Effective Jan. 20, the Cash Operations office will relocate from 125 Bowne Hall to the Treasurer鈥檚 Office at 621 Skytop Rd., Suite 120.

Members of the campus community should send departmental deposits to this new address.

Questions can be directed to Tina Kelly at tkelly01@syr.edu.

The Office of the Chief Financial Officer will soon implement a new contract system that will simplify the process of managing contracts for University departments.

This new system will allow the University to move from its current manual processes to an electronic workflow that increases transparency and efficiency. It will manage the production, execution and storage of contracts by automating workflows, standardizing processes and providing stakeholders with a way to search for and review various University contracts.

Over the last several months, staff from the Comptroller鈥檚 Office have coordinated with campus partners for their input and implementation support.

The rollout of the new system will occur in multiple phases. Phase 1 is designed to support contracts for goods and services that are purchase order-based, non-purchase-order-based and Fiscal Affairs-related. The anticipated launch date for Phase 1 of the project is July 1, with full usage of the system anticipated by the end of fiscal year 2026.

, led by , will be the lead contact for purchase order-based contracts for goods and services, while the Comptroller鈥檚 Office will be the lead contact for non-purchase order contracts (i.e., performers, athletics games, liquor licenses and other similar agreements). The Office of Fiscal Affairs will be the lead contact for affiliating school partnership agreements or memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with other institutions.

As the system matures, future phases will include onboarding of sponsored-related grants and contracts and other related contracts.

To help users prepare for the new system, the Comptroller鈥檚 Office will offer demonstrations and training sessions beginning on Thursday, May 15, and continuing through the end of fiscal year 2026. Although the new system will go live on July 1, the full transition to the new system is expected to take a longer period of time and will not be complete until the end of fiscal year 2026.

Those with questions can reach out to the Comptroller鈥檚 Office at 听comptroller@syr.edu or 315.443.3765.

Cash Operations has set a deadline of 3:30 p.m. on Friday, June 28, to receive deposits at the Bowne Cash Operations office for credit in fiscal year 2024.

Deposits should be made as early in the day as possible on Friday, June 28.

Deposits received after June 28 will be processed as July (fiscal year 2025) business.听The exception is for monies received on or before June 28 but not processed due to internal mail delays. Those deposits can be credited to fiscal year 2024 by indicating 鈥淛UNE BUSINESS鈥� on the deposit slip in red ink.

Cash Operations can only accept deposits for June business (fiscal year 2024) until 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3.

Questions or concerns may be directed to Tina Kelly.

Throughout the 2023-24 academic year, the Office of Campus Planning, Design and Construction (CPDC) has undertaken over a dozen projects spread across campus in support of the initiatives of the . Several projects are still underway, with more to come in the 2024-25 academic year.

The projects vary greatly in size and scope鈥揻rom elevator renovations and installations to major, ADA-accessible renovations at Link Hall and in the JMA Wireless Dome.

鈥淎s CPDC, we take very seriously the need to incorporate enhanced access into all upgrades to current facilities and the design and construction of new facilities,鈥� says Pete Sala, vice president and chief campus facilities officer. 鈥淚鈥檓 proud of the work our team has done this year to continue to prioritize accessibility and inclusivity throughout campus, knowing that we can and will do more to meet the needs of all campus community members.鈥�

Major projects this past year included the Allyn Innovation Center, which added accessible entries and an auditorium to Link Hall; complete renovations with comprehensive accessibility updates to two auditoria (101 and 102) in Newhouse; elevator installation and an accessible restroom at the Regent Theater at Syracuse Stage; and the Phase 2 renovations at the JMA Wireless Dome, which have included Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements, such as widening of aisles to 48 inches, improving vomitory ramps, construction of new ADA seating platforms and railing replacements.

Ongoing residence hall renovations also give CPDC the opportunity to create more accessible spaces for students, said Sala. Renovations at Haven, Dellplain and Watson created rooms specifically designed for students with mobility needs. Bed shakers were installed at 727 South Crouse Ave. (formerly The Marshall), for rooms used by deaf students. Dellplain Hall is now home to the first low-stimulus room on campus, to be used by students who need a quiet place away from external stimuli.

