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Office of the University Ombuds Releases Annual Report
The Office of the University Ombuds has released its annual report [PDF], covering the period from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. The ombuds is an informal, confidential, impartial and independent resource for faculty, staff and graduate students. The…
Beyond the Badge: DPS Officer Grateful for Opportunity to Support Black Reign Step Team as Advisor
As the library operations coordinator for the Department of Public Safety (DPS), Officer George Wazen believes that sincerity, compassion and understanding are the keys to successfully engaging with the students he oversees as part of the library student floor monitoring…
University Secretary Lisa Dolak to Leave Board Office Post, Return to College of Law Faculty
Lisa Dolak has spent more than 35 years as a member of the Syracuse University campus community—first as a law student, then a professor in the College of Law and more recently as senior vice president and University secretary to…
Syracuse University Receives $750,000 From U.S. Department of Energy to Accelerate Innovations for ‘Grid-Interactive’ and Energy-Efficient Buildings
Syracuse University has received a $750,000 award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to accelerate development and commercialization of innovations for “grid-interactive” and energy-efficient buildings. The project is focused on strengthening the regional innovation cluster in Central New York,…
Equity Educational Workshops Offered by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) is now offering equity educational workshops on a monthly basis for students, staff and faculty. The workshops will offer participants a more thorough understanding of equity and its impact and how to be…
Residential Community Safety Officer Clarise Shelby-Coleman Encourages Kids With Autism to ‘Show Them How Smart You Are’ Through Advocacy Work
When her son Chase was diagnosed with autism in the summer of 2005, Clarise Shelby-Coleman, who works in Campus Safety and Emergency Management Services as a residential community safety officer, searched for community support and resources that would empower her…
The Holidays Present Major Difficulties For Manufacturers, Says Syracuse Professor
Patrick Penfield, professor of supply chain practice and director of Executive Education in the Whitman School, was quoted about shipping/manufacturing issues causing holiday gift item delays by Benzinga, Footwear News, WSYR TV and WSYR Radio. In the Benzinga article, Penfield discussed the difficult situation manufacturers…
Horrific Videos of U.S. Border Agents Chasing Haitian Migrants Stir Public Outrage
Horace Campbell, professor of political science and African American Studies in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the USA Today story “White House calls video of border agents chasing Haitian migrants ‘horrific,’ DHS promises to investigate.” Campbell, ‘called the expulsion…
Meet Gretchen Ritter: 7 Questions to Get to Know Syracuse University’s New Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer
Gretchen Ritter was named vice chancellor, provost and chief academic officer in June 2021 after a competitive global search. As she begins her tenure at Syracuse University, we asked her a few questions to help the community get to know…
Lack of Data Available To Determine Booster Shot Efficacy
Brittany Kmush, assistant professor in the Department of Public Health at Falk College, was quoted in the Politico story “FDA panel votes against broad rollout of Pfizer booster shot, endorses narrower use.” Kmush commented on this controversy, saying, “I honestly don’t…