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Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed the University Senate today, Jan. 25, with remarks on the Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, applications for fall 2023 and a benefits update. The full text of his remarks is below. I’m going…

The electronic balloting process for Syracuse University faculty to select candidates to serve on the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure began on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Ballots will be distributed to all eligible voters. This includes tenured and tenure-track…

I have two and a half minutes of remarks. I think both the Provost and I are going to try to leave most of the time for questions. Provost Ritter and I are joining you from Boise, Idaho. We’re here…

On Nov. 16, Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed the University Senate, providing an update on the recent full Board of Trustees meeting and other topics. The full text of his remarks appears below. “The full Board of Trustees had its November…

Greetings everyone. It has been a fast-paced and eventful fall semester already at Syracuse University. I would be remiss if I did not say that I am grateful that, starting in Fall ’23, we will have a fall break in…

Jamie Winders arrived at the University in 2004, a new faculty member right out of graduate school. Ten years later, as department chair, she began to think about how she could make a further impact, helping other faculty members reach…

I’d like to begin by recognizing the loss of three members of our community over the last two months. Dr. Cerri Banks, vice president in the Division of Student Experience, was a three-time alumna of the School of Education. She…

Thank you, Professor Stokes-Rees. I’ll be quick. As you heard, Provost Ritter isn’t able to join us today. She’s actually leading the accreditation or the evaluation of another great academic institution. And that’s a very important task. She asked me…

Thank you, Professor Stokes-Rees. Good afternoon. I hope everyone had a good spring break and is ready for the fast-moving second half of the semester. Before I begin what are going to be really brief updates, I want to take…

Good afternoon. Today I am mostly going to give you an update on the University’s COVID response, share some information on key leadership searches and discuss the Campus Framework Refresh that was announced in late January. Before I do that,…