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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS)
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 Career services, how and what? |
There are two alternatives: IST Career Center and SU Career Center.
IST Career Center:You should visit this center early in your program. The center will help you to start building your resume, to plan for your internship and to outline your career goals. You will find Debra Eischen very helpful so don't hesitate and contact her as soon as possible. You can also find important resources for your job search. Please refer to the IST career planning home page for more information.
SU Career Center:The SU career center is equally important if not more important. Your first step will be to register at the career center located at 235 Shine Student Center. After registering, you will be able to use all the career center resources. SU career center offers a wide range services, please refer to the career services home page.
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| What about career fairs? |
There are usually two career fairs during the academic year (End of September and beginning of February). Please visit the SU career center home page for more details.
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| Where should you start searching for Internships? |
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You should start as soon as possible. If you want your internship in the summer, start your search in the fall semester regardless of what people tell you. Start early to find the best internship. For more information about Internships please visit the IST internship home page.
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| Housing |
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| How do I find housing information? |
| A good way to find housing in the University neighborhood area is to check out Orange Housing. This website contains listing of available apartments organized by number of bedrooms. The site also contains a great map of the university neighborhood area, for your convenience. Other sources of housing information are the typical sources, including local newspapers and the Daily Orange. You could also email one of the IST graduate student listservs to see if a current student knows of an available apartment or is looking for a roommate.
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| Staying Informed |
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| What is a LISTSERV, Why are they important? |
A listserv is essentially a mailing list of people who have something in common (i.e., program of study, or membership in an organization) and want to communicate through e-mail. Within IST, there is a listserv for each graduate program (ISTTNM, ISTIM, ISTMSLIS). These are used to keep students up to date on events and news relevant to their program.
In order to receive or send mail via the listserv, you must subscribe to it. Subscribing is easy. Just follow the directions below:
1. Send an e-mail message to the listserv software program at listserv@listserv.syr.edu.
The body of the message must contain specific information.
a. You must include the word SUB to indicate you are subscribing to a list.
b. You must indicate which list you want to subscribe to, i.e. ISTIM.
c. You must include your first and last name.
So the body of your e-mail message should look like this:
SUB ListName Your Name
2. Sometimes, depending on how the list is set up, you will receive an e-mail message
requiring you to confirm within 24 hours your request to subscribe. If you receive this
request, follow the instructions for confirming and your subscription will be complete.
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| Syracuse (the city) |
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| What is there to do in the Syracuse area? |
 Bar Scene: |
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| Marshall Street |
| Armory Square |
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| Carousel Center |
| Shoppingtown Mall |
| Westcott Theater |
| SU shows movies |
| Check the Daily Orange or Local newspapers |
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| Local Events: |
| Check school and local newspapers |
| Listen to TV or radio |
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| School activities:: |
| Check the SU Directory or stop in at the Student Activities Office in Schine |
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| Browse these websites for details about what's going on in Syracuse:: |
| www.sybercuse.com |
| www.syracuse.com |
| www.cny.com |
| http://newtimes.rway.com/ |
| www.orangehousing.com/site/fun.htm |
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| Faculty Research |
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| Funding |
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| How can I find out more about funding possibilities? |
Take a good look at website
of the Graduate
Students Council it maintains a funding database. Many of the
funding opportunities have early deadlines, so have a look at this
site well before you arrive at Syracuse University.
Many graduate assistantships are also listed by the Graduate School at their office on the third floor of Bowne Hall. If you do not get an assistantship before you arrive at IST, be sure to apply for assistantships in the following semesters (check with the student services office for procedures on how to apply for aid).
You can also leave your resume with other departments that are often looking for graduate assistants such as Mathematics, Physics, and Engineering Management.
There are many other places on campus which regularly employ graduate students especially those with strong technical skills, such as the following:
- Athletic Department (make it a point to go to their offices in Manley Fieldhouse)
- Information Institute of Syracuse on Skytop Road, South Campus.
- Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) located in Newhouse School.
- Computing and Media Services (CMS).
Campus jobs are listed on SU's Jobnet. This site lists both on-campus and off-campus jobs.
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| Organizations on Campus |
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| Where can I get more information about organizations on Campus? |
Have a look at the research centers at Syracuse University. Also take a close look at various research centers at IST.
Syracuse University has a large number of other organizations including ethnic organizations. Have a look at their full organization list.
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| What is ISTGO? |
Officers
IM - Kavitha Veigas (kveigas@syr.edu)
TNM - Vernetta Marquis (vymarqui@syr.edu)
MLS - Rebecca Shaffer-Mannion (rshaffer@syr.edu)
Comptroller - Ian Brown (ikbrown@syr.edu)
We are a group of IST Master and Ph.D. students, who have come together in support of the academic, professional, and social experience at the School of Information Studies. We achieve this through peer advising, mentoring, career development/planning activities, and social events.
ISTGO usually meets once a month, however, specialized committees tend to meet more frequently. See the ISTGO web site for meeting dates, times and locations. Because our meetings are usually held at 4:30, part-time students are encouraged to attend.
We have a number of committees coordinating the goals and activities of the organization. Students are encouraged to become involved them in as much as possible. Committees form and disband as needs are identified and projects are completed. There may be potential opportunities which include positions on the various ISTGO committees. Please check for vacant positions on the committees page. In addition, there are programs run by ISTGO that continue year after year. Some of our programs include resume workshops, internship panels, and faculty research panels. We also organize workshops on software such as Visio, MS Access, and MS Project.
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| Computing Resources |
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| What are the computing resources that are available to IST students? |
ILAB - Instructional Lab, Room 4-207 SciTech
IST has an instructional lab with 28 workstations.In addition to reserved times the lab will be available for IST students during normal office hours and staffed from 6:00 PM until midnight Monday through Friday and 10:00 AM until midnight on Saturday and Sunday.
Campus Clusters
There are sixteen computer clusters on campus that are available for general student use. You can learn more about what equipment and software they host through the Computing & Media Services web page.
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