Tag: Fast Forward Syracuse
Oversight Committee looks for working group nominations
Students, faculty and staff members have until noon on Sept. 14 to nominate up to three individuals, including themselves, for a position on a working group in the Academic Strategic Plan Oversight Committee. Read More »
Updated travel, entertainment policy to save SU $2 million
SU's new travel and entertainment policy will save the university money and gives those traveling in official university capacities increased flexibility. Read More »
Summer news roundup: Top stories from summer break
Over the summer, Syracuse University announced many administrative changes and made national news for settling a defamation case and being ranked as the No. 5 party school in the U.S. Read More »
Lawyer: Trial against Syracuse University could start by 2016
A lawyer for Cameron Group LLC, a developer suing SU for wrongfully terminating its contract, says the trial against the university could start by 2016. Read More »
SU announces completion of Academic Strategic Plan
SU announced the completion of one of the three aspects of Chancellor Kent Syverud's Fast Forward initiative on Thursday. Read More »
SU to offer buyout program for eligible staff
SU has announced a buyout program for staff members in an effort to save costs. The move is part of Chancellor Kent Syverud's Fast Forward initiative. Read More »
SU survey asks for student input on Carrier Dome's future
SU released a survey to about 6,000 students on Monday to get input on the future of the Carrier Dome. Responses should be completed by May 22. Read More »
Sasaki Associates presents preliminary ideas for Campus Master Plan of Syracuse University
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 »
Syracuse University administration holds open comment period to allow community feedback on draft of Academic Strategic Plan
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 »
Syracuse University releases draft of academic strategic plan, encourages community to participate in open comment period
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 »
Winning Fast Forward projects include Otto the Orange structure, overhead bench covers
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 »
Sasaki Associates answers questions, updates SU community on progress of Campus Master Plan
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 »
Syverud addresses Fast Forward concerns with senators
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 »
Firm presents results of Campus Master Plan survey
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 »