Chancellor Kent Syverud will begin his tenure at Syracuse University by spending time with students on Monday.

Between 12:30-1 p.m., Syverud will eat lunch with student orientation leaders in the Schine Student Center, according to an SU News release published Friday. At 1 p.m., he will attend the open house for new and transfer students at the Office of Multicultural Affairs and at 1:45 p.m., meet with students at the Slutzker Center for International Services. Afterwards, between 4:15-4:45 p.m., Syverud will talk to student entrepreneurs at the Syracuse Student Sandbox at the Syracuse Tech Garden in downtown Syracuse.

Syverud’s wife, Dr. Ruth Chen, will join him during the visits. Chen is an environmental toxicologist who will become a professor of practice at SU.

Like Chen, Syverud said he plans to serve as a professor in SU’s College of Law after he arrives on campus. Before coming to SU, Syverud was dean of the School of Law at Washington University in St. Louis. He also taught a law negotiation course at the school, including a shorter course that ended Jan. 10.