John Jankovic’s focus on local activism influences Student Association presidential campaign
Jankovic has served as SA’s historian and is a member of the local chapter of Democracy Matters. Read more »
University Senate
Candidates prep for 1st Student Association presidential debate
The first Student Association presidential debate of the spring semester will be held Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium. Read more »
3 takeaways from Syverud, Wheatly Senate reports
Chancellor Kent Syverud and Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly gave updates to the University Senate during Wednesday’s meeting. Read more »
Syracuse University to launch committee for disability services audit
The committee will choose a national consultant to conduct the review. Read more »
Senate calls on Syracuse University to promise divestment from for-profit prisons
During a meeting Wednesday, a resolution was passed by senators asking Syracuse University to make a public commitment to not invest in for-profit prison companies, now or in the future. Read more »
Meet a driving force behind Syracuse University’s efforts to fund STEM research
Zhanjiang “John” Liu was hired as the university’s vice president for research last year. Read more »
Budget report notes Slutzker Center funding concerns, expected tuition increases
The report was released Wednesday afternoon by the University Senate’s Committee on Budget and Fiscal Affairs. Read more »
Here are 3 key takeaways from the University Senate’s budget report
The University Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Affairs presented a report on SU’s research funding, veterans and military affairs and the Department of Public Safety during Wednesday’s meeting. Read more »
Unsurprised: Faculty react to report showing women professors earn less on average than men at Syracuse University
The report, released in December, detailed pay gaps between women and men professors. Most said they were not surprised by the report’s findings. Read more »
1st public forum held for LGBT Resource Center director search
Khristian Kemp-Delisser is currently Colgate University’s assistant dean and director of LGBT initiatives. Read more »
Graduate Student Organization votes to support Syracuse Divest group
The GSO met Wednesday for its first regular meeting of the spring semester. Read more »
4 takeaways from 1st University Senate meeting of the spring semester
Chancellor Kent Syverud and Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly addressed future campus events, fundraising, SU policy review and university reaccreditation at Wednesday’s meeting. Read more »
Chancellor asks University Senate for recommendations on sexual relationship policy
Chancellor Kent Syverud has asked the University Senate to recommend changes to sexual harassment and assault policy by the end of the spring semester. Read more »
Committee report outlines Syracuse University’s 2018 budget projections, shows growth in online education programs
SU expects to have revenues of about $1.39 billion in 2018 and expenses of about $1.388 billion, according to a report presented at Wednesday’s Senate meeting. Read more »
SU to review harassment policies in wake of national sexual assault exposures
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud announced two upcoming reviews of university policies in his address to the University Senate on Wednesday. Read more »
Meet the new interim director of Syracuse University’s LGBT Resource Center
Rob Pusch, associate director of Project Advance and the interim director of the LGBT Resource Center, has advocated for the LGBTQ community for decades. Read more »
Syracuse University appoints interim director of LGBT Resource Center
Rob Pusch, a former University Senate committee member, has volunteered for multiple local LGBT support groups. Read more »
Report to detail gender pay inequities across Syracuse University faculty positions
SU Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly said Wednesday that a forthcoming report highlights issues of gender pay inequity across faculty positions at SU schools and colleges. Read more »
Student experience isn’t one-size-fits-all, especially when it comes to LGBTQ students
The Daily Orange Editorial Board discusses issues outlined in the LGBT Concerns Committee report and how SU can grow from the committee’s suggestions Read more »
Senate committee report underscores LGBTQ issues, calls for increased resources
The report revealed that Department of Public Safety officers are not required to participate in LGBTQ bias training and that the LGBT Resource Center was not invited to participate in accepted students and student recruitment programming events last year. Read more »
Here’s what Kent Syverud and Michele Wheatly had to say in their latest reports to the University Senate
Wheatly and Syverud on Wednesday provided details about a committee reviewing faculty salary data and an assessment of the university’s local community investments. Read more »
Syracuse University’s $100 million academic investment plan could be at odds with Academic Strategic Plan priorities
Based on what is known publicly about Invest Syracuse, it appears the plan could be at odds with the goals of internationalization and of attracting a more diverse student population. Read more »
Student Association President James Franco works to advance Uber partnership
At the Monday night SA meeting, President James Franco announced potential advancements for the organization’s Uber partnership. Vice President Angie Pati also reviewed Mental Health Awareness Week. Read more »
Faculty question Syracuse University officials on how Invest Syracuse will benefit researchers, students
Invest Syracuse is a five-year fundraising goal that aims to fund Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud’s Academic Strategic Plan. Read more »
