A new year and a new semester offer opportunities to build new habits and skills. To help you take advantage of the resources available to you, ITS has put together some suggestions for how you can make safe and effective use of technology in your work, studies or free time. Continue Reading
Tips for Shifting to Online Learning
Syracuse University has shifted to online learning for the remainder of the semester. With this in mind, we wanted to remind you of some available resources to ensure you remain connected to your instructors and classmates. Continue Reading
Behind the Monitor: Kappa Theta Pi President Mikey McCallister
Technology had maintained a constant presence in Michael “Mikey” McCallister’s life for several years before he made the decision to attend Syracuse University, beginning with his involvement on technology project teams in middle school. It was only natural that he would choose to major in Information Management and Technology at the School of Information Studies.
However, McCallister, a junior, has expanded his passion for technology beyond his studies and made it the central focus of all of his activities outside of the classroom. Continue Reading
Friday Five: Computer Consultant Jen Patterson
In this week’s Friday Five interview, we talk to new ITS team member Jen Patterson, computer consultant with Academic Computing Services. Continue Reading
Behind the Monitor: Ghufran Salih ’20
By: Gillian Follett ’22
Ghufran Salih ’20 was excited to move to California to begin her career in IT after graduating from the iSchool at Syracuse University in May 2020. However, making this pivotal transition in her life during the COVID-19 pandemic heaped an incredible amount of stress onto her, in addition to the anxiety she already felt from getting adjusted to an unfamiliar place and a new job.
“I wasn’t mentally prepared for as much isolation as I felt,” she said. “I was in this new space in this new city, and I was just nervous and sad all the time.”
Fortunately, Salih discovered a (somewhat unconventional) way to distract herself from her anxieties: starting a TikTok account that focuses on educating people about data privacy and security.