used to educate a new generation of science librarians by developing a digital curation curriculum.

Summer College holds End of Program Events

Summer College students, family and friends, and the University community are invited to attend the Summer College End of Program Events on Friday, Aug. 14.