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Liddy Selects Karin Ruhlandt Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Ruhlandt, who first joined the Syracuse faculty in 1993, has served as interim dean of the college since July 2014.
Raising the Bar: College of Law Revises Standards to Improve Student Success
A rigorous two-day test of legal knowledge, the bar exam is the final hurdle for those studying law to be admitted as practicing attorneys. To ensure that new graduates taking the bar exam had academic assistance, the College of Law initiated a revised set of academic standards several years ago.
Grad Student Places Fifth in IBM ‘Master the Mainframe’ Contest
A part-time graduate student in the School of Information Studies who admittedly has “no formal computer science background” has placed in the top five finishers in IBM’s coding and technology skills “Master the Mainframe” competition. Steven Hoover, an information management…
Carver Reading Series Announces Spring Lineup
The M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing in the College of Arts and Sciences has announced its Spring 2015 Raymond Carver Reading Series. Named for the great short-story writer and poet who taught at Syracuse in the 1980s, the Carver Series…
iSchool Announces MLIS ‘Expect More’ Scholarship Program
A new initiative at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) offers an enriched graduate education experience to students who want to become leaders in librarianship and develop skills that are applicable to a wide range of 21st-century careers that are…
Free Tobacco Cessation Program
Free tobacco cessation program, still time to register! The University is offering a free, six-week tobacco cessation program on campus for faculty and staff. Begins, Tuesday, Jan. 27, and runs for six consecutive Tuesdays. Noon-1 p.m. in 233 Schine Student…
Getting to Know: Office of Disability Services Director Paula Possenti-Perez
Office of Disability Services Director Paula Possenti-Perez looks at the realm of disability in terms of social justice as well as a matter of diversity. “It’s creating a new context around disability as being a positive asset and empowering and engaging students to see disability as a source of where additional strength and skills have been developed and enhanced—literally because they have a disability,” she says.
Free Smoking Cessation Support Groups Begin this Month
Quitting smoking is one of the most common New Year’s resolutions. Beginning in July 2015, SU becomes a smoke-free and tobacco-free campus. In support of the variety of ways that people utilize to quit smoking, and in recognizing that stopping…
Free Faculty/Staff Tobacco Cessation Groups Offered
Free tobacco cessation support groups for faculty and staff. Registration now open Beginning in January, the University will offer free, six-week tobacco cessation programs on campus for faculty and staff. Session 1 begins Tuesday, Jan. 27, and runs for six…
Free Tobacco Cessation Groups Offered for Students
Free tobacco cessation support groups for students. Registration now open. Beginning in January, the University will offer free, six-week tobacco cessation programs on campus for students. Session 1 begins Monday, Jan. 26, and runs for six consecutive Mondays, 4-5 p.m….