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Ping Zhang Named American Council on Education Fellow

Friday, March 27, 2015, By J.D. Ross

Ping Zhang, professor at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), has been named a fellow of the American Council on Education (ACE) for the 2015-2016 academic year. The announcement of this year’s fellowship appointments was made today in Washington, D.C.,…

Campus & Community

Take Back the Night 2015 Events Run through April 7

Friday, March 27, 2015, By Shannon Andre

Members of the campus and local community are invited to take a stand against violence, raise awareness about attitudes that perpetuate violence and discuss ways to work together to create a safer, more respectful community.

Campus & Community

Student Philanthropy Council, Libraries Launch ‘Bird Plug-In’ Project

Friday, March 27, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Student Philanthropy Council and Syracuse University Libraries have joined forces to launch the “Bird Library Plug-In” project on ’CuseFunder—crowdfunding for great SU causes. The project will address the Number One student complaint about Bird Library—the need for more power…

Campus & Community

Campaign Encourages Women to Say ‘I Am Enough’

Thursday, March 26, 2015, By News Staff

“However many people that can feel great, even if it’s just a day or a week, that’s the whole goal of it,” says Sara Eckhardt, the founder of the I Am Enough movement at Syracuse University. Eckhardt created I Am…

Campus & Community

Admitted Students to Spend the Night in Carrier Dome

Thursday, March 26, 2015, By News Staff

On Sunday, April 12, more than 500 high school students who have been accepted to Syracuse University for Fall 2015 will arrive on campus with their sleeping bags, toothbrushes and perhaps a bit of trepidation.

Media, Law & Policy

Law Student Elected to ABA’s Board of Governors

Thursday, March 26, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

Christopher Jennison, a second year law student at the College of Law, has been elected as the Law Student at-Large for the American Bar Association’s Board of Governors. In this role, Jennison will not only have full voting rights on…

Arts & Culture

Filmmaker Dorit Naaman G’95 to Explore ‘Identity Politics’ April 8-9

Thursday, March 26, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Spring Symposia series in the Humanities Center continues with a two-day program on identity politics. Israeli filmmaker Dorit Naaman G’95 will show and discuss her film “DIAdocuMEntARY: A Piece in My Puzzle” (2004) on Wednesday, April 8, at 7…

Campus & Community

ITS Sentinels: Students Defending University’s Network Digital Assets

Thursday, March 26, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

In the last two years, Information Technology and Service (ITS) has ramped up the hiring of student employees for its Information Security (InfoSec) team. Called ITS Sentinels, these students work diligently to defend the University against online threats and security…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Breaking Digital: NGOs Debate’ April 2 in Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, By News Staff

As nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) proliferate around the world, many in the nonprofit community are examining what model of organization best serves the populations they support—the traditional “brick and mortar” model, the fully digital form or a hybrid of both. What…

OrangeAbility: Let’s All Play Accessible Athletics

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, By Shannon Andre

Members of the Syracuse University and Central New York communities are invited to participate in Syracuse University’s fourth annual Accessible Athletics Expo, “OrangeAbility.” This student-led initiative is sponsored by the Disability Student Union, the Beyond Compliance Coordinating Committee, the Disability…