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Housing Committee Seeks Additional Input

This past July, Syracuse University began a comprehensive review of its student housing to better understand residential options and determine future needs in support of enriching the student experience. Through its engagement with an expansive group of stakeholders, the committee’s scope evolved to include the residential needs of graduate students, faculty and staff.

As part of the engagement phase of the housing assessment, the University released an online survey to all current undergraduate students in September. The response rate was strong and provided the committee important information on current living conditions, student satisfaction, and preferences for new and improved housing offerings.

Read the full story at Syracuse University News.

Geraldine ‘Babydoll’ Williams celebrates 50 years working at SU

The number 13 has always been significant in Geraldine Williams’ life. Her mother died on the 13th, her son — who passed away five years ago — was born on the 13th. She even said her address number is 1331.

And on Oct. 13, Williams celebrated her 50th anniversary working at SU. But she said it doesn’t feel like it’s been that long at all.

Williams has been working at SU Food Services for the past five decades in jobs at Haven Hall, Washington Arms and Goldstein Alumni and Faculty Center. She is now a group leader at Manley Field House’s dining center.

Read the full story at dailyorange.com.

BFAS By the Numbers: Fall 2019

  • 800: The Bookstore distributed 800 reusable tote bags to students to promote sustainability efforts on campus and encourage early textbook orders. The Orange is the New Green campaign launched during the summer to encourage students to forgo plastic bags for reusable shopping bags.
  • 7,643: Students moved in to University housing during Welcome Week
  • 49,738 and 36,874: The total number of meals served by Food Services in dining centers and at catered events, respectively, during Welcome Week 2019
  • 1,345 tons: The total weight of construction debris hauled away from the Schine Student Center during renovations (Put another way: That’s 223 30-yard containers!)
  • 200: The number of participants in Sustainability Management’s South Campus Pilot Composting Program, up from nine last academic year
  • 500: The number of people Auxiliary Services is looking to hire to staff concessions stands at the Dome
  • 10,700: The number of incoming phone calls fielded by the Bursar’s Office during their registration confirmation process (On top of 4,486 incoming emails!)
  • 2,630: The amount of $18 sweatshirts, hoodies, and pants the Bookstore sold on one day, thanks to a Fast Blast sale
  • 50,248: Attendance at the football game vs. Clemson, an announced sellout crowd
  • 38: Different camera views employed by the ABC broadcast during the game, including overhead coverage from the Goodyear blimp

Auxiliary Services Looking to Hire up to 500 People to Staff the Dome

If you’ve ever wanted to experience the excitement of a major Dome event and also earn money while you’re there, consider applying for one of the several hundred positions that are available through Dome concessions and catering.

The positions are flexible, says Mark Tewksbury, Food Services’ director of residence dining and concessions. Many people who work in the Dome do so for supplemental income and work games on nights and weekends. Food Services is looking for 300 to 400 people to staff concessions stands and another 100 or so to help with Dome catering and bartending.

Application links:

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The Orange Family is Ready to Boost the ’Cuse!

Across campus and around the world, members of the Orange family are preparing to Boost the ’Cuse.

The clock starts ticking at 4 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, as the entire Syracuse University community comes together in a race to beat the goal of 5,000 donors by 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 6. In its third year, Boost the ’Cuse is expanding to 44 hours for Syracuse University—an effort that aims to be as legendary as the number itself.

Read the full story at Syracuse University News.

Risk Management and Regulatory Compliance Adds New Youth Program Compliance Coordinator

Risk Management and Regulatory Compliance, a department within Campus Safety and Emergency Services, has hired Sarah Ross Cappella as the youth program compliance coordinator. The position was created as part of the University’s commitment to provide an open and safe campus environment for all, including minors. The protection of minors policy  is intended to ensure the safety of minor participants in on-campus youth programs.

The policy—a key part of the Division of Business, Finance and Administrative Services’ enterprise risk management program—aims to reduce minors’ exposure to reasonably foreseeable risk by training minor program staff and volunteers and identifying all participating minors, staff and volunteers.

Read the full story at Syracuse University News.

Fall Is a Great Time for Colorful Fruits and Vegetables

Did you know New York is one of the top agricultural states in the nation? It is! About 20 percent of the state’s land area—more than seven million acres—is farmland, with some 36,000 crop and dairy farms. New York is the second-largest producer of apples, snap beans and maple syrup; third in cabbage, grapes and dairy; and fourth in pears. Overall, agriculture in our state is a $42 billion industry.

As you might imagine, fall is one of the best times for seasonal produce around these parts. The air gets crisper, the leaves turn shades of gloriousness, and the harvest is bountiful: apples, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cranberries, escarole, fennel, leeks, pumpkins, squash and so much more.

When we’re in need of ideas of what to prepare and how to prepare it, we turn to a favorite chef, Carmine Mortellaro. Carmine is the sous chef for Syracuse University Food Services.

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Housing, Meal Plan, and I.D. Card Services Hosts Successful South Campus Open House Event

More than 200 students and families visited model apartments on South Campus at the annual Family Weekend Open House event hosted by the Office of Housing, Meal Plan, and I.D. Card Services.

“It was a wonderful opportunity to showcase South Campus living,” said Eileen Simmons, director of the Office of Housing, Meal Plan, and I.D. Cards Services. “We’re here to help our first-year students as they make plans for their housing next year.”

Read the full story at Syracuse University News.

South Campus Composting Program Turns Food Waste Into Rich Nutrients for Plants

Syracuse University Sustainability Management has launched a Student Composting Program for South Campus residents. The goal is to reduce the amount of organic material going into trash dumpsters.

In January 2019, Sustainability Management piloted a composting program with a small group of volunteers living in South Campus housing. The program ran for 10 weeks and about 100 pounds of food scraps were diverted from the waste stream and delivered to the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) Composting Facility. The food scraps were turned into compost—a high-nutrient material that can be used in gardens and lawns to add back nutrients that are necessary for plants to grow. The compost is a replacement for synthetic fertilizers that harm streams, lakes and oceans.

Read the full story at Syracuse University News.

Housing Review Expands to Encompass Graduate, Post-Traditional Students, Faculty and Staff

In July, Syracuse University announced the beginning of a comprehensive review of its student housing to better understand residential options and determine future needs in support of enriching the student experience.

A committee was formed, with representatives from the Division of Business, Finance and Administrative Services (BFAS), the Office of the Provost and the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience (ESE) for the purpose of assessing the University’s existing housing portfolio to gauge how its residential spaces aligned with the University’s vision, mission and priorities.

The committee met several times over the summer months. Through its engagement with an expansive group of stakeholders— including University leaders, deans and other staff members— the committee’s scope has evolved to include the residential needs of graduate students, post-traditional students and students enrolled in online programs.

Read the full story at Syracuse University News.