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Raising the Bar: College of Law Revises Standards to Improve Student Success
A rigorous two-day test of legal knowledge, the bar exam is the final hurdle for those studying law to be admitted as practicing attorneys. To ensure that new graduates taking the bar exam had academic assistance, the College of Law initiated a revised set of academic standards several years ago.
Grad Student Places Fifth in IBM ‘Master the Mainframe’ Contest
A part-time graduate student in the School of Information Studies who admittedly has “no formal computer science background” has placed in the top five finishers in IBM’s coding and technology skills “Master the Mainframe” competition. Steven Hoover, an information management…
Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Coming to iSchool in March
The kinds of administrative and protective challenges that information technology professionals face at their jobs every day will comprise an exciting and intense weekend for nearly 200 students participating in a national cyber-skills competition taking place at the School of…
Education Professors, Doctoral Student Recognized by International Center of Syracuse
Two School of Education professors and a doctoral education student were honored with citizenship awards by the International Center of Syracuse (ICS). Associate Professor Alan Foley, who is jointly appointed in the departments of Cultural Foundations of Education and Teaching…
González, Wells to Serve as Special Assistants to the Chancellor
Nicholson to Lead New Student Engagement Effort
A Strategic Focus for Interim Vice Chancellor, Provost Liz Liddy
As dean of the School of Information Studies, professor and mentor, Liddy has forged close connections to many students during her 25 years at the iSchool. In her new role, Liddy will impact an even greater number of students—across campus and possibly for decades to come.
Col. Joseph R. Novack, Jr. (Ret.) Named Executive Director of Veteran and Military Affairs
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Veteran and Military Affairs (VMA) at Syracuse University is pleased to announce the appointment of Col. (Ret.) Joseph R. Novack, Jr., as executive director of Veteran and Military Affairs. As executive director, Novack…
Beyond Today’s Radio Spectrum: Transmitting Wireless Data on Higher Frequencies
Everything we do that requires a wireless connection uses the radio spectrum. We’re able to harness radio waves to listen to music in the car or stream Netflix from the 4G network on our smartphones. Each application is assigned its…
Nicholson to Speak at Game Design Conference
School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor Scott Nicholson, an expert in meaningful gamification, transformative games, facilitating learning through games and play in non-classroom settings, and a game designer himself, has been invited to address the IndieCade East conference in…
Q & A: Christopher Faricy on the State of the Union Address
From the economy to the war on terror, President Obama touched on a wide range of issues during his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Christoper Faricy, assistant professor of political science in the Maxwell School and author of…