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Bertini to receive Borlaug CAST Communication Award
Catherine Bertini, professor of practice in public administration, has been awarded the 2011 Borlaug CAST Communication Award by the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST). Established in 1986, the annual award honors Nobel Prize winner Norman Borlaug and Charles…
BBI research associate elected to Society for Disability Studies board
Omolara Funmilola Akinpelu, research associate with the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, has been elected to serve on the board of directors of the Society for Disability Studies (SDS). Akinpelu’s three-year term begins at the conclusion of June’s…
Sarkar named IEEE Distinguished Lecturer
Tapan K. Sarkar, professor of electrical engineering and computer science in Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), has been named a distinguished lecturer of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Antennas and Propagation…
SU mourns Maxwell Emeritus Professor John Cleverdon Honey II
John Cleverdon Honey II, professor emeritus of public policy at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, died on May 17 at the age of 94.
College of Law tradition continues with Res Ipsa Loquitur faculty honor
The Class of 2011 awarded College of Law Professor Nina A. Kohn the Res Ipsa Loquitur Award at the May 13 Commencement ceremony. This award recognizes an outstanding member of the faculty for his or her service, scholarship and stewardship…
Catherine Bertini appointed to USAID Advisory Committee
Catherine Bertini, professor of practice in public administration, has been appointed by the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to a two-year term on its Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid, which facilitates the exchange of ideas…
College of Visual and Performing Arts announces summer research stipend recipients
The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced that seven VPA faculty members have been awarded summer research stipends.
Commencement 2011—SU’s 157th and SUNY-ESF’s 114th exercises May 15
University will celebrate the graduation of 5,459 degree candidates
De Berly named senior associate dean at University College
Geraldine de Berly, associate dean for academic affairs at University College, has been named senior associate dean. De Berly, who also serves as the director of the English Language Institute, has worked at Syracuse University since 1998. Prior to joining…
Kelly named assistant dean of student administrative services at University College
Rosemary Kelly, director of Student Administrative Services (SAS) at University College, was recently named assistant dean of SAS. SAS, which encompasses advising, bursar, registration and financial aid departments, works with the part-time undergraduates from recruitment, admission and advising through to…