About 100 members of the SU community gathered in the Milton Atrium in the Life Sciences Complex on Wednesday to see the ideas presented at an open house by Sasaki Associates, a Massachusetts-based architecture firm hired by SU. Read more »
A draft of the Fast Forward Initiative’s Academic Strategic Plan was released to the public for comment on April 2 in a campus-wide email. The open comment period will end on April 10. Read more »
The Academic Strategic Plan is part of SU’s Fast Forward Initiative, launched by Chancellor Kent Syverud last year. The draft will have an open comment period from Thursday through next Friday. Read more »
The four winners of the competition presented their projects in Bird Library on Tuesday. The winning projects included ideas such as an Otto the Orange structure and overhead covers for campus benches. Read more »
The future of Schine Student Center and Bird Library were the main topics discussed at an open forum Monday on the future of Syracuse University’s infrastructure. Read more »
Students can now submit ideas for the second Fast Forward student competition, a contest in which students submit video proposals that describe an idea that… Read more »
Syracuse University has hired an outside consultant to look into the possibility of a new, fixed roofing system on the Carrier Dome, Chancellor Kent Syverud… Read more »
The Carrier Dome was the subject of much speculation one year ago, as local and state leaders discussed the possibility of building a new stadium in Syracuse that would host city events and SU Athletics teams. But recently, there has not been any progress or talks of a stadium, according to city and university leaders. Read more »
Members of Syracuse University’s Fast Forward Undergraduate Excellence Working Group covered academic and career advising, among other topics, at a retreat at the Goldstein Student… Read more »
Syracuse University’s Fast Forward program will have a two-day retreat on Thursday and Friday at the Goldstein Student Center on South Campus for its Undergraduate… Read more »
As part of the final University Senate meeting of the semester, Chancellor Kent Syverud spoke about two senate motions dealing with diversity, transparency and shared governance at Syracuse University, one of which affirmed the efforts of THE General Body. Read more »
An overall trend in higher education has shown that hiring part-time faculty has become increasingly popular. But while a majority of the educators on campus are not full-time faculty, many on campus feel adjuncts and part-time faculty aren’t receiving the salaries and benefits they deserve. Read more »
Several associate deans, professors and undergraduate students from the Undergraduate Excellence Focus Group joined assembly members of the Student Association on Monday to discuss concerns… Read more »
The condition of buildings across the Syracuse University campus varies widely. Going forward, the Campus Master Plan, which is currently being developed, will play a major role in determining what SU will look like in the years ahead. Read more »
Security and transportation were two of the most pressing issues presented on Tuesday by the design firm working with Syracuse University on its Campus Master Plan. Read more »
Members of the Campus Master Plan Advisory Group and a design firm partnering with the university will host a meeting on Tuesday to answer questions… Read more »
In June, Chancellor Kent Syverud announced the start of Fast Forward Syracuse, a university-wide initiative to determine what Syracuse University should focus on and how it needs to improve going forward. Read more »
The need to unify departments and programs across campus was one of the central points discussed at the final Fast Forward Syracuse forum on Monday… Read more »
Students, faculty and staff discussed how Syracuse University should make use of its Fridays both in and outside of the classroom, as well as ideas… Read more »
Student Association President Boris Gresely caught the attention of assembly members when he called Syracuse University students “shareholders” in the institution. “We have a very… Read more »
Among the dozens of administration, faculty, staff and students that serve on Fast Forward Syracuse’s committees, there are still key voices that need to be… Read more »
The Fast Forward Syracuse Strategic Plan Steering Committee is now asking for input from the Syracuse University community in the forming of a strategic plan,… Read more »
Following his visit to the University of Louisville last weekend, Student Association President Boris Gresely started a discussion about how Syracuse University can best compete… Read more »
