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Shared Competency Community of Practice Supports Information Literacy and Technological Agility
“We live in an increasingly digital environment and our students need to have a specific set of skills to function in society and to succeed in any career,” says Jian Qin, professor and program director of the master of library…
World P@$$w0rd Day: Tips To Protect Your Digital Identity
The first Thursday of May is World Password Day, an annual reminder to promote better password habits and digital security. With more of our lives online than ever before, what should people know about passwords to better protect their identity…
Words We Didn’t Know We’d Need to Know
“Pandemonium” is not a new word for most of us. But for many, “pandemic” was, until about a year ago. And what a year it has been since. We’ve had to live with all sorts of surprises in the last…
Enjoy the Live Events Returning to Central New York This Spring, Summer
The pandemic caused events around the globe to be canceled, from concerts to fairs. With vaccines becoming widely available, some events are coming back—although in altered ways or with limited capacity. Here are a few of Central New York’s most…
Intelligence++ Competition Winners Announced
Three interdisciplinary teams won the inaugural Intelligence++ design and entrepreneurship competition held at Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad & Techstars (LaunchPad) on April 16. MeetCute won the $15,000 gold prize, HG Sensory won the $10,000 silver prize and Fundwurx won…
Department of Drama Releases Digital Senior Showcase
The Department of Drama in the College of Visual and Performing Arts introduced its acting and musical theater Class of 2021 today, April 12, via a new website: SyracuseShowcase.com. The website offers a digital version of the department’s annual Lewis…
Curating the Bigger Picture: Evan Starling-Davis Approaches Literacy from Multiple Entry Points
Evan Starling-Davis is a narrative artist, curator and producer. More precisely, he names himself a digital-age “griot”—a term used for traveling poets, musicians and storytellers who maintain a tradition of oral history derived from the African diaspora’s culture and history….
Point of Contact Gallery Announces the Opening of ‘Carrying the Thick Present: Fabulation,’ Syracuse University’s 2021 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition
Point of Contact Gallery is proud to announce the opening of “Carrying the Thick Present: Fabulation,” the 2021 Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) exhibition curated by Manuela Hansen. Featured artists include Katlyn Brumfield, Ellery Bryan, Jihun Choi, Alvin Huang, Catherine…
Point of Contact Gallery Kicks Off Cruel April 2021
Point of Contact will once again host nationally and internationally celebrated poets for this year’s Cruel April Reading Series, being presented virtually each Thursday through April. The annual series, held in celebration of National Poetry Month, also marks the release…
Information-Encoded Quilt Created by iSchool Professor Wins Juried Competition
Rachel Ivy Clarke teaches library and information sciences in the School of Information Studies. She describes her research as focused on rethinking librarianship as a design profession. Her deep interest in design thinking has led to a major collaborative research…