September 3rd Newsletter
- Makayla Newvine
PAIA Weekly
Weekly student newsletter to stay up-to-date on what’s happening in the PAIA department. |
Included in Today’s Newsletter:
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Important Registration Dates
The Add Deadline for the Fall Semester is TODAY September 3rd. You must add all courses for the fall semester by the end of the day today. The Registrar does NOT allow late adds.
The Academic/Financial Drop Deadline is September 16th. You must drop all courses prior to this date or you will be charged for the class. Registrar & Bursar do NOT provide refunds for failure to drop a course for any reason. |
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36th Annual Herbert Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy
September 11, 2024 4:00PM-5:30PM 220 Eggers Hall
Eric Klinenberg, Helen Gould Shepard Professor in the Social Sciences and director of the Institute for Public Knowledge at New York University, will present “2020: How America’s Year of Crises Has Shaped 2024” at the 36th Annual Herbert Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy. Eric Klinenberg’s research focuses on climate change, democracy, culture, media, technology and social policy—with implications for U.S. population health and wellbeing. His new book, “2020: One City, Seven People, and the Year that Everything Changed,” presents a “social autopsy” of 2020, profiling New Yorkers against the backdrop of the presidential election, the surge in misinformation, rising distrust and protests. |
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Peer to Peer: Geopolitics of Food: War, Politics and the Quest for Global Stability
Tuesday, Sept. 10
In the first Peer to Peer of the semester, Humphrey fellow Güler Ünlü explores the transformative power of food within the complex landscape of global geopolitics. What was once merely a source of sustenance has now evolved into a critical element of economic, political, and social stability. Through the lens of recent global crises—including the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war— she’ll discuss the dramatic shifts in global food markets and the rising influence of key players.
Contact Martha Ketcham at mhketcha@syr.edu for questions or request for accommodations. |
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GEO 600: GIS Programming with Python
Need another elective? Check this one out.
GIS Programming with Python with Prof. Xuebin Yang Mondays & Wednesdays 12:45PM-2:05PM
Design and development of geospatial applications is identified as one of three industry-sector technical competencies by US Department of Labor. This skill will also hugely empower you in your academic arena. Python programming in GIS environment will ensure you such a skill and competency. The course ‘GIS Programming with Python’ (GEO 300/600) will introduce you the fundamentals and skills of Python programming in GIS environment. Particularly, it will allow you to (1) automate routine tasks with vector and raster data, (2) customize geospatial data processing, (3) create a simple tool with GIS applications in mind. Both undergraduate and graduate students are welcome. No prior programming experience is required. For more information, please contact Dr. Xuebin Yang (xyang110@syr.edu). |
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Palmer Career Center
The Palmer Career Center works closely with employers domestically and abroad, and with the Maxwell School’s network of 37,000 alumni around the world, to develop opportunities for career exploration, networking, internships and fellowships, and for you to learn from our alumnus’s first-hand experiences and 20/20 insights. They provide career counseling, mock interviews and interview preparation, cover letter and résumé review, networking advice, and much more!
The Palmer Career Center is located at 202 Maxwell Hall or by email at maxcareers@syr.edu. |
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What is Answers?
Answers is a platform that Syracuse University uses as a student resource to find (you guessed it)…answers! The PAIA department has it’s own link to a hub of information that is available for students to reference for a variety of topics. You can find the link to our answers page below: The main page links to many different sub-pages with information about the handbook, syllabi, planning sheets, PAIA academic calendar, archived student newsletters and much, much more!
For questions on how to navigate Answers, please contact Makayla Newvine. |
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Lockers & Headshots
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