Campus & Community
Message from Chancellor Kent Syverud
Dear Members of the Orange Community: I write today as the world observes, with great concern, news reports coming out of Ukraine with horrific images of airstrikes, bombings, gunfire and fleeing citizens. During the University Senate meeting Wednesday, I shared…
University to Begin In-Person Operations at 11 a.m.; Classes and Activities With a Start Time Before 11 a.m. Are Canceled Friday, Feb. 25
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ will begin in-person business operations at 11 a.m., Friday, Feb. 25, to allow additional time for faculty, staff and commuting students to make their way to campus safely. In-person classes and activities with a start time before 11…
Alert: Increased State-Sponsored Cyberattack Activity
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is warning U.S. organizations to beware of a possible rise in state-sponsored cyberattacks. ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Information Security team within Information Technology Services (ITS) has not detected any marked increase in activity over the…
Increase Your Understanding of DEIA Through Spring 2022 Workshops
This spring, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion is once again offering its diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) educational workshops to faculty, students and staff. Â The workshops, which can be found on diversity.syr.edu, provide participants with a foundational understanding…
African American Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies Faculty Book Roundup
Faculty members in the departments of Women’s and Gender Studies and African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences have authored or edited books on a diverse range of scholarly topics relevant to their fields of study. Their…
‘I Feel at Home’: 119 Euclid Ave. Celebrates, Enhances the Black Student Experience on Campus
Home. Safe space. Welcoming. Inclusive. Those are some of the words current students used to describe the atmosphere inside 119 Euclid Ave., which opened in September of 2021 as a space to celebrate the Black student experience on campus. Featuring…
Maithreyee (Mai) Dubé ’96, ’16, G’17, Inaugural Staff Representative to the Board of Trustees, Aspires to Lead and Serve
This past fall, the University’s Board of Trustees welcomed its first-ever staff representative. Over a two-year term, Mai Dubé, manager of enrollment services in the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, will use her voice, perspective and experiences as a…
Honoring Disability Day of Mourning 2022
The Disability Cultural Center will honor the national Disability Day of Mourning with a speaker on March 1. The Disability Day of Mourning remembers, honors and celebrates people with disabilities killed by family members or caregivers. The day emphasizes the…
Chancellor Syverud Addresses COVID, Leadership Searches at University Senate
Good afternoon. Today I am mostly going to give you an update on the University’s COVID response, share some information on key leadership searches and discuss the Campus Framework Refresh that was announced in late January. Before I do that,…
Annual Service of Commemoration Is March 22
Hendricks Chapel will host ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s annual Service of Commemoration—honoring current students, faculty and staff; retirees; trustees; and honorary degree recipients of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF) who passed during the period…