SU will start providing 24/7 year-round health and wellness services to university employees through a third-party company. Some faculty and staff members are concerned about how a third-party company can protect confidentiality. Read more »
Syracuse University faculty, staff and students gathered Wednesday to raise concerns about the efficiency of the university’s new travel and entertainment policy. Read more »
The awards for the Regional Economic Development Council and Upstate Revitalization Initiative will be announced Thursday. Syracuse University may receive an award that could fund the proposed National Veterans Resource Complex. Read more »
At its Wednesday meeting, GSO heard proposals about what projects the organization could use its $100,000 budget surplus for. The proposals will be voted on at a later date. Read more »
In her first semester as SA president, Aysha Seedat has reached out to other student governing bodies to kickstart initiatives like bringing Uber to Syracuse, instituting a student athletic fee and launching a Mental Health Awareness Campaign. Read more »
About 150 students, faculty and staff gathered in Goldstein Auditorium to share their perspective about the current climate on campus in regards to diversity and inclusion. Read more »
A small research center located in Newhouse 2 sends thousands public records requests to some of the federal government's biggest agencies in the hopes of increasing accountability and transparency. Read more »
At Monday's Student Association meeting, SA President Aysha Seedat voiced concerns with Syracuse University's new travel policy, which requires the use of Concur, a 24/7 booking portal, for university-funded travel. Read more »
SA Vice President Jane Hong is working to make the Carrier Dome's student section for men's basketball games accessible for people in wheelchairs. She hopes to have a solution in place as soon as next semester. Read more »
A University Senate committee gave its first report after a 12-year hiatus, prompting faculty to raise concerns about shared governance and transparency in Syracuse University’s administration. Read more »
The Academic Strategic Plan Oversight Committee named the members of 6 working groups that will help implement the Academic Strategic Plan at SU. Read more »
A former Syracuse University professor is suing the university for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and the presence of discriminatory, “Mad Men”-esque sexism in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Read more »
The Student Association assembly votes to distribute a $2,500 stipend for SA President Aysha Seedat and Comptroller Phil Kramer. A $1,500 stipend was also approved for SA Vice President Jane Hong. Read more »
Student Association discussed an incident on Sunday night where an SA-sponsored bus broke down, delaying students returning home from Thanksgiving break about 5 hours. Read more »
Recently-released government data shows that the SU athletics department has been doing well in bringing in revenue in the two major sports — men's basketball and football. Read more »
The Syracuse University Student Association and the athletics department are collaborating on ways to increase student attendance at sporting events. Proposed methods include the implementation of a student athletic fee and a point-based spirit program to incentivize attendance at less popular events. Read more »
The Graduate Student Organization is waiting on interested students to take the next, independent steps toward the process of graduate student unionization. Read more »
ESPN has asked a judge to toss out a defamation lawsuit brought by Laurie Fine, the wife of former SU associate men's basketball coach Bernie Fine. Read more »
According to a statement posted on its website, SU Abroad is monitoring recent terrorist attacks and is discouraging independent travel to some parts of the world. Read more »