ICT November Training Sessions
Access 2007: Developing an Access Database
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This is a two-day, 2 hours per day training session.
Please choose either Session 1 or Session 2:
Session 1:
Day 1: Tuesday, Nov. 10th, 9:30 am -11:30 am
Day 2: Wednesday, Nov. 11th, 9:30 am -11:30 am
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Session 2:
Day 1: Tuesday, Nov. 10th, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Day 2: Wednesday, Nov. 11th, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm |
Access 2007: Creating Forms
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This is a one day, 2 ½ hour training session.
Tuesday, Nov. 17th, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm |
Access 2007: Creating Queries
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This is a one day, 2 hour training session
Wednesday, Nov. 18th, 9:30 am -11:30 am |
Access 2007: Creating Reports
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This is a one-day, 2 hour training session
Thursday, Nov. 19th, 9:30 am - 11:30 am |
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  Shiffman Co-Authors Article in The New York Times. Jeremy Shiffman, associate professor of public administration, had an article, co-authored with Maxwell public administration PhD students David Berlan and Tamara Hafner, published in The New York Times. In the article, entitled "Has aid for AIDS raised all health funding boats?," the authors find that contrary to the claim of many AIDS advocates, it has not. And funding for many important global health issues has actually stagnated over the past decade, as AIDS has come to capture nearly half of all donor commitments for health. Read more. Recently, Shiffman had a paper entitled "Why do some health issues attract all the attention and money?" published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization journal. In the paper, Shiffman suggests that the success or failure of a global health issue to attract funding and attention has more to do with how the issue is portrayed and communicated than with how “important” it actually is. Read more. Recently, Shiffman was quoted in a June 16 Forbes article concerning global health aid and the failure to properly channel aid money to the countries most in need. Read more. 11/03/09 |
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 Mathiason Authors Chapter. John Mathiason, professor of international relations, is the author of a chapter in "Can the United Nations Be Taught: A Compendium of Innovative Teaching Techniques" just published by the Diplomatische Akademie Wien. His chapter, "The Virtual Classroom and Simulations" describes the approach taken in his courses at Maxwell. 11/02/09 |
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 Engelhardt Quoted in The Wall Street Journal. Gary Engelhardt, professor of economics, The article, “Dude, Where's My Car?,” looks at baby boomers' downsizing tendencies and what they mean for auto makers, home builders, environmentalists, and policymakers. Economics professor Gary Engelhardt suggests that predictions of boomers' moving to smaller urban dwellings have been largely unrealized. Read more. Recently, Englehardt was awarded a grant from the TIAA-CREF Institute in the amount of $31,700. The project title is “The Impact of Pension Plan Design on Retirement Saving.” The project period is 1/1/10-12/31/10. The money is to pay for a grad asst for the academic year and summer. 10/29/09 |
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 Boroujerdi Quoted in the Los Angeles Times. Mehrzad Boroujerdi, associate professor of political science, was quoted in a recent article, entitled "U.S., Iran move closer to nuclear deal," in the Los Angeles Times. In the article, which discusses how regional security concerns and diplomacy have cleared a path to a multinational agreement in which Tehran would transfer its nuclear material abroad to be processed for medical purposes, Boroujerdi is quoted as saying "because the government has lost so much political capital with its own citizenry, it's looking at nuclear negotiation to get past the events of last summer." Read more. Recently, Boroujerdi was profiled in the recent edition of the MEI Bulletin where he discusses, among other topics, being a counterrevolutionary figure, the recent Iranian elections, and the evolution of the media landscape in the Middle East. Read more. 10/23/09 |
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 Maxwell School Releases Report on Economic Conditions of the Connective Corridor. Want to know how we are doing? The Community Benchmarks Program at The Maxwell School has completed a survey of economic conditions along the Corridor, reporting on property conditions, tourism, and the arts and culture. Read the report. 10/23/09 |
