Faculty Excellence
Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies (iSchool) has a balanced commitment to scholarship, teaching, and research that attracts the finest scholars in the world. Our interdisciplinary faculty members collaborate with colleagues across fields of study and readily partner with “communities of experts”—both here and abroad—to expand the boundaries of exploration in the information field.
iSchool faculty members consider themselves a “faculty of one,” with no traditional departments dividing their interactions or their teaching and research activities. The school’s collegial, open atmosphere encourages intellectual inquiry and lifelong learning among faculty as well as students. Our faculty serve as role models for students and challenge them to develop into independent thinkers, problem solvers, and architects of a better world.
In the next decade, the demand for talented faculty will increase as a growing number of iSchools emerge worldwide.To maintain our standard of excellence, the iSchool must devote new resources to attracting and retaining world-class faculty members. And we must provide the support they need to reach ever-greater levels of achievement.
Here are some ideas from our faculty and staff members on ways in which you can support faculty excellence--a faculty wish list of sorts.
“Spanning the Globe”
Increase our international presence. Participation by faculty in international conferences, connections with other universities and industries across the planet will be a big part of our future. Sponsor faculty travel to push the iSchool out to the world.
(Elizabeth Liddy)
“Step Aside Rockefeller”
Create your family’s own legacy here at the iSchool. Build an endowment for a specific fund. (Ping Zhang)
5 YOUR NAME HERE Junior Faculty Teaching Start-Up Fund
6 YOUR NAME HERE Junior Faculty Research Start-Up Fund
“Practice for Future Professors”
Sponsor a research grant competition for Ph.D. students. Help them get practice writing grant applications and have a little money to support their thesis work.
(Kevin Crowston)
“Bring the World to the iSchool”
Sponsor a speaker’s series that enables the students, faculty, and staff to hear from leading scholars and practitioners in the iField. (Carsten Osterlund)
“Unleash Our Full Potential”
Help us purchase an institutional lease on a number of research-related software products to broaden our capabilities and tap into new knowledge. (Carsten Osterlund)