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iSchool launches new professional doctorate program

Monday, June 9, 2008, By News Staff

Margaret Costello Spillett315 443 1069 The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has launched a part-time executive doctoral program for highly qualified middle level managers looking to boost their careers. The Doctorate of Professional Studies in Information Management is a three-year…

SU, National Grid present sixth annual Duck Race to End Racism June 7 at Inner Harbor

Wednesday, June 4, 2008, By News Staff

SU News Services(315) 443-3784 InterFaith Works’ Community-Wide Dialogue to End Racism (CWD) will host the sixth annual Duck Race to End Racism, on Saturday, June 7, from noon-4 p.m. at the Syracuse Inner Harbor. Syracuse University and National Grid are…

School of Education’s inaugural Centennial Professor Steven Taylor to develop new undergraduate disabilities studies program

Monday, June 2, 2008, By News Staff

Patrick Farrell315 443 5421 Steven J. Taylor, professor of cultural foundations and co-director of Syracuse University’s Center on Human Policy, Law and Disability Studies, has been named Centennial Professor in Disability Studies in the School of Education. Taylor’s appointment as…

George Langford named dean of Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences

Friday, May 30, 2008, By News Staff

Kevin C. Quinn315-443-8338 George M. Langford, dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has been named dean of The College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University, effective Aug. 11. The appointment…

Syracuse University among partners in newly formed Hubbard Brook Consortium supporting ecosystem science

Thursday, May 29, 2008, By News Staff

Kelly Homan Rodoski315 443 5381 Syracuse University is among five institutions that have joined with the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation to form a consortium to support research, education and policy initiatives at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in central New…

Whitman experts find bundling best strategy for marketers

Wednesday, May 28, 2008, By News Staff

Amy Mehringer315 443 3834 Have you ever wanted to subscribe to HBO but not CNN? Or have you wanted to buy a TV, DVD player and stereo system all-in-one instead of separately? Component shopping is often a confusing place for…

New SU Press book traces CNY’s movie connections

Tuesday, May 27, 2008, By News Staff

Cynthia J. Moritz315 443 9039 A new book from Syracuse University Press, “Our Movie Houses: A History of Film and Cinematic Innovation in Central New York,” offers a richly detailed account of the origins of American film in Central New…

Graduate School appoints two associate deans focused on graduate student recruitment and retention, and preparation of underrepresented students

Tuesday, May 27, 2008, By News Staff

Cynthia J. Moritz315 443 9039 To better address University-wide needs in the areas of graduate recruitment, graduate retention and preparation of underrepresented minority groups for graduate study, the Graduate School — in partnership with the Division of Enrollment Management and…

SU Department of Public Safety’s ‘Beards for Food’ program raises money for Food Bank

Thursday, May 22, 2008, By News Staff

Josh Blair315 443 8328 Members of the Syracuse University Department of Public Safety (DPS), in conjunction with the SPFPA Union, of which DPS officers are members, have kicked off the second annual “Beards for Food” program, a fundraising effort for…

Chapple begins term as Board of Trustees chair

Tuesday, May 20, 2008, By News Staff

SU News Services315-443-3784 At Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees annual meeting, held May 10, Chair-elect John H. Chapple ’75 officially assumed board leadership as John A. Couri ’63 completed his term as chair and moved to chair-emeritus status. Additionally, seven…