G’24 Graduate Katy Arons Credits iSchool Foundation with Career Success
Continual Consent CEO/founder recalls pivotal support from professors and classmates.
Continual Consent CEO/founder recalls pivotal support from professors and classmates.
Each extra word to a chatbot consumes energy — and money — but what’s the cost of losing our manners? Professor Jaime Banks, who studies human-AI relationships, argues that politeness isn’t about the machine, but about maintaining our own social values: “Saying ‘please’ may not help the bot,” she says, “but it shapes the human.”
A trip to the AfroTech conference helped Philip Okituama ’25 secure his first professional job.
iSchool students were among the winners of the 2025 Raymond von Dran (RvD) iPrize and Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Awards at Syracuse University’s Blackstone LaunchPad. The competitions honor student ventures that show innovation, impact, and entrepreneurial spirit, with each winning team receiving $2,000. iSchool honorees included Anjaneya Sanjay Padwal, Tommy Brown, Celes Buffard, Ziekariba Nonr Diallo, Carolina Aguayo-Pla, and Jase M Malloy.
Jeff Hemsley, Alexander Owen Smith and Una Joh explore meme data.
The Meredith Professorship Program honors faculty who demonstrate exceptional teaching. Awards are presented in two categories: Early Performance and Continuing Excellence.
Outreach Librarian Chanda Briggs G’21 loves the variety of projects and the amount of learning she experiences every day on the job.
A seasoned veteran of iSchools around the nation, Corey Jackson G’19 now shares his wealth of knowledge with the next generation of researchers.
From stepping onto campus for the first time to immersing herself in hands-on research, mentorship roles, and professional development, Pooja’s experience has been one of growth, exploration, and impact.
The contractor behind the new JMA Wireless Dome roof brings his breadth of experience and can-do energy to the iSchool leadership team.