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| Elected Officials Show Support for CNYSpeaks. CNYSpeaks -- an initiative dedicated to elevating the quality of citizen deliberation, communication and decision-making -- was recognized in separate interviews by U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei, Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, state Sens. John DeFrancisco and Dave Valesky, and Assembly members Joan Christensen and Bill Magnarelli for helping to make Downtown Syracuse a better place. Read more. Recently, CNYSpeaksGreg Munno and the Post-Standard took a first place award from the New York State Associated Press (in the 50,000-125,000 circulation division), for online content. A judge was quoted as saying about the project that "this is a powerful, sustained, collaborative web, print and event-based project that demonstrates an activist journalist can make a difference in his community." Recently, CNYSpeaks brought together the six candidates and approximately 150 residents to the September 8 forum where the candidates answered 12 questions ranging from improving safety downtown to tearing down the elevated section of Interstate 81 through Syracuse. Read more. Recently, CNYSpeaks launched a conversation on improving downtown Syracuse in 2008. Using forums, a blog and surveys, citizens have provided the project with thousands of comments on what they love about downtown, what keeps them from visiting more often and how they want to see the city center evolve and grow. The result has been thousands of comments that explore Downtown's assets, its relationship with the rest of the region, its problems and its potential. From the beginning, the goals were: to distill the essence of this conversation into a Citizens' Agenda for Downtown Syracuse; to present the agenda to the candidates for mayor at a public forum; to listen to the candidates' reactions, comments and concerns; to let them articulate their own vision for Downtown; to report on what they say. CNYSpeaks has recently published a final version of the Citizens' Agenda in The Post-Standard. Citizens and the candidates for mayor, which all seven candidates have agreed to attend, are set to discuss the Agenda together at a forum set for 6 p.m. September 8 at the Hotel Syracuse. Read more. 10/23/09 |
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 Wallerstein Article Published in Foreign Affairs. In the November/December issue of Foreign Affairs, Dean Mitchel Wallerstein writes in "Losing Controls" that strict export restrictions on advanced technology made sense during the Cold War, but today these outdated regulations are making U.S. businesses less competitive and the country less secure. Read more. 10/22/09 |
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 Lecture to be held on the Contributions of Maxwell to Peruvian Public Administration. On November 12, four Maxwell alums from Peru will speak at a lecture organized by Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. More than 40 Peruvians have graduated from the MPA and EMPA programs at Maxwell over the past 12 years, a number of whom were DeSardon-Glass fellows. Many of these alumni hold key positions in the Peruvian State, from policy designers to top public managers to those who are contributing to the enhancement of governance from private and non profit organizations. The lecture will celebrate the role that the Maxwell School has played in public policy and administration in Peru. 10/22/09 |
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| Maxwell’s Eggers Hall Ranked #1… in Nap-Friendly On-Campus Sites. Citing Eggers Hall’s “overly padded leather chair [and] long couches,” the building garnered the only “Five Sheep” rating in The Daily Orange’s investigation into the best places to catch some zzz’s on the SU campus. Eggers Hall, which topped E.S. Bird Library and the Life Sciences Complex, among others, earned its rating for providing “comfort, quietness, and mood lighting” to even the pickiest of nappers. 10/21/09 |
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 "At the Top of My Voice." A verité documentary about two Georgian activists fighting for democracy and human rights in their home country, "At the Top of My Voice" is one story of those who struggle for free thought and expression. The one hour film, screening October 29 at 3:30pm in 060 Eggers Hall, will be followed by a discussion with the activists highlighted in the film. Read more. 10/21/09 |
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 Kim Article Published in International Journal of Public Administration. Soonhee Kim, associate professor of public administration, has published an article entitled "IT Employee Job Satisfaction in the Public Sector," in the International Journal of Public Administration. In addition, Kim's article, "Transparency and Local Government: Demand for the Human Resource Frame," has been published in the Newsletter of the United Nations Project Office on Governance 2009. Read more. Recently, Kim was invited to be a speaker at the International Conference on “Creativity, the Power to Change the World” held in Seoul, South Korea on August 12, 2009. Her presentation focuses on HRM reforms, creativity, and transformative leadership in Seoul Metropolitan Government. For more information on the international conference, see the conference's website. In addition, Kim recently published an article entitled “A Case Study of Local Electronic-Government Performance in South Korea: Do Leadership and Management for Results Matter?” in the International Public Management Review. She also co-authored a study entitled “Assessing Electronic-Recruitment Implementation in State Governments: Issues and Challenges” with Jennifer O’Connor, 2005 MPA, a senior transportation planner for Pima Association of Governments in Tucson, Arizona. The study has been published in the Spring 2009 edition of Public Personnel Management. 10/15/09 |
