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The Daily OrangeiFaire festival to promote school, connect faculty with students
By Dwiveck Custodio
Posted: 4/10/08, 10:43 PM EST Section: News
The SU School of Information Studies is branching out with a new method of expressing itself.
It's making a quilt.
Constructing an iQuilt will be part of iFaire, an 11-day event starting Friday and culminating on Mayfest, April 22. Students, alumni, faculty and administrators are joining to promote the culture of the iSchool. Events including gaming, karaoke and a performance by iBand - a group of iSchool faculty - will fill up the celebration.
The idea for iFaire was created when faculty members at iSchool decided to find a way to expose students' abilities as well as the new resources available in the school, said David Dischiave, director of Information Management. This event will also celebrate iSchool's new renovations and its new dean, Elizabeth Liddy.
Jeffrey Stanton, the associate dean, said this event is all about, "trying to get our students more involved in the life of the school. There are a lot of opportunities."
Many people have been involved in planning iFaire in hopes of making it a success. Dischiave said Anne Marie Patterson, an iSchool graduate student, has been the driving force behind this event, organizing almost everything.
"I've been in the school for six years, and I love it," Patterson said. "I try to explain to people what the school is, but it's hard to put into words. To anyone who isn't in it, it just seems abstract. This is a good way to showcase our school."
Dischiave has been doing work for about a year to secure a grant with JP Morgan Chase.
"Rather than coming for a career fair and leaving again, JPMC will be coming to participate in the life of the college," Dischiave said.
Monil Sundesha, the comptroller and business chair for the iSchool Graduate Organization (iSGO), has assisted the organization by planning iSGO events for iFaire, such as the Multiculutral Fiesta and the Case Competition.
In the Multicultural Fiesta, the participants wear their country's traditional attire and bring a sample of their country's food.
It's making a quilt.
Constructing an iQuilt will be part of iFaire, an 11-day event starting Friday and culminating on Mayfest, April 22. Students, alumni, faculty and administrators are joining to promote the culture of the iSchool. Events including gaming, karaoke and a performance by iBand - a group of iSchool faculty - will fill up the celebration.
The idea for iFaire was created when faculty members at iSchool decided to find a way to expose students' abilities as well as the new resources available in the school, said David Dischiave, director of Information Management. This event will also celebrate iSchool's new renovations and its new dean, Elizabeth Liddy.
Jeffrey Stanton, the associate dean, said this event is all about, "trying to get our students more involved in the life of the school. There are a lot of opportunities."
Many people have been involved in planning iFaire in hopes of making it a success. Dischiave said Anne Marie Patterson, an iSchool graduate student, has been the driving force behind this event, organizing almost everything.
"I've been in the school for six years, and I love it," Patterson said. "I try to explain to people what the school is, but it's hard to put into words. To anyone who isn't in it, it just seems abstract. This is a good way to showcase our school."
Dischiave has been doing work for about a year to secure a grant with JP Morgan Chase.
"Rather than coming for a career fair and leaving again, JPMC will be coming to participate in the life of the college," Dischiave said.
Monil Sundesha, the comptroller and business chair for the iSchool Graduate Organization (iSGO), has assisted the organization by planning iSGO events for iFaire, such as the Multiculutral Fiesta and the Case Competition.
In the Multicultural Fiesta, the participants wear their country's traditional attire and bring a sample of their country's food.
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