Class of 2020 will have Commencement in Carrier Dome this fall
SU will hold its 2020 Commencement in the Dome come fall. The ceremony, originally scheduled for May, was cancelled due to the coronavirus. Read more »
On Campus
SA candidates debate coronavirus response, Ben Shapiro visit
Candidates for Syracuse University’s next Student Association leadership sparred over funding for controversial speakers and discussed SU’s response to coronavirus during a virtual debate Tuesday evening. Read more »
Students struggle to maintain mental health during social distancing
Students have struggled with loneliness and mental health issues as social distancing measures have increased. Read more »
Ben Shapiro may visit SU in October
Conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro will come to Syracuse University in October. Details about the event, which will cost about $40,000, are still being determined. Read more »
SU to continue diversity and inclusion events online
SU is exploring platforms to deliver diversity-related professional development and other updates about its recent commitments amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »
SU to reduce campus transportation services
SU will reduce transportation services near campus, but provide several new services aimed at community involvement amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »
SU to continue paying student employees
SU will pay student employees two weeks of wages and continue paying work-study employees until the end of the semester. Read more »
SU to provide room and board reimbursement
Chancellor Kent Syverud said SU will reimburse students for room and board after the university moved the remainder of the semester online. Read more »
SU to provide Commencement plans ‘very soon'
Syracuse University officials say they are working with guidance from health agencies to decide whether to cancel 2020 graduation events scheduled for early May. Read more »
SU to provide information about room and board refunds
University officials will release more information about refunding students for room and board soon, they said Wednesday. SU has also expanded health resources for faculty and staff. Read more »
SU encourages students to move out of university housing by Sunday
Students who live in SU residence halls or apartments can move out by Sunday, store or ship their belongings or wait for further April and May pick-up times. Read more »
How Syracuse University students will take classes online
Students and their families have asked about how SU will handle the logistics of moving classes online. Here’s what they know and what there are still questions about. Read more »
Day Hall residents remain worried after racist incidents
Several residents in Day Hall are concerned because the perpetrators of racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic incidents have not been found. Read more »
Woman sues SU after tripping on Schine sidewalk
The woman says she sustained permanent and severe injuries after she tripped on a sidewalk at SU’s Schine Student Center. SU was negligent, the complaint alleges. Read more »
Crouse Hospital patient tests negative for coronavirus
Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, is a respiratory disease that has spread to at least 109 countries, infected over 113,700 and killed more than 4,000 worldwide. Read more »
SU Abroad students may have violated self-quarantine
DPS has received a number of “hearsay reports” of the presence of Florence students on the SU campus, according to a spokesperson. Read more »
#NotAgainSU unsure when occupation will end, calls for more negotiations
Organizers said at a Tuesday press conference that they aren’t sure when their occupation of Crouse-Hinds Hall will end. They said they would like to finish negotiations with SU officials so they can move on. Read more »
SU to suspend on-campus classes as coronavirus spreads
Effective at the end of the academic day on Friday, the university will transition all academic programs online until at least March 30 in order to reduce the potential spread of the novel coronavirus. Read more »
SU student from Syracuse dies
Sekarore was a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Read more »
#NotAgainSU rebukes SU's decision to end negotiations
#NotAgainSU said SU mischaracterized the negotiations and failed to provide sufficient explanations for the university’s response to its demands. Read more »
SU cancels domestic spring break travel programs as coronavirus spreads
The university has canceled all spring break travel programs outside of Syracuse. It has also set up a web page and call center to handle questions and concerns about the coronavirus. Read more »
#NotAgainSU disrupts meeting, urges SU to continue negotiations
Organizers interrupted the Independent Advisory Panel’s meeting in the main lounge of Ernie Davis Hall on Sunday evening. Read more »
SA working with campus committees to reform SEM 100
Each of Syracuse University’s schools and colleges will vote on whether to include reforms to inclusion and diversity coursework in their curriculum. Read more »
Coronavirus information flyer vandalized with anti-Chinese language
The word “Chinese” was written on a flyer with information about preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Read more »
