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Training program aims to turn students into lifelong leaders
Training program aims to turn students into lifelong leadersDecember 20, 2006SU News ServicesSUnews@syr.edu Students at the School of Information Studies benefit from academic programs rich in technology and management skills. But between learning to create databases and install wireless hotspots,…
Dischiaves win IBM’s 2006 Faculty Award
Dischiaves win IBM’s 2006 Faculty AwardDecember 20, 2006Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu Most IT labs on college campuses provide information studies students with hands-on experience in dealing with laptops and personal computers, similar to a home computing environment. These students learn how…
Kauffman Foundation awards $3 million to Syracuse University and its partners to take Scholarship in Action to next level
Kauffman Foundation awards $3 million to Syracuse University and its partners to take Scholarship in Action to next levelDecember 14, 2006Kevin C. Quinnkcquinn@syr.edu The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today awarded Syracuse University a five-year, $3-million grant that will allow SU,…
Syracuse University student starts Teddy Bears for Hope to aid children in need of comfort
Syracuse University student starts Teddy Bears for Hope to aid children in need of comfortDecember 13, 2006Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu Many people can recall a special teddy bear or stuffed animal from their childhood that was a reliable source of comfort and…
School of Ed alumnus named Gallaudet interim president
School of Ed alumnus named Gallaudet interim president December 13, 2006Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu Syracuse University alumnus Robert Davila G’72 has been named interim president of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. Davila, 74, a nationally known deaf leader, returned from retirement to…
DPS unionized staff approve contract
DPS unionized staff approve contractDecember 08, 2006SU News ServicesSUnews@syr.edu Syracuse University’s unionized Department of Public Safety (DPS) employees approved a proposed three-year agreement by a 32-6 margin. A total of 52 DPS staff members were eligible to vote. The contract…
Winkler tells tale of ambivalence, discord through 17th-century theatrical music
Winkler tells tale of ambivalence, discord through 17th-century theatrical musicDecember 05, 2006Roxanna Carpenterrocarpen@syr.edu Disorder provides fertile ground for Amanda Eubanks Winkler’s scholarship, so much that while examining a favorite topic — early English music and society — she needed to…
Plourde’s research on superconducting quantum bits featured in current issue of Science Magazine
Plourde’s research on superconducting quantum bits featured in current issue of Science MagazineDecember 01, 2006Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu In the future, it may be possible to construct quantum computers capable of solving many problems that are intractable on even the most powerful…
University’s study abroad program reflects larger international education trends
University’s study abroad program reflects larger international education trendsNovember 29, 2006Daeya Malboeufdmking04@syr.edu According to Open Doors 2006, an annual report released by the Institute of International Education (IIE), American students continued to study abroad in record numbers, reaching 205,983 students…
SU Abroad students give back to Florence community through volunteer program
SU Abroad students give back to Florence community through volunteer programNovember 27, 2006Daeya Malboeufdmking04@syr.edu “Not only taking, but also giving back” is the volunteer program motto developed by Syracuse University in Florence (SUF) and highlighted in an official visit by…