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School of Information Studies Dean Raymond F. von Dran to step down from his position in August 2007
School of Information Studies Dean Raymond F. von Dran to step down from his position in August 2007March 21, 2006Amy Sloane-Garrisasloaneg@syr.edu Raymond F. von Dran, dean of the School of Information Studies (IST) at Syracuse University since 1995, announced today…
CASE Center conference focuses on global collaboration, U.S. challenges
CASE Center conference focuses on global collaboration, U.S. challengesMarch 20, 2006Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu On Wednesday, March 22, at 3:30 p.m., Robert D. Atkinson of the Progressive Policy Institute will lecture on “Global Collaboration: U.S. Challenges,” focusing on the elements of Friedman’s…
Discovery astronaut Stephen Robinson to give public lecture April 1
Discovery astronaut Stephen Robinson to give public lecture April 1March 17, 2006Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Last July, the world watched with bated breath as astronaut Stephen Robinson, attached to a robotic arm only by his feet, made delicate repairs — the…
New online tools add ease and efficiency to advising process
New online tools add ease and efficiency to advising processMarch 15, 2006Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu When students and their faculty advisors meet this spring to map out class schedules for the fall semester and academic planning for a student’s undergraduate career, several…
Social work professor Eric Kingson to give book presentation March 23
Social work professor Eric Kingson to give book presentation March 23March 14, 2006Wendy S. Loughlinwsloughl@syr.edu Syracuse University’s College of Human Services and Health Professions (HSHP) will hold a reception and author presentation honoring the publication of “Lessons From Joan: Living…
SU’s Burnham, Long named to National Freedom of Information Act Hall of Fame
SU’s Burnham, Long named to National Freedom of Information Act Hall of FameMarch 13, 2006Cynthia J. Moritzcjmoritz@syr.edu Susan B. Long and David Burnham, co-founders and co-directors of Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), will be among 21 champions of…
Last presidential campaign saw unprecedented number of new donors, according to new study
Last presidential campaign saw unprecedented number of new donors, according to new studyMarch 10, 2006Jill Leonhardtjlleonha@maxwell.syr.edu The 2004 election was a watershed in presidential campaign fundraising. Three or four times as many people contributed to the candidates in 2004 as…
Judge Langston McKinney to be honored by SU students
Judge Langston McKinney to be honored by SU studentsMarch 10, 2006SU News ServicesSUnews@syr.edu Syracuse City Court Judge Langston McKinney will receive Syracuse University’s Dan and Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Award at a ceremony April 5 at 6 p.m. in…
Professor, author Mary Gaitskill continues successful balancing act of teaching, writing powerful fiction
Professor, author Mary Gaitskill continues successful balancing act of teaching, writing powerful fictionFebruary 28, 2006Carol K. Masiclatclkim@syr.edu “Write it the way only you can.” This is the advice professor and award-winning author Mary Gaitskill gives most frequently in her creative…
$1 million Mellon grant supports Central New York ‘Humanities Corridor’
$1 million Mellon grant supports Central New York ‘Humanities Corridor’February 27, 2006Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu The prestigious Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a three-year, $1 million grant to Syracuse University to work with Cornell University and the University of Rochester for…