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New dean of libraries transcends exectations
By Eddie Jacovino
After graduating with degrees in music and education, she taught in Chicago while trying to make it as a singer; years, miles and decibels away from the silence typically associated with her current position in charge of Syracuse University libraries. Dean of Libraries and University Librarian Suzanne Thorin's mother instilled in her daughter the need to have an income providing job, so she decided to change paths, but kept music as her primary interest.
Project encourages students to report sexual assaults
Victims guaranteed anonymity to enable greater flow of information
By Dan Thalkar
Many sexual offenders are never apprehended by police because their victims are unwilling to come forward and make the incidents public. At Syracuse University, victims can now report the assaults to police and remain anonymous. The change is the objective of the Trusted Information Sharing Project, a joint collaboration between Public Safety, the Rape: Advocacy, Prevention and Education Center, the Center for Advanced Technology in Computer Applications and Software Engineering and the Syracuse Police Department.
SA recommends scholarship students maintain 2.75 GPA
By Liz Petty
The Student Association passed a resolution Monday night that urged students studying at Syracuse University on academic and competitive scholarships to maintain a minimum requirement of a 2.75 grade point average within three semesters. As it stands now, students at SU with these scholarships are required to maintain a minimum of a 2.
Chancellor celebrates campus community with public service awards
By Andrew Restuccia
Syracuse University students, organizations and faculty members were recognized for their community service work at the Chancellor's Award for Public Service on Monday night in Goldstein Auditorium. Sponsored by the chancellor's office and the Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service, the ceremony was a chance for the university community to celebrate with a sense of purpose, Chancellor Nancy Cantor said.
Foundation grants $3 million for photojournalism scholarships
By Allison Gibbons
The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications received a $3 million grant to endow the Alexia Tsairis Chair in Documentary Photography to David Sutherland, an associate professor of photojournalism. The grant, from the Alexia Foundation for World Peace and Cultural Understanding, was announced March 22 at a ceremony held at the United Nations in New York City.
SU helps fund high school course on cyber security
By Peter de Montmollin
Students at Rome Catholic School are currently enrolled in a pilot cyber security course, funded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, N.Y., and Syracuse University. The course, which began Jan. 31, was offered to RCS sophomores, juniors and seniors for high school credit.
