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food studies core courses required of graduate food studies students, including a research methods course. “We’re looking for students who have a very socially engaged approach to what they do,” said Anne Bellows, the graduate program director in the food studies department.
It’ll be a combination of understanding the development of food studies as an academic discipline, and how food is understood in current pop culture and politics. Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern assistant professor of food studies
The four faculty members involved in this emerging program themselves have a variety of backgrounds in fields outside food studies — Minkoff-Zern has an undergraduate degree in sustainable agriculture and development, as well as a PhD in geography. Moreover, Bellows said the program will be highly integrated with sociology, urban and regional planning and economics. Minkoff-Zern will teach an introductory
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online classes looking to increase the number of graduate programs offered, but it is looking into increasing the number of Certificates in Advanced Studies (CAS) it offers, as the certificates are ways for students to specialize, Williams said. Michael Frasciello, director of online for the College of Engineering and Computer Science, said the school’s programs that involve data have seen an increase in demand.
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What: Online education panel Where: 307 University College When: Friday at 9 a.m. How much: Free The College of Engineering and Computer Science currently offers three degrees — a Master of Science in Computer Engineering, a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in Computer Science — but there are plans to expand, Frasciello said. “SU is aggressively looking to expand at the graduate level,” he added. IPEDS found that there was a 12.6 percent increase in the total number of students enrolled in a distance education course from 2012 to 2013 for nonprofit private institutions, and that percentage continues to increase.
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lawsuit is currently on medical leave from SU. Clifford Zelen, her attorney, was unable to comment on the lawsuit. On Jan. 13, 2014, at about 1 p.m., Zhang was
class for graduate students to learn about the field of food studies. “It’ll be a combination of understanding the development of food studies as an academic discipline and how food is understood in current pop culture and politics,” Minkoff-Zern said. The MS in food studies students will also learn from three chefs. This interdisciplinary approach will help prepare students for either working toward a PhD in food studies, or for various employment opportunities in government, food-related trade or NGO work, among other areas, Bellows said. At the undergraduate level, there’s an intensive level of studying, but Bellows said that begins to shift for students once they enter the graduate program. There are currently two graduate students taking courses in food studies, but Bellows said she hopes next year’s cohort will include 15 to 20 students. Prospective fall 2016 graduate students are in the recruiting process now, which is why the department made its announcement this month. Minkoff-Zern added that she thinks having a graduate program in food studies will help reinforce the strengths of the departments overall. For now, the undergraduate and graduate programs in food studies will remain separate. However, Minkoff-Zern said the department has discussed the possibility of offering a fiveyear hybrid program for undergraduates to receive their MS in food studies after their four years in the college. ajmccamm@syr.edu
Bull, the manager of online programs at UC, contributes the increase in the national trend to the flexibility and convenience of taking online classes. “(Students) are able to move through at your own pace at the parameters of the instructor but also not be bound to a physical place or time,” she said. The number of students enrolled in graduate online programs at SU varies by the capacity of each school and college and the programs they offer, Bull said. In addition to summer, fall and spring classes, this will be the third year SU offers the Winterlude program, which consists of fourweek long courses that can be taken online over winter break. “It allows for the students to go home and be with their families and yet still take classes and move forward with their degrees without hindering them,” Bull said. The number of courses offered and the number of students enrolled in Winterlude tripled from last year, she added. Williams, the director of online education at the iSchool, said online courses allow students to access SU’s specialized faculty even if they are in a different country or on the West Coast. “You have access to a network that can be career-changing and life-changing, and having the ability to access that in an online format is important,” she said. avlinan@syr.edu
in Lyman talking to her FST 203: “Fine Pastries and Desserts” professor, when a window pane fell on her head. According to the lawsuit, the window was being cleaned before it fell. The lawsuit accuses Hayner Hoyt and Upstate Glass of failing to properly install, secure, inspect and create a barrier around the
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cameras is the first time the Common Council is using funding from Dormitory Authority to install these cameras. The Dormitory Authority’s goal is “(to) provide financing and construction services to build facilities for higher education, health care, and other not-for-profit institutions that serve the public,” according to its website. The authority provides a number of grants to a variety of state agencies, including the New York State Technology and Development Program. “The funding was obtained through the grant that the Syracuse Common Council received and is being given to the neighborhoods that requested cameras,” said SPD spokesman Lt. Eric Carr. In other words, a community has to have wanted a camera and requested one from the Common Council in order to receive funding. Though crime rates, especially in the categories of violent and property crimes, are falling, according to the annual FBI crime report, there is still a push in the Syracuse law enforcement office to crack down on gang violence. “They act as a crime deterrent,” Carr said. “These cameras make it less likely for criminals to commit a crime, because they know they are under surveillance.” These cameras are not covert, Carr said; they comprise of a large box on a pole with a camera inside. There is an SPD logo on the
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installation the installation, but rather bump into it during their daily routines. The goal of the installation, they said, was to show students that the streets they often walk aren’t as safe as they think.