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 Dutkowsky Receives Grant. Don Dutkowsky, professor of economics, was awarded a $25,000 grant from the Council of Economic Education, with co-investigators Jerry Evensky and Gerald Edmonds, for their project "Increasing the Quality of Economics Teaching at the High School Level." 10/14/09 |
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 Mergel Investigates "Twitter-Era Politics." Ines Mergel, assistant professor of public administration, recently examined Congressman Joe Wilson's outburst during President Obama's health-care address and "Twitter-era politics" in her Complexity and Social Networks Blog. Read more. 10/14/09 |
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 Thompson Lectures Released as CD Set. Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science, had a series of lectures entitled "The History of Women Religious in the United States" recently released as a CD set. The set is comprised of 18 lectures, exploring the origins of women’s religious life, the foundlings of the first North American communities, the lives of pioneer nuns, ethnic and assimilation issues, tensions with clergy, Vatican II and its impacts, current circumstances. Read more. 10/13/09 |
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 Washington, DC Alumni Reception and Program. On October 5, a special reception and program to honor Dr. Michael Schneider for his 11 years of service as Director of Maxwell’s International Relations Program was held in Washington, DC. The reception, held at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, featured former U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel, Deputy Chief of Mission Xie Feng, Dean Mitchel B. Wallerstein, and Ambassador Donald J. Planty. View event photos. 10/08/09 |
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 Hayes Paper Published. Danny Hayes, assistant professor of political science, has a new paper published in the American Journal of Political Science. The article, coauthored with Seth McKee, shows that voters who are redistricted into new congressional districts are significantly less likely to vote in the subsequent U.S. House election. This is the first analysis to find that redistricting has significant effects on political participation. Read more. 10/05/09 |
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 Goekjian Honored with Arents Award. Samuel V. Goekjian was one of five distinguished alumni to receive a George Arents Award during Syracuse University’s new Orange Central celebration. The award, presented annually to alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their chosen fields, was given to Goekjian for excellence in international business and law. Goekjian is a member of the SU Board of Trustees and the longest-serving member of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs’ Advisory Board. Read more. 10/02/09 |
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 Brechin Named Associate Editor. Steve Brechin, professor of sociology, was recently named as an Associate Editor of Conservation Biology, the leading international biodiversity conservation journal, which publishes groundbreaking papers and is instrumental in defining the key issues contributing to the science and practice of conserving Earth's biological diversity. Read more. Previously, Brechin was quoted in a recent article in the journal Nature. The article, entitled "The wisdom of crowds," points out that although climate change is inherently a social problem, sociologists been so slow to study it. Brechin states that "climate change is the ultimate collective-action problem. How do you get people to agree in the short term to solutions for a long-term problem?" Read more. 09/29/09 |
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.jpg?n=6003 "Monmonier Small") Monmonier Quoted in Washington Post. In the article, entitled "Sweat Becomes Offenders' New Snitch," about monitoring minor law offenders with biometric anklets, Monmonier states that microprocessors and other technology will almost certainly lead to more intrusive monitoring and potential abuses from not just "Big Brother but from "a lot of Little Brothers." Read more. Recently, Monmonier, Distinguished Professor of Geography, was awarded the prestigious Mercator Medal from the German Society for Cartography. This medal is awarded for internationally outstanding contributions to the advancement of cartography and was presented to Monmonier at the opening ceremony of the German Society's conference on September 22, 2009 in Karlsruhe, Germany. On July 15, Monmonier presented a paper entitled "Maps That Say 'No!': The Intensification of Prohibitive Cartography in the Twentieth Century" at the 23rd International Conference on the History of Cartography in Copenhagen, Denmark. 09/22/09 |
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 Mahoney Interviewed for BBC News Report. The piece, shot on the SU campus, focuses on the release of the Lockerbie bomber and Gaddafi's visit to the UN. Watch the clip. Recently, in a June 4 European Voice op-ed, Christine Mahoney, assistant professor of political science, argued that the European Union must continue efforts to tighten lobbying registration and reporting rules, despite the failure of those changes in the United States. Read more. 09/23/09 |
