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Have a Voice on Climate Issues on Campus! Check Your Inbox for Sustainability Survey This Week

In an effort to gain feedback and insights directly from the campus community with the goal of effecting positive change in our sustainability and climate practices, Sustainability Management has created both a student and a faculty and staff survey which will be sent by email to randomized participants starting this week.

The student survey was created with a Sustainability Management student intern, while the faculty and staff survey was created by staff in Sustainability Management. On both versions, questions seek to assess respondents’ general understanding of sustainability and environmental problems. Some questions are opinion-based while others gauge interest in becoming more involved in sustainable initiatives or programs.

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From the Comptroller: Adjustment to Sales Tax Reimbursement Rules; Updated Travel Policy to Be Issued Later in 2023

Effective immediately, Syracuse University staff and faculty members utilizing a University credit card will no longer need to seek sales tax reimbursement from the vendor if the purchase results in less than $25 in sales tax per transaction. Though employees should continue to request tax-exempt purchases every time they utilize their University credit card, this rule change will eliminate some of the retroactive action necessary to correspond with vendors and request refunds for mistakenly-charged sales tax.

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Comstock Avenue to Close to All Traffic Except Shuttles Following Red Hot Chili Peppers Concert

Syracuse University’s Parking and Transportation Services (PTS) will make a temporary change to campus traffic patterns following the conclusion of the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert at the JMA Wireless Dome on Friday, April 14.

As the concert ends, PTS and the Syracuse Police Department will close Comstock Avenue to all traffic except parking shuttles, which will travel between the College Place bus stop, the Colvin Street and Comstock Avenue lots, and the Skytop Lot.

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Traffic and Parking Updates Regarding JMA Wireless Dome Events

Springtime is busy with events on and around campus that will impact parking and traffic.

Monster Jam: With Monster Jam taking over the JMA Wireless Dome, parking changes are set to be in effect on Saturday, April 8. All campus parking lots will be restricted to Dome event permits, so if you need to park for academic reasons, Syracuse University parking permits will be honored at the University Avenue Garage, Comstock Avenue Garage, and Harrison lot. For the event itself, your Syracuse University permit will be honored in the Comstock lot, Colvin lot and Skytop lot.

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Temporary Disruptions to Campus Transportation Services

In an effort to proactively communicate with the campus community, the University’s Office of Parking and Transportation Services (PTS) is asking its riders to prepare for short-term disruptions to its usual trolley and shuttle services for the remainder of the Spring 2023 semester.

Due to an ongoing CDL driver shortage, PTS is struggling to consistently fill its planned shifts, leading to last-minute changes to trolley and shuttle routes. In the past few weeks, this has led the office to delay the start of the Blue and Orange ’Cuse Trolley loops until the afternoon hours or reduce service to one or more shuttle routes.

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Claire O’Boyle Downey Named Director of Catering

Syracuse University Food Services announced today that Claire O’Boyle Downey has joined the hospitality team as the department’s new Director of Catering. She began her tenure at the University on February 16, 2023. Claire brings advanced education and years of experience from all areas of the hospitality industry. She studied at the Dublin College of Catering in Dublin, Ireland and relocated to the United States in 1988. Locally, Claire owned and operated her own catering business, “The Secret Ingredient,” serving the greater Syracuse area from 2005-2015. Additionally, Claire has served as the Director of Advancement at Bishop Grimes Jr./Sr. High School, the Director of Development at Most Holy Rosary School, and was most recently the Director of Catering for the Sherwood Inn in Skaneateles.

“I am ecstatic that Claire has chosen to lead the Syracuse University catering department,” says Eamon Lee, Executive Director of Hospitality. “Her dedication to grow and develop the team, oversee the onboarding of new catering and customer relationship management software, and refine operational processes — all while bringing her ‘hospitality first’ philosophy to each campus partner relationship — will help her to elevate catering services to new heights in the years ahead.”

Claire will spend this semester familiarizing herself with catering stakeholders, facilities, events, operations, and production. Long term, Claire’s focus will be on building strong campus relationships while aligning every aspect of campus catering with Food Services’ goals for hospitality excellence.

Claire will report to Executive Director of Hospitality, Eamon Lee, and will be based at the Campus Catering office at 201 Ainsley Drive.

New Addition to Campus Skyline: JMA Wireless Dome Sign Installation to Begin

The campus and greater Syracuse communities will start to notice a new distinctive element being added to the campus skyline. Workers are beginning today to install the official JMA Wireless Dome signs on the facility’s crown truss and exterior.

In May, Syracuse University and JMA Wireless (JMA) 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 has a new name, only the second in its history—the JMA Wireless Dome, referred to as the JMA Dome.

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Parking and Transportation Services Makes Updates to New Late-Night Euclid Loop to Include Warehouse Stop

In response to feedback provided by students and faculty members who commute to and from the Warehouse, Parking and Transportation Services will adjust its new late-night shuttle route to include a stop at the Warehouse.

Beginning today, the newly established late-night Euclid loop, which runs seven days a week from 7:45 p.m. to 3:15 a.m., will make stops at the Warehouse as part of its regular route. As before, shuttles will arrive at the Warehouse every 40-45 minutes and will transport students or faculty members back to Main Campus. Campus community members will only need their SU I.D. to board and ride for free, as with all other University shuttle routes.

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University Offering Free Homebuying Informational Sessions for All Employees

Buying a home can be a confusing process, but Syracuse University faculty and staff who are interested in purchasing a home can take advantage of three free upcoming informational sessions that will answer any questions you might have about the homebuying process in the City of Syracuse.

The Office of Community Engagement, in collaboration with the Office of Human Resources, the Real Estate Office and Home HeadQuarters, Inc., is pleased to invite all University employees to attend one of three sessions.

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Nationwide Search for New Director of Sponsored Accounting to Begin in February

This week, Syracuse University Comptroller Jean Gallipeau announced the retirement of Cathleen (Cathy) Hayduke, director of sponsored accounting. Cathy’s last day was Jan. 13, which marked the end of her nearly 30-year career at the University. Cathy’s first job at Syracuse was to assist with class registration. She eventually moved on to the Comptroller’s Office, where she held a few different roles before becoming director of sponsored accounting. In that role, she was instrumental in developing partnerships with the research community, including providing instruction and guidance regarding the financial management of sponsored awards to staff and colleagues.

A Key Role to Be Filled

The Office of Sponsored Accounting provides support to the Office of Research related to post-award compliance with sponsored agreements and federal regulations governing sponsored funds. The role of the director of sponsored accounting is essential to promoting an environment of timely and responsive customer service to the campus research community while meeting necessary compliance requirements.

A national search for Cathy’s replacement, led by the senior vice president and chief financial officer, the vice president for research and the comptroller, will begin in February. While the search occurs, Toni Besaw, the assistant director of the Office of Sponsored Accounting, will manage the office in the interim period.