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Campus & Community

Improved Inventory Management Offers Environmentally Friendly Solutions

Friday, January 22, 2016, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Operational Excellence Initiative Teams continue to identify opportunities on campus to improve the ordering and delivery processes associated with commonly purchased custodial items—trash can liners, hand soap and cleaning supplies—and streamline inventory management for making the processes more efficient and…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Provides Update on Key University Initiatives

Thursday, January 21, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed the University Senate in a nearly full Maxwell Auditorium on Wednesday, Jan. 20. In his nearly 25-minute remarks, the Chancellor provided a comprehensive update on a number of items, including matters relative to student life, academic affairs, executive searches and Fast Forward Syracuse. Chancellor Syverud has been regularly delivering remarks at Senate meetings to provide an update on key University initiatives. This was his first to the University’s governing body since the start of 2016.

Campus & Community

Take a Vacation, Contribute to Research

Thursday, January 21, 2016, By Michele Barrett

To demonstrate potential costly effects of not taking time off from work as well as the beneficial effects that can result from vacationing, a professor in the Falk College is leading a new research study to examine how past and…

Campus & Community

Search Committee Accepting Nominations for Dean of College of Law

Tuesday, January 19, 2016, By News Staff

The search committee tasked with recruiting and identifying the next dean of the College of Law will begin reviewing candidate resumés for the position this week and expects to begin the first round of interviews in mid-February. Chaired by Associate…

Health & Society

Claire S. Rudolph, Professor Emerita of Social Work, Dies

Tuesday, January 19, 2016, By News Staff

Professor emerita Claire S. Rudolph died Jan. 5 peacefully at home. A resident of Syracuse since 1952, when she and her husband relocated to continue their graduate studies, she earned a Ph.D. in social sciences from Syracuse University and joined…

Campus & Community

Maxwell Dean Search Committee to Meet with Stakeholders in Town Hall Meetings

Tuesday, January 19, 2016, By News Staff

The Maxwell dean search committee, led by David Van Slyke, associate dean and chair of the Department of Public Administration and International Affairs and the Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business and Government Policy, will hold a series of town…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Appoints Chairs to Lead Review of Hendricks Chapel, Dean Search

Tuesday, January 19, 2016, By Carol Boll

Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed Interim Dean of Hendricks Chapel Samuel Clemence and Vice President and Chief of Staff Candace Campbell Jackson to chair a committee charged with conducting a comprehensive review of Hendricks Chapel and identifying the best candidate…

University Monitoring Winter Weather Conditions; No Change In Operating Status For First Day of Classes

Tuesday, January 19, 2016, By Keith Kobland

The University is monitoring the current winter weather and road conditions in Syracuse and the surrounding region. This effort includes assessing recent National Weather Service data and forecasting, and consulting with an independent meteorologist. Based on current conditions, the University…

Campus & Community

Travel Refinements and Further Training as Travel Team Reconvenes

Thursday, January 14, 2016, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

At the recommendation of the Travel and Entertainment Initiative Team, the University is taking the following actions to address the immediate concerns raised by faculty, staff and students related to the Travel Policy that took effect Sept. 1, 2015. While…

Campus & Community

Register for Spring Semester Wellness Series for Faculty and Staff

Thursday, January 14, 2016, By News Staff

Join us for one or all of these free sessions. Healthy snacks and a prize drawing at each one. Andrea Willis, assistant director of the TEDCenter and Holy Fire Reiki Master will share her passion for wellness and her expertise…