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Bill Coplin earns his living in an industry that makes him angry. A full-time professor at Syracuse since 1969, he has degrees from Johns Hopkins University and American University. When he's not teaching in the classroom, he advises 150 undergraduates pursuing a unique Syracuse major and mentors thirty of them.
You say you're driven by an anger. What is it?
As are many college students I was victim of bait and switch. I went to college to become prepared for life, and when I got there, they made me read Chaucer. more
Saving for that rainy day!
Despite what many economists and politicians define as a "recession" and firmly state that we are not yet in one, many business owners and consumers would argue that we are indeed quickly slipping closer to it. Surviving a recession is not easy but can be made more bearable by keeping some basic principles in mind during the good times before the recession hits.
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Staff writer Amanda Swank was a junior when she took introductory biology from Syracuse University's Marvin Druger, a professor who she says changed her life. Swank, who had been a psychology major, was so inspired by Druger's passion for biology that she changed her major, completed a post-baccalaureate pre-medical program and will begin medical school in the fall. And she said it's all because of Druger. "He made science fun. He made it interesting. You could relate it to your everyday life," Swank said. "If I had taken this intro class and the professor had been miserable and dull, then I probably wouldn't have enjoyed the subject matter as much, and I might not have been inspired to go on and do science." more...Gail Bulman, associate professor of Spanish language and literature, is the recipient of the
first Master's Teaching and Advising Prize from The College of Arts and Sciences. The award
will be presented to Bulman at the college's convocation for master's degree candidates on
Saturday, May 10. The award honors faculty members who teach in programs that are primarily
or exclusively master's programs. Bulman teaches several Spanish courses, including two
new graduate courses, "Performance and Postmodernism in Latin America" and "Writing the
Nation in Latin America."
Rick Wilson, SU English and writing instructor at The Wheatley School, has a busy spring and summer ahead of him. He is premiering Hockey: The Musical! at the Toronto Fringe Festival this coming July.
One last lecture
After 45 years teaching introductory biology, professor Marvin Druger finishes off his time at SU
Melissa Daniels
Marvin Druger took off his jacket and green corduroy hat and put them in the corner of the Gifford Auditorium stage Monday. He plugged in the cords to the overhead projector and slipped the clip-on microphone onto his green and red checkered shirt. He tossed his umbrella into the corner and opened up his folder filled with papers and slides for the day's lecture. Gifford was about half full, with students in Druger's BIO 123 lecture chattering. The professor paced in front, looking relaxed. "Today I'll be teaching my last lecture of Biology 123," he said. "I was going to have an inspirational message - but first we're going to go over the circulatory system then do that at the end." The 74-year-old is relaxed, of course. He's been doing this for 54 years. Read the whole article, complete with comments, in the Daily OrangeSyracuse University Project Advance is pleased to host Teddy Lindsey for the spring professional development seminar for Computer Engineering teachers.
Lindsey is an FBI computer scientist and software entrepreneur. He has worked with the U.S. Department of Justice, as well as other law enforcement and intelligence agencies. In 1998, Lindsey was Director of Research for Wireless Knowledge, the Microsoft/Qualcomm venture. Joining Qualcomm right after graduating from San Diego State University, he served in several leadership positions at the company, including a position as Senior Manager.
In 2004, Lindsey earned the FBI Director’s Award for Excellence for his work developing new technologies for law enforcement and intelligence. Most recently, Lindsey received approval in 2006 to begin his own company, Lindsey Systems Research. He has used this as an opportunity to pursue research into developing new software and cyber security.
Lindsey specializes in software development, wireless technology, and computer security and forensics, among other things.
The seminar will take place May 5 on campus. If you would like to attend, please contact Chris Haskins at Project advance at 443-2404, or via email at cmhaskin@syr.edu
Hyune-Ju Kim, associate professor in The Colleges of Arts and Sciences, commented in an Associated Press story on the statistical likelihood of a reported tie between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in the Syracuse primary vote earlier this week.
