Campus & Community
Chancellor Remembers Community Members, Addresses Spring Planning, DPS Review in University Senate Remarks
In his remarks to the University Senate Meeting, held virtually, Chancellor Kent Syverud remembered campus community members who recently passed away and addressed the University’s COVID response, spring academic planning and the review of the Department of Public Safety. Thank…
New Zoom Link for Tomorrow’s Faculty Listening Session
Dear Colleagues, This month’s faculty listening session will be held on Thursday, Oct. 22, from 9 to 10:15 a.m. ET. Please join using the following Zoom information: https://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/j/93972878040?pwd=SVZkcHJDeVJycWJRYmMwSERJVGF3UT09 Meeting ID: 939 7287 8040 Passcode: 196007 Mark your calendar for the…
Krista Tippett, Creator of ‘On Being,’ to Join Special ‘After the Election’ Conversation
Krista Tippett, a Peabody Award-winning broadcaster and creator of “On Being,” will speak with the Syracuse University community for a special presentation of “Matters that Matter: A Conversation Series from Hendricks Chapel.” Tippett and Hendricks Chapel Dean Brian Konkol will…
Alumnus Thom Filicia ’93 Is the Next Guest of the University Lectures Series
The University Lectures series continues its 20th season with a virtual presentation by alumnus Thom Filicia ’93 (“Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”) on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7:30 p.m. ET. Registration is required to attend the virtual lecture. Filicia’s…
Access Counselor Ensures Students with Disabilities Have Proper Accommodations for Academic Success
As someone born with significant hearing loss, Michael Mazzaroppi G’14 says it was inevitable that he would become an advocate for others with disabilities. After working abroad at a school for the Deaf and an agency for the Deaf, and…
More Information on Fall Semester Checkout, Zoom Sessions Scheduled
Dear Students and Families, We are writing as a follow up to our Oct. 14 message regarding end-of-semester checkout procedures and to provide clarity about what is expected before students depart for winter break. Specifically: Students do not need to…
University Celebrates International Pronouns Day on Wednesday
Wednesday, Oct. 21, is International Pronouns Day, a global initiative established in 2018 that seeks to make respecting, sharing and educating about personal pronouns a common occurrence. For the third consecutive year, the University’s Pronoun, Gender, Preferred Name Advisory Council…
Virtual Community Service for Grief and Healing to Be Held Tonight
The University will hold a Virtual Community Service for Grief and Healing tonight at 6 p.m. on Zoom. The service will be a time for the University community to embrace each other, name and claim its grief, remember the lives…
STOP Bias Gains Traction, Helps Individuals ‘Be the Change’
Recognizing bias, how it manifests itself, how it impacts communities, how to report it and how to stop it is what the STOP Bias initiative is all about. “Whether it’s a single individual or multiple people impacted by one incident,…
Temporary Parking Access Available for Faculty and Staff COVID-19 Testing
Dear Faculty and Staff: Several weeks ago, we announced that the University’s ongoing virus surveillance testing program would transition from repeated testing of all students to large-scale “freedom from disease” sampling of the residential campus population. Faculty epidemiologists from the…