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iSchool Insider
January 20, 2011

Jamlinks

SU ranked second most influential college on Twitter

A Klout Score measures a person or organization's overall influence online, including how engaged others are with that organization or person. That is measured by how many times others reply, retweet, comment, or click on messages, or how big an impact that person or organization's messages are making on others.
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Stephen Kreshen

Gamers: Join us for the 2011 Global Game Jam January 28-30

The Syracuse University School of Information Studies is partnering with the School of Education to host a site for the 2011 Global Game Jam, the world's largest game development event.
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Stephen Kreshen

Syracuse Student Start-up Accelerator to be honored with Leavey Award for Excellence

The Syracuse Student Start-up Accelerator at Syracuse University will be honored with the 34th annual Leavey Award for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, Pa. The Leavey Awards program-endowed by the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation-permits Freedoms Foundation to honor educators for their innovative efforts to help young people better understand the function and benefits of America's private enterprise system.
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News Round-Up
Prof. Mueller serves on leading tech policy 'State of the Net Conference'

Prof. Lankes will work to develop 'credibility engine'

Syracuse iSchool team wins best peer-reviewed paper at IDCC 2010

Prof. Mueller quoted in article about Wikileaks

Prof. Lankes will keynote the Florida Library Association's annual conference

Events Corner

Ph.D. Proposal Defense:
Mohammad Hossein Jarrahi

January 20, 2011
2:30 p.m.
Katzer Room, 347 Hinds

Brown Bag Speaker: Jana Diesner
January 24, 2011
Noon
Katzer Room, 347 Hinds

Seminar: Preparing for Your Job Search
January 24, 2011
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
120 Hinds Hall

Seminar: Conducting
Your Job Search

January 25, 2011
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Katzer Room, 347 Hinds Hall

Seminar: Resume & Cover Letter Writing
January 26, 2011
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
120 Hinds Hall

Seminar: Interviewing Skills & Preperation
January 27, 2011
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location TBA

Thesis Proposal Defense:
Paul Stamas

January 28, 2011
9 a.m.
Katzer Room, 347 Hinds Hall

Entrepreneur Brad Feld Presentation
February 3, 2011
9 a.m.
Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

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