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News from the World of ICT
Welcome to the 25th issue of the ICT newsletter!News From the World of ICT is our way of sharing with the Maxwell community
who we are, and what we do.
From events in the Global Collaboratory, to computing tips and tricks to make your day a little easier, you’ll learn something new in every issue!
Issue #25 December 2016
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Welcome to our 25th Issue! We released our first ICT Newsletter in December of 2008 as a fun and
informative way to provide important IT developments on campus, share helpful tips and tricks, and, most importantly, give our readers a chance to know us better! I would like to thank the ICT staff for their contributions. But, most of all, I would like to thank Tammy for all the hard work she has put in over the years making the newsletter a reality. Tammy is the coordinator, editor and designer. Thank you Tammy, for a fabulous job! If you are
new to the Maxwell community, please take a look at our past issues: ICT Newsletters.
This fall, ICT has made available enhanced computing and statistical software resources for faculty and students who have large or specialized research projects. Any Maxwell faculty or student in need of computing resources (large or small) for research are encouraged to email: [email protected], and one of our research specialists will meet with you to discuss your needs.
The campus accessibility group will be releasing a new set of accessibility guidelines that will provide faculty and staff information on how and when to obtain resources, such as sign language interpreters and captioning equipment for events and classes. ICT, in conjunction with the campus initiative Accessible SU (http://www.syr.edu/accessiblesu/), also provides a course for the Maxwell community that instructs users how to make web pages and office documents accessible. If you are interested in attending or learning more about the course, please email [email protected].
A draft of the accessibility policy can be found here: ICT Accessibility Policy.
A Word from the Director...In this issue:
A Word from the Director... ............2
Ektron Update ....4
Emerging Technology .........6
The Global Collaboratory ....10
Tips and Tricks ..14
Student Focus ...16
Faculty Focus ....28
Maxwell Staff Focus ................29
Additional Information ......36
Help Info ...........37
Memories From Past Newsletters... You met Stan’s kids, Emily and Stanley, Jr., in the April 2010 issue.
Stanley, Jr. was just about to arrive in the States from China! Emily was 6 years old, and her new brother turned 6
about a week after the family brought him home.
Stanley, Jr.’s first time ever trick-or-treating was October, 2010.
Through the years...
Look at them now!
Emily will be 13 years old in
December and is in the 7th grade.
Stanley, Jr. turned 12 in May and is in
the 6th grade!
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Ektron UpdateProactive Web Page Accessibility Scanning
Make it your New Year’s Resolution!You’ve probably seen a few common, recurring themes in our ICT Newsletter recently. One of these themes is Accessibility awareness. As the University is getting closer to releasing a formal policy on IT Accessibility, we need to continue to be vigilant not only in creating web page content that’s accessible, but to also be on the lookout for existing web page content that may not be as accessible.
One of the best tools for checking the accessibility of web pages is the WAVE web accessibility evaluation tool which is produced by an organization called WebAim (Web Accessibility in Mind). WebAim is an organization within the Center for Persons with Disabilities at Utah State University.
This accessibility checking tool can be used two ways. The quickest way to get started is to simply visit the WAVE web site and enter the address you want to check and hit enter!
http://wave.webaim.org
WAVE will highlight problem areas by displaying graphics and icons over your page, as well as display a summary report adjacent to your page like this:
As you can see from the screenshot, WAVE makes it very easy to identify errors (RED), alerts (YELLOW) and much more detailed information about your page structure (GREEN, BLUE, etc.).
Alternatively, if you are a Google Chrome user it’s possible to install a Chrome Extension that presents a WAVE button in your browser’s toolbar. When clicked, this button will automatically feed the current browser page to the WAVE site for an accessibility check.
While going into specific detail regarding the errors, alerts, and their respective fixes is beyond the scope of this article, we encourage you to check your web pages through these tools and contact ICT’s Webmaster through our [email protected] email address to schedule a consultation. We would be glad to review these results with you and provide the necessary training to assist you in making your site content as accessible as it can be!
Matt Coulter
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Emerging TechnologyWe’ve reviewed many types of technology in the past 24 issues.
In our 25th issue, we wanted to know...
Are these topics still relevant? Click an issue link below to read the past article.
Where applicable, we’ve provided updated information.
