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Alexia Foundation seminar, judging to take place Feb. 18 and 19

Wednesday, February 16, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Students are invited to attend the 22nd annual Alexia Foundation Photo Grant Competition judging on Saturday, Feb. 19, at 10 a.m. in Room 101 of Newhouse 1. A seminar, featuring this year’s competition judges, will be held Friday, Feb. 18,…

SU alumni from Cisco, Google, NBC to speak on campus

Wednesday, February 16, 2011, By News Staff

From broadcast television to government activism to food blogging and everything in between, Syracuse University boasts an alumni base spanning virtually all industries and career fields. This semester, Career Services and the Office of Alumni Relations will bring five SU…

Real JOBS NY assists people with psychiatric disabilities find sustainable employment

Wednesday, February 16, 2011, By News Staff

For Jill Shepherd, who has battled depression and alcoholism, overcoming the barriers that stood in her way to finding a job seemed like an impossible task. When conventional methods of obtaining employment did not work, Shepherd enrolled in the Real…

‘LinkedIn 101: Are you in?’ presentation Feb. 23

Wednesday, February 16, 2011, By News Staff

Perhaps you’ve heard of LinkedIn.com, but aren’t quite sure how it works or why you should build a profile. More than 90 million people are using LinkedIn as a networking site to build connections, showcase professional achievements and ultimately land…

Article 25’s Stephanie Johnston to deliver keynote lecture at SMAD’s Disaster Proofing Symposium

Wednesday, February 16, 2011, By Elaine Wackerow

Stephanie Johnston, education manager at UK humanitarian group Article 25, will speak at the Syracuse University School of Architecture on Friday, Feb. 18, at 5 p.m. in Slocum Hall Auditorium. Her lecture, “Points of Impact: Rethinking the Disaster Response Cycle,”…

Printmaker Beauvais Lyons to speak March 1

Wednesday, February 16, 2011, By Erica Blust

Beauvais Lyons, a printmaker and self-appointed director of the Hokes Archives at the University of Tennessee (UT) in Knoxville, will present a lecture on Tuesday, March 1, at 6:30 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium in the Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer Art Building….

Former iSchool dean’s spirit lives on with $1.7 million pledged

Tuesday, February 15, 2011, By News Staff

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has announced that monies pledged over the past three years for the Raymond F. von Dran Fund have now been dedicated to the Student Startup Accelerator. The late Raymond F. von Dran, dean of…

Maxwell School’s Rosenthal named Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of Economics

Tuesday, February 15, 2011, By News Staff

The Maxwell School’s interim dean, Michael Wasylenko, announces that Stuart S. Rosenthal, who currently holds the title of Melvin A. Eggers Economics Faculty Scholar, has been named the new Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of Economics.

‘Are you up for the challenge?: Give Blood’ February blood drives

Tuesday, February 15, 2011, By News Staff

Students, faculty and staff planning to participate in the Syracuse University vs. University of Connecticut, “Are you up for the challenge?: Give Blood” blood drive competition can still donate blood this month and automatically pre-register for the April competition. For…

Entrepreneurial faculty come together to network, spread innovation

Monday, February 14, 2011, By News Staff

There is a growing entrepreneurial ecosystem at Syracuse University. Faculty from every school and college at SU have been engaged in research, teaching, commercialization and community engagement in entrepreneurship. There’s no better time to bring together some of the most…