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SU in the News: Friday, October 9, 2009
An op-ed on entrepreneurial decision making and the health care debate by Tom Lumpkin, the Witting Chair in Entrepreneurship in the Whitman School, is featured in Newsday. And an op-ed on supporting local food entrepreneurs by Lynne Foster, product development…
Application deadline for Interdisciplinary Research Group Faculty Fellows is Oct. 15
The Interdisciplinary Research Group in the College of Visual and Performing Arts is seeking faculty members from around SU to participate in a seminar on the theme of “Journeys of Interdisciplinary Observation.”
SU Women’s Choir hosts seventh annual Invitational Women’s Choir Festival Oct. 17; event culminates with free concert
The Syracuse University Women’s Choir will host the seventh annual Invitational Women’s Choir Festival on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Setnor School.
SU in the News: Thursday, October 8, 2009
Mitch Franklin, assistant professor of accounting practice in the Whitman School of Management, was quoted in a Dallas-Fort Worth Star-Telegram article on changes in the personal credit card industry. Robert Thompson, director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular…
iSchool Professor Lee McKnight receives two-year $600,000 NSF grant for wireless grid project
Margaret Spillett(315) 443-1069 Lee McKnight, associate professor at the Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) and co-founder of Wireless Grids Corp., and a team of researchers at SU have been awarded—along with Virginia Tech—a National Science Foundation (NSF) Partnership…
Thorne, Chan appointed resident librarians in Learning Commons at Syracuse University Library
Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin (315) 443-9788 Syracuse University Library has announced the appointment of Fantasia Thorne and Tina Chan as Learning Commons resident librarians. Thorne joined the library on Sept. 1. She received her M.L.I.S. from Simmons College in 2007 and…
Opportunity will be knocking this Sunday for South, West Side families
Susan Feightner(315) 443-1525 Say Yes to Education staff and volunteers will join forces this Sunday, Oct. 11, with 40 Below and other community organizations to canvass West and South Side neighborhoods. Volunteers will speak one-on-one with families about the many…
SU again receives strong marks in sustainability from Sustainable Endowments Institute
SU has again earned high marks in several categories of sustainability initiatives.
SU in the News: Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Rick Burton, David B. Falk Professor of Sport Management in the College of Human Ecology, was quoted in the Oct. 5 edition of Golf Week Magazine on looking at the inclusion of golf into the Olympics. Research by SU’s Transactional…
JPMorgan Chase’s Bisignano to receive Chancellor’s Medal for Outstanding Achievement
SU News Services(315) 443-3784 SU Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor announced Tuesday that Frank Bisignano, chief administrative officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., will be awarded the Chancellor’s Medal for Outstanding Achievement. Bisignano is being recognized for his visionary leadership…