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School of Information Studies (iSchool)
Working with AI-coworkers and preparing for Tomorrow’s Jobs
Join Professor Steven Sawyer for a virtual sample class exploring the evolving nature of work in the digital economy. Learn how globalization, collaboration, and AI-enabled systems are reshaping the workplace, and discover the skills and experiences you need to thrive. Drawing from his honors class and extensive research, Professor Sawyer will guide you through key insights on what to expect from your future career and how to prepare for success in this rapidly changing landscape.
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 8 – 9 p.m. ET Register Now
College of Arts and Sciences | Maxwell School
A&S | Maxwell Virtual Sample Class: What Does It Take To Be a Good Friend?
In this sample class you'll meet Professor Erica Houts Shumener, who is a published author and professor in the Department of Philosophy. Professor Shumener's class discussion will mimic her courses for undergraduate students at Syracuse and focus on an important topic that's relevant to all of us: Friendships.
Monday, November 18, 2024 6 - 7 p.m. ET Register Now
A&S | Maxwell Virtual Sample Class: Perspectives from an Audiologist: Hearing Loss, Medical Devices and More
In this sample class you'll meet Professor Joseph Pellegrino, who is a licensed audiologist, director of the on-campus Gebbie Hearing Clinic, and professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Professor Pellegrino's class discussion will mimic his courses for undergraduate students at Syracuse. You'll learn about several of the devices audiologists suggest for hearing impaired patients including cochlear implants and other implantable devices, blue tooth enabled hearing aids and FM systems.
Monday, November 18, 2024 7 - 8 p.m. ET Register Now
A&S | Maxwell Virtual Sample Class: Causes and Implications of Climate Change
In this sample class you'll meet Professor Emeritus Jacob Bendix, who is a senior research associate at the Center for Environmental Policy and Administration and professor in the Geography and the Environment Department at the Maxwell School. Professor Bendix's class discussion will mimic his courses for undergraduate students at Syracuse. You'll consider the fundamental nuts and bolts of how humans affect climate, and the reasons why climate change in turn affects everything from hurricanes to floods to wildfires.
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 8 - 9 p.m. ET Register Now
A&S | Maxwell Virtual Sample Class: Studying Religion in Unexpected Ways
What to college-level discussions about religion look like? Some of the answers to this question will probably surprise you. (Religion, it turns out, isn’t always what you think it is.) In this sample class, you'll meet Professor William Robert. In Professor Robert’s classes, students study religion by studying plays. Why? Because plays can teach us dramatic lessons about how religion works, what religion does, and why religion matters. Plays also perform these lessons in culturally relevant ways. Join Professor Robert for a mini-lecture and discussion about a scene from a play about the power of media in our lives. This play provide an intriguing, unexpected look at religion. You may find that we’re talking about religion when we’re talking about all kinds of other things.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 6 - 7 p.m. Register Now
A&S | Maxwell Virtual Sample Class: Travel in Time to Medieval Italy
In this sample class you'll meet Professor Anne Leone, who is a published author and professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. Professor Leone's virtual class discussion will mimic her medieval Italian literature and culture courses for undergraduate students at Syracuse. You'll consider texts and images from medieval times to understand the past and connect it to the present.
Monday, December 2, 2024 6 - 7 p.m. ET Register Now
Newhouse School of Public Communications
Newhouse Virtual Sample Class: Fundamentals of the Music Industry
Join the Newhouse School's Professor Michelle Santosuosso who teaches in our Bandier Program for the Recording and Entertainment Industries for a virtual classroom experience - for prospective students, called: Fundamentals of How the Music Industry Works.Professor Santosuosso's background in artist and tour management always make for thoughtful discussion in the classroom. Hope you'll join in for this one hour session. To learn more about the Bandier Program, check out their student-centered Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/bandierprogram/
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 8 - 9 p.m. Register Now