Campus & Community
New Staff within Office of Diversity and Inclusion Enhances Efforts to Create More Welcoming Campus
To continue to build its efforts in creating an equitable, diverse, accessible and inclusive campus, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion has welcomed new staff members and student advisors. The new staff members, working with Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer…
Overcoming Barriers and Borders to Bring Students Together
The pandemic has impacted every member of the Orange community—students, faculty and staff—and transformed the way people live, learn and work. Perhaps nowhere have these changes been felt more dramatically than among international students and those who serve them with…
Orange Community Comes Together for Annual International Thanksgiving Celebration
Members of the Syracuse University community came together to share a meal—virtually—on Nov. 19, as the University held its 36th Annual International Thanksgiving Celebration via Zoom. The celebration was started at the University in the 1980s by the Rev. T.E….
Pedestrian Pathway Near Stadium Closed due to Planned Work
The pedestrian pathway next to Gate C of the stadium is temporarily closed beginning today, due to detailing work being performed on the building’s corners. Pedestrians using the stairs from Irving Avenue will be detoured to the north and through…
Parts of Central New York Community Now in ‘Orange Zone’
Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: A short time ago, New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that due to rising COVID-19 infection rates, a number of communities across the Central New York region have been elevated to “orange…
Juvare Pledges Cash Donation to the Our Time Has Come Scholarship Program
A company led by a Syracuse University alumnus that specializes in emergency preparedness and response technology is now helping diverse young men and women realize their dream of a college education. This comes in the form of a cash donation…
COVID-19 Update: New Testing Hours | Response Checklists | Website Transition
Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: The vast majority of our students have now departed campus or are in the process of leaving ahead of the Thanksgiving break. Although our campus population will decrease substantially over the next couple months,…
Giving Thanks for Your COVID-19 Response
Dear Members of the Orange Community: As the fall semester winds down, I am reflecting on the challenges everyone in the University has had to address this year. I am heartened and humbled by the way our community has responded…
Only a Few Days Left to Get Your Departure Testing!
Dear Students: While some of your fellow students have already left campus, we recognize that many of you are finalizing your plans to travel home. Before you depart, we urge you to please participate in one final round of testing….
DPS Emergency Communications Center Joins Onondaga County Dispatch System
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) has made the transition to a new dispatch system, which will increase interoperability between the department and other emergency responders in Onondaga County. The new system, known as Hexagon, ties DPS operations into the…