CPDC was also proud to contribute to the renovation of 113 Euclid Avenue, the expanded home to the Native Student Program. Renovations to the building included a remodeled kitchen, elevator installation, accessible ramp and new sidewalk, updated fire alarm and sprinkler systems, new flooring and paint throughout the building, new doors and hardware, furniture upgrades, audio visual upgrades in conference rooms, and exterior refurbishment, paint and lighting. Additional highlights of the renovated space include the following:

• a culture room dedicated to revitalizing Indigenous languages and traditional regalia,
• fireplace lounge with beanbag chairs and
• Indigenous artwork pieces.

鈥溾�楶ractice an inclusive understanding of accessibility鈥� is one of the five goals of the ,鈥� says Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Mary Grace A. Almandrez. 鈥淭he 鈥榰nderstanding of accessibility鈥� centers on the idea that people with disabilities experience no barriers to accessing or participating in a space, program or service. The incorporation of accessibility into the CPDC projects is one of the several examples of the University鈥檚 commitment to disability access.鈥�

With the official start of spring, the is looking ahead to April, Earth Month! Several events are planned throughout the month to celebrate the planet and promote sustainable initiatives on campus.

• Wednesday, April 3, 6-8 p.m.
• Maxwell Auditorium

Sustainability Management, in collaboration with SUNY ESF and Hendricks Chapel, will host grocery bingo. Students will play bingo and those who win will be offered a bag of groceries as a prize. All 网爆门 and ESF students are welcome to attend.

• Wednesday, April 10 or 17, 11 a.m.-noon
• Pete’s Giving Garden, South Campus

Spend an hour contributing to Earth Month by gardening with Sustainability Management, in collaboration with Wellness Initiatives. Volunteers will help prepare the gardening beds for seeds and seedlings that will be planted in late May. Alongside readying the beds for future seeds and plants, cold-weather seeds like broccoli and cauliflower will be planted. For those with mobility concerns or a preference for standing while gardening, Pete鈥檚 Giving Garden provides ADA beds. The garden is behind the Inn Complete on South Campus.

• Wednesday, April 24, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Bird Library

Sustainability Management student interns will host a tabling event to raise awareness about the importance of bats and their role as pollinators and hand out pamphlets on how to build a bat house. Seeds from Pete鈥檚 Giving Garden and our Bee Campus USA Garden will also be given out. All are welcome to stop in and learn about pollinators!

• Thursday, April 25, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Promenade, outside Schine Student Center

A Sustainability Management intern will host a tabling event to educate faculty, students and staff on the importance of composting and how to dispose of items properly. There are also plans to offer pots to replant plants. The table will be outside on the promenade, weather permitting.

• Monday, April 29, noon to 1 p.m.
• Vitral event,

In this virtual event session, Sustainability Management will touch on how the University鈥檚 greenhouse gas emissions are tracked and categorized. Additionally, you鈥檒l learn about the energy efficiency projects recently completed and other strategies to reduce energy use and emissions both on campus and at home.

Earth Day 2024

Keep in mind that Earth Day is officially Monday, April 22.

In addition to these events, Sustainability Management is actively working towards the University鈥檚 goal of carbon neutrality by 2032. If you鈥檙e interested in getting involved with Sustainability Management, .

Carrot cake lovers rejoice! Saturday, Feb. 3, is National Carrot Cake Day.

For those who have attended events at the University, you may have tried one of the 网爆门 Bakery’s specialties, their delicious carrot cake, which is loved by many and famous at the University.

How popular is it? In the past year the Bakery has made 200 of the 9-inch round versions of the cake, their most popular, and this doesn鈥檛 include their other various sizes, including a sheet cake and cupcakes.