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| Wallerstein Op-Ed in the Post Standard. In "Syracuse University fights global warming," Dean Mitchel Wallerstein argues that even given the current economic situation, it would be irresponsible for Syracuse University not to implement a Climate Action Plan. He says that "our students will benefit from new opportunities to learn and discover as the university enhances curricular offerings focused on the overall issues of sustainability and climate change." Read more. 09/22/09 |
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 Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies to Create Chenrezig Mandala at Maxwell September 21-25. Members of the Syracuse University and greater Syracuse communities will have the opportunity to observe the construction of a sand mandala, a complex symbolic structure that is associated with the most profound and elaborate Buddhist ceremonies in Tibet. The public is welcome to come and watch the construction take place each day in the Maxwell School’s Strasser Commons, Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Read more. 09/17/09 |
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 Maxwell, Newhouse Schools to Co-Host International Journalists as Part of U.S. Department of State Program. From October 1-7, the schools will jointly host a delegation of nine from North Africa, representing Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia as part of the U.S. Department of State’s Edward R. Murrow Program for International Journalists. During their stay, the visitors will participate in interactive seminars and sessions with faculty, professional journalists and others. Read more. 09/16/09 |
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 Lopoo Receives National Institutes of Health Grant. The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $70,337 grant to Leonard Lopoo, associate professor of public administration, for his project titled "The Health Consequences of Teenage Childbearing." Lopoo’s research will focus on the health outcomes for teen mothers and their children, filling in gaps that exist in the currently available data. Read more. 09/15/09 |
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 Newman Book to be Published. James L. Newman, Professor Emeritus of Geography, will have his new book, entitled "Paths Without Glory," will be published this coming December by Potomac Books. Centering on Sir Richard Francis Burton in Africa, the book explores Burtons experiences there and how those experiences were crucial to the ideas he articulated about race and its role in explaining human differences. Read more. 10/15/09 |
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 Major grant Bolsters Interdisciplinarity of SU's Middle Eastern Studies Program. The Middle Eastern Studies Program (MESP) is the recipient of a prestigious $179,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s International Education Programs Service (IEPS). The grant will be used to expand and strengthen SU’s growing Middle Eastern minor, the new undergraduate major in Middle Eastern studies and the Middle Eastern component of the popular undergraduate program in international relations. Read more. 09/09/09 |
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 Lovely Interviewed for WSTM NBC3 Story. Mary Lovely, Associate Professor, Economics, was interviewed by WSTM NBC3 for a recent news story concerning a movement to boycott Scotland in the wake of the country's decision to release Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a terminally-ill prisoner who was convicted of life imprisonment for his part in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Lovely, in pointing out that the impact of the boycott will be more political than economic, states "it can send a send a signal that's larger than the economic effect and I think that is part of what is happening now." Read more. 09/01/09 |
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 Barkun Quoted in McClatchy News Article. Michael Barkun, professor of political science, was quoted in a recent McClatchy article, entitled "Summer of our discontent: Why is America so angry?," that concerned Americans' anger and skepticism towards government. Read more. Recently, Barkun was quoted in a CBS news article. In the article, dealing with a group known as "birthers" who dispute the fact that President Obama is a natural born citizen, Barkun states that conspiracy theories "give people a feeling that we know the truth." Read more... In addition, Barkun was quoted in a NPR article, "Why Do Doubts About Obama's Birthplace Persist?," and McClatchy Washington Bureau article, "Here's the Truth: 'Birther' Claims are just Plain Nuts," about "birthers." Recently, Barkun was quoted CQ Researcher. In the article entitled "Hate Groups: Is Extremism on the Rise in the United States," Barkun, when discussing Obama's election states "[older extremists] tend to think of it as a great recruiting tool." Read more. 09/01/09 |
