Late yesterday, Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon announced a notable increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases reported in the county. Although the prevalence of new cases on campus remains low, in response to the county’s announcement the University’s public health team has recommended that we take the precautionary action to elevate our campus masking requirement to level RED.
Read the full update at Syracuse University News.
Despite numerous setbacks after the launch of Bee Orange at Syracuse University in 2019, the project’s leaders managed to continue their community connection and sustainability efforts to sell their honey across campus.
The project, inspired by Bee Campus USA, established six honey beehives on South Campus in the spring of 2020. The project aims to protect pollinator habitats, increase environmental awareness and encourage appreciation of nature, said Meg Lowe, sustainability coordinator and SU Bee Campus USA committee chair.
Read the full story at dailyorange.com.
A new project on Syracuse University’s South Campus could be part of the answer to bringing some much-needed relief to Syracuse’s food desert areas.
Urban beehives like Detroit Hives have already seen such success in turning some of Motor City’s most destitute areas into fertile, growing gardens.
PhotoJournalist Westbrook Shortell takes a dive into the Hive Mind on South Campus to see just how important honey bees are to making it all happen.
See the full story on CNYCentral.com.
In spring 2020, South Campus became home to six honeybee hives, which house over 300,000 honeybees. In their first year on campus, the bees harvested enough nectar from campus plants and trees to create over 300 pounds of honey. The honey is harvested twice a year and has been bottled for sale on campus. A small initial offering of campus honey in early 2021 proved immensely popular, with the honey quickly selling out across campus.
In the next few weeks, University community members will be able to purchase the honey in the Campus Store in the Schine Student Center, as well as in campus convenience stores.
It’s one of the sounds of summer: a gas-powered lawnmower. The noise is quite common in neighborhoods as people work to keep their lawns looking good. It’s no different on the Syracuse University campus. With 800 acres of grounds, cutting the grass comes with the territory. But the noise and pollution created by gas-burning engines is soon becoming a thing of the past on campus, as grounds crews transition from gas-powered equipment to electric. Included in this grouping is the use of a zero-turn commercial grade mower with a 60-inch cutting deck, powered not by gas, but rather, four large batteries.
Read the full story at Syracuse University News.
Director of Food Services Sue Bracy knows what August and September have in store for Syracuse University staff, and she knows that the time to prepare is now.
The return of major in-person campus events and the expected return to full capacity at the stadium means that her department will also need to return to full staffing levels. They’ll be called on to provide catering, concessions and daily dining services to the entire University community. After 15 months of public health restrictions and during a nationwide labor crunch, Bracy recognized that it would be a challenge to hire the approximately 300 full-time, part-time and temporary workers her department needs, and that’s how the idea of hosting a job fair came about.
Read the full story at Syracuse University News.
Effective July 1, Parking and Transportation Services staff and drivers will assume responsibility and oversight of the University’s Safety Escort Shuttle Services program. The change is in response to recommendations provided to the University by Loretta Lynch in her comprehensive review of the Department of Public Safety (DPS), completed earlier this year. Among the 23 recommendations provided by Lynch and her team was a suggestion to remove the safety escort shuttle program from the portfolio of services offered by DPS.
Read the full story at Syracuse University News.
Vice President and Chief Campus Facilities Officer Pete Sala released the May 2021 campus construction update today, with information about the summer projects the Campus Development and Facilities Operations team will be undertaking this summer.
Campus Planning, Design and Construction (CPDC) will begin new projects and continue to work on others that are ongoing to improve the student experience and academic facilities.
The full update is available on our website here.
Around the world, April is a month of celebrating and increasing awareness about climate change and the environment. The Sustainably Management team’s goal this year is to inspire the campus community to learn how they can participate in helping protect our campus and the Earth’s environment.
Earth Day will be celebrated on April 22. Sustainability Management is collaborating with the Student Association Sustainability and Community Engagement Committees; the Department of Earth and Environment Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences; the New York Coalition for Sustainability in Higher Education (NYCSHE); the SUNY Student Assembly; and Bard College to bring an assortment of events to the campus community.
See the full list of activities at Syracuse University News.
As the novel coronavirus took hold in the United States and locally nearly a year ago, many members of the campus community had to reimagine countless processes, solve new and challenging problems, work together in ways previously unheard of, and step up in ways large and small to continue protecting the health and well-being of those who call Syracuse home. Our series continues with the stories of people and teams that have risen to the task and shown what it means to be Orange.
This chapter of the series includes the incredible work of BFAS team members in Materials Distribution and Mail Services and Food Services.
Read the full story at Syracuse University News.