Here is what 200 of those cakes looks like by the numbers:

For the cake:

• 675 pounds of carrots
• 400 pounds of granulated sugar
• 185 pounds of eggs
• 300 pounds of flour
• 150 pounds of raisins
• 40 gallons of soybean oil
• 3 pounds of cinnamon
• 10 pounds of salt
• 14 pounds of baking powder
• 10 pounds of baking soda

For the cream cheese frosting:

• 300 pounds of cream cheese
• 500 pounds of sugar
• 150 pounds of butter
• 100 pounds of icing shortening
• 1陆 gallons of vanilla

Interested in making the carrot cake at home? You are in luck! Sharon Crosby, the originator of the recipe, shared it before she retired after over 30 years of service, under one condition: that it would be shared with those who wanted it. For those of you who love to bake, here is your chance to try your hand at the University鈥檚 tempting and tasty carrot cake!

Crosby鈥檚 Carrot Cake Recipe

Ingredients for the cake:

• 3 cups cooked and cooled carrots (sliced frozen)
• 2录 cups sugar
• 4 large beaten eggs
• 2 cups of oil
• 2 cups of flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1陆 cups of walnuts*
• 1陆 cups of raisins

Ingredients for the cream cheese frosting:

• 3 ounces cream cheese
• 陆 cup butter (softened)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups confectioners sugar

Directions for cake:

In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon, and set aside. In a mixer, beat carrots and sugar together until carrots are broken into small pieces. Add beaten eggs to carrot mixture until well blended. Add oil, raisins and walnuts until well blended. Slowly add flour mixture, continue mixing until all ingredients are wet. Do not over mix. Pour batter into two 9-inch greased cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes, until knife comes out clean. Be sure to cool completely before you frost the cakes.

Directions for frosting:

Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar beating until smooth.

Frost cake as desired once cooled.

*Note: The University no longer includes walnuts in its recipe because the Bakery is a tree nut-free facility.

Stop the Bleed kits have been installed in various locations across the University, empowering members of the campus community to act in the event of a life-threatening bleeding emergency. The installation is an initiative of 网爆门 Ambulance (SUA) with assistance from Campus Safety and Emergency Management and Facilities Services.

A total of 276 kits are deployed across the University鈥檚 North and South campuses, the Nancy Cantor Warehouse and Minnowbrook Conference Center in Blue Mountain Lake, New York. The kits are included in 17 stand-alone wall units and at 31 automated external defibrillator (AED) stations.

Each kit contains a Combat Application (CAT) tourniquet; emergency trauma dressing; three gauze rolls; two pairs of gloves, a permanent marker and an instruction card. The kits are intended for use in emergency situations only. Training in the use of the kits is available through SUA.

鈥淩esearch has shown that bystanders, with little or no medical training, can become heroic lifesavers. Uncontrolled bleeding injuries can result from natural and manmade disasters and from everyday accidents,鈥� says Paul Smyth, the University鈥檚 manager of emergency medical services. 鈥淧roviding bystanders with basic tools and information on the simple steps they can take in an emergency situation to stop life-threatening bleeding can save lives.鈥�

鈥淪imilar to the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation or automatic defibrillators, improving public awareness about how to stop severe bleeding and expanding personal and public access to bleeding control kits can be the difference between life and death for an injured person,鈥� Smyth says.听

, an initiative of the American College of Surgeons, was launched at a White House event in 2015 to provide bystanders of emergency situations with the tools and knowledge to stop life-threatening bleeding. The goal is to ensure that the general public has access to the proper training and tools needed to provide critical life-saving care.

Stop the Bleed kits are in use at other peer institutions, Smyth says.

SUA has trained its emergency medical technician certified staff to teach the Stop the Bleed training class (with a ratio of one instructor per 10 students). The organization trained approximately 170 University staff members over the summer, and now offers bimonthly training sessions for groups of 20, open to all members of the campus community.

For more information on attending or scheduling a training session, contact Smyth at .

The 网爆门 football team will host Boston College on Friday, Nov. 3. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. As the game falls on a weekday, some campus lots and garages will be restricted during regular business hours.

