Eli Liquori has accepted the position of Warehouse Technician at the Facility, effective August 7, 2014.

Deborah Manion is the new acquisitions editor for Irish studies, Judaic studies, television and popular culture, and community writing practices at the Syracuse University Press.

Lucy Mulroney has agreed to serve as Interim Senior Director of Special Collections, effective September 1, 2014.

Congratulations Eli, Deborah, and Lucy!

Around the world and around the library with Otto!

Where did Otto the Orange go on his summer vacation? That's what 15 SummerStart students attempted to find out on Friday night, August 1 at a special event in Bird Library. Students worked in teams to complete a crossword puzzle with questions relating to different countries that Otto visited in his travels (or at least the countries we imagined he might visit). Students found answers using online articles, books, print journals/magazines, maps, and other resources located in Bird Library. The first two groups to complete the puzzle with the correct answers received a bonus clue leading to Otto's final vacation spot. Then, the first group to find the answer to this last question and return with a final hidden piece of paper containing Otto's picture received the grand prize of Insomnia Cookies or pizza. Additional prizes of movie tickets and SU swag were also given to the second and third place winners, and all participating students were treated to a large assortment of food and drink throughout the evening.

While hunting for the answers, students ran around the second, third and fourth floors of Bird Library, some in concentrated packs while others split up the questions and reconvened at intervals to check results. They followed Otto as he rolled his way across six continents and 20countries, including Singapore, India, Switzerland, Venezuela, and Botswana. Students learned about a variety of travel destinations, historical facts, and world cultures. The winning teams were extremely excited and energetic throughout the event. It was easy to see who might finish the activity quickly and win!



Thank you to everyone who helped to make this special event a success:

• Summer @ Syracuse for providing the refreshments and prizes.
• Libraries staff who volunteered to provide assistance to students and make sure the event went smoothly: Tarida Anantachai, Barbara Jackson, Neyda Gilman, Fantasia Thorne-Ortiz, and Richard Ortiz.
• SummerStart and Summer College RAs who assisted with the activity.

Curious as to where Otto traveled? Email Abby Kasowitz-Scheer for a copy of the crossword puzzle.

 

Presenting the SULA Executive Board for 2014-15:

• Gerry McCarthy, Chair
• Nicole Dittrich, Past Chair
• Vanessa St. Oegger, Chair-Elect
• Stephanie McReynolds, Secretary
• Annie Rauh, Member-at-Large

Thanks very much to everyone who put their name forward, those who voted, those who are rotating off the committee, and those who are continuing to serve!

 

On Tuesday, July 29 a large group gathered for a Green Team brown bag on recycling with guests Theresa Mandery, Recycling Specialist at Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) and Melissa Cadwell, Marketing Manager for SU's Sustainability Division.

Theresa kicked off the talk with a discussion of the waste management hierarchy. The hierarchy places emphasis on reducing, reusing, and recycling the majority of wastes which forms the basis of waste management.
Melissa went on to report that SU had 475 tons of food waste last year and that SU is switching to mixed recycling during the fall semester and will be replacing existing recycling containers campus wide. She also reported that SU placed 34th in the Per Capita Classic category of this spring's RecycleMania competition with a 24.485 pound per capita recycling rate. SU is an active composting participant campus wide.

For more information about recycling, contact Theresa Mandery at 315-295-0732 or tmandery@ocrra.org. And, for more information about SU's efforts visit the Sustainability in Action website.

On August 16, 2014, Theresa Gipson, daughter of William and Adeline Gipson of Belmont, MI, married Thomas Wasylenko, son of Michael and Lydia Wasylenko of DeWitt, NY. (Lydia is a Librarian in DRS; Michael is a Professor of Economics and the Senior Associate Dean for Academics and Administration in the Maxwell School.)

The wedding, with MIT Chaplain Fr. Richard Clancy officiating, took place at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Belmont and was followed by a reception at the English Hills Country Club in Grand Rapids, MI. The newlyweds reside in Cambridge, MA, where they are researchers completing their Ph.D. degree programs at MIT, Theresa (University of Michigan '09) in Biology and Tom (Princeton University '08) in Chemical Engineering.