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Student Chapter of ACM Growing Upward, Outward at iSchool

Monday, May 5, 2014, By Diane Stirling

A new student chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, is in its second year at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), and is experiencing growth with the spring induction of…

Campus & Community

Schools, Colleges Announce Convocation Speakers

Wednesday, April 30, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

From men and women who have achieved outstanding careers in their fields to prominent faculty members to some of the most accomplished students, all of Syracuse University’s schools and colleges have named speakers for their Convocation ceremonies. The Convocations will…

Arts & Culture

Stephanie James Named Founding Director of VPA’s School of Art

Thursday, April 24, 2014, By Erica Blust

Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has appointed Stephanie James the founding director of the college’s future School of Art. James is a fine artist and currently associate dean and head of the School of Visual Arts…

Campus & Community

Onondaga Citizens League Releases New Study on Early Childhood, School Readiness

Thursday, April 17, 2014, By Eileen Jevis

The Onondaga Citizens League (OCL) released its new study report, “Early Childhood and School Readiness: Creating a Community Where All Children Thrive by Five” at a conference on April 14 at WCNY. The report, co-chaired by OCL board members Laurie…

iSchool, Marist, Linux Foundation, IBM Presenting MOOC Series on Enterprise Computing

Monday, April 14, 2014, By Diane Stirling

In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, two IT-savvy colleges, a nonprofit consortium and an IT industry leader are combining academic efforts to present a massive open online educational series whose curriculum is centered on mainframe-computing operations. The School of Information Studies (iSchool),…

STEM

iSchool Faculty, Students Presenting at Big Data in Libraries Conference

Wednesday, April 9, 2014, By Diane Stirling

School of Information Studies faculty and students are among the presenters for the Big Data in Libraries conference taking place April 11 in Syracuse. Assistant Professor Bei Yu will speak on “Managing and Curating Undergraduate-Generated Qualitative Data.” Sarah Bratt, a…

Campus & Community

School Supply Drive to Support Global Youth Service Day

Wednesday, April 2, 2014, By News Staff

The SU Chapter of Golden Key International Honour Society will be collecting school supplies for English as a Second Language (ESL) students attending Edward Smith K-8 School, Syracuse.  The items needed are listed below.  Collection bins will be placed in…

Campus & Community

Maxwell School Names Prominent Public Policy Scholar to Moynihan Chair

Tuesday, March 18, 2014, By News Staff

Amy Ellen Schwartz, an internationally renowned scholar of education policy, public finance and urban economics, will join the Maxwell School this fall as Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Affairs. Schwartz, a professor of public policy, education, and economics at…

U.S. News Ranks School of Education in the Top 50 of Best Education Schools

Thursday, March 13, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

U.S. News & World Report has ranked the School of Education No. 45 among the best education graduate schools for 2015. This is the second consecutive year the School of Education has been ranked in the top 50. “I’m pleased that…

Veterans

Military Times Places Whitman in Top 10 ‘Best for Vets’ Biz School Rankings

Monday, March 10, 2014, By News Staff

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management has been ranked No. 6 by Military Times in its 2014 list of Best for Vets: Business Schools, the publication announced today. The organization comprising Army Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times and…