Beginning at 3:30 p.m., faculty, staff and students with valid permits who need to access campus for academic reasons will be allowed to park in the 听and 听garages. All Quad and West Campus lots will be restricted beginning at 4 p.m.

for student use after 4 p.m. will also be restricted on this date. Students looking to park in these lots will be redirected to University Avenue or Comstock Avenue garages, where their permits will be honored.

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry faculty, staff and students who normally use the West Campus Standart Lot will be redirected to the Comstock Avenue Garage beginning at 3:30 p.m.

As a reminder, if you plan to attend the game, your regular parking permit will be honored at the Skytop Lot. Patrons will have access to transportation to and from College Place. If you have an accessible or medical permit, you may park in the Skytop Lot and ride the shuttle to Gate A, free of charge.

Parking and Transportation Services asks for your support of these procedures so that they may provide academic access for the entire University community. If you have any questions or need to coordinate additional academic access, please contact Dee Bailey at debailey@syr.edu or by phone at 315.443.5319.

Christine Stallmann has been named the University鈥檚 chief compliance officer. The position, which will report directly to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Brett Padgett in the Division of Business, Finance and Administrative Services, is a key component of the University鈥檚 coordinated risk assurance efforts. Stallmann is responsible for oversight and coordination of the University鈥檚 compliance program.

She brings nearly 30 years of professional experience in compliance, privacy, policy development, insurance, environmental health and safety, and risk management to Syracuse. She led compliance and risk services at Cornell University for over 15 years, and most recently held the position of chief compliance and privacy officer at the institution.

In her new role, Stallmann will work in close coordination with the University鈥檚 internal audit and enterprise risk management teams to provide the University with a comprehensive risk assurance program. She will be tasked with assessing the University鈥檚 current institutional compliance initiatives and will lead the establishment of a comprehensive and enterprise-wide compliance program.

As chief compliance officer, Stallmann will be responsible for ensuring University compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, including research compliance, data security, data privacy, the Clery Act, human resource compliance obligations and more. She will engage regularly with the Chancellor, the executive team and the Audit and Risk Committee of the Board of Trustees to advance emerging initiatives in the risk and compliance space.

鈥淚 am excited to embark on this new journey with a talented team and eager to listen, develop and contribute in my new role to support the members of this community,鈥� says Stallmann. 鈥淓very person I have met at Syracuse shares a common energy to advance the institution, and that鈥檚 been without exception.鈥�

Stallmann received a bachelor’s degree in safety science from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a master鈥檚 degree in hazardous waste and management from Southern Methodist University. She holds certificates from Carnegie Mellon University and the Harvard Kennedy School of Business. Stallmann is married, has two adult children and two dogs, and enjoys the outdoors, travel, theatre and music festivals. She and her husband are excited to join the Syracuse community.

Stallmann’s new position was effective on Sept. 11.

Machinery and power tools echo throughout Link Hall as construction workers bustle about the building. Since the spring of 2022, Link Hall has been undergoing renovations, and big changes are on the horizon.

Bruce Molino, director of space management and strategic initiatives in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), believes these renovations will transform Link Hall into a welcoming space that fosters collaboration.

鈥淟ink Hall was built at a different time and served a different purpose,鈥� Molino says. 鈥淔ifty years on, it鈥檚 time for something new.鈥�

The University has been experiencing new growth, hiring more researchers and elevating its research profile, but research facilities haven鈥檛 kept pace with the college鈥檚 expansion. To attract new faculty and students, the college aims to provide adequate spaces for researchers to work. The college also seeks to create new spaces for student engagement and upgrade the building鈥檚 accessibility.

One of the biggest changes students, faculty and staff can expect to see is the first floor of the building, the Allyn Innovation Center, which will serve as a meeting and gathering space. This newly renovated hub will include lecture halls, classrooms, meeting rooms, spaces for teaching assistants, STEM labs, student success suites and a new entryway. Molino expresses excitement about how these spaces will shape interactions between everyone in the college.