1. December 2008 (page 6): Sony Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Pro Pack Vegas Movie Studio is still relevant, however, they are now up to version 13: Movie Studio Family Comparison
2. April 2009 (page 6): Ektron CMS400.NET Still relevant!
3. August 2009 (page 6): Windows 7 While you can still download Windows 7 from Microsoft, and it introduced a lot of great features, ICT has upgraded operating systems at the Maxwell School twice since then!
4. December 2009 (page 6): Google Voice Still relevant!
5. April 2010 (page 6): Apple iPad Still relevant - iPads are very popular, but now there are different types available (iPad Mini, iPad Air, iPad Pro).
6. August 2010 (page7): LTE Technology and Eye-Fi LTE Technology - still relevant! 4G vs LTE - what is the difference? Eye-Fi is still relevant!
7. December 2010 (page 7): Boxee Box Boxee type boxes have been replaced by products such as: FireTV, Roku4, Chromecast.
8. April 2011 (page 7): Solid State Hard Drives There are higher capacity and more form-factors and interfaces available: SSD Interfaces.
9. August 2011 (page 4): Tablets and eReaders Apple iPad2 - of course, iPads are still relevant, but they have been upgraded since our original article: http://www.apple.com/ipad/
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 - the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is still available and is part of the Samsung Galaxy Tab series, which offers many different choices. All Samsung tablets
Barnes and Noble Nook Color - Nook tablets and eReaders have been upgraded since our article. You can view the latest at Barnes and Noble: Nook tablets and eReaders on the Barnes and Noble website.
Amazon Kindle DX - you can still purchase the Kindle DX, but, of course, there are other options now available. Amazon Kindle on Wikipedia
10. December 2011 (page 5): 3D TV 3D TV never caught on - 3D TV is now deader than ever
11. April 2012 (page 6): Video Games The consoles mentioned in this article have been replaced by newer systems: PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch (coming soon). Motion gaming is now being integrated into VR, which is a better fit for it. Products like the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Samsung Gear VR are virtual reality products that use motion controls to interact with games, environments, etc. Really cool stuff.
12. August 2012 (page 7): Surface Tablet Newer versions and updated hardware specs are available: Surface Book vs. Surface Pro 4: Picking the best came down to just one thing
13. December 2012 (page 4): SmartCloud Live Video Still relevant!
Image source: Wikipedia Virtual Reality
Continued on page 8.
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14. April 2013 (page 4): Windows 8 Support for Windows 8 ended in January, 2016. However, you can download Windows 8.1, which is still supported. ICT rolled out Windows 8 to Maxwell in 2013, but quickly adopted Windows 10 once it was available.
15. August 2013 (page 10): Google Glass No longer relevant - Google Glass did not pan out due to price and availability.
16. December 2013 (page 10): Xbox One and Playstation 4 (PS4) Still relevant, although newer versions are on their way!
17. April 2014 (page 6): GoPro 3+ Still relevant, but newer models exist.
18. August 2014 (page 8): Wearable technology, Online Mapping Tools, SmartPhone GPS apps Still relevant!
19. December 2014 (page 10): Smart Watches Although Smart Watches haven’t taken off, they are still sold.
20. April 2015 (page 14): Home Wi-Fi Still relevant!
21. August 2015 (page 8): Drones Still relevant!
22. December 2015 (page 6): Windows 10 Still relevant! ICT upgraded 531 Maxwell computers to Windows 10, and this upgrade is complete!
23. April 2016 (page 8): Internet of Things Still relevant!
24. August 2016 (page 10): Samsung SmartThings Website Still relevant - firmware updates fixed many of the bugs people were experiencing.
Memories From Past Newsletters...
And, believe it or not, this is Del now! She is seven years old and in the 2nd grade!
Del was born on April 3rd, 2009. She weighed 8.6 lbs., and was
approximately 21” tall.
Holly is a member of the Dean’s Office now, but, while part of the ICT family, she contributed to 22 of our newsletters!
Delilah Astrid Johnson made her first appearance in our August 2009 issue.
We watched her grow up through the years...
Emerging Technology, continued from page 7.
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Continued on page 12.
