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Fall 2020 Weekly Virtual Update Sessions to Continue on Friday, July 31
As Syracuse University prepares for the Fall 2020 semester, Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation J. Michael Haynie is hosting “SU Safe Weekly Roundup,” a series of virtual update discussions for University community members with an syr.edu email address….
Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and Three More States Added to New York Travel Advisory and Quarantine Order
Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: Earlier today, the State of New York announced the addition of three states, Illinois, Kentucky and Minnesota, as well as Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, to the New York State Department of Health’s…
At-Home COVID Testing Kits Available to Students
Dear Students and Families: With our first group of students arriving on campus this weekend to prepare for the start of the fall semester, we are writing to provide an update on COVID-19 pre-arrival testing expectations. As previously communicated, Syracuse…
Important Information for Students Quarantining on Campus
Dear Students and Families: Later this week, you will officially join the Syracuse University family. I recognize the circumstances under which you are joining are not ideal, nor what you expected, but we are prepared to warmly welcome and help…
What shutdown of Dakota Access Pipeline means for Standing Rock Sioux tribe and environmental justice
Over the past three years, Native American tribes, indigenous rights groups, and environmental justice organizations have contested the Dakota Access Pipeline. The pipeline runs from North Dakota to Illinois, carrying oil between the two states, and in turn threatening the…
SummerStart Goes Virtual This Year to Support 100 Incoming Students
Like many other educators and student support professionals, the staff of the Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Program (HEOP) and Student Support Services (SSS) faced unique challenges this summer of 2020. All incoming HEOP and SSS students typically attend a…
Planned Repairs for Carnegie Library Sidewalk
Facilities Services and a local contractor are planning to repair the concrete sidewalks north of Carnegie Library in preparation for students returning to campus. The work will begin the week of July 27 and be complete by Aug. 7. The…
“Johnson: Promise of ADA remains unfulfilled.”
Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, was quoted by the San Antonio Express-News for the story, “Johnson: Promise of ADA remains unfulfilled.” Landes, an expert on the sociology of disability, says that the COVID-19 pandemic greatly…
“Republicans And Democrats See COVID-19 Very Differently. Is That Making People Sick?”
Shana Kushner Gadarian, associate professor of political science in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the FiveThirtyEight story, “Republicans And Democrats See COVID-19 Very Differently. Is That Making People Sick?” Gadarian, and expert on American politics and public opinion research,…
This Family Bleeds Orange
Mary Welker ’20 is a mom, a role model to her four daughters, a full-time Syracuse University staff member, an Alumni Scholar and a recipient of the Nancy Gelling Award given to a student for high academic achievement. In May,…