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National higher education consortium urges reform that values public scholarship

Friday, June 27, 2008, By News Staff

Peter Englot315 443 1921 Higher education leaders in the humanities, arts and design from across the United States are amplifying a wave of reform to recognize public scholarship in faculty tenure and promotion decisions. The catalyst for this movement is…

Syracuse iSchool helps launch new international academy of library and information science in China

Thursday, June 26, 2008, By News Staff

Margaret Costello Spillett315 443 1069 Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) Dean Elizabeth D. Liddy and iSchool associate professor Jian Qin participated earlier this month in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the International Collaborative Academy of Library and Information Science…

Bonzi appointed to new position dedicated to instructional quality in SU School of Information Studies

Wednesday, June 25, 2008, By News Staff

Bonzi appointed to new position dedicated to instructional quality in SU School of Information StudiesJune 25, 2008Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) associate professor Susan Bonzi has been named to the new position of director of…

SU part-time faculty approve three-year union contract

Tuesday, June 24, 2008, By News Staff

Kevin Morrow443-3784 Syracuse University part-time faculty members on Monday approved a three-year collective bargaining agreement between the University and Adjuncts United, a labor union affiliated with the New York State United Teachers Union (AU/NYSUT). Voting for the more than 500…

Two VPA students win Disney Imagineering’s ImagiNations competition

Monday, June 23, 2008, By News Staff

Erica Blust315 443 5891 Lauren Baldesarra ’09 and Jason Christopher Yeadon’09, communications design majors in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) School of Art and Design, have won the first place and best in show awards of the…

Maxwell professor Catherine Bertini to moderate panel at first annual meeting of Global Humanitarian Forum in Switzerland

Thursday, June 19, 2008, By News Staff

  Catherine Bertini, professor of practice in public administration in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, who was named a founding member of the board of the Global Humanitarian Forum by former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan last…

Center for Natural Language Processing appoints new interim director

Wednesday, June 18, 2008, By News Staff

Margaret Costello Spillett315 443 1069 The Center for Natural Language Processing in Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies has named information studies professor Kevin Crowston as interim director. He replaces assistant research professor Anne Diekema, who has served in the…

Winning design of ‘Change Your View’ competition that lights up key section of Connective Corridor to be exhibited June 19 in conjunction with Th3

Wednesday, June 18, 2008, By News Staff

Erica Blust315 443 5891 A team of seven students from Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) have created a functional and beautiful way to shed new light on a key section of Syracuse’s Connective…

Lambert appointed founding director of Humanities Center at Syracuse University

Wednesday, June 18, 2008, By News Staff

Lambert appointed founding director of Humanities Center at Syracuse UniversityJune 18, 2008Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu Gregg Lambert, Dean’s Professor of the Humanities in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed the founding director of the Humanities Center at Syracuse…

Syracuse University, SUNY-ESF will present University Community Harvest Farmers’ Market on four Fridays this summer and fall

Tuesday, June 17, 2008, By News Staff

Kelly Homan Rodoski315 443 5381 Are you craving fresh fruits and vegetables, or searching for a unique handmade item? Look no farther than the University Community Harvest Farmers’ Market. The market will be held on four Fridays–June 27, Aug. 8,…