The Global CollaboratoryWhen Tammy recognized this edition as the 25th of the newsletter, she made a
wonderful decision to highlight content and people since the first issue in December, 2008. I had so much fun reading through the updates I wrote for each one. You could put the updates in two general categories: equipment/technology changes and notable events. We work hard in ICT to anticipate (or just keep up) with the ever-increasing needs of the Maxwell School
community. Let’s take a look at some of the efforts and results for the school:
The first few newsletter articles generally focused on technology, starting with an overview of the Global Collaboratory (December 2008, page 7), and our production and event support services outside the GC (April 2009, page 8). I soon moved to mention Flash video replacing Windows Media (August 2009, page 8), and upgrading the portable video production cart and the new web conference (Skype) cart (August 2010, page 9). These stories from early newsletters sure do seem like they came from so long ago.
An article centered on audio-recording (December 2010, page 8) mentioned guests on the Campbell Conversations including former NYS governor Eliot Spitzer, national NPR midday newscaster Lakshmi Singh, and (now defunct) Syracuse Symphony Orchestra Music Director Daniel Hege.
In 2011, we conducted a major renovation in the GC control room (August 2011, page 8) with new computerized video switcher and cameras (April 2011, page 8).
In 2012, we recorded shows with topics such as Occupy Syracuse and Reaper Drone protesters (April 2012, page 10). Apparently, Summer 2012 was busy with the new recording studio including an NPR interview by Robert Siegel with Dean Steinberg (August 2012, page 9).
Tom Fazzio
That summer we also began using uStream and YouTube to deliver our live and recorded video, respectively. And that fall, the studio gained the ability to provide live TV uplinks for broadcast interviews. Len Burman was featured in that article with two of his TV appearances (December 2012, page 6).
Then, we must have slowed down with infrastructure changes because most of the GC articles in 2013 and 2014 focused on events themselves. We had Campbell Conversation shows about the Women’s Equality Act and Two Row Wampum renewal campaign with Oren Lyons (August 2013, page 6); Dean Steinberg on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS; and incoming SU Chancellor Kent Syverud (December 2013, page 8); US Senator from NYS Kirsten Gillibrand and Jessica Jackley, the founder of micro-lending website Kiva (April 2014, page 10); Governor of Rhode Island, Lincoln Chafee and The Daily Show Correspondent, Larry Wilmore (August 2014, page 12); and, finally, a handful of local election debates (December 2014, page 14).
Most recently, these articles have needed to include technology changes again. Open accessibility is always a concern so we did make mention of some event-related services such as CART (live transcription), assisted listening, and closed captioning (December 2014, page 12).
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We improved commercial video conferencing (April 2015, page 12) and Skype calls in the GC and on our mobile cart (August 2015, page 10), better large screens in the Strasser Commons and the GC (April 2016, page 10), a necessary video router upgrade in the GC control room, and new web conference carts (August 2016, page 13) using repurposed TV screens.
Through all this, ICT now ventures outside the Maxwell/Eggers complex (when circumstances are just right) to produce video events elsewhere on campus. We have now visited Hendricks Chapel with former US Secretary of State, Madelyn Albright; Setnor Auditorium in Crouse - Maxwell Graduate Convocation (August 2016, page 14); and, just this semester, Goldstein Auditorium in Schine Student Center (Paul Volcker Lecture.)
The Global Collaboratory, continued from page 11.
So many great memories! (But my favorite might be a panel on space exploration (December 2015, page 11) with our own Sean O’Keefe, former NASA Administrator, Jean Jacques Dordain, former Director General of the European Space Agency, and other leaders from NASA.)
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Tips and Tricks
1. Right-click the worksheet tab you want to email / chose Move or Copy…
2. In the Move or Copy dialog box, under To book: select (new book) / check Create a copy / OK.
A new workbook is created (and opens) containing just the worksheet you made a copy of.
3. To send the spreadsheet, click File / Share / Email / click Send as Attachment / OK.
Excel 2016 - Email one worksheet from an Excel file
If you plan on doing this a lot, you may want to add the Send to Mail Recipient command to the Quick Access Toolbar. To add the button to the Quick Access Toolbar:
1. Click the File tab on the Ribbon, go to Options, then select Quick Access Toolbar.
2. In the Choose command from: drop down, choose All Commands, then double click Send to Mail Recipient in the list of choices.
3. OK out of all dialog boxes.
The button now resides on your Quick Access Toolbar.
