SU delays spring semester, will start Jan. 24
Syracuse University will delay the start of the spring 2022 semester by one week due to the surge of COVID-19 cases, Chancellor Syverud announced in a campus-wide email Wednesday. Read more »
On Campus
Professors advocate against reduced retirement fund contributions
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DPS investigating anti-Semitic language on bulletin board in Lawrinson Hall
Syracuse University’s Department of Public Safety is investigating a report of anti-Semitic language found on a bulletin board on the 7th floor of Lawrinson Hall on Tuesday. Read more »
Faculty, staff support SU veterans with Orange-covered door hangers
The program features roughly 120 faculty and staff — including teaching assistants — as student veteran liaisons. Read more »
Ombuds report reveals concerns about racial, disability, gender bias at SU
The Office of the University Ombuds released its 2020-21 report on Friday, which revealed that employees and graduate students faced bias and bullying in work settings on campus. Read more »
Fiserv commits $7 million to Institute for Veterans and Military Families
The commitment is an addition to the $7 million pledge Fiserv made in 2014 to fund veteran and military spouse entrepreneurship programs. Read more »
SU alumnus, wife donate $30 million to Institute for Veterans and Military Families
Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello will provide a $30 million donation to provide operational support for the IVMF every year and continue its support to the U.S. veterans and military families. Read more »
Stand With Survivors SU demands include preventative action, administrative reform
Stand With Survivors Syracuse University detailed 18 demands for administration in a manifesto released on Tuesday. Read more »
SUNY-ESF graduate students protest student fees, low salaries
In testimonials collected over the course of two years, students wrote that they had to live off of food stamps to afford groceries. Read more »
Whitman honors 2 SU students, Tesla at Salzberg Memorial Program
The Salzberg Medallion, awarded to Tesla Inc., was the final presentation of the day. Read more »
ROTC student who started petition for Afghan refugees hosts donation drive
As chair of the opportunity board of SU’s Army ROTC training corps, Messare wanted to make a difference in an area that she was passionate about. Read more »
SU honors alumnus and fallen Iraq War veteran James Lyons at ceremony Friday
During his years at SU, Lyons was a biochemistry major and an active member of SU Ambulance and ROTC. He was also a member of SU’s Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Read more »
SU receives EPA grant to help build water infrastructure workforce
SU was one of ten organizations selected for the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Grant Program. Read more »
SU completes 1st phase of Onondaga Art Installation on Quad
The first phase of the installation includes a newly planted white pine, which symbolizes the Great Law of Peace of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Read more »
Gretchen Ritter hopes to learn from students as SU's new vice chancellor
Gretchen Ritter, Syracuse University’s new vice chancellor, provost and chief academic officer, said SU needs a diverse faculty and a welcoming environment to support its students. Read more »
Alumnus' $2.7 million gift will go towards 2 endowment funds in College of VPA
The gift will go towards two endowment funds in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Read more »
SU welcomes Provost Gretchen Ritter at ceremony Tuesday
Several SU leaders and community members, including Ritter, spoke at the event. Read more »
Video: Family Weekend returns to SU’s campus
Families and guests of SU students were finally able to return to campus this weekend due to tightly monitored COVID-19 restrictions. Here’s what families and guests of SU students had to say. Read more »
Besides FYS 101, most SU schools, colleges require 1 diversity course to graduate
Inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility make up IDEA, a course requirement for all undergraduate students at SU. Read more »
SU will establish research institute in honor of alumna and her husband
Syracuse University will establish a research institute and two endowed professorships in honor of Carolyn Wheeler, who graduated from SU in 1967, and her husband, Charles Wheeler. Read more »
Meet 6 of the new professors at SU's College of Arts and Sciences
The Daily Orange spoke with the six professors who responded for comment to ask them how their previous experiences will serve in their teaching and research as well as what they hope for the future of their departments. Read more »
'We trusted the university': Students affected by SU data breach express frustration
The data leak affected about 9,800 SU students as well as alumni and applicants after someone gained unauthorized access to an employee’s email account. Data such as Social Security numbers and names were exposed in the leak. Read more »
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul named SU’s Class of 2020 commencement speaker
Hochul will return to her alma mater to give a commencement address to the SU and SUNY-ESF Classes of 2020. Read more »
DPS investigating a series of burglaries on South Campus
The alleged burglars entered unlocked properties and vehicles on South Campus, according to a campus-wide email Monday. Read more »
