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iSchool and IBM Host zEnterprise Summer Seminar

Monday, June 17, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University and IBM’s System z Academic Initiative co-hosted the zEnterprise Summer Seminar at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) earlier this month. This three-day seminar, held June 3-5, brought together IBM employees and college educators from across North America…

In Bloom

Monday, June 17, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Each spring, at the intersection of University Place and Ostrom Avenue, the E.M. Mills Memorial Rose Garden in Thornden Park comes alive with reds, oranges and pinks; climbing vines over decorative archways and visitors strolling through the pathways.

Media, Law & Policy

Q&A with Professor Roy Gutterman: Balancing Privacy and National Security

Monday, June 17, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Recent revelations about the U.S. government’s surveillance programs in counterterrorism have jarred the American public into a debate about privacy rights versus national security. A former National Security Agency contractor employee, Edward Snowden, leaked information that the N.S.A. collects the…

Campus & Community

Academic Calendar for 2017-18 Announced

Wednesday, June 12, 2013, By News Staff

The Syracuse University academic calendar for 2017-18 has now been published.  The dates are available in the multi-year calendar (Fall 2013 – Summer 2018) on the Registrar’s Office website.  The calendar continues to meet the needs of our diverse campus…

Onondaga Citizens League Releases Study Report ‘The World at Our Doorstep’

Tuesday, June 11, 2013, By Eileen Jevis

The Onondaga Citizens League released the results of its study “The World at Our Doorstep.” Heidi Holtz and Kristen Mucitelli-Heath co-chaired the study. Holtz is the director of research and programs at the Gifford Foundation. Mucitelli-Heath is the director of…

Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz Named Interim Senior Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs

Friday, June 7, 2013, By News Staff

Chancellor Nancy Cantor today named Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz interim Senior Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs at Syracuse University. Kantrowitz, currently Associate Vice President for Inclusion, Community and Citizenship within SU’s Division of Student Affairs, will succeed Thomas V….

Gebbie Clinic Enrolling Kids for Summer Literacy Camp

Thursday, June 6, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Phonological Awareness Camp for Kids (P.A.C.K.) promotes literacy development in fun environment Syracuse University is looking for a few budding bookworms to enroll in its annual Phonological Awareness Camp for Kids (P.A.C.K.). The camp will meet every Tuesday from July…

Arts & Culture

Broadway Actress and SU Alumna Julia Murney to Perform June 14 at Stage’s Anniversary Gala

Friday, May 31, 2013, By News Staff

Broadway actress and Syracuse University alumna Julia Murney will perform at Syracuse Stage’s 40th Anniversary Gala on Friday, June 14, in the Schine Student Center on the SU campus. Murney’s credits include Elphaba in “Wicked” (Broadway and National Tour) and…

National Consumer Health Website Has iSchool Project Roots

Thursday, May 30, 2013, By Diane Stirling

Given limited access to information on medical procedure costs and insurance company reimbursements, Americans have long had difficulty assessing the potential cost of their health care options. However, a complex team project administered by School of Information Studies (iSchool) Assistant…

Memorial Service for Maxwell Professor William Duncombe to Be Held June 7

Tuesday, May 28, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

William D. Duncombe, professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, senior research associate in Maxwell’s Center for Policy Research (CPR) and associate director of CPR’s Education Finance and Accountability Program, died…