4. Go through steps 1-2 on the previous page, and then click the Send to Mail Recipient button on the Quick Access Toolbar.
5. When you use this button, the E-mail dialog box appears indicating the choices you have to send the the file. Select the appropriate choice and click OK.
In the April 2015 newsletter, our 20th issue, I reviewed tips and tricks from previous newsletters. Many of those tips/tricks are still valid in the 2016 Microsoft Office Suite (the current version we use at the Maxwell School). Check out more handy ways to make your computing life easier by visiting that article!
If you have any questions, please send an email to: [email protected] Hnat
4. Fill out the email details, and Send.
5. Close the new workbook that was created without saving (unless you’d like to keep a copy of it).
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Student Focus
1. Craig Spaeth Craig worked with ICT as an IML Consultant from 2007-2010.
2. Year of graduation? 2010, with a degree in Computer Art.
3. What did you do right after graduation? I continued to work on my senior project, which was a 3d video game, and take on freelance projects. However, it wasn’t long after graduating that I moved to New York City to join as an early member of a young art and technology startup called Artsy.
4. How has it been living in the “real world” since graduating? It has been awesome. Since joining Artsy six years ago, the company has grown from several people hustling to get a startup off the ground to a multi-national, 140+ person company working with the biggest names in the art world. My role has gone from hacking together early prototypes of the website to leading our large and growing team of software engineers. There’s also never a dull day in New York City being a cultural hub filled with great nightlife, restaurants, art, and music venues.
5. What do you miss about being a student? At Syracuse, I had the opportunity to take electives from a variety of the schools and learn about all sorts of subject matter. Working at a full-time job you don’t get the opportunity to take advantage of that diversity of knowledge. The college environment was also extremely helpful in fostering some of the most important relationships in my life.
What don’t you miss about being a student? I’m spoiled with food options in NYC, so I don’t miss the lack thereof in Syracuse during my years there.
6. What was your favorite experience working with ICT? As a lab attendant, I got to solve new technical problems every day and interact with people from all parts of campus. That, and working with Matt, Tammy, Tom and the rest of the all-star ICT team made work a fun and rewarding place to be.
What was your least favorite experience working with ICT? On a slow day I found myself getting bored without interacting with people for long stretches.
Where are they now?ICT has worked with some really terrific students.
We wondered what happened to them after they graduated...
7. What beneficial work habits did you pick up as a student employee? Learning effective time management and multitasking. Having access to a lab with great software and lab equipment, I was able to teach myself skills I applied to my work and career during down time.
8. Where do you work now? I work at Artsy (see artsy.net). Artsy partners with galleries, museums, auction houses, curators, artists and other art world institutions to deliver content for art discovery and education as well as provide a marketplace to buy and sell art online.
What other jobs have you had since graduating? Art and technology are at the core of my passions, so I’ve been happy staying with Artsy since the beginning. Being in Engineering at Artsy, I don’t often get the chance to exercise my visual art and design skills, so I’ve also taken up the occasional freelance project.
9. How has your degree helped you since leaving Syracuse University? My degree in Computer Art was focused on animation, games, and digital art. The program includes courses that involve programming, and learning design and animation software—which is directly applicable to my career today. However, the most value I feel I’ve gained from my degree was through the broader Transmedia umbrella Computer Art was under. Syracuse’s Transmedia department taught me about art history, allowed me to engage with the contemporary art world, and helped me establish values of empathy and awareness through the lens of art and discourse.
10. What are your future plans/goals? I’m still happy in New York and seeing what the next chapter at Artsy is, but some day I would like to embark on my own venture. Whether that means being a starving artist and/or indie game developer, or founding a company with values I care about.
Student Focus continued on page 18.
We interviewed Adam Gendler in our December 2015 issue. Click the link below to read the article about his on-demand craft beer delivery service called CraftHounds!
Alcohol delivery or craft beer delivery? Some services pioneering growlers on demand
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Student Focus - Where are they now? Continued from page 17.
1. Mark Hoelscher Mark worked with ICT as an Audio & Visual Production Assistant from 2012-2014. We originally interviewed Mark in our April 2014 newsletter.
2. Year of graduation? I graduated in 2014.
3. What did you do right after graduation? I started working pretty much immediately after graduating. My first day of work was two weeks to the day after the ceremony.
