iSchool Senior Studying Abroad Before Beginning Software Engineering Job
Ud Joseph ‘24 is studying abroad in Seoul, South Korea this spring. He then plans to move to Kansas City to start a software engineering job with H&R Block.
Renate Chancellor and PhD Student Shannon Crooks Win Research Grant
iSchool Associate Professor Renate Chancellor has been selected to receive the RUSA Gail Schlachter Memorial Research Grant. The goal of the grant is to connect people to resources, information services and collections.
From Small Town to NYC, iSchool Alum is Breaking Barriers in Banking Industry
Eric Potthast ‘21 grew up in a small town and is now a client management analyst with the investment banking business management team at JP Morgan in New York City.
iSchool Professor Honored With Faculty Excellence Award
Professor Jian Qin has been selected for the university's Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award. Qin says there is “never a shortage for inspiration” in her work with students.
Librarian Shares How Aptitude Test Changed Her Career Path
Heather Crane G’23 is an open education librarian at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida. She graduated from Syracuse’s iSchool in December with a master’s degree in Library and Information Science.
iSchool’s Joon Park Honored With Meredith Professorship
iSchool Professor Joon Park has been selected as a Meredith Professor. He was selected based on his excellent teaching, which focuses on higher education and information security.
MLIS Student Dreams of Leading Libraries in Vietnam
Hung Phung G’25 is working to earn a Master of Library and Information Science degree. He wants to become a leader in Vietnam in the field of community libraries.
Professor Educating Voters About Election-Season Misinformation
Jennifer Stromer-Galley, a professor and senior associate dean for academic and faculty affairs at the iSchool, studies the impacts of digital technology, social media and misinformation in today’s political world.
LIS Alum Introduced the Concept of Integrating Computers Into Libraries
Jean Armour Polly '75, a graduate of the Library and Information Science program, coined the phrase 'surfing the internet' and introduced the concept of integrating computers into libraries in the early 1980s.
Need a Better Headshot? iSchool Alum’s AI Tool Can Help
Keegan Slattery ‘13 is the co-founder of Bettershot.ai, an artificial intelligence tool that generates better-looking headshots. For $29, you can get up to 120 headshots within three hours.