All Entries Tagged With: "Syracuse University"
Eleven Women With New Administrative Duties at Colleges and Universities
The women with new administrative roles in higher education are Sherrie Weldon, Tonia Moody, Monica Kimbrell, Nell Russell, Elizabeth Breul O’Rourke, Carolina Cruz-Neira, Stacey Kostell, Alexandrina Deschamps, Ann Saterbak, Diana Boyd, and Maria Mayberry.
New Teaching Roles for Six Women Faculty Members
The new appointees are Rania Habib at Syracuse University, Denise Tucker at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, Ann Stoeckmann at Frances Marion University, Mignon Fogarty at the University of Nevada, Jingjing Huang at Virginia Tech, and Fumie Kato at the University of North Carolina Charlotte.
Syracuse University Scholar Wins Book Award From the Gerontological Society of America
Madonna Harrington Meyer, he Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence and chair of the department of sociology at Syracuse University, is being honored for her book Grandmothers at Work: Juggling Families and Jobs.
Three Women Appointed to Department Chairs at Syracuse University
The new department chairs in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse are Karen A. Doherty in the department of communication sciences and disorders, Erin Mackie in English, and Vivian May in women’s and gender studies.
Eight Women Taking on New Teaching Roles at American Universities
The women in new teaching posts are Fatemeh Akhlaghi, Sally Cornelison, Paola Bianco, Fatemeh Keshavarz, K. Joy Buck, Laura Fine Hawkes, Mercedes Baillargeon, and Kristy A. Brumfield.
Seventeen Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The appointees are Keri Swaby, Rosetta Clay, Rhoberta Haley, Karen A. Dowling, Michelle Piekutowski, Jennifer Lodge, Heather Lindkvist, Anne Sauer, Kelley Coffeen, Michele Kiely, Gabriela C. Weaver, Katrina Oliver, Lillian C. Wichinsky, Lauren Richards, Bonnie Richley, Julia Czerniak, and Vicki McNeil.
Vivian May Elected President of the National Women’s Studies Association
An associate professor in the department of women’s and gender studies at Syracuse University in New York, Dr. May will be the first president of the organization who has a Ph.D. in women’s studies.
Two Economists Join the Faculty at Cornell University
Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, has announced the appointed of seven new faculty members in its department of economics. Among the hires are Eleonora Pattachini, who was on the faculty at Syracuse University, and Julieta Caunedo, who just earned her Ph.D. at Washington University in St. Louis.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Stephanie James Named the Founding Director of the School of Art at Syracuse University
Professor James is currently associate dean and head of the School of Visual Art at Arts University Bournemouth in the United Kingdom. She will begin her new duties on July 1.
Four New Deans at American Universities
Women appointed to dean positions are Janet Guthmiller at the College of Dentistry of the University of Nebraska, Sharon Lovell at James Madison University, Cynthia J. Reed at Northern Kentucky University and Karin Ruhlandt at Syracuse University.
Linda LeMura to Be Named the First Laywoman President of a Jesuit College
Linda LeMura has been selected to become the 14th president of Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York. She will be the first laywoman and only the third woman overall to lead a Jesuit college in the United States.
Five Women Appointed to Named Professorships
The women named to endowed chairs are Amy Ellen Schwartz at Syracuse University, Joan Shelly Rubin at the University of Rochester, Kimberly Dozier at Penn State, Jingyu Lin at Texas Tech, and Suzanne L. Baldwin at Syracuse University.
Ten Women Assuming New Administrative Roles at American Universities
The women with new administrative posts are Amy Wohlert, Jana Jasinski, Kimberly Lamparelli, Susie Brubaker-Cole, Jennifer Heisey, Carla Peterson, Diana Jergovic, Apryle M. Cotton, Sara Childs, and Ellen Amsel.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Five Women Chosen for Prestigious Honors
The honorees are Lynda Goodrich of Western Washington University, Patty Perillo of Virginia Tech, Dorothy Horrell of Colorado State University, Sascha Scott of Syracuse University, and Karen Fairbanks of Barnard College.
In Memoriam: Mary Gilmore Smith, 1907-2014
Smith has a connection to Syracuse University for nearly 90 years. She earned two degrees and held many administrative posts. At the time of her death, she was the longest-standing annual donor to the university.
Study Examines If Sexual Hook-Up Behavior Among College Women Leads to Depression
Researchers surveyed nearly 500 college women for 13 consecutive months on their sexual behavior, rates of sexual victimization, contraction of sexually transmitted diseases, and depression symptoms.
