Spring Break
The Daily OrangeiFaire festival to promote school, connect faculty with students
By Dwiveck Custodio
Posted: 4/10/08, 10:43 PM EST Section: News
"Anyone who shows up will enjoy it," Stanton said about the iFaire's events.
Jeffrey Stanton, David Dischiave, Dave Molta and Paul Brenner, all faculty members at the iSchool, make up the iBand, which will play today.
Ashley Nelson, an iSchool sophomore, said she is most looking forward to the band, "because it will be pretty funny watching four iSchool professors I respect for their brilliance inside the classroom jam."
Mike Librizzi, a 2005 graduate from iSchool and the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, will also participate. Librizzi gave up his career as a Morgan Stanley employee to follow his aspirations of helping small businesses by launching Briz.com.
Librizzi said he will talk today, "about what it's like to start a dot-com on your own." He'll give some insight from his own experiences and will be available to answer any questions students may have.
"When someone who graduated and has done something comes and speaks about it, the impact is a lot greater," Patterson said.
The faculty and administration will also be amused. Dischiave and Stanton said they are not only excited about the iBand's performance, but also for interaction with the students.
"We're here to help the students, and the only way we can do that is by hearing what they have to say," Stanton said.
Despite the time constraints as finals approach, students at the iSchool are hoping to fit iFaire into their schedule.
"I am definitely planning to attend as many iFaire events as possible," sophomore Nelson said. "It's really exciting to see the iSchool faculty step up and work toward improving school unity."
Members of the iSchool hope that iFaire will be a uniting force and also raise awareness about their school's value.
"We're a fun school," said Dischiave. "We get the job done, but we like to have fun doing it. A lot of people don't know that about us."
dmcustod@syr.edu
Jeffrey Stanton, David Dischiave, Dave Molta and Paul Brenner, all faculty members at the iSchool, make up the iBand, which will play today.
Ashley Nelson, an iSchool sophomore, said she is most looking forward to the band, "because it will be pretty funny watching four iSchool professors I respect for their brilliance inside the classroom jam."
Mike Librizzi, a 2005 graduate from iSchool and the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, will also participate. Librizzi gave up his career as a Morgan Stanley employee to follow his aspirations of helping small businesses by launching Briz.com.
Librizzi said he will talk today, "about what it's like to start a dot-com on your own." He'll give some insight from his own experiences and will be available to answer any questions students may have.
"When someone who graduated and has done something comes and speaks about it, the impact is a lot greater," Patterson said.
The faculty and administration will also be amused. Dischiave and Stanton said they are not only excited about the iBand's performance, but also for interaction with the students.
"We're here to help the students, and the only way we can do that is by hearing what they have to say," Stanton said.
Despite the time constraints as finals approach, students at the iSchool are hoping to fit iFaire into their schedule.
"I am definitely planning to attend as many iFaire events as possible," sophomore Nelson said. "It's really exciting to see the iSchool faculty step up and work toward improving school unity."
Members of the iSchool hope that iFaire will be a uniting force and also raise awareness about their school's value.
"We're a fun school," said Dischiave. "We get the job done, but we like to have fun doing it. A lot of people don't know that about us."
dmcustod@syr.edu
Be the first to comment on this story