鈥淚 think the Allyn Innovation Center will be a big deal,鈥� he says. 鈥淚t will completely change the energy of the building and how people meet and interact. I鈥檓 most excited to see that get developed.鈥�

Molino is also looking forward to the development of new chemical engineering labs on the second and third floors of Link Hall. They鈥檒l be designed as shared research spaces rather than individual faculty areas, promoting a collaborative culture within the college.

Link Hall isn鈥檛 the only building undergoing renovations. The first floor of the Center of Science and Technology (CST) has been renovated to include new wet labs that will be used for chemical or gas-based research. The fourth floor of the building is being renovated to include dry labs, which don鈥檛 involve chemical or gas-based research. The CST basement will include a combination of both wet and dry labs.

Though construction has been smooth, there have been some challenges. Limited space has required all renovations to take place while the building is occupied, leading Molino to rearrange certain spaces until the completion of renovations.

The ongoing construction has caused interruptions and noise which have become increasingly common for faculty, staff and students working during the past two summers. And Molino warns that as the construction nears completion, these disruptions may become more frequent.

鈥淚t鈥檚 going to get busy here for the next couple of years for construction,鈥� Molino says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 been a challenge to do this type of project with no swing space to work with. It鈥檚 also been difficult on research faculty, who must move their equipment and deactivate the lab, impacting ongoing research.鈥�

However, Molino believes the effort will be worthwhile, noting that facilities have a strong impression on recruiting potential students and faculty. These changes will have a significant impact on the future of the college, he says.

鈥淭his building will feel very different in a few years,鈥� he says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 exciting and we can鈥檛 wait for everyone to see how it looks.鈥�

网爆门鈥檚 will make a temporary change to campus traffic patterns following the conclusion of the Def Leppard/Motley Crue concert at the JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday, Aug. 5.

Just as they did after the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in April, 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.

The concert is anticipated to end between 10 and 11 p.m., and at that time, PTS will direct all traffic away from Comstock Avenue between Waverly Avenue and East Colvin Street. This will allow for the efficient exit and transportation of the concert attendees from the shuttle stop at College Place to their parking lots on South Campus.

The road will reopen as soon as the concert shuttles are cleared. Regular shuttles to South Campus and other campus shuttles will continue to run during and after the event, though arrivals and departures may be delayed due to the large amount of vehicular traffic in the University area.

More information about parking for upcoming events is available on the .

Day-of Parking Information

Pay parking is available at several locations around campus, including:

• : $25 per car, includes free shuttle service to and from College Place
• : $25 per car, includes free shuttle service to and from College Place
• 听and听: $35 per car, please note that garages close two hours after the event ends
• Accessible parking for those with a nationally-recognized handicap placard or license plate will be available at the听 for $25 per car, which includes free shuttle service to and from Gate A of the JMA Wireless Dome

Parking information for 网爆门 students, faculty and staff with existing University parking permits: If you plan to attend the concert, your existing parking pass will be honored in University Avenue Garage, Comstock Avenue Garage, University Avenue North and South lots, and the Irving Avenue Hill lot, if space is available.

All parking is cashless.听Customers may pay via credit card (including tap and pay), or through Google Pay or Apple Pay.

Please ensure you arrive early, as traffic may be heavy around the time of the event. Have payment ready for the lot attendants, to ensure an efficient flow of traffic.

Other Resources:

GPS Address Locations:

The 2023 Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) and Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) spring conferences were bittersweet for Leonese Nelson. Once again, she worked 18-hour days to present two statewide showcases of student work, timed just a few weeks apart. But this year, she also announced that she is stepping down from her role of chairing and organizing both events.

That’s after being at the helm for 21 years of STEP and 12 years of CSTEP conferences (co-chairing with Gladys Palma de Schrynemakers of CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies from 2012 to 2019). That is a good proportion of 网爆门鈥檚 and New York State Education Department鈥檚 (NYSED) collaboration as hosts, for 24 and 29 years respectively.

