Campus Facilities, Administration and Services

Hendricks Chapel Food Pantry, Pete’s Giving Garden Help Combat Food Insecurity in Campus Community

In 2013, Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel established a food pantry to help students experiencing food insecurity. What started as a pantry in a small space in the chapel has grown into a large operation with two campus locations that serve more than 250 students a week.

The pantry is located on the lower level of Hendricks Chapel (North Campus) and the Carriage House (161 Farm Acre Road, South Campus). Each location is stocked with food, personal care and household items, which are available at no cost to undergraduate and graduate students with valid Syracuse University or SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry I.D.

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Infrastructure Updates on Quad to Impact Some Walkways

Beginning Thursday, July 14, contractors working at Link Hall will be installing a temporary storm water line across the Quad running east to west from Link Hall to Hendricks Chapel. This work is related to updating and improving campus critical infrastructure.

For those utilizing the walkways in this area, there will be accessible ramps where the line crosses intersecting walks. While access in all directions will be maintained, some walkways will be closed for safety. This work is expected to be complete by Wednesday, July 27.

Delays in the proposed work may occur as a result of weather and/or unforeseen circumstances. In the event that there is a significant delay, revised information will be issued as soon as possible. Please contact, Kim Cirman, senior project manager, at 315.391.3477 or kfcirman@syr.edu, with any questions or concerns.

From Burma to ’Cuse: Custodial Supervisor Pawehmoo ‘Ma’ Thawtheet Pursues Growth, Learning and the American Dream

Pawehmoo Thawtheet, known affectionately as “Ma” by friends and colleagues, came to Syracuse by way of Thailand in the fall of 2007. A native of Burma (now known as Myanmar) and member of the Karen ethnic group, Thawtheet spent the early part of her life in refugee camps in Thailand after her family fled Burma due to its ongoing civil war.

Together with her parents and six siblings, Thawtheet moved frequently among various refugee camps, where she learned the importance of building community, pursuing new skills and learning new knowledge to improve her life.

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University Announces 2022-23 Parking Rates

Syracuse University has set its parking rates for the 2022-23 academic year. The University’s rates remain at or below those of peer institutions and allow the Office of Parking and Transportation Services to fund technology upgrades and capital projects for parking lots and garages across campus.

Though annual rates for employees will continue to vary based on salary range, years of service and lot or garage selection, the rate increase for 2022-23 is the same for all employees, a modest $5 per month. Faculty and staff will be able to select their parking passes for 2022-23 later this spring in MySlice. The base park-and-ride rate will continue to match the student rate, $183 for the year.

Students can apply for their 2022-23 parking passes in MySlice later this spring. Annual rates will range from $183 for a park-and-ride pass to $1,083 for a North Campus garage parking pass. Passes for the academic year will range from $165 to $905.

5 Things to Know About the JMA Wireless Dome

Home to countless athletic competitions, five Orange teams, some of the most memorable moments in collegiate sports history and cherished University traditions.

Host to Commencement, iconic performers, family-friendly entertainment, high school athletic events and graduations for local districts, and even serving as a temporary classroom and testing center amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

The University’s on-campus stadium may be “just a building”—but for the hundreds of thousands of students, athletes, fans, alumni and employees who have played, performed, cheered, made friends and made history under its roof, it is part of the fabric of this University and the Syracuse community at large.

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Syracuse University, JMA Wireless Announce Naming Rights Partnership, Usher in the JMA Wireless Dome Era

Syracuse University and JMA Wireless (JMA) today announced a 10-year partnership for naming rights of the University’s iconic on-campus stadium. For the first time since the venue opened its doors in 1980, the stadium will have a new name, only the second in its history—the JMA Wireless Dome, referred to as the JMA Dome. The two Central New York organizations, which together employ more than 6,500 people locally, also announced that Syracuse-based JMA will support the Dome’s digital infrastructure transformation by establishing the most advanced connectivity offerings for fans and other users while at the Dome.

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Eight New Recruits Begin Campus Peace Officer Academy

Seven new recruits were sworn into the Syracuse University campus peace officer academy today by Syracuse Police Chief Joe Cecile. Cecile performed the swearing in of the academy recruits as an official welcome and endorsement of the joint law enforcement efforts in the University area, and to provide these campus peace officers with authority to enforce New York State law and local ordinances upon completion of their training.

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Syracuse University Libraries’ Module-2 Storage Facility Complete

The second phase of Syracuse University Libraries’ 14,000-square-foot storage facility on South Campus is now complete. The facility provides temperature and humidity-controlled cool and cold storage vaults in the building.

The facility addition was designed to provide optimum environmental conditions for the storage and preservation of items from the Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center. Unique, rare and fragile materials that require cold (32°F, 40% relative humidity) or cool (50°F, 30% relative humidity) environmental conditions can be stored in Module 2 for secure and long-term preservation. Module 2 also has customized security technology, fire protection and environmental controls that will halt degradation and extend the life of these valuable collections by several hundred years, ensuring crucial access to materials for teaching, research and scholarship at Syracuse University.

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