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Workshop on the OECD iLibrary will be held Sept. 18

Monday, September 10, 2012, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

A workshop on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development iLibrary, one of the most comprehensive online resources on the world economy, society, education and the environment, will be held Tuesday, Sept. 18, from noon-1:30 p.m. in the Peter Graham…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University publishes Copyright Guide

Monday, September 10, 2012, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University has published “Using Copyrighted Works in Teaching: A Guide for Syracuse University Faculty” to provide recommendations and best practices to assist SU faculty members, teaching assistants, online course administrators, librarians and others in making legal use of copyright-protected…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Monday, September 10

Monday, September 10, 2012, By News Staff

SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE In a new opinion piece for The Huffington Post, Chancellor Cantor writes about the challenges facing higher education and how institutions should take an “outside-in” approach in determining what students and families, the public and…

STEM

First hour of first class, #ElectionClass trends on Twitter

Friday, September 7, 2012, By Diane Stirling

Within the first 45 minutes of the first session of the new course “Social Media in the 2012 Election,” the class hashtag became a top trending topic in the United States on Twitter.

Campus & Community

Exhibition of Marcel Breuer’s architecture opens Sept. 13 at Bird Library

Wednesday, September 5, 2012, By News Staff

Syracuse University Library’s fall exhibition “Assembly-line Architecture: Repetition and Innovation in the Work of Marcel Breuer” opens with a reception on Thursday, Sept. 13, at 5 p.m. in the Special Collections gallery on Bird Library’s sixth floor.

Media, Law & Policy

Social media become vital tool in business, presidential campaign

Tuesday, September 4, 2012, By Carol Boll

When U.S. Sen. Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008, the young Democrat’s victory made history in more ways than one. It not only shattered the color barrier to the highest office in the land; it also heralded social media as a powerful—and powerfully underestimated—strategic tool that aspiring politicians from that day forth would ignore at their own peril.

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Friday, August 31

Friday, August 31, 2012, By News Staff

IVMF’s Shannon Meehan writes in the Los Angeles Times on vets facing identity crisis on returning from war

Joint Board of Trustees/SU Working Group releases University Statement of Principles and directions regarding abuse or violence against children

Friday, August 31, 2012, By News Staff

Jim Reilly(315) 443-4224 As part of Syracuse University’s continuing efforts to provide an open, safe environment for all SU community members and visitors, the special Joint Working Group of the University and Board of Trustees has released a set of…

Two disability advocates elected to BBI Board of Advisors

Friday, August 31, 2012, By News Staff

The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) has announced the addition of Janice Schacter Lintz and Michael L. Tumen to its Board of Advisors. Schacter Lintz and Tumen each have a personal connection to BBI’s mission of advancing the civic, economic and…

Campus & Community

Joint Board of Trustees/SU Working Group releases University Statement of Principles and directions regarding abuse or violence against children

Friday, August 31, 2012, By News Staff

As part of Syracuse University’s continuing efforts to provide an open, safe environment for all SU community members and visitors, the special Joint Working Group of the University and Board of Trustees has released a set of directions for all…