In addition, Nelson served as treasurer of the Association for Program Administrators of CSTEP and STEP Inc. (APACS) for more than 18 years, until June 2019. At its June 2023 annual conference, APACS recognized Nelson with its Dr. John Staley Award for Outstanding Service.

Nelson鈥檚 work on the two conferences and with APACS has been in addition to running the University鈥檚 and programs, which鈥攍ike their analogs statewide鈥攑repare underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students to enter college and participate in science, technology, engineering and mathematics professions. The Syracuse STEP and CSTEP programs are part of the School of Education’s .

With her Tuskegee University bachelor’s degree in hand, Nelson came to Syracuse in 1993 as a political science master’s degree student and a teaching assistant in the Department of African American Studies. After her master’s degree, she pursed a doctorate and first became affiliated with the entry programs as a STEP graduate assistant, in fall 1998.

Nelson notes that her political science background gave her the organizational and people skills to juggle both conferences. “It’s important for me to have events that are special for the school and college students, an opportunity and space just for them,” explains Nelson. “The students come first鈥攖hat is what is most important for me, and all my vendors and committee members know that too.”

To back up her point, Nelson quotes Maya Angelou: 鈥淚’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.鈥� Adding, “My mother made sure that I learned to give back, for having had the kind of opportunities that she didn’t have.”

To offer a sense of the scale of planning involved, this year鈥檚 middle- and high-school STEP students gathered for their three-day conference in Albany from March 24 to 26, 2023. A couple of weeks later, from April 14 to 16, it was the turn of the college-level students to meet at the Sagamore Resort in Bolton Landing, New York. In addition to posters, presentations and demonstrations, both events featured speakers and plenty of extracurricular activities, such as dance, talent shows and games. Plus, there’s a college fair for the STEP students and a graduate fair for CSTEP. And that鈥檚 not all鈥攖he organizers throw banquet dinners for both groups too.

“My name is a placeholder. Vendors have to send packages to someone,” says Nelson humbly, noting that a team across the University helps her organize, including many in the .

Nelson says she wanted her final conferences to be extra special. In 2020, the STEP conference was just days away when New York State shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. The health emergency also cancelled the 2021 conferences, but STEP convened online in 2022 with 500 attendees. “We needed to come back together in 2023鈥攁nd go above and beyond. I did everything I could because we needed to start a new normal.”

Now that she has stepped down from her statewide responsibilities, Nelson says she will spend more time on the Syracuse STEP and CSTEP programs鈥攊ncluding planning college tours in New York and further afield for the middle- and high-school students鈥攁nd she will be on hand to help those planning the statewide conferences in her stead.

What favorite memories does Nelson have? Well, she has organized the conferences long enough to have fond recollections of students excitedly calling their parents using pay phones. Now it’s selfies and posting to Instagram. She also mentions the dress-up banquet held for the STEP students, where the hotel convention hall goes from “drab to fab.” “I once heard a student say, 鈥業s this all for me?鈥� 鈥榃hy would it not be for you?鈥� I replied.鈥�

Sometimes, young STEP students go very far, and Nelson has been there to see these journeys take flight. One such student was “The Professor,” a middle schooler who earned his nickname by being so studious and inquisitive. He went on to earn an engineering degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “I don’t put limits on my students,” observes Nelson. “I say to them, don’t compare yourself to others. Your paths won’t always be the same.”

网爆门 Food Services, along with Parking and Transportation Services and stadium events staff, is hosting a on Tuesday, July 18, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Sadler Hall Dining Center (), located just below the JMA Wireless Dome. Don鈥檛 miss this opportunity to learn more about 网爆门鈥檚 dynamic, diverse workforce.

Food Services is looking to fill openings for managers and supervisors, as well as dishwashers, food preparers, cooks, cashiers and chefs. All three University departments are ready to hire and onboard new employees quickly as they prepare for the upcoming 2023-24 academic year. Full-time, benefits-eligible positions are available, as well as part-time positions鈥攑erfect for those who may need more flexibility in their schedule.

