As spring weather begins to slowly take hold in Central New York, members of the Facilities Services’ grounds crews are working to bring the landscaping of the Syracuse University campus to life.
The crews have been busy with their normal springtime activities, which include cleaning up leaves left behind from the fall and stones tossed around by winter plowing, says Grounds Manager Pat Carroll. Worn out ground areas are replaced with fresh sod.
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They arrive each day on campus ready for work, many early in the morning and others during the day or late at night. They are essential, needed and necessary—and on the front lines in helping to stop the spread of the pernicious COVID-19. They are the University’s custodial staff.
Teams of custodians keep the academic buildings and residence halls clean and disinfected throughout the year. This semester, their work took on an added dimension with the developing COVID-19 health crisis.
The custodial staff, however, was prepared.
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All Syracuse University paper paychecks dated this Wednesday, March 18, and continuing until further notice will be mailed via the U.S. Postal Service.
Employees who have not signed up for direct deposit and will therefore receive a paper paycheck should ensure their permanent address is accurate by visiting MySlice and navigating to My Profile > Addresses. As a reminder, anyone with a NetID and password is able to set up direct deposit through MySlice. The Payroll Office’s website provides step-by-step instructions to enroll in direct deposit.
Contact the Payroll Office at payroll@syr.edu or 315.443.4042, option 2, with any questions.
The skyline over Syracuse University is markedly different today, symbolic of the transformation and evolution of the campus. The iconic air-inflated roof over the Dome was deflated, making way for a fixed roof, part of the University’s $118 million, multi-year upgrade of the sports arena to create a new stadium experience.
“We have anticipated this day since the project started, but somehow the moment the roof was deflated marked a new turning point,” says Director of Athletics John Wildhack. “The momentum is undeniable, and it’s exciting to watch the completion of what will become another iconic athletic structure and an entirely new athletic experience for our fans.”
According to Pete Sala, vice president and chief campus facilities officer, the new roof is expected to have a 40-year lifespan, more than double its predecessor’s, and include less costs for maintenance. “Without the inflatable bubble, I won’t be watching our crews clearing off snow from the roof and, frankly, that makes me really happy,” he says, adding that the 7.7 acres of Teflon-coated fiberglass fabric, which weighed 220 tons, presented maintenance challenges that are now part of the past. Sala recalls that in March 1993, the dome had to be deflated when nearly four feet of snow fell in the Syracuse area. The new steel roof enhances both safety and efficiency.
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Syracuse University continues to closely monitor and evaluate health advisories and guidance from federal, state and local public health officials related to the COVID-19 health emergency. Accordingly, given new and updated guidance, we write today to communicate important information for faculty and staff. Specifically:
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Syracuse University’s Payroll Office pays nearly 12,000 employees every month. Even though the majority of the University’s employees take advantage of direct deposit, nearly 10 percent still receive paper checks on payday. In addition to helping the University meet its sustainability goals by eliminating the need for paper, direct deposit removes the need to physically travel to your office mailbox and then to the bank to deposit paychecks, says Jean Gallipeau, University comptroller.
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Very early on winter mornings, Scott Reynolds navigates a payloader along the streets and through parking lots on the Syracuse University campus. Following a snowfall, Reynolds and his 60 colleagues on the Facilities Services grounds team work to clear the campus of snow as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Reynolds works the 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. shift, before campus stirs to life each morning, but teams work around the clock during the winter to keep the University’s four miles of streets, 26 miles of sidewalks and countless stairs, exits, entryways and curb cuts clean and accessible.
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On March 1, New York State will join the growing number of states and local municipalities across the country in the movement to ban the use of plastic bags.
At the Syracuse University Bookstore, Director Roger Hailstork and his staff are prepared for the change and are ready to do their part in the effort to phase out 23 billion-plus plastic bags New York State residents use annually.
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Last May, the Office of Community Engagement and the Division of Business, Finance and Administrative Services hosted Syracuse University’s first-ever Building Local procurement fair.
The connections made at that fair have begun to bear fruit on both sides. Laura Cueva, the owner of Interior Innovations, attended the Building Local fair. Her contract furniture and interior architectural solutions firm is located on East Genesee Street, not far from the University. At the fair, she had met with representatives from the University’s Purchasing Department to outline the capabilities of her firm and discuss potential opportunities for doing business with the University and its business units.
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On Jan. 1, 2020, Partners Capital became the new outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) for Syracuse University. The Investment and Endowment Committee (IEC) of the Syracuse University Board of Trustees selected Partners to manage the University’s endowment fund after a months-long search, performed as a component of a routine review. The process included an appraisal of the University’s previous OCIO, Pavilion, and the search included several other high-performing investment firms.
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