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Campus & Community

Libraries Add MindSpa Wellness Rooms

Friday, September 29, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries is adding two ‘MindSpa’ wellness rooms, designed similarly to the Barnes Center at The Arch Crowley Family MindSpa, on Sunday, Oct. 1, in Bird Library. The Bird Library MindSpa consists of two rooms – a Massage Chair…

STEM

iSchool Student Selected for Highly Competitive Data Librarianship Internship

Wednesday, September 27, 2023, By Anya Woods

Katya Mueller, a student in the School of Information Studies’ master of library and information science (MLIS) program, was selected as a 2023 National Center for Data Services data librarianship internship participant. Mueller, who plans to graduate in spring 2024,…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Libraries Enters Open Access Agreement With ACM

Wednesday, August 30, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries entered into a new open access publishing agreement with Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) effective August 2023, which allows for all University authors to publish open access with ACM at no charge to the author. Syracuse University…

Campus & Community

Shana Kushner Gadarian Named Maxwell School’s Associate Dean for Research

Wednesday, August 30, 2023, By Jessica Youngman

Shana Kushner Gadarian has been appointed the incoming associate dean for research at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. A member of the school’s faculty since 2011, she is professor and chair of political science and the Merle…

Campus & Community

Libraries Offering Overnight Laptop Borrowing

Friday, August 18, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries is now offering long-term laptop borrowing to students and faculty, available through reservation. Based on student feedback, this service is being offered in addition to the three-hour loan period for Dell, MacBook Pros and Microsoft Surface laptops….

Campus & Community

Libraries Appoints Seán Horsford as Digital Media Librarian

Thursday, August 17, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries recently appointed Seán Horsford ’10, G’23 as digital media librarian in the Department of Digital Stewardship. In this new role, Horsford will be the principal visual media specialist helping to manage the Libraries’ significant audiovisual media assets,…

Campus & Community

Libraries’ Fall 2023 Hours and Syracuse Welcome Activities

Thursday, August 17, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Fall 2023 regular hours will take effect Sunday, August 27, and run through Tuesday, December 19. Regular hours, excluding exceptions, are as follows with full details available on the Library website: Bird Library: Lower level to second…

Campus & Community

Libraries Appoints Patricia Giles Reference and Instruction Librarian

Wednesday, August 9, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries recently appointed Patricia Giles G’14 as reference and instruction librarian in the Department of Learning and Academic Engagement (LAE). In this new role, Giles will serve as liaison to the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs and…

Campus & Community

Forever Orange Campaign Gift to Support Launch of Libraries’ Orange Innovation Fund

Tuesday, August 8, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries is launching an Orange Innovation Fund in fall 2023 thanks to a generous Forever Orange Campaign gift from Raj-Ann Rekhi Gill ’98, a member of the Syracuse University Board of Trustees and an operating partner of Silicon…

Health & Society

Professors Theoharis and George Awarded Lender Center Grant to Study Schools’ DEI Policies

Monday, July 31, 2023, By Martin Walls

George Theoharis, professor of educational leadership and inclusive elementary/early childhood education, and Leela George, associate teaching professor of educational leadership, both in the School of Education, have been awarded a 2023 Lender Center for Social Justice grant. The award is…