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 Burman Op-Ed Published in The Washington Times. In "Pyrrhic victory on health reform?" Leonard Burman, professor of practice of public administration and economics, argues that both sides in Congress need to come together on health care reform before it reaches a crisis point. Or, he says, "they could fiddle while the health care system slowly burns, waiting for bigger government, increased regulation, and higher taxes to arise from the ashes." Read more. Recently, Burman was quoted in New York Times Blog Economix. In the article entitled "Federal Budget Numbers Get Worse, Thanks to More Severe Downturn," Burman, while pointing out that it is important to not put too much stock in any one budget estimate, is quoted as saying that "the budget situation is really, really bad over the next 10 years, and will probably get worse unless we do something to control health care costs." Read more. 09/01/09 |
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 International Relations Student Girouard Nominated for Scholar-Athlete of the Week. Senior Jim McKenzie (Springfield, Pa.) and junior Kristin Girouard (Oak Hill, Va.) are the Syracuse University Scholar-Athletes of the Week for the week of Aug. 31, 2009. Girouard is an international relations major and earned NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad honors. She played in all 24 games for the field hockey team last season, helping the Orange to its first NCAA Final Four appearance. Girouard and the Orange became the first women's team at Syracuse to achieve a No. 1 ranking. 08/27/09 |
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 Reeher Quoted in Governing Magazine. Grant Reeher, associate professor of political science, was quoted in the August edition of Governing Magazine in an article entitled "A Call to Order." In the article, which concerns the call for changes in the committee system—reducing the number of committees while vastly expanding their importance in shaping legislation, Reeher states "if you don’t have a committee system that’s robust, it's tough to find another place to get that work done in the legislature." Read more. Reeher was also the main guest during the August 11 airing of the "Joy Cardin Show" on Wisconsin Public Radio concerning health care reform and the Obama administration's concerted effort to debunk health care rumors. Listen to the broadcast. Reeher also recently had his piece entitled "US isn't Europe, but What About NY?" published in the Post Standard. The piece concerns a tax comparison between New York State and Europe and concludes that New York State, in terms of taxation and spending, is closer to many European countries than to other U.S. states. Read more. 08/27/09 |
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 Bennett Quoted in Columbia Journalism Review. James Bennett, associate professor of political science, was quoted in a piece in the Columbia Journalism Review. The piece, entitled "Stenography Machines," concerns American journalism's reluctance to challenge powerful reactionary myths, specifically involving McCarthyism during the 1950s. Bennett is quoted as saying "during the McCarthy era, there were UPI reporters who said they felt trapped—they believed in the canons of objective journalism but didn’t want to just report McCarthy’s lies." Read more. 08/25/09 |
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 Van Slyke to Receive Prestigious Award. David M. Van Slyke, associate professor of public administration, will be awarded The Beryl Radin Award for an article entitled "Agents or Stewards: Using Theory to Understand the Government-Nonprofit Social Service Contracting Relationship." The annual award, which is given for the best article published in the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, will be presented at the 2009 bi-annual Public Management Research Association conference, October 1-3, 2009. 08/24/09 |
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 McClure Commentary Appears in Newsday Article. The article, entitled "NY pols and the voters who hate them," points out that although voters are outraged over the New York Senate gridlock, 40 percent of New Yorkers think their legislator should be re-elected in 2010. To illustrate this contradiction, Robert McClure, professor of political science and public affairs, states "voters don't know to register their anger and they have no means." Read more. 08/24/09 |
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| Usdansky, London, and Wilmoth Co-Author Article. Margaret Usdansky, assistant professor of sociology, Andrew London, professor of sociology, and Janet Wilmoth, professor of sociology, have co-authored an article that appears in the August issue of the Journal of Marriage and Family. The article, entitled "Veteran Status, Race-Ethnicity, and Marriage Among Fragile Families" looks to examine the impact of men’s past military service on the likelihood that a couple will marry within 5 years of a nonmarital birth. Read more. 08/20/09 |
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 McMahon Speaks at Smithsonian about Community Outreach and Heritage. Faye McMahon, research associate professor, recently gave an invited lecture at the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies in Washington, D.C. McMahon’s address, “Facilitation and Collaboration Working for Cultural Democracy,” was part of a public series held in recognition of colleagues working in the fields of community outreach and heritage. The Aug. 11 event occurred in the National Museum of African Art and was co-presented by the center and the Smithsonian Heritage Months Steering Committee. Read more. 08/14/09 |