Published: December 12, 2007
The Rankings Game
U.S. News & World Report recently released its first ranking of America’s “Best High Schools,” in apparent competition with the annual ratings published by Newsweek and Washington Post education reporter Jay Mathews. We can be sure the latest Top 100 will compel some communities, parents, students or political leaders to claim bragging rights—and others to begin questioning local leaders about the ranking of their hometown high school.No matter where your school shakes out on the scale, you can be sure of two things. First, U.S. News & World Report has already generated the coveted “buzz” and will sell a lot of magazines to—and gain a lot of visits to their ad-laden website from— parents and leaders who must know who has won the Super Bowl of Education. And second, this newest “rank order” (read that however you like) will begin to affect what goes on in high schools across the country—adding one more hurdle to the marathon we call public schooling.[Read more at TeacherMagazine. You will need to register, but there is not charge.]Amos Kiewe, professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University, has recently published "FDR's First Fireside Chat: Public Confidence and the Banking Crisis" (Texas A&M University Press, 2007).
Kiewe's research interests are in presidential rhetoric and political communication. In the new book, he shows how FDR's rhetoric laid the foundation for the American public's support of its nation's banks and recovery of the economy. With Davis W. Houck, he previously co-authored "FDR's Body Politics: The Rhetoric of Disability" (Texas A&M University Press, 2003) and "A Shining City on a Hill: Ronald Reagan's Economic Rhetoric, 1951-1989" (Praeger, 1991) and co-edited "Actor, Ideologue, Politician: The Public Speeches of Ronald Reagan" (Greenwood Press, 1992). Kiewe also edited "The Modern Presidency and Crisis Rhetoric (Praeger, 1994). Additionally, he has published in Argumentation and Advocacy, Journal of American Culture, Presidential Studies Quarterly, Southern Communication Journal and other professional journals.
Cicero-North Syracuse High School is one of just two high schools in the state to help pilot a new college accounting course.
About a dozen C-NS students are working their way toward four college credits for the course, administered through the Syracuse University Project Advance program. Fifteen students at Hewlett High School in Nassau County, Long Island, also are enrolled in the course, which duplicates SU's Accounting 151: Introduction to Financial Accounting. Read more
Mr. Noto is not at all afraid to proclaim exactly what he thinks of the AP course structure in one word: “disgusting.”In AP courses, the grades are primarily based on a single exam at the end of a two semester course, which, at least according to Mr. Noto, doesn’t truly reflect the ability of the students. That’s why he and other teachers at BHS have been searching for a better high-level economics class for years. This year they have finally found the solution: SUPA Economics. Read More
Katie Frawley, a former student in Mr. Edward Stacy's SU ECN 203 class at Oswego High School returned to Oswego High School as a guest speaker this fall, Frawley, an economist for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Department of Producer Price Indexes, talked with students in Stacy's SU ECN 101 class about her job, college, internships with the federal government and being a student-athlete (softball) in college. Katie is a 2006 graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University with majors in economics and political science. Frawley internships included one summer in Congressman James Walsh's office, a semester at the Office of Homeland Security and one summer with Cornerstone Government Affairs. Ms. Frawley, who also took SU's English and Writing courses through Project Advance, was Oswego High School's 2002 valedictorian.
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"SUper Sleuthing," Syracuse University Magazine, Fall 2004.
Welcome to Forensic Science, a chemistry course that [James T.] Spencer designed and introduced last semester to appeal to non-science majors…. In part, the course evolved from Spencer’s work with SU Project Advance, a program that trains high school teachers how to teach college-credit courses to their students. Read more
“Canastota Students to Probe Forensics,” Syracuse Post-Standard, February 13, 2004.
The Canastota school board unanimously approved a resolution to add a Syracuse University Project Advance forensics science course to the high school’s science offerings.
“Forensic Science Class Offered,” Syracuse Post-Standard City Neighbors, January 15, 2004.
Right off the bat, a course that deals with hair analysis and mock crime scenes sounds sexier to most high school students than plain old chemistry.
"Sharpening Young Minds," Syracuse University Magazine, Summer 2003.
The ailment known as "senioritis" affects adolescents just as they are about to begin their final year of high school…. Fortunately, there is a cure for senioritis in the form of Syracuse University’s Project Advance, a program that offers credit-bearing college courses to high school senior. Read more
"It's 'CSI,' SU Style: High School Instructors Get Lessons in Forensic Science,"Syracuse Post-Standard, July 10, 2003.
High school science teachers from across the state are spending this week at Syracuse University, studying fingerprints, investigating evidence, and probing a mock murder.
Syracuse University’s Project Advance began in 1972, when six area high school principals approached the university with a request to establish a program for able high school seniors that would combat senioritis and prevent the course work from the students’ senior year of high school from being repeated during their first year of college.
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