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Bookstore Brings Hugs from Home to Students for Valentine’s Day

The Bookstore’s Hugs from Home program offers parents and families the opportunity to order sweet and thoughtful treats for their students for Valentine’s Day, Halloween, final exams and birthdays. Valentine’s Day is by far the busiest delivery day, says Don Maitland, the Bookstore’s receiving manager, who leads the staff in preparing for the big day. On Thursday, this space was the staging area from which Bookstore employees prepped for the delivery of more than 400 gifts to students in residence halls, academic buildings and Greek houses across campus.

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Staff Spotlight: Dee Bailey

Dee BaileyDeanna (Dee) Bailey, associate director of field operations and events for Parking and Transit Services, has trouble remembering which act appeared at the Dome during Thanksgiving weekend in 1990. “I know it was a huge concert,” Bailey recalls. “And it was my first Dome event, and I’m like, ‘Oh my God.’”

Fittingly, Bailey’s first experience with 38,000 people was New Kids on the Block.

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Pete Sala details SU construction projects

Vice President and Chief Facilities Officer Pete Sala discussed updates on multiple Campus Framework initiatives, including the National Veterans Resource Center and the future of Schine Student Center, in an interview with The Daily Orange.

Syracuse University will continue to work with minority- and women- owned business enterprises on construction and renovation projects, Sala said. Every project at SU has a goal of 10 percent of the workforce being from MWBEs, he added.

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Advisory Work Group Issues Recommendations to Enhance the Staff Experience

Following months of research, discussion and collaboration, the Advisory Work Group on Staff Climate Matters has issued a report and recommendations to enhance the overall experience and satisfaction of staff members throughout the Syracuse University community.

The 12-person work group, which was convened following the 2016-17 campuswide climate assessment process, recommended three areas of focus to enhance the staff experience and strengthen the sense of community and relationships with staff and between staff and others on campus.

Full story available at Syracuse University News.

Purchasing Office to Offer Training for Electronic Requisitions

In October 2018, the Purchasing Office announced a transition away from paper requisition forms. The office expects the transition to be complete by the end of fiscal year 2019, upon which time paper forms will only be accepted in very limited instances. The goal of the department is to move completely to electronic requisition forms by the end of the calendar year. To assist with the changeover, the Purchasing Office is offering training sessions for staff members affected by this change.

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‘Just another day’: Food Services and the Annual MLK Celebration

Jim Ponzi, associate director of production and commissary operations, started work on Thursday at 7:30 a.m. After a full day of overseeing operations of Syracuse University’s food production, serving an average of 17,000 meals, he worked past midnight. An Orange men’s basketball game against Miami tipped off at 8 p.m., and he stayed to do a final deposit. He returned on Friday morning at 7 a.m. “It’s a life,” said Ponzi. “Well, we say it’s a lifestyle. You get used to it.”

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New Winter Sport Options at Drumlins

With financial support from Auxiliary Services and design work by Campus Planning, Design and Construction—both within the Division of Business, Finance and Administrative Services—a space near the golf shop at Drumlins is being renovated to house the new Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe Center. Recreation Services and Drumlins staff have converted the public side of the golf course at Drumlins to a system of groomed trails, which are now open. Trails are marked and mapped, with three trails to serve beginner, intermediate and advanced skiers.

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Staff Spotlight: WAER Director Joe Lee

Joe Lee hears voices every day. Voices from the past. They don’t haunt him. They make him smile and his heart swell with pride. They are the voices of the broadcast elite, recognized around the world because they have become icons in the news and sports business. And many of them were inspired by Joe and what he has done in his role as director and general manager of WAER-FM for more than two decades.

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Progress on Campus Framework: Schine Student Center Renovation to Commence May 2019

The Schine Student Center, the hub of student life on the Syracuse University campus, will soon undergo a significant makeover. The renovation, which was identified as a key component of the Campus Framework, a 20-year roadmap meant to guide future campus planning and development, will begin in May 2019. The announcement comes on the heels of the Nov. 9 Board of Trustees meeting, during which the Board unanimously approved the planned renovation.

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