Campus & Community
Onondaga Citizens League to Begin New Study
The Onondaga Citizens League (OCL) will begin its latest community study–“How CNY Works”–with three identical “scoping” (or design) sessions the week of August 22-26. The sessions are free and open to the public. The sessions will be held as follows:…
University to Protect and Extend Current Benefit Status to Employees Affected by New Federal Labor Standards Act
In May, the U.S. Department of Labor released new regulations that employers, including academic institutions like Syracuse University, must adopt to comply with the updated Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The intent of the revised federal law is to provide greater clarity for…
New Bus Stops Operational Beginning Today
As students return to campus next week, a number of new transportation options will be made available for members of the campus community. This is part of the ongoing effort to create a more efficient campus traffic flow, enhance roadway…
Lillian Slutzker, Longtime Benefactor of Syracuse University, Passes Away
Lillian Slutzker, a longtime supporter of Syracuse University and the former owner of Manny’s athletic apparel store on Marshall Street, passed away on Thursday, August 18, at the age of 98. She is predeceased by her husband, Emanuel, who died…
Promenade Prepared for Opening
The finishing touches are being placed on the University Place Promenade. Much of the finishing work involves laying brick pavers. The process is painstaking, but the final product is receiving an enthusiastic response.
Campus Framework Open Forums, Fall Construction Information Sessions Announced
As students, faculty and staff return to campus for the start of the fall 2016 semester, Syracuse University today announced an extensive slate of Campus Framework open forums and fall construction information sessions. The new schedule comes on the heels…
University Prepares to Welcome Newest Students
Each year, the Office of First-Year and Transfer Programs, in collaboration with a number of University departments, hosts Syracuse Welcome, the University’s new student orientation program for incoming, full-time, undergraduate students. Preparations to welcome the more than 4,000 first-year and…
Languages, Literatures and Linguistics Hosts Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants
This week, the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics in the College of Arts and Sciences, is hosting a group of 52 Fulbright-sponsored foreign language teaching assistants (FLTA). The teaching assistants, who are from 24 countries, will go to colleges…
Alumni Welcomed Back to ‘Your Happy Place’ for Orange Central
Alumni from around the world will be welcomed back to campus for Orange Central homecoming weekend Sept. 15-18. This year, the theme for Orange Central is “Welcome Back to Your Happy Place.” Orange Central is a once-a-year celebration for the…
Vehicular Traffic Pattern Change
(The following message from Tony Callisto, senior vice president and chief law enforcement officer, and Pete Sala, vice president and chief facilities officer, was emailed to the campus community last week.) Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: We are writing to…