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Salina Connect

Murali Venkatesh, Professor in the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, has been awarded an Enitiative grant to begin building out the Salina Connect wireless connectivity infrastructure as part of a larger initiative called the Salina Electronic Village.

Salina Connect will use innovative wireless (WiFi) technology to connect households, agencies and small businesses on the South Side to the Internet over the Syracuse MetroNet at low cost to the user. Every step of the Salina Connect project – planning, design, installation, testing, and documentation – will be carried out by iSchool undergraduate students enrolled in IST 466 class sections, under the overall supervision of Professor Venkatesh and guidance of the iSchool’s Center for Emerging Network Technologies (CENT). The on-going network management will be done by students in IST 466 until the Salina Academy & Technology Center is operational in 2008, at which point these duties will be transitioned over to SA&TC personnel.
Associate Professor Ping Zhang, like all iSchool professors, makes time to meet with students to ensure the highest quality education for our students.
Professor of Practice Dave Dischiave heads up the M.S. in information management program, and works with our corporate partners on developing strong internship opportunities for students