ODI provides updates on SU admissions after revocation of affirmative action
At a campus-wide forum, Syracuse University administrators updated the community on its DEIA initiatives — including equity in admissions. Read more »
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SA to collaborate with Community Standards to improve Student Conduct Code process
SA Student Advocate Lucio Maffei will continue to meet with SU's Community Standards office to promote procedural advisor trainings. Read more »
Student Association leaders confirm SU will not restore unlimited Google Drive storage
SA confirmed during its Monday meeting that the university does not plan to restore unlimited Google Workspace storage. Read more »
PLUMMETING PELL GRANTS: Percentage of SU Undergraduate Pell recipients has decreased over a decade
Since its peak in 2011, the percentage of undergraduate Pell recipients at Syracuse University has decreased by 10 points. Read more »
Citizen Action of New York holds 'End Medical Debt' forum, explains 'root' of the problem
At the Beauchamp Branch Library, Citizen Action of New York ran a discussion about the medical debt plaguing Syracuse and Onondaga County. Read more »
SA announces first annual Green Innovation Competition
The competition, organized by the SU-ESF Sustainability Forum, will award students' proposals to improve sustainability on campus. Read more »
DEIA workshop promotes looking beyond the acronym
Syracuse University's Office of Diversity and Inclusion hosted the DEIA workshop, the first of three in its CORE series. Read more »
SA to vote on student safety bill, discuss concerns over Google Drive storage limits
SA introduced a bill during Monday's meeting intending to improve students' “feelings of safety." It will vote on the legislation next week. Read more »
SA’s spring events to focus on establishing community, belonging on campus
Along with its general elections, SU's Student Association has several student advocacy and engagement events planned for the spring. Read more »
FJP hosts Palestine in Focus panel to ‘historicize’ conflict
Community members gathered in the Kittredge Auditorium to hear SU faculty discuss Palestinian perspectives regarding the Israel-Hamas war. Read more »
Breaking down 'Renew 81 For All’s' legal challenge to the I-81 project
The I-81 removal project has faced several roadblocks in its multi-year inception – such as a recently dismissed 'Renew 81 for All' lawsuit. Read more »
Hochul announces $200 million investment in I-90 corridor workforce
New York state plans to allocate more than $200 million into developing a workforce along the Interstate 90 corridor, Gov. Hochul announced Monday. Read more »
Second half of sorority recruitment to require masks due to increased flu cases
SU's FASA will enforce a mask mandate for Panhellenic recruitment due to a rise in flu cases. IFC has also updated their recruitment schedule. Read more »
Steering committee to guide academic strategic plan implementation
The “steering committee" will audit SU's adherence to its academic strategic plan, according to Wednesday release. Read more »
Palestine teach-in panel brings classroom setting to Israel, Palestine discussion
Around 150 attended the "teach-in" for Palestine, which emphasized adding historical context to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war discourse. Read more »
SA to work on increasing voter turnout, student engagement for next elections
Several SA leaders emphasized the need to increase student engagement with their organization during last Monday’s meeting. Read more »
Sustainability Oversight Council to take a ‘holistic look’ at updated sustainability goal progress
SA will continue to work with SU administration to implement its collective Climate Action Plan — which it released in April of last year. Read more »
DPS to maintain 'elevated presence' on campus
DPS told The Daily Orange it will continue using increased personnel, a security measure it originally introduced during the fall semester. Read more »
SA to continue last semester’s first-time advocacy initiatives, fill vacant seats
SA will bring back several inaugural fall semester initiatives and continue collecting student feedback. It will also hold spring elections. Read more »
2 Syracuse University students die
SU announced the deaths of graduate student Matthew Benedict and undergraduate Liam Zoghby in a campus-wide email Saturday afternoon. Read more »
Hendricks Chapel promotes Jewish-Muslim dialogue at interfaith speaker event
Imam Amir Durić and Rabbi Ethan Bair facilitated interfaith discourse during "Taste of Dialogue: Empathy and Ethics in Judaism and Islam.” Read more »
SA elects new speaker of the assembly, speaker pro tempore in final meeting of semester
SU's Student Association leaders also reflected on successful programs and initiatives held during the fall 2023 semester. Read more »
SPD arrests man who stole SU truck
SPD arrested the man Saturday after he abandoned the vehicle. He was “partially undressed” and carrying a hatchet, according to syracuse.com. Read more »
SA passes bill calling for peace amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war
Syracuse University's Student Association announced its stance on the Israel-Hamas war through a bill, calling for a ceasefire and peace. Read more »