We think that being under lit is one of the main causes (of crime), and people not being aware of their surroundings. Estefania Maldonado fifth-year architecture student
Cuse Stay Safe initially began as a project for ARC 552: “Politics of Public Space,” an architecture class in which students analyze how public space is used to spread a message through an installation. One common interest among the three students was student safety against crime because architecture students often walk home late at night, Maldonado said. “We think that being underlit is one of the main causes (of crime), and people not being aware of their surroundings,” Maldonado said. Many students walk alone or look at their devices, which can make them vulnerable to being attacked. The three students hope that
area of the glass panel to keep Zhang “out of the zone of danger.” Both companies have denied wrongdoing. Michelle Davoli, Hayner Hoyt’s attorney, was unable to comment. Nicole Holland, the attorney for Upstate Glass, was also unable to comment.
side of the box, and there is a blue light on the top that flashes throughout the night. If a crime does occur in the vicinity of a camera, Carr said detectives or officers assigned to the case can fill out a request form to view camera footage during a certain time frame. Eventually the form goes up to the police chief, and if he believes the request is warranted, the technology processes the tape and gives it to an officer or detective, Carr said. “These cameras will be placed in different areas around the city,” Carr said. “The exact placement will be determined later.”
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The value of a technology grant that will allow the city of Syracuse to install up to 25 new surveillance cameras
Cameras have not been around Syracuse for very long. The first nine cameras were installed only five years ago on the North and West sides, according to a 2010 Common Council press release. These cameras were funded with $125,000 of federal stimulus money, according to the release. Carr said he hopes installation will begin soon. He added that the work is extremely weather-dependent, and each neighborhood will have its own start and finish date. hrhorvat@syr.edu
with the DPS information cards attached to the glow sticks, students will realize the precautions they should be taking, Shea said. “It’s crazy, because you would think the opposite, but it just keeps you distracted, and apparently when people see you on the phone, you’re a bigger target,” she said. The project was funded by DPS and Ben Tupper, a local landlord, but the project’s development was up to the students, said Tupper, an SU alumnus. “It was 100 percent their idea,” Tupper said. “They came to me with an idea already in the incubator. All I’ve done is offer suggestions or tweaks.” Tupper added that awareness is one of the key deterrents to crime. DPS Detective CJ McCurty said he thinks Cuse Stay Safe will be effective in reaching students. He added that some students may not want to follow DPS’s safety precautions, so if students spread the information to their peers, they may be more likely to follow it. But above all, McCurty said, he just wants students to be safe. Two ways for students to stay safe and prevent crime are by keeping their doors locked and traveling in groups, according to DPS’s website. Johnson, Maldonado and Shea said they are planning on expanding Cuse Stay Safe to downtown later this year. The installation most likely won’t involve glow sticks, but will still address the same issue of lack of lighting. hykim100@syr.edu
Zhang spent $10,000 on medical treatment for her injuries and continues to incur charges, according to the lawsuit. She also claims to have paid $8,000 in out-of-pocket expenses. Zhang is seeking $5 million in damages from SU, Hayner Hoyt and Upstate Glass. apalme05@syr.edu | @annierpalmer