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Obama administration reaches out to disability community

Friday, January 23, 2009, By News Staff

Obama administration reaches out to disability communityJanuary 23, 2009Me’Shae Brooks-Rollingmrolling@law.syr.edu Michael Morris, chief executive officer of The Burton Blatt Institute: Centers of Innovation on Disability (BBI) and Eve Hill, senior vice president of BBI, represented the organization at a meeting…

College of Law names Banks to first Board of Advisors Distinguished Professorship

Thursday, January 22, 2009, By News Staff

Jaclyn D. Grosso (315) 443-9534 Professor William C. Banks, an internationally renowned expert on national security and counterterrorism, has been named to the newly created College of Law Board of Advisors Distinguished Professorship. Created through the leadership and financial commitment…

iSchool is looking for faculty researchers in STEM fields to participate in focus groups

Wednesday, January 21, 2009, By News Staff

iSchool is looking for faculty researchers in STEM fields to participate in focus groupsJanuary 21, 2009Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu The School of Information Studies (iSchool) seeks faculty researchers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to participate in focus groups whose…

African American artisans exhibit at CFAC

Wednesday, January 21, 2009, By News Staff

SU News Services(315) 443-3784 Through March 7, the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) will exhibit the work of three artists whose works were featured on HGTV’s “Modern Masters: African American Artisans” program in 2003: Espi Frazier, Hermon Futrell and David…

iSchool seeks faculty researchers in STEM fields to participate in focus groups

Wednesday, January 21, 2009, By News Staff

Margaret Spillett(315) 443-1069 The School of Information Studies (iSchool) seeks faculty researchers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to participate in focus groups whose input will help shape the curriculum to educate cyberinfrastructure facilitators (CI facilitators). The first meetings…

New Library website available for preview, comment

Friday, January 16, 2009, By News Staff

Pamela McLaughlin(315) 443-9788 The University Library has released a beta version of its new website for trial and comment. The beta site, found at http://libtest2.syr.edu, is available from on-campus locations at this time and will be available from off campus…

University enters Peace Corps’ annual top colleges ranking

Friday, January 16, 2009, By News Staff

SU News Services(315) 443-3784 Syracuse University has entered the Peace Corps’ top 25 list of medium-size schools (enrollment of 5,001-15,000 undergraduates) producing Peace Corps volunteers. With 19 alumni currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers, SU is 24th in the rankings….

Pramod Varshney named director of CASE Center

Friday, January 16, 2009, By News Staff

Kelly Homan Rodoski(315) 443-3784 Pramod Varshney, Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been named director of the Center for Advanced Systems and Engineering (CASE) at Syracuse…

Pramod Varshney named director of Syracuse University’s CASE Center

Friday, January 16, 2009, By News Staff

Pramod Varshney named director of Syracuse University’s CASE CenterJanuary 16, 2009Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Pramod Varshney, Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been named director of the…

SU promotes Learning Communities co-founder as director of residence life

Thursday, January 15, 2009, By News Staff

Matthew R. Snyder(315) 443-7082 As Syracuse University welcomed students back to campus for the Spring 2009 semester, the Division of Student Affairs appointed veteran residence life leader Terra L. Peckskamp as director of residence life. In this role, Peckskamp will…