4. How has it been living in the “real world” since graduating? In some ways, the ‘real world’ is much more simple than being in school. In college, there’s the constant uncertainty about getting out of school and figuring out what you’re going to do. It feels much more stable to be settled into a full time job I enjoy.
5. What do you miss about being a student? I miss the freedom to experiment and learn about different topics and disciplines from experts in the field. The ability to take such a wide variety of classes and discover new things in an academic setting is very exciting.
What don’t you miss about being a student? Not having to do coursework outside of class gives me the ability to pursue more hobbies and freelance work in my free time.
6. What was your favorite experience working with ICT? Working in ICT gave me a wide variety of real world technical skills, and hands-on experience working with new technology.
What was your least favorite experience working with ICT? I don’t have anything bad to say! My experience in ICT was wonderful.
7. What beneficial work habits did you pick up as a student employee? Working with Tom gave me an appreciation for discipline, and a details-focused workflow. Especially when working with complex technology, a rigorous approach is very important.
8. Where do you work now? I currently work for The Brookings Institution, a think-tank in Washington, D.C. At Brookings, I work on the multimedia team. We produce video content ranging from documenting events, to in-depth documentaries about scholar research, to engaging, clickable, ‘explainer’ videos that attempt to go viral. I am also a staff photographer at a D.C. music magazine in my spare time.
What other jobs have you had since graduating? I have been working for Brookings for over two years, since graduation. I have also been shooting photographs for various D.C. news publications, and doing freelance work for companies and non-profits in the area.
Photo by Chris Trigaux
9. How has your degree helped you since leaving Syracuse University? My degree was arts-focused and we learned how to tell stories in creative and engaging ways. Combined with the technical focus at ICT, this gave me a very cohesive, multidisciplinary education in producing multimedia content. Having the two specializations of the creative and the technical being studied simultaneously gives me a unique qualification in a society where video content is so important to so many companies and organizations.
10. What are your future plans/goals? I would like to continue working for non-profits or charitable organizations producing video content that is making a difference. Video has such an important function in our current society and can be an important agent of social and political change.
http://mwhphoto.com/contact/
Student Focus continued on page 20.
Memories From Past Newsletters...
Holly introduced us to Coraline Anneke Johnson in our April 2014 issue.
Cora was born on March 17th, 2014, and weighed 8 lbs., 12 oz.
Cora is now 2 years old!
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1. Akhan Almagambetov Akhan worked with ICT as a Classroom Technology Specialist from 2008-2009.
2. Year of graduation? 2013, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering.
3. What did you do right after graduation? I went to work as an assistant professor at Norwich University, a small military college in Vermont. I also started working on some research projects and co-founded a professional development company that teaches coding called Codevolve.
4. How has it been living in the “real world” since graduating? Surprisingly, a lot better than when I was a student (and not just in terms of the finances). Depending on where you work after graduation, you can expect a pretty well-balanced lifestyle—you don’t have one deadline after another, and the process by which you are evaluated is a lot more laid-back. This has allowed me to have kids, spend sufficient time with my family, and not feel as stressed as when I was a student.
5. What do you miss about being a student? The abundance of free time. As a student, whenever I was done with assignments and exam prep, I always had a lot of free time to tinker with things (I was really into creating and administering Asterisk servers, just for fun) and follow more creative pursuits (my camera has been gathering dust ever since I graduated).
What don’t you miss about being a student? Constant deadlines—something that you can never get away from as a student. If it wasn’t homework assignments and projects, it was preparing for exams and quizzes. Overall, nothing that I did as a student was particularly difficult, but the stress of these tasks looming over you definitely begins to weigh you down.
6. What was your favorite experience working with ICT? Being a part of a very fast-paced and energetic team of individuals. I saw a lot of things that normally I would never get to see: how problems are solved, what it takes to “update an image”, and how computers are remotely administered. To be perfectly honest, I have never seen an IT department work as effectively and efficiently as ICT. If there was a “fire” (which was an extremely rare occurrence, by the way), it would be solved within minutes or just an hour or two for more difficult scenarios. In addition, all classroom equipment was checked daily prior to the start of classes. At most other academic institutions, asking IT means waiting for weeks to get your tickets resolved and classroom technology doesn’t get checked unless it’s broken. As a faculty member, I definitely miss the ICT team every time I touch a lab computer or attempt to turn on a (broken) classroom projector.