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 Lutz Study Published in Journal. In a study published in the Sociology of Education journal, Amy Lutz examines immigrant black high school graduates and the likelihood that this population would attend selective colleges and universities than both native black and white students in America. The study, entitled "How African American Is the Net Black Advantage? Differences in College Attendance Among Immigrant Blacks, Native Blacks, and Whites," investigates whether the immigrant population could be driving blacks' relatively higher odds of college enrollment compared to similar whites, particularly in light of high levels of educational attainment among the adult black immigrant population. Read more. 08/14/09 |
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 Humphrey Fellows Begin Year-Long Program at Maxwell. The Maxwell School has been chosen by the U.S. Department of State to serve for four years as one of 13 host schools for the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program. Beginning August 10, 11 experienced professionals from 10 countries will spend the next year at Maxwell engaging in non-degree study focusing on public adminstration strategy and policy; they will also spend time reaching out to and building partnerships in the Syracuse community. The mid-career participants have been chosen based on their potential for leadership and commitment to public service. They come from the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, Israel, Liberia, Moldova, Phillipines, Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, and Tunisia. Their interests include microfinance, rural development, anti-corruption reforms, conflict resolution, sustainable economic development, information technology, civil society, human rights, and risk management. The highly competitive Humphrey Fellowship Program began in 1978. Today, more than 3,900 alumni in 156 countries around the world are working to improve their communities and the lives of those in need. 08/10/09 |
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 Geography Journal Spotlights Meinig. The quarterly Geographical Review of the American Geographical Society in New York is the oldest scholarly journal of geography in the United States. The July 2009 issue, titled “Donald W. Meinig: Shaping American Geography,” is devoted to Maxwell Research Professor Emeritus Don Meinig. Over the decades, only five or six truly eminent geographers have been honored in this way. The volume comprises five scholarly articles and three shorter tributes. Most are by former graduate students now in academia; another is by a former colleague of 20 years, John Agnew, currently president of the Association of American Geographers; and others are from former undergraduate students who write warmly and appreciatively of his breadth of knowledge and magisterial yet kindly teaching style. Meinig’s research writings are also well known. The first volume of what became his crowning magnum opus, The Shaping of America: a Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of History, was entitled "Atlantic America, 1492 -1800," and was discussed in, among other places, the New York Times Book Review. This first volume appeared in the summer of 1986, and three subsequent volumes followed, ending with "Global America, 1915-2000," appearing in 2004. Articles can be viewed at http://www.amergeog.org/gr/current_issue.html. 08/07/09 |
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 Former President of India Gives Address to Executive Education's Phase IV Program. The former president of India Dr. Abdul Kalam, who served from 2002-2007, recently visited and spoke to the partcipants of Executive Education's Mid-Career Phase IV Program at Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy. Dr. Kamal spoke to the 95 participants on the topic of "Creative Leadership in the Global Knowledge Society." Read more. 07/29/09 |
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News from the International Relations Program. Program Chair Donald Planty has announced that Ryan Williams will become the new director of the IR Washington program, effective August 1. Williams has served as IR's Graduate Director for the past six years, after having worked as assistant director with SU Abroad. During his time as IR's graduate director, the MA program has achieved record numbers of applications and enrollment; this coming fall, the program will welcome 110 students from 34 countries, its largest and most diverse class to date.
Williams will replace Dr. Michael Schneider who has served as IR's Washington director for more than a decade. During that time, Schneider has expanded IR's presence in Washington to include a rigorous undergraduate program of 18 students each semester as well as graduate IR programs in the fall, spring, and summer that serve over 100 students annually. Schneider was also instrumental in the creation of SU's new Public Diplomacy Program, a dual degree offered in concert with the Newhouse School of Public Communications. "IR would never have achieved its current success without its strong programming and presence in DC and without Mike’s hand at the wheel," says Planty.