Five Women Appointed to Dean Positons
The new deans at Heather Coltman at Florida Atlantic University, Nevada Winrow at Baltimore City Community College, Laura Siminoff at Temple University, Melisaa Harwood-Rom at the University of Arkansas and Joanna Masingila at Syracuse University.
Five Women in New University Administrative Positions
The women taking on new administrative roles are Yolanda Cooper at Emory University, Lorraine Williams at Ashford University, Luanne Bowman at Ohio University, Amanda Nicholson at Syracuse University, and Sheila McMahon at Brandeis University.
Syracuse University Honors Its Outgoing Chancellor
The new Nancy Cantor Scholarship Fund will help Syracuse students afford participation in immersion, engagement, and study abroad programs. Funds will be available to students for travel and other expenses related to these types of academic activities.
Women Scholars Appointed to Named Chairs
The women appointed to named chairs at Etel Solingen at the University of California Irvine, Nienke Dosa at Syracuse University, Daphna Oyserman at the University of Southern California, Marie Griffith at Washington University in St. Louis, and Ana Soto at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris.
Six Women in New Teaching Roles
The women in new faculty roles are Teresa Francis at Central Washington University, Anette Hosoi at MIT, Margarita Blush at the University of Connecticut, Carolyn Rude at Virginia Tech, Eno Ebong at Northeastern University, and Donna Alberston at New York University.
Syracuse University Dean to Head Continuing Education Association
Bethaida Gonzalez, dean of University College at Syracuse University in New York, was named president-elect of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association.
Ten Women in New Higher Education Administrative Roles
The 10 women taking on new roles are Colleen Preuninger, Michele Halstead, Caroline Dowd-Higgins, Michele Deramo, Kimberly Conway Dumpson, Marina Markot, Tracie Hunter, Eunice Bellinger, Carol Kim, and Sonja Bennett.
Treasurer at Syracuse University Announces Retirement
Barbara Wells has announced that she will retire from her position on September 15. Wells has been on the staff at the university for 38 years and in her present post since 1990. She manages the university’s $1.3 billion investment portfolio.
Eleven Women to Serve in New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Here are brief biographies of 11 women who have or soon will be assuming new administrative roles at colleges and universities across the United States.
Two Women Named Co-Editors of the Journal School Library Research
The American Association of School Librarians has announced that two women academics – Ruth Small of Syracuse University and Mega Subramaniam of the University of Maryland – will share responsibilities as co-editors of the American Association of School Librarians’ journal.
A Dozen Women With New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The new appointees are Carol Giuriceo, Yvette Clayton, Dynpna Callaghan, Usha Haley, Brenda Phillips, Lisa Gilbert Williams, Gigi Peters, Patricia Pritchett, Marlene Schwartz, Elizabeth Meadows, Lynn Brusco, and Linda Noble.
The New President of the American Library Association
Barbara K. Stripling, assistant professor of practice in the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, is now the leader of world’s largest and oldest association for library professionals. Membership in the organization numbers more than 60,000.
In Memoriam: Kay Moeckly Wiggins, 1934-2013
Professor Wiggins joined the faculty in the College of Nursing at Syracuse University in 1964. She continued to teach there for 31 years, retiring from Syracuse University in 1995 as professor emerita.
Six Women in New Faculty Roles
The women in new teaching roles are Madeline Henry at Purdue University, Karyn Ogata Jones at Clemson University, Debra DeLaet at Drake University, Kerri Remmel at the University of Louisville, Cynthia Gordon at Syracuse University and R. Turner Goins at Western Carolina University.
Nancy Cantor Named Chancellor of the Newark Campus of Rutgers University
Dr. Cantor recently stepped down as chancellor of Syracuse University, a post she held since 2004. She is the former chancellor of the University of Illinois and was provost at the University of Michigan. She will begin her new duties on January 1.
Six Women Appointed to Positions as Dean
The new deans are Cheryl Hawk at Logan College of Chiropractic, Monika Shealey at Rowan University, Tonantzin Oseguera at California State University, Fullerton, Rhonda Phillips at Purdue University, Nancy Fahrenwald at South Dakota State University, and Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz at Syracuse University.
Syracuse University Women’s Choir Celebrates Its 125th Anniversary
The Syracuse Women’s Choir is celebrating its 125th anniversary with a special concert honoring its legacy by performing works that it has featured over the past century and a quarter.
