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Improved Inventory Management Offers Environmentally Friendly Solutions
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…
Chancellor Syverud Provides Update on Key University Initiatives
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.
iSchool Awarded Continuing Accreditation from ALA
The American Library Association’s (ALA) Committee on Accreditation has granted continued accreditation status of the Master of Library and Information Science (MSLIS) program at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) through 2022. The committee found no deficiencies in the program and…
Accessibility Training Classes Spring 2016
The University seeks to ensure that all people, regardless of individual ability or disability, can effectively access University communications and technology. Information Technology Services (ITS) has announced its new Walk-in IT Accessibility Help Desk hours. New this semester, the IT…
Low-Cost Tool in Fight Against Childhood Obesity: Water Dispensers in Schools
Making water more available in New York City public schools through self-serve water dispensers in cafeterias resulted in small—but statistically significant—declines in students’ weight, according to new findings. The study, published Jan. 19 in the online issue of JAMA Pediatrics,…
Learn About FSAP/Carebridge Services Jan. 26-28
Members of the Syracuse University community are invited to attend one of four information sessions to learn about Carebridge and the services and resources now available through the enhanced and expanded Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP). The Office of…
Engineering Students to be Recognized at BEYA Conference
Three students from the College of Engineering and Computer Science will receive Student Leadership Awards at the 30th Annual Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Conference in February. Ph.D. student Ariel Ash-Shakoor will receive a…
Fake a Knee—Professor, Students Develop Device for Joint Repair Research
When patients undergo traditional knee replacement surgery, the bone and cartilage that make up the knee joint is replaced with one built with metal, plastic and polymers. Along with their natural joint, patients lose a certain quality of life. Risk…
Travel Refinements and Further Training as Travel Team Reconvenes
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…
SU, ESF Announce New Academic and Research-Based Relationship
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry President Quentin Wheeler today announced the two schools will …