Distinctive Features
DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF OUR PROGRAM
Research Oriented
Students engage in research every semester through individual faculty-supervised, hands-on research practica.
Collegiality
The faculty are highly accessible and work closely with students in both formal and informal settings.
Individualized Program of Study
There are only a handful of required or suggested courses. Students, in consultation with their advisors, can select the majority of courses in their program.
Interdisciplinary
To supplement the diversity of research approaches in the school, students are encouraged to take relevant courses in other departments of the University.
Personalized Supervision
Doctoral students have annual individual evaluations with their faculty to identify significant intellectual gains over the past year and to suggest courses and priority activities for the remainder of the program.
High Involvement
Students share responsibilities in research, teaching, and school administration.
Professional Development
The Graduate School's professional development programs are nationally recognized. The school participates in the Future Professoriate Program, through which students can earn a Certificate in University Teaching.
Internationally Diverse
Our program attracts students from across the United States and around the world. Our internationally renowned faculty lead numerous research and educational activities, also worldwide. We have current or recent students from many nations, including Australia, China, Japan, Thailand, India, Korea, Malaysia, Morocco, Jordan, France, Canada, Ecuador, and Venezuela, to name a few.
PUTTING SCHOLARSHIP TO ACTION
The Syracuse University School of Information Studies is a leader in advancing both the theory and practice of the information professions, based on an interdisciplinary view of information phenomena. The school is committed to conducting research that expands human capabilities through information and offers solutions for the future.
The school's 43 full-time faculty members have formal training in a wide range of areas, including information systems, telecommunications, computer science, communications, library science, information science, instructional technology, engineering, industrial psychology, law, economics, and political science. More information about individual faculty members and their research can be found at http://ischool.syr.edu/facstaff/faculty.asp.
The school receives more than $5 million annually in sponsored research funding, among the highest per capita level of funding at Syracuse University and near the top among peer information schools. Recent sponsors include the National Science Foundation, DARPA, Department of Education, JPMorgan Chase, U.S. Agency for International Development, the Ford, Robin Hood and Robert Wood Johnson Foundations, and Unilever, AT&T, Raytheon, Alcatel, Cisco, Intel, Kodak, and Nokia.
The school houses or participates in 8 research centers: the Convergence Center, the Center for Emerging Network Technologies, the Center for Natural Language Processing, the Information Institute of Syracuse, the Center for Digital Literacy, the Collaboratory on Technology Enhanced Learning Communities (COTELCO), the StudyResponse Center for Online Research (SCOR), and the Systems Assurance Institute. Information about these centers can be found on their web sites, accessible from the schools web site at http://ischool.syr.edu/research/researchcenters/index.aspx.
The school enjoys strong support within the University. It is featured in the University's development and academic plans and is being positioned as the next Syracuse signature school. In May 2008, the school celebrated the completion of renovations to its high-tech home in Hinds Hall.