Tag: Chancellor Kent Syverud
Some SU athletes said they were forced into majors ‘they did not want,’ following national trend
The university’s Faculty Oversight Committee released a report detailing those concerns last semester. Read More »
SU creates resource webpage for DACA/undocumented students
The Ad Hoc Committee on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)/Undocumented Students was formed after President Donald Trump considered ending the DACA program. Read More »
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Syracuse University announced the launch of a new webpage to help support DACA/undocumented students, a Syracuse-area senator emerged as a the GOP governor’s race frontrunner and a local nonprofit announced that they would be seeking comment on how to better improve quality of life around the city. Read More »
Unsurprised: Faculty react to report showing women professors earn less on average than men at Syracuse University
The report, released in December, detailed pay gaps between women and men professors. Most said they were not surprised by the report’s findings. Read More »
Syracuse University to launch expanded career services program
The hiring of new advisers will be funded in part by the $100 million Invest Syracuse fundraising initiative. Read More »
Mayor Ben Walsh works to address Syracuse’s looming budget deficit
Walsh has said the city plans to partner with the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs to host a Fiscal Summit. Read More »
Professor named 1st Remembrance and Lockerbie Ambassador
Lawrence Mason is a professor in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Read More »
Syracuse University and SUNY-ESF announce plans to collaborate on environmental research
Both universities already supported water-related search initiatives. Read More »
Syracuse University’s lobbying expenditures drop significantly
The university spent a total of $300,000 on lobbying the federal government in 2013. In 2017, it spent less than $50,000. Read More »
Meet the key members of SU’s Office of Government and Community Relations
Tim Drumm is the university’s registered lobbyist. Eric Persons, who worked as the university’s lobbyist for several years, left his position at SU last year. Read More »
CNN commentator Angela Rye urges continued activism, denounces Trump in MLK keynote speech
Rye is a liberal commentator, lawyer and former executive director and general counsel to the Congressional Black Caucus. Read More »
$2.28 million donation to help fund Link Hall research center, Invent@SU program
The funding was announced on Friday in a campus-wide email to the Syracuse University community. Read More »
Syracuse University provost addresses tenure-track faculty hiring plan
As colleges increasingly rely on adjuncts to teach classes, Syracuse University plans to hire 100 new tenure-track faculty to help bolster its research capabilities. Read More »
Student Association leaders detail Invest Syracuse funding goals
Student Association President James Franco and Vice President Angie Pati said they hope to work with university officials to make sure Invest Syracuse money is used to hire more mental health counselors. Read More »
Students hop on the Euclid Shuttle as transportation service officially launches
The Euclid Shuttle, an initiative pushed forward by Syracuse University’s Student Association, launched last Thursday. Read More »
Syracuse University and SUNY-ESF students weigh in on temporary gym equipment locations
Several students said they look forward to seeing Archbold Gymnasium renovations, but are not quite sure what they will be. Read More »
Syracuse University graduate students detail service employee unionization drive
Graduate students said a union could help them negotiate better contracts for employment at Syracuse University. Read More »
Syracuse University develops financial aid opportunities for undocumented students
Colleges across the United States have led the charge in advocating for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, experts say. Read More »
Syracuse University women faculty generally earn less than men faculty, report shows
Across most ranks of the Syracuse University faculty, women generally make less than men. Their average salaries range from about 77 percent to 94 percent of what men earn. Read More »
4 takeaways from 1st University Senate meeting of the spring semester
Chancellor Kent Syverud and Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly addressed future campus events, fundraising, SU policy review and university reaccreditation at Wednesday’s meeting. Read More »
Student Association president: Euclid Shuttle service to start Thursday
The Euclid Shuttle will provide students living in Sadler Hall, Lawrinson Hall and the Brewster/Boland/Brockway Complex direct transportation to Lancaster Avenue, Stratford Street and Westcott Street. Read More »
Chancellor Kent Syverud details academic planning, Invest Syracuse progress during speech
Syverud delivered remarks in the Milton Atrium of Syracuse University’s Life Sciences Complex on Tuesday afternoon. Read More »
Chancellor Kent Syverud to detail major Syracuse University initiatives in speech Tuesday
Syverud gave a similar address last year. At the time, he detailed the development of a funding strategy for the Academic Strategic Plan, among other things. Read More »
Chancellor Kent Syverud thanks groups for opposing Republican tax plan provisions
The final Republican tax plan does not include provisions that would have caused the cost of university attendance to skyrocket for some. Read More »