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Library announces Learning Commons appointments

Thursday, October 23, 2008, By News Staff

Pamela McLaughlin(315) 443-9788 Lesley Pease and Brandi Porter have been appointed to leadership positions in Syracuse University Library‘s new Learning Commons (LC). Pease will serve as director and Porter as associate director of the new facility. Pease oversees the operation,…

Renaissance Internship Program keeps engineering talent local

Monday, October 13, 2008, By News Staff

Tricia Hopkins(315) 443-2546 Since 2000, local technology companies and graduate students from the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS) at Syracuse University have been reaping the benefits of the Renaissance Internship Program. On Oct. 15, Syracuse University…

More than 140 employers to be on campus for recruiting at Oct. 7 Fall Career Fair

Monday, September 22, 2008, By News Staff

More than 140 employers to be on campus for recruiting at Oct. 7 Fall Career FairSeptember 22, 2008SU News ServicesSUnews@syr.edu The Syracuse University Career Services Network will hold its annual Career Fair at the Carrier Dome on Tuesday, Oct. 7,…

Syracuse University researchers part of global scientific achievement in high-energy physics

Wednesday, September 10, 2008, By News Staff

Syracuse University researchers part of global scientific achievement in high-energy physicsSeptember 10, 2008Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu A team of Syracuse University scientists celebrated with thousands of scientists across the world as the first beam of protons zoomed at nearly the speed of…

With third issue on the way, award-winning Stone Canoe journal makes first step in Second Life

Tuesday, July 8, 2008, By News Staff

With third issue on the way, award-winning Stone Canoe journal makes first step in Second LifeJuly 08, 2008Kevin Morrowkdmorrow@syr.edu Syracuse University’s Stone Canoe: A Journal of Arts and Ideas from Upstate New York, has developed a devoted following and a…

Center for Natural Language Processing appoints new interim director

Wednesday, June 18, 2008, By News Staff

Margaret Costello Spillett315 443 1069 The Center for Natural Language Processing in Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies has named information studies professor Kevin Crowston as interim director. He replaces assistant research professor Anne Diekema, who has served in the…

5th annual E*LIT competition recognizes student accomplishments in literacy, technology projects

Wednesday, May 14, 2008, By News Staff

Margaret Costello Spillett315 443 1069 The Syracuse University Center for Digital Literacy will host its fifth annual E*LIT (Enriching Literacy through Information Technology) competition, featuring award-winning children’s author Uma Krishnaswami, Friday, May 16, at 10 a.m. in Grant Auditorium. The…

SU Department of Drama announces 2008-09 season

Wednesday, May 14, 2008, By News Staff

Patrick Finlon315 443 2636 The six-play 2008-09 season of the Department of Drama in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts will feature “Steel Pier” by John Kander and Fred Ebb; “The Rimers of Eldritch” by Lanford Wilson; “Godspell,”…

Gift from alumnus helps L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science to establish college’s first Faculty Excellence Award

Thursday, May 1, 2008, By News Staff

Trisha Hopkins In Utpal Roy’s “Engineering Graphics and Computer Aided Design” (MAE 184) course, first-year students work collaboratively to create the inner gear mechanisms for a working clock. Students design component pieces on the computer, and their designs are then…

NYS Assemblywoman Christensen secures funding for Partnership for Better Education digital literacy project

Tuesday, April 29, 2008, By News Staff

NYS Assemblywoman Christensen secures funding for Partnership for Better Education digital literacy projectApril 29, 2008Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu Assemblywoman Joan Christensen (119th NYS Assembly District) has secured $23,800 for the purchase of nine digital video technology kits to be used by Syracuse…