Returning to Maxwell to move into the position of IR graduate director is Nell Bartkowiak, the current assistant director at SU Abroad and IR's former global programs coordinator. Bartkowiak began her career in Washington, DC, working on environmental policy before her start at Syracuse in international education. 07/28/09 |
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 “The G-8 Announcement on Agricultural Development: Can it Save the World From Hunger?” An article co-authored by Catherine Bertini, Professor of Practice of Public Administration, which appeared in The Huffington Post on July 10, points out that although the G-8’s $20 billion pledge for global agricultural development is commendable, world leaders must continue to provide sustained leadership, funding over the long-term and support for this effort. Read more. In addition, an article co-authored by Bertini, concerning the need to make agricultural development the U.S.'s number one priority for foreign aid, was recently published in the May/June issue of Foreign Affairs. Read more. Previously, Bertini took part in the Global Humanitarian Forum, held in Geneva Switzerland, as part of the "Climate Change: A New Role for Humanitarian Actors" panel. Other panelists included Ann Veneman, ED of UNICEF; the SG of the Int Fed of Red Cross/Red Crescents, and Ceos of Caritas International and Islamic Relief Worldwide. 07/13/09 |
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 Mountz Receives National Science Foundation Career Grant. Alison Mountz, associate professor of geography, has been awarded a five year, $428,271 National Science Foundation Career Grant titled “Geographies of Sovereignty: Global Migration, Legality, and the Island Index.” Read more. 07/08/09 |
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 "Assessing 'Say Yes'." In a July 5 Post-Standard op-ed concerning the “Say Yes to Education” program in Syracuse, Bill Coplin, professor of public affairs, argues that it is far more important for high school students to focus on gaining the skills necessary to pursue a viable career than it is to focus solely on going to college. Read more. 07/06/09 |
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| Dean Wallerstein Announces Reorganization of the Office of Career and Alumni Services. In light of a recent personnel change in the Office of Career and Alumni Services, Dean Wallerstein has announced a reorganization of the office and a change in name. Henceforth, the office will be known as the Center for Career Development and Alumni Relations, which will have within it two separate but closely collaborating and mutually supportive offices. The Office of Career Development will be directed by Alex Bennett, and the Office of Alumni Relations will be directed by Norma Shannon. All other staffing within the Center remains the same. According to Dean Wallerstein, “Alex Bennett, Norma Shannon, Kelli Young and Jo Sheridan work hard each day to assist current Maxwell students who are job-seeking and to keep Maxwell alumni engaged and connected. This reorganization, and the related name changes, is intended to reflect more accurately the actual mission and work of both offices. I am confident that under Alex and Norma’s capable leadership, the Center for Career Development and Alumni Relations will build further on its already substantial record of accomplishment.” 07/01/09 |
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 Pralle Presents Lecture. Sarah Pralle, associate professor of political science, gave a talk at Leiden University in the Netherlands on the subject of how to keep climate change at the top of the agendas of Western democracies. 06/29/09 |
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 Thorson Interviewed by Yonhap News Agency. In the interview, Stuart Thorson, professor of political science and international relations, points out that although North Korea continues to frustrate the world by refusing denuclearization talks and conducting more nuclear and missile tests, this is all the more reason to build a foundation of trust with the nation. Read more. In addition, Thorson was quoted in the Korea Herald and in Time magazine on Syracuse University's planned opening of the Korean Peninsula Affairs Center, a new research facility focusing on the entire Korean peninsula. 06/29/09 |
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 "Albany Party-Switching Insults Voters." In a June 19 Newsday op-ed concerning the defection of two New York City Democrats in the Senate, Elizabeth F. Cohen, assistant professor of political science, observes that while less common than it once was, party-switching has an important, legitimate place in democratic politics. Read more. 06/19/09 |
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 Kyle Coleman Chosen for the Urban Institute's Summer Academy. Kyle Coleman, a public policy studies major, was chosen as one of 10 college juniors for the 2009 Urban Institute Summer Academy for Public Policy Analysis and Research. The Summer Academy, established with support from the Ford Foundation, addresses the underrepresentation of minorities and people from distressed communities in public policy research. The students will spend June and July attending policy seminars, honing their analytical skills, and writing policy briefs under the guidance of Institute mentors. Coleman will compare student achievement in charter schools with that in traditional public schools. 06/18/09 |