A career at 网爆门 allows for additional training, professional development and career growth. Benefits-eligible positions provide paid vacation, holidays, health and dental insurance, retirement planning programs and educational benefits for you and your family. Additional benefit information is available on the .

All interested applicants are invited to attend. Parking is free. Managers will be conducting interviews for candidates with a completed job application, so candidates are strongly encouraged to apply in advance. Visit to apply and learn more about all available positions.

When Richard (Richie) Graham came to Syracuse from South Carolina in 1972, he was following family and better job opportunities. Little did he know, he would plant roots here and be celebrating his 50th anniversary at 网爆门.

Graham, a member of the Facilities Services maintenance team, was among those honored at the One University celebration in April who marked milestone anniversaries in 2022. He was honored during a reception before the ceremony, and with the presentation of a certificate during the ceremony by Chancellor Kent Syverud, during which Graham received an extended standing ovation.

Graham joined the University community on Sept. 25, 1972, as a laborer. He worked as a groundskeeper and maintenance mechanic before settling into his current role. He works the 3:30 to midnight shift, responding to emergent campus needs, including flooding, stuck elevators and lockouts. No two calls are alike鈥� and over the past five decades he has developed a photographic memory of campus buildings. 鈥淚鈥檝e learned every nook and cranny of this place鈥ou have to,鈥� Graham says. 鈥淵ou never know what call you are going to get.鈥�

A humble man, he has great memories of working through the years with his teams鈥攖hose who work behind the scenes at the University to keep the physical plant running. Many of those friends have retired or passed on. Can he believe it鈥檚 been 50 years? 鈥淣o, I can鈥檛,鈥� Graham says.

Over the years, Graham has developed a reputation as a 鈥済o-to鈥� guy for difficult or challenging calls, and as a mentor to the younger team members working their way up. His co-workers are often in awe of his knowledge of where things are located across campus.

鈥淩ichie has been a member of the night crew for years. He is a wealth of knowledge and our go to for any unusual calls we have on campus鈥攃hances are he has dealt with it before,鈥� says his supervisor, Dan Hanford. 鈥淗e has an amazing memory if we have a breaker out or need to find something in any one of the numerous buildings across campus. Richie is the one in the shop we call. He is a great guy who has an incredible sense of loyalty and dedication to the University.鈥�

What advice does Graham offer his younger co-workers? 鈥淟earn your keys,鈥� he says, producing a master key ring.

Does he think about retirement?听 鈥淚 do,鈥� Graham says. But for now, he is focused on his family (he and his partner, Jean Dupree, have five children, including Tonya Davis, a graduate of Utica University, and four grandchildren), and on coming to work each day.

网爆门 has set its parking rates for the 2023-24 academic year. The University鈥檚 rates, which align with those of peer institutions, provide funding for technology upgrades and capital improvements to parking lots and garages across campus.

Employee rates for the upcoming year were set as part of a three-year transition plan to reduce the number of employee permit rates from 35 to 20, based on salary, by the 2025-26 academic year. The plan includes both lots and garages.

The three-year plan was carefully considered and developed to ensure minimal impact on permit holders. The reduced number of permit rates will improve equity among permit holders, minimize or eliminate a permit rate increase with a change in salary and stabilize future parking rate increases.

Highlights of the three-year transition include the following:

• Fiscal Year 2024 Plan: Permit rates will decrease or moderately increase relative to applicable salary ranges. A flat surcharge will be applied to annual rates for those who choose to purchase garage permits.
• Fiscal Year 2025 Plan: Permit and garage rates will remain flat or include minimal increases to accomplish the reduction in the number of rates by the third year of the transition.
• Fiscal Year 2026 Plan: Permit and garage rates will remain flat or include minimal increases.

Faculty and staff can apply for their 2023-24 parking passes in MySlice later this summer.

Students can also apply for their 2023-24 parking passes in MySlice later this summer. Annual rates will range from $188 for a park-and-ride pass to $1,113 for a North Campus garage parking pass. Passes for the academic year will range from $170 to $930.