Search Results for: ,OFE
iSchool and Microsoft partner on social networking experiment
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) and Microsoft Corporation announce a partnership to better understand how Microsoft’s new social software So.cl can be used with students who have grown up with social software, study information science and design communication tools. So.cl…
Newhouse public relations faculty team with Cision to examine social media usage
More than 70 percent of online media journalists and other content contributors now interact with public relations professionals through popular social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook, according to a 2011 survey of North American online media conducted by…
Fitzgibbons, Hurst-Wahl nominated for WISE Instructor of the Year
Two School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty members have been nominated for Instructor of the Year awards by the web-based Information Science Education (WISE) Consortium.
School of Education awarded ‘Race to the Top’ grant to establish Syracuse Urban Inclusive Teacher Residents (SUITR) program
The New York State Education Department’s “Race to the Top” grant awarded $1.6 million to Syracuse University’s School of Education to start the teacher-preparation pilot program “Syracuse Urban Inclusive Teacher Residents (SUITR).” The grant is part of a statewide effort…
It’s a queer world: Chancellor’s Leadership Project unites LGBT scholars, activists, artists from around the world
When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently announced at the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva, Switzerland, that the United States would consider gay rights when making future aid and asylum decisions, she acknowledged what scholars and activists have…
Chancellor Cantor to receive honorary degree from University of Michigan
On Sunday, Dec. 18, Syracuse University Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor will receive an honorary degree from the University of Michigan (U-M). The honorary doctor of laws degree will be presented at U-M’s winter commencement exercises at the Crisler Arena…
Huey Hsiao appointed the new associate director for Office of Multicultural Affairs
The Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) within the Division of Student Affairs has appointed Huey Hsiao as its new associate director. Hsiao will begin the position on Jan. 1, 2012. Currently, he is serving as assistant director of student services…
Stripling recognized by Caroline Kennedy for school library work
Barbara Stripling, incoming professor of library science at the iSchool, was recognized in a speech by Caroline Kennedy.
First Cyber Engineering Semester completed by inaugural cohort
On Dec. 14, Syracuse University celebrated the completion of its Cyber Engineering Semester program by the first cohort. The program—the first of its kind in the nation—prepares students to design, build and verify highly assured systems and to meet the…
Improving effectiveness of arts in community is topic of TMR
The Dec. 15 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable (TMR) will feature Joshua Dekaney, interim director of the Center for Live Music in the 21st Century in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in Syracuse University’s…