Student Focus - Where are they now? Continued from page 19.What was your least favorite experience working with ICT? Sometimes the environment was too intense, especially after new computers or operating systems have been rolled out across the entire Maxwell School infrastructure. This has taught me a lot, so I cannot complain (and everything would usually die down after a couple of days).
7. What beneficial work habits did you pick up as a student employee? Get things done quickly and don’t ever let anything go “half-baked” (otherwise, it will come back to haunt you either in a few weeks…or a few months, if you are lucky). This is probably one of the things that a lot of folks working for IT do not realize and one that spared my life quite a few times.
8. Where do you work now? I’m currently an assistant professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
What other jobs have you had since graduating? N/A
9. How has your degree helped you since leaving Syracuse University? Some of the excitement that other faculty members had when I was a student definitely rubbed off on me. This has made me pursue interesting research directions that I would not otherwise have picked on my own. In addition, during my tenure at SU, I had many talented teachers who are still the role models for my own teaching style.
10. What are your future plans/goals? Continue teaching and research. Ideally, I’d like to retire by the time I’m 45, live on the coast, and travel the world. We will see what life will bring!
Student Focus continued on page 22.
Did you know?ICT Training handouts are stored on SUshare.
• You will be required to enter your NetID and password to log into the site.
• You can only access SUshare through an on-campus computer, or while you are connected remotely through SURA.
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1. Jesse Ovalles Jesse worked with ICT as an IML Consultant from 2011-2012. We originally interviewed Jesse in our December 2011 newsletter (page 4).
2. Year of graduation? I graduated from the School of Visual and Performing Arts in 2012. I majored in Computer Art/Animation and took many courses in video post production.
3. What did you do right after graduation? After graduating, I freelanced as a film production assistant and assistant video editor at various small companies in the New York City area.
4. How has it been living in the “real world” since graduating? It has been challenging, more so than I anticipated in my college days. Pursuing a creative career in New York City has been full of ups and downs. But it has also been a couple of years full of life lessons and new experiences. I would say that the lessons learned and confidence gained at Syracuse University definitely helped to prepare me for everything that came after graduating.
5. What do you miss about being a student? I miss the sense of community that came along with the Syracuse University experience. Being able to walk to class and bump into a few friends along the way was always great. Constantly being surrounded by people from all walks of life, each pursuing a different field was a great part of the experience. That’s a big contrast to life now where everyone works full time and lives very busy lives, so finding time to get together isn’t quite as simple.
What don’t you miss about being a student? Would ‘homework’ be too cliché of an answer? Other than that, I would say I don’t miss being so distant from family and an awesome home cooked meal.
6. What was your favorite experience working with ICT? The opportunity to take on a role where I was able to use skills and knowledge relevant to my desired career path was very important to me. I’m glad that I was able to do that through ICT. What’s even better is that I was able to use those same skills to help university students and staff.
What was your least favorite experience working with ICT? To be honest, working the weekend shifts was not my favorite at the time. But in retrospect, it was part of my growing experience and helped me develop my work ethic. Now, I work on freelance projects during my weekends all the time, no big deal!
Student Focus - Where are they now? Continued from page 21.
Continued on page 24.
7. What beneficial work habits did you pick up as a student employee? I picked up a thing or two as a student employee. The value of punctuality both in and out of the workplace was one of them. As well as the importance of developing my people skills. I had a very sheltered upbringing so I needed experiences that exposed me to as many people as possible. Having hands-on, face-to-face interactions with the folks I helped during my time with ICT was a small, but important, part of me breaking out of my shell.
8. Where do you work now? I am a Junior Video Editor at the content studio Malka Media Group.
What other jobs have you had since graduating? Oh boy, it’s a pretty big list for just being four years out of undergraduate school. (haha) I have been an administrative assistant, salesman, social media manager, production assistant, post production assistant, and in-house photographer/videographer/video editor.
9. How has your degree helped you since leaving Syracuse University? Beyond the academics, the best thing about holding a degree from Syracuse University is the network. The Syracuse University network has helped me find multiple opportunities and it continues to be an important part of my everyday life.
