Tag: kent syverud
Committee focused on undocumented students at Syracuse University is first step in protecting vulnerable community
The Daily Orange Editorial Board supports Syracuse University’s creation of the Ad Hoc Committee on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Read More »
Campus board will hopefully increase communication between Syracuse University community and administration about infrastructure
The Daily Orange Editorial Board commends the Syracuse University administration for the creation of the Campus Facilities Advisory Board. Read More »
Responding to criticism, the Campus Facilities Advisory Board is tasked to provide transparency on decision-making
In the wake of the University Place promenade controversy, Vice Chancellor Michele Wheatly and Chief Facilities Officer Pete Sala launched a new board to increase transparency. Read More »
Syverud defends a delay in the university's response to Trump's travel ban
University Senate passed a resolution formally criticizing President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration ban. Read More »
University Senate committee shares sources and uses of funding for schools and colleges
The primary source of funding for all schools and colleges was undergraduate tuition for fiscal year 2016. Read More »
How Chancellor Kent Syverud has played a role in city-county merger effort
While serving as a co-chair of the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council, Chancellor Kent Syverud was a key player in obtaining funds from the Upstate Revitalization Initiative. That initiative gave money to a citizen group recommending a Syracuse city-Onondaga County governments merger. Read More »
Syracuse University chancellor’s condemnation of Trump’s executive order on immigration was sufficient, but should have come sooner
The Daily Orange Editorial Board considers Chancellor Kent Syverud’s denouncement of President Donald Trump’s executive order adequate, but contends that it should have been made weeks ago. Read More »
Breaking silence, Syverud announces his opposition to Trump's executive order on immigration ban
Chancellor Kent Syverud announced his opposition to President Donald Trump's controversial executive order on immigration ban on Wednesday. Read More »
Syracuse University needs to do more for those on campus concerned about Trump’s immigration ban
The Daily Orange Editorial Board urges Syracuse University to accommodate community members who are concerned about President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders about immigration. Read More »
More than 200 faculty members demand Chancellor Kent Syverud clarify his stance on Trump’s executive order
As of Monday evening, 244 members of the SU community — most of them faculty members — had signed an online petition urging Chancellor Kent Syveurd to take tougher stance on President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration. Read More »
Breaking: Kent Syverud sends email addressing own emails
Humor columnist Patty Terhune composes a draft of Chancellor Kent Syverud explaining his usual "Dear Orange Friends" emails. Read More »
Enrollment plan aims to make SU more competitive
Syracuse University officials are hoping the plan will increase diversity and improve academic quality. Read More »
Officials remain hesitant of declaring Syracuse University 'sanctuary campus'
Concerns regarding the safety of undocumented students at Syracuse University are growing under President Donald Trump's administration. Chancellor Kent Syverud has twice declined to declare SU a sanctuary campus, but has expressed support for undocumented students. Read More »
Syracuse University misses Campus Framework draft release target
Syracuse University was supposed to release an updated Campus Framework plan draft by January. It did not. Read More »
Syracuse University should get involved with the greater communities it resides in, but only to a point
The Daily Orange Editorial Board commends Syracuse University’s new Community Engagement Initiative, but cautions the administration to ensure it is financially feasible to extend the university’s role in the greater community. Read More »
Our Reader: Syracuse University should 'go above and beyond' to protect undocumented students
Syracuse University sophomore Marcus Lane explains why he thinks the SU administration should do more than it currently is to protect its undocumented students. Read More »
Sanctuary or not, Syracuse University has a responsibility to enforce policies protecting undocumented students
Student Life columnist Aishwarya Sukesh explains the rhetoric behind the term “sanctuary campus” and why it’s the policies — not the name — that matter most to undocumented students. Read More »
At Syracuse University, Trump’s executive order has consequences
Here are stories of Syracuse University community members affected by President Donald Trump's executive order restricting immigration. Read More »
Kent Syverud signals support for students affected by immigration ban
In a letter sent to the SU community on Monday, Syverud did not outwardly oppose Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from Muslim majority countries, but instead listed resources for members of the community who have been affected. Read More »
J.R. Martinez urges continued activism during Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
According to event organizers, about 1,600 people attended Syracuse University's MLK Celebration on Sunday night. Read More »
Graduate Student Organization president provides update on sanctuary campus bill
GSO President Kumar also announced that Syracuse University has agreed to increase the stipend for graduate assistants. Read More »
Chancellor’s Task Force Encourages Participation in OCR Visit
Syracuse University administrators explain what representatives from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights will speak about on campus this week. Read More »
Syracuse University should host panel to help students understand complexity of sanctuary campus movement
The Daily Orange Board calls on Syracuse University to host an informative panel to contextualize the implications of making SU a sanctuary campus. Read More »
Chancellor's address to Syracuse University community was substantive, and should continue in future
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud delivered a succinct and informative address to the SU community on Tuesday afternoon that touched on the most important issues affecting the university. Read More »