Tag: Chancellor Kent Syverud
SU appoints 1st woman Board of Trustees chair
Kathleen Walters, a business executive, currently serves as vice chair of the Board of Trustees. She will replace Steven Barnes as chair in May 2019. Read More »
Students, faculty weigh in on Trump administration transgender proposal
A memo from the Department of Health and Human Services recently suggested a more rigid definition of gender that would eliminate federal recognition for more than 1 million Americans. Read More »
SU honors veterans at Hendricks Chapel ceremony
Hundreds of SU community members attended the Veterans Day Ceremony, which comes two days before the national holiday. Read More »
Gallery: SU hosts annual Veterans Day Ceremony
Syracuse University held its annual Veterans Day Ceremony in Hendricks Chapel on Friday. Read More »
Student advisory committee aims to represent narratives of all SU students
The Division of Marketing and Communications created a Student Communications Advisory Committee to better reflect and reach SU’s student population. Read More »
Trump administration proposal sparks trans rights rally on Quad
Transgender and gender non-conforming students rallied on Syracuse University’s Quad on Wednesday to protest a plan by the Trump administration to erase federal recognition of transgender identity. Read More »
Larry Mason works to help SU community remember, act forward from the Pan Am Flight 103 tragedy
The Syracuse University photography professor uses his pictures to teach people about the history of the plane crash over Lockerbie, Scotland. Read More »
Syverud denounces shootings in Pittsburgh, Kentucky
Eleven people were killed in the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh this weekend. Two people were killed in a grocery store in Jeffersontown, Kentucky. Read More »
SU plans to hire 100 faculty over next 5 years
SU officials have said 20 tenure-track faculty will be hired each year through 2023. Read More »
ASL may be recognized as an official language at SU
Student Association is looking for signatures on a student interest petition to bring the question of ASL curriculum up with University Senate. Read More »
United Church of Christ calls on SU to denounce Theta Tau
At an annual meeting in June, the New York conference of the United Church of Christ passed a resolution to mandate anti-racism training. It called on SU to also implement the training. Read More »
Invest Syracuse funds would be used to help close gender pay gap, officials have said
The university allocated $1.8 million to 200 women faculty members to try to close a gender pay gap between men and women faculty. Read More »
Organizations prepare to move off Ostrom Avenue in anticipation of possible SU dorms
The LGBT Resource Center and other organizations on the 700 block of Ostrom Avenue will move as Syracuse University considers expanding student housing in the area. Read More »
SU updates sexual harassment policy to comply with state standards
Syracuse University will start mandatory yearly sexual harassment training for all employees to fulfill new state guidelines. Read More »
How Brian Konkol’s 1st year as Hendricks Chapel dean generated praise, tension
Students on the Spiritual Life Council said they requested more communication between students and the dean last semester. Read More »
Students protest Kavanaugh during walkout, demand SU end rape culture
More than 100 people rallied outside Hendricks Chapel on Thursday to protest Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination and sexual assault on campus. Read More »
GSO amends constitution with gender-neutral pronouns
Nick Mason, GSO vice president of internal affairs, went through the constitution and switched uses of “he” and “she” with gender-neutral phrases. Read More »
SU administrators are trying to make tech platforms more accessible
An Information and Technology Services official said the department is conducting faculty and staff training about how to make content universally accessible. Read More »
Euclid Shuttle continues to service SU students through Invest Syracuse initiative
The shuttle, which receives funding as part of the Invest Syracuse initiative, will continue to service students on weekends during the academic year. Read More »
SUNY-ESF’s Academic Governance talks consultation visit, strategic plans at 1st meeting
SUNY-ESF’s Academic Governance discussed a faculty-senate consultation team visit and a strategic plan to address the university’s challenges on Tuesday. Read More »
Hearing in state lawsuit filed by students involved in Theta Tau videos adjourned
The hearing is part of the state lawsuit filed against SU by 10 students involved in the Theta Tau videos. Read More »
Federal judge denies SU’s request to halt state lawsuit filed by students involved in Theta Tau videos
Syracuse University is facing two lawsuits over its handling of last spring’s controversial Theta Tau videos. Read More »