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Syracuse University to Provide Aira Visual Interpreting Service to Campus Community
Syracuse University’s Information Technology Services (ITS) division has announced a new partnership to make the Aira Visual Interpreting Service available to the campus community at no cost, effective Friday, May 3. The University’s designation as an Aira Access Partner means…
Expert Available to Discuss Earthquakes and Communication
Many of us felt the shakes from the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Lebanon, NJ this morning. The emergency alert came to cellular phones in Central New York about an hour and a half later. Lee McKnight, an associate professor…
Professor Discusses Social Media Platform Outages
Meta’s outage yesterday, and now LinkedIn today, reminded many of AT&T’s outage from the other week. Professor Lee McKnight shared his thoughts on the outage below. McKnight is an associate professor in the iSchool at Syracuse University, faculty advisor to…
Student, University Volunteers Build 44 Beds for Community Children in Need
The number 44 holds a special significance on the Syracuse University campus, and in true University fashion, 44 children in the City of Syracuse will soon receive new beds and bedding—some for the first time—through a project that has touched…
Open Source Project Office Established With Sloan Foundation Grant
Syracuse University is now home to a new hub supporting the development of open-source software and offering resources for faculty, students, staff and academic partners conducting and accessing open-source work. The Open Source Project Office (OSPO) is supported by a…
Search Committee Appointed to Identify University’s Next Chief Information Officer
Chancellor Kent Syverud today announced the members of the search committee charged with identifying Syracuse University’s next chief information officer. The chief information officer reports directly to Chancellor Syverud and oversees Information Technology Services (ITS), which provides centralized technology and…
Back to (Cybersecurity) School: 5 Tips From ITS
The digital realm is riddled with email and phishing scams, hoaxes, fake websites, spam and sundry schemes that hackers and identity thieves conjure up to trick people into revealing bank account and credit card numbers, Social Security numbers and other…
ITS Advisory: Texting-Based Phishing Scam
Information Technology Services (ITS) has received reports of malicious texting, also known as smishing, occurring on campus. These scams involve individuals receiving text messages from someone claiming to be a known University staff member. The scammer requests account information and/or…
A Family Affair: ITS Staff Members John and Gianna Mangicaro Share a Lifetime of Syracuse Memories
Growing up, Gianna Mangicaro ’18 loved shadowing her father, John, a University employee of over 40 years, on Take Your Child to Work Day. Invigorated by the energy of campus, Gianna knew when it came time to select a college,…
Applications for the Summer Institute for Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning Due Friday
Applications for the 2023 Summer Institute for Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning (SITETL) are due Friday, April 28. SITETL is an exciting hands-on program for faculty members who wish to develop their expertise and use of classroom technology in their courses,…