Gallery: Kent Syverud delivers 2019 Winter Message

More than 100 faculty and staff attended Chancellor Kent Syverud's 2019 Winter Message in the Life Sciences Complex atrium. Lauren Miller | The Daily Orange

Chancellor Kent Syverud detailed his goals for the semester in four areas: academic excellence, student experience, diversity and inclusion and preparing for SU's 150th anniversary. Corey Henry | The Daily Orange

Syverud announced that SU will hire 200 new faculty in the next five years through the Signature Hires Initiatives. Lauren Miller | The Daily Orange

The chancellor said SU is launching two new research institutions for addressing the county's aging infrastructure and studying autonomous systems, like drones. Hieu Nguyen | The Daily Orange

Student Association President Ghufran Salih (right) spoke before Syverud. She said the chancellor has been transparent and supportive. Corey Henry | The Daily Orange

The Center for Undergraduate Research provides new opportunities for research, particularly outside the STEM fields, Syverud said. Hieu Nguyen | The Daily Orange

The chancellor holds up an SU rule book from 1923, which students were required to carry at all times. He said it shows "it really mattered to people to be Orange." Hieu Nguyen | The Daily Orange

Syverud said he expects a permanent chief diversity officer to be hired by the start of the fall 2019 semester. Hieu Nguyen | The Daily Orange

Syverud said celebrating SU's 150th anniversary represents an opportunity to reflect on SU's past and "chart our course" for the future. Lauren Miller | The Daily Orange