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June 30 Deadline Set for Fiscal 2022 Year End Business

Cash Operations has set a deadline of 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 30, to receive deposits at the Bowne Cash Operations office for credit in fiscal year 2022.

Deposits should be made as early in the day as possible on Thursday, June 30.

Deposits received after June 30 will be processed as July (fiscal year 2023) business.

The exception is for monies received on or before June 30 but not processed due to internal mail delays. Those deposits can be credited to fiscal year 2022 by indicating “JUNE BUSINESS” on the deposit slip in red ink.

Cash Operations can only accept deposits for June business (fiscal year 2022) until 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6.

Questions or concerns may be directed to Tina Kelly at tkelly01@syr.edu.

Meal Plans Available for 2022-23 Academic Year

After extensive engagement with students and families, Syracuse University will adjust its meal plan offerings for the 2022-23 school year and beyond. Meal plan eligibility will continue to vary by the student’s year and their on-campus housing selection. Housing, Meal Plan, and I.D. Card (HMPID) Services has compiled a chart, which is available on its website, to help students and their families make the appropriate meal plan selection.

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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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Mountain Goat Run May 1 to Lead to Road Closures On and Around Campus

The 44th annual Mountain Goat Run will take place Sunday, May 1. More than 2,500 runners are expected to take part in the race, which will affect traffic and roads in the city throughout the day. The 10-mile course traverses a large section of the City of Syracuse, including roads on campus and around the University area.

Members of the campus community should be advised that temporary road closures will take place between 9:45 a.m. and noon on the day of the race. Centro shuttles and Syracuse University trolleys will also be delayed during that time, affecting travel to and from South Campus.

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Bee Love on Campus Enhances University’s Sustainability Measures

What’s the buzz? On South Campus and all across Syracuse University, it’s native plants to support pollinators of all varieties. And that is just one part of the University’s efforts in sustainability management.

Melissa Cadwell, sustainability coordinator in Sustainability Management, spearheads that support and helps move the University forward in its vision of instilling a culture of sustainability on campus. Cadwell has worked at the University since 1987.

Other work in the unit has focused on working with students in Sustainability Management’s internship program on a variety of projects, including Bee Campus USA and Pete’s Giving Garden.

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Student Volunteers With the Food Recovery Network Fight Waste and Feed People

After the dining centers close, as most students are scattering back to their residence halls, to the library to study or toward other late-night activities, volunteers with the Food Recovery Network (FRN), a student organization comprising members from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) and Syracuse, spring into action.

The premise of their work is simple: to recover as much leftover, untouched food as possible from on-campus dining centers and deliver it to its eight partner agencies located throughout the greater Syracuse community. In 2021, FRN volunteers recovered 21,985 pounds (almost 11 tons!) of food, contributing around 18,320 meals to neighbors in need.

Read the full story at Syracuse University News.