10. What are your future plans/goals? Now that I have worked at a variety of companies in the entertainment/advertising industries, I have a better understanding of where my strengths lie and what I would like to focus my career on. I want to take my video post production skills to the next level, which I have, thankfully, been able to begin to do at Malka Media as of November, 2016.
I recently completed my MBA and I plan on using the knowledge I gained to take my freelance visual content business to the next level by forming my own LLC in the near future. I have a passion for using my multifaceted skillset to help others, especially small businesses and individuals who are looking for ways to stand out in today’s digital clutter.
My work can be found on my website www.jesseovalles.com - please do not hesitate to email me at [email protected] if you would like to make videos together!
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1. Anthony Mormile Anthony worked with ICT as an Audio & Video Production Assistant from 2011-2015. We originally interviewed Anthony in our December 2011 newsletter (page 3).
2. Year of graduation? May, 2015.
3. What did you do right after graduation? I travelled a bit then spent a great deal of time networking with people in the entertainment industry. I was looking for wisdom and leads on employment.
4. How has it been living in the “real world” since graduating? My journey into the real world has been a gradual one. I am still living at home, which has its advantages and disadvantages. I have held jobs across the spectrum, post-college, and the perspective I have gained from that has been most sobering even while coddled.
5. What do you miss about being a student? Aside from the ICT department, I miss always having friends around. Also, the unbridled certainty with which I looked ahead at my future. Don’t worry, I am still optimistic!
What don’t you miss about being a student? I don’t miss homework, but I still try to give myself homework assignments (i.e. reading and writing) every week in order to stay somewhat sharp.
6. What was your favorite experience working with ICT? I loved the team, so every experience was a great one. I make a point of visiting anytime I’m in the area. I especially enjoyed events in the Maxwell Auditorium. Not to mention, all the free food that usually came with it!
What was your least favorite experience working with ICT? The most challenging aspect was probably uprooting cable from the floor and uninstalling old equipment. It was tedious at times but I look back on it very fondly.
7. What beneficial work habits did you pick up as a student employee? Personable customer service and how to troubleshoot with finesse.
8. Where do you work now? I am an independent contractor for film and video production, mostly corporate video at the time of writing this.
What other jobs have you had since graduating? Production Assistant, Inside Sales Specialist
Student Focus - Where are they now? Continued from page 23.9. How has your degree helped you since leaving Syracuse University? The Syracuse name
inspires confidence in prospective employers and professional colleagues alike. I have had meetings and work opportunities presented to me off the strength of that alone.
10. What are your future plans/goals? Presently, I am working toward producing a short and feature length film in-between paid video engagements. Within the next few months, I would like to move. I am still deciding if that means NYC or LA in the short term. Ultimately, I would like to end up in California.
http://www.anthonymormile.com/
Continued on page 26.
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1. Melissa Clawges Melissa worked with ICT as an Audio & Video Production Assistant from 2012-2015. We originally interviewed Melissa in our December 2014 newsletter.
2. Year of graduation? 2015
3. What did you do right after graduation? I moved home to Pittsburgh and worked to save money before moving to Los Angeles in October of 2015.
4. How has it been living in the “real world” since graduating? Expensive.
5. What do you miss about being a student? Free time. I used to think I was busy in college but now I work 8:30 am - 7:00 pm and realize how precious free time is.
What don’t you miss about being a student? Tests, homework, etc.
6. What was your favorite experience working with ICT? Getting to listen in on numerous lectures that I wouldn’t have had access to without being an ICT employee.
What was your least favorite experience working with ICT? Friday morning shifts.
7. What beneficial work habits did you pick up as a student employee? Paying attention to detail, organization, and I wish I could say punctuality but, to this day, I am still always running a few minutes late.
8. Where do you work now? United Talent Agency in their Beverly Hills Office.
What other jobs have you had since graduating? Waitress.
9. How has your degree helped you since leaving Syracuse University? Syracuse has such an expansive alumni network which has helped me make countless connections which, ultimately, led to me getting my current job.
10. What are your future plans/goals? Hopefully to move to a Studio or Network and work in their Creative Marketing Department.
Student Focus - Where are they now? Continued from page 25.
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Memories From Past Newsletters...
This picture of Brian with his new nephew, Jakob, appeared in our December 2013 issue. Jakob was born in August of 2013 and he just turned three years old.
Of course, Elsa will always be Brian’s baby.