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 Maxwell Professor Christine Himes named director of the Center for Policy Research. "I am delighted that Christine Himes has accepted my invitation to become the next director of the Center for Policy Research," says Dean Mitchel Wallerstein. "She is a long-time faculty member of CPR, and has built an impressive record of scholarship, pedagogy, and administration during her 14 years in the Maxwell School’s Department of Sociology. Chris served for five years as the Chair of the department, during which time she impressed me with her effective management skills and strong leadership abilities. I am confident on this basis that Professor Himes will bring new energy and vision to the Center and help it to move forward with its important work. I also would like to thank Professor Douglas Wolf for his leadership as Interim Director of CPR. Doug was able to bring to bear his long experience and his knowledge of CPR in shepherding the Center through this transition. He will hand off the leadership responsibilities with the organization in stable condition." Himes has worked and published in the areas of family care giving, demography and population projections, and patterns of health and mortality in later life. Her recent research has focused on the role of obesity in health and functioning at older ages. She has served as a consultant to the Bureau of the Census and to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. In 2007, she was honored as SU’s United Methodist University Scholar/Teacher of the Year. Himes received her Ph.D. in demography and sociology from the University of Pennsylvania. 06/11/09 |
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 PhD Candidate Receives Grant. Havva Karakas-Keles, a PhD Candidate in the Political Science Department, has received a grant from The McClelland Center for Research and Innovation, which is part of the Hay Group. The grant, a David McClelland Fellowship, will be used to support Karakas-Keles' dissertation research on structural and psychological factors influencing how prime ministers in parliamentary democracies make foreign policy decisions. 05/15/09 |
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| Three Maxwell School Faculty Members Receive Awards. The Maxwell School of Syracuse University is pleased to announce three faculty awards, including the newly established Dr. Walter Montgomery and Marian Gruber Professor of History. History professor Dennis Romano will become the inaugural Montgomery-Gruber professor. The Michael O. Sawyer Chair in Constitutional Law and Politics will be filled by political science associate professor Thomas M. Keck. And the annual Daniel Patrick Moynihan Award for Teaching and Research goes to Leonard M. Lopoo, assistant professor of public administration. 04/29/09 
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 Usdansky Study Published. Margaret Usdansky, assistant professor of sociology, recently had a study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family. The report examined depictions of single-parent families in samples of popular magazines and social science journals. The study showed that critical depictions of divorce plummeted in magazines and journals during the 20th century. The decline was not driven by any increase in favorable depictions of divorce, but the virtual disappearance of normative debate over whether divorce was good or bad reflected an ambivalent acceptance of divorce. Read more. 04/28/09 |
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 O'Leary Gives Keynote Address at Conference. Rosemary O'Leary, distinguished professor of public administration, was the keynote speaker at a conference at Virginia Tech April 2 to 4 on Reconciling Bureaucracy and Democracy. O'Leary spoke on "Managing Guerrilla Government." In addition, O'Leary was a plenary speaker at the annual conference of Executive Women in Government in Washington D.C. on March 25 where she spoke on "Collaborative Public Management." O'Leary spoke on the same topic at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington D.C. on March 26. Earlier in the month O'Leary spoke on "Minnowbrook: Place, Tradition, Spirit, Event, Challenge" at the annual conference of the American Society for Public Administration in Miami. 04/14/09 |
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 Professor Walter Broadnax Receives Distinguished Public Service Award. Walter Broadnax, distinguished professor of public administration at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, has received the American Society for Public Administration’s (ASPA) 2009 Elmer Staats Lifetime Achievement for Distinguished Public Service Award. The honor recognizes a public administrator’s career accomplishments and contributions to the public service and to ASPA over a lifetime. Broadnax has been a scholar, administrator, and public policy expert during his 40-year career. He has served in executive-level positions in academia and in government at the local, state, and federal levels. Read more. 03/23/09 |