Chancellor Search Committee joins SGA meeting to discuss ongoing search
SU’s Student Government Association met with members of the Chancellor Search Committee to share student perspectives at its Monday meeting. The discussion focused on qualities and priorities students hope to see in the next chancellor. Lola Jeanne Carpio | Contributing Photographer
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Members from the Chancellor Search Committee joined Syracuse University’s Student Government Association over Zoom on Monday evening.
The position profile will serve as a “job description” of what the committee is looking for in candidates and help guide the committee on its search, Shelly Fisher, co-chair of the search committee said. Fisher and the rest of the committee already met with students, alumni, Syracuse area residents, faculty and staff as it continues its search.
Michael Steck, a representative from Spencer Stuart, the consulting firm aiding in the chancellor search, led the presentation by first asking the meeting’s attendees what drew them to SU.
“It is incredibly useful and additive to hear so many perspectives from different corners and aspects of your community,” Steck said.
Many students offered their reasons and stories for committing to SU. Derry Oliver, SGA’s director of mental health advocacy, said she’d been interested in the university since eleventh grade and began reaching out to professors and registered student organizations long before applying.
Sophomore Alice Jenkins said a specific academic program drew her to SU.
“A big part of why I came here was for the Citizenship and Civic Engagement program,” Jenkins said. “I think that the interest and the need for majors like that and creating a job force with people that have those skills is incredibly important.”
The CCE major will no longer be offered for students graduating in 2029 and later. It will only be available as a new minor.
Steck went on to ask what students want the next chancellor to focus on and prioritize.
“I feel like our students need to see who our next leader is going to be, and need to see the new chancellor in a more accessible, more approachable light,” junior Luis Gomez said. “So (students) can feel that their concerns and needs are being not only heard but also met.”
Before signing off, Fisher told students to submit any nominations for the next chancellor to the committee’s website.
Members from SU’s Community Standards also gave a brief presentation, sharing information regarding recent policy updates and leadership opportunities on the University Conduct Board.
The campus anti-hazing policy was updated in June for the first time since 2016, Director of Community Standards Joshua Rich said.
“Times have changed,” Rich said. “A federal law passed in December 2024 finally took effect in summer 2025, saying all colleges and universities needed to update their hazing policies.”
At the end of the meeting, two new bills were introduced. The first was for the International Student Success office to host an event to help international students better understand the application process for jobs in the United States.
The event will guide international students in understanding how U.S. employers operate and the types of candidates they’re looking to hire. The request is for $72.46 from the assembly’s $60,000 budget to provide food for students who attend. The bill will be voted on at the next meeting.
The second bill was SGA’s Special Programming Allocation motion, which was packaged and approved. Ten RSOs had funding approved, three were partially approved and 16 were denied. Some were denied because the RSO did not fill out the form correctly.
“This week we have put through $14,236.43, last week was around $10,000, so we are sitting at around $100,000 for the rest of the semester, which is really good,” SGA Comptroller Alexis Leach said.
SGA will not meet during Fall Break, its next regular meeting will be Oct. 20.