Here’s a fun one from Tom! You can read the short clip in our August 2011 issue (page 19). Tom’s daughter, Alli, pushing the chickens below , is now 13 years old!
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Faculty FocusIn addition to working with some amazing students, we have also had very interesting
Professors and Maxwell Staff participate in our newsletters over the years. Here is a look back at those issues:
Stuart Rosenthal Professor of Economics December 2008 issue (page 4).
Jonathan Hanson Assistant Professor, Political Science December 2012 issue (page 8).
Grant Reeher Professor, Political Science August 2012 issue (page 5).
Jongwoo Han Adjunct Assistant Professor, Political Science April 2012 issue (page 5).
Gary Engelhardt Professor of Economics April 2011 issue (page 5).
Mark Rupert Professor of Political Science December 2010 issue (page 5).
John McPeak Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs August 2010 issue (page 5).
Matt Bonham Professor, International Relations and Political Science April 2010 issue (page 4).
Ines Mergel Associate Professor, Dept. of of Public Administration and International Affairs December 2009 issue (page 4).
Jane M. Read Associate Professor of Geography August 2009 issue (page 4).
Tod Rutherford Professor of Geography April 2009 issue (page 4).
Janet Wilmoth Professor of Economics April 2013 issue (page 8).
Douglas A.Wolf Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs August 2014 issue (page 6).
Guido Pezzarossi Assistant Professor, Anthropology December 2014 issue (page 8).
Dana Cooke Publications Manager December 2013 issue (page 6).
Christopher R. DeCorse Professor, Anthroplogy December 2015 issue (page 4).
Colin Elman Professor of Economics April 2015 issue (page 10).
Jen Brooks Research Assistant in the Sociology Dept., Sociology PhD student April 2016 issue (page 3).
Norma Shannon Senior Director of Development (Former Director of Alumni Relations) April 2014 issue (page 4).
Isaac Olson Global Programs Coordinator August 2016 issue (page 8).
Christina Leigh Deitz Grant Development Administrator August 2015 issue (page 4).
Joe Stoll Cartographic Laboratory Manager August 2013 issue (page 8).
Maxwell Staff Focus
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Memories From Past Newsletters...
If you were here when we published our December 2010 issue, you may remember Tom’s Halloween video of a pumpkin chorus. See page 14 of the newsletter to read his desciption of the setup...the video is still viewable, so check it out!
ICT took a cruise in our April 2011 issue! You can see all of our vacation pictures on
pages 14-16.
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The ICT Staff introduced you to their pets in the December 2012 issue.
Dave told us about “Tiny” on page 17... You can also read about “Bailey Jr.” in an NPR article: The Story of a Guy and His Pet Buffalo.
Mike C. started working in ICT in July, 2011. We met his daughter, Lillian, who was 4 years old at the time,
in the August 2011 newsletter (page 15). Mike’s second daughter, Mia, came along in August 2012.
Lilly is now 10 years old, and Mia is 4 years old!
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Matt’s daughters, Maggie and Rachel, were only 12 and 10 years old when we launched our first newsletter in December of 2008. Maggie is now 20 years old, and Rachel is 18 years old!
Maggie is in her second year of college, and enrolled in the Center for Leadership and Civic
Engagement program at R.I.T.
Rachel is in her first year of college, and enrolled in the Nursing program at
Roberts Wesleyan College.
Memories From Past Newsletters...
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When we launched our first newsletter, Eddie’s daugher, Brianna, was 12 years old. His son, Logan, was 3 years old.
Brianna is now 20, and Logan is 11!
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Memories From Past Newsletters...
Holiday cookie recipes!! December 2013 issue.
The Maxwell School celebrated their 90th anniversary in 2014.
In our December 2014 issue, the ICT Staff shared favorite memories of their
time working here.
REBOOT YOUR COMPUTER!!! Brian expains why in the December 2015 issue.
We have spoken about accessibility in many of our newsletters. Click the link below to watch a video from Portland Community College to learn WHY making your documents accessible to as many people as possible is so important. And, then, sign up for Accessibility training!
To Care and Comply: Accessibility of Online Course Content
ICT talks about their favorite websites in the April 2013 issue.
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Favorite ICT Staff vacation pics - August 2016 issue.
Read about advances in technology in the past twenty years throughout our April 2015 issue.
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