Syracuse University will appeal the vacation of certain wins by the men's basketball program and the scholarship reductions for the team, per an email from Chancellor Kent Syverud. Read more »
Jim Boeheim intends to retire as the head coach of Syracuse men's basketball, Syracuse Chancellor Kent Syverud said in an email sent out on Wednesday morning. Read more »
Daryl Gross has stepped down as the Director of Athletics at Syracuse University. Pete Sala, managing director of the Carrier Dome will serve as interim director. Read more »
The “ban the box” policy requires the removal of the criminal record box from initial job applications and has taken effect in four New York cities. The policy will take effect in Syracuse on March 22nd. Read more »
In Miner’s Syracuse Billion proposal, submitted in late 2014, Miner requested $726 million to fix Syracuse’s aging water mains. It took until Feb. 4 for Cuomo to formally say no, but in a visit to the Syracuse Media Group, Cuomo did just that and offered a different approach. Read more »
At Syracuse, 538 veterans were enrolled at Whitman at the beginning of the Fall 2014 semester, according to the rankings from the Military Times. Most of these students are enrolled in an MBA program, either on campus or online. Read more »
Last year, four SU students were tasked with designing a project that would help the university cut back on energy consumption and increase efficiency. The group decided to investigate the overheating of Maxwell Hall. Read more »
The city of Syracuse was named one of the worst cities in the United States to rent in due to its low income and increasing renting costs, according to a CNN Money article. Read more »
Cuomo started the Enough is Enough campaign last month to support his proposal to implement uniform prevention and response measures to combat sexual assaults on all New York college and university campuses. Read more »
Two Syracuse University students will run for Student Association president and vice president as write-in candidates, creating some competition in this April’s election. Read more »
Alexis Peña and Tatiana Williams have been named the senior class marshals for the class of 2016. Read more »
Joanna Masingila has been selected as dean of Syracuse University’s School of Education, Liz Liddy, interim vice chancellor and provost, announced Tuesday. Masingila, a professor of mathematics and mathematics education at SU since 1992, has served as the school’s interim dean since February 2014. Read more »
Starting next academic year, all incoming, newly enrolled full-time students, as well as current and incoming full-time international students, will be required to have health insurance, according to a student health insurance fact sheet distributed during Monday’s meeting. The following year, the health insurance requirement will apply to all full-time university students. Read more »
In the electronic package logging system, when a package arrives, it is scanned with a barcode scanner into an electronic database, which determines the recipient from the university directory. The students then receive an email notifying them that a package has arrived at a main desk for them. Read more »
The Food Recovery Network collects normally wasted excess food from university dining halls and distributes them back to the community. Since the chapter was established, 3,415 pounds of food have been redistributed to interested partner agencies in the Syracuse area. Read more »
Between 50 and 60 deans, associate deans and department chairs from across campus gathered Monday for a meeting on academic integrity in light of the NCAA’s report on Syracuse University. Read more »
Many Syracuse University students either skim or disregard emails they receive from different divisions and departments on campus. Given the new housing lottery process, that’s… Read more »
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been the subject of criticism recently after it was revealed she used a private email throughout her time… Read more »
The event, which is titled “Evolve,” will take place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Watson Theater. The nine speakers will deliver talks that include topics on a range of subjects, including clean energy solutions and healing with art, according to a press release. Read more »
Whitaker will speak at Alpha Phi Alpha, Delta Zeta chapter’s fourth annual “Truth Be Told” speaker series on March 25 at 7 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Tickets for the event are $1. Read more »
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed Andy Gordon to be the university’s senior vice president and chief human resources officer. Gordon, who will report directly to Syverud, will assume his new role at SU on April 15. Read more »
When the NCAA released its report on Syracuse University and handed down penalties to the school’s athletics’ teams March 6, the university was given 15 days to decide whether it would appeal the sanctions. Read more »
The NCAA released the findings of its investigation into Syracuse University during Spring Break. Here are five key details to know about the report, the violations and the subsequent punishments Read more »
Tommy Powell oversees academic services provided for student-athletes, while also organizing the tutoring services provided within his department. He reports solely to the academic side of the university. Read more »
