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SU Goes Purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Throughout the month of October, the Office of Health Promotion is hosting programs and events to raise awareness about relationship violence in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Working in collaboration with the Office of Health Promotion are the Peer…
Sexual and Relationship Violence Task Force Provides Update to Campus Community on Key Progress, Achievements
The Chancellor’s Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence concluded its second year of work at Syracuse University. The 30-member task force, appointed by Chancellor Syverud in spring of 2015, focused throughout the 2016-17 academic year on key recommendations that…
Syracuse University Continues Commitment to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s ‘Enough is Enough’ Legislation
More than two years ago, Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud became the first private university president in New York State to endorse Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “Enough is Enough” legislation to prevent, combat and address sexual and relationship violence on college…
Vera House Recognizes Barry L. Wells with 2017 Sister Mary Vera Award
Recognizing his long-standing advocacy and commitment to the work of Vera House, Barry L. Wells, special assistant to Chancellor Kent Syverud, will be presented the 2017 Sister Mary Vera Award at Vera House’s annual summer luncheon. The Sister Mary Vera…
Dean Diane Lyden Murphy Appointed Co-Chair of Chancellor’s Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence
Dean Diane Lyden Murphy of the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics has been named co-chair of the Chancellor’s Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence. Murphy will succeed Dean Joanna Masingila of the School of Education, who will…
Q&A with Co-Chairs of Chancellor’s Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence
Joanna Masingila, dean of the School of Education, and Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz, interim senior associate vice president and dean of the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience, are the co-chairs of the Chancellor’s Task Force on Sexual and Relationship…
Office of Health Promotion Promotes Culture of Consent on Campus
The Office of Health Promotion (OHP) is encouraging students to talk about a “Culture of Consent,” a new conversation series on campus that explores media and interpersonal violence. “’Culture of Consent’ is a program to discuss aspects of our culture…
Reminder: Office of Civil Rights Representatives on Campus Today, Tomorrow
As a reminder, today representatives from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) will be on campus to assess Syracuse University’s processes for handling of complaints of sexual violence or harassment. This is standard protocol: these OCR…
Take Back the Night 2015 Events Run through April 7
Members of the campus and local community are invited to take a stand against violence, raise awareness about attitudes that perpetuate violence and discuss ways to work together to create a safer, more respectful community.
Third Annual SU Rising: Stop Sexual and Relationship Violence
On Friday, Feb. 13, the Syracuse University community will again organize and raise awareness about the global crisis of gender violence during the annual SU Rising: Stop Sexual and Relationship Violence event. This is the third consecutive year that Syracuse…