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New provost in town Find out what Michele Wheatly, who was appointed as SU’s new vice chancellor and provost over the summer, wants to accomplish. See Thursday’s paper
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Changes made for employees Staff member to receive accommodations from SU for overtime pay By Satoshi Sugiyama asst. news editor
Find your zen DAVIDJI, an internationally recognized meditation expert and stress-management counselor, came to Syracuse University on Monday and Tuesday to lead meditation sessions. On Tuesday, his session was held inside Hendricks Chapel. The event, which was free and open to the community, was immediately followed by a book signing. aaliyah lambert contributing photographer
SU aims to enhance diversity, inclusion By Michael Burke asst. news editor
Syracuse University is launching a series of initiatives aimed at improving diversity among students, faculty and staff. Many of the initiatives, announced last week, fall in line with the recommendations outlined in a March report from SU Chancellor Kent Syverud’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion. The initiatives include making SU’s campus more accessible, hiring minorities to faculty positions and establishing a diversity
and inclusion council to support a proposed chief diversity officer. Each of those were among the recommendations in the report.
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The percentage of new fulltime faculty members hired for the 2016-17 academic year that are people of color
The report suggested that short-term recommendations — which included establishing a diversity and inclusion council —
be implemented by the end of the calendar year. More details on each of the recommendations were outlined in a recently-released status report. Other recommendations in the process of being implemented include the establishing of an Ombuds office and strengthening the STOP BIAS reporting system. Francine D’A mico, the co-chair of the Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion and associate professor in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, said in an SU News release that SU still has
“room to learn and grow” in creating a more diverse community. “As we continue to evolve as a community, we must continue to take steps and implement processes that make the University welcoming and accessible to all people,” said D’Amico, who did not return a request for comment on this story, in the release. The university has begun making progress on hiring more faculty members of color: According to the release, 31 of the 70 new full-time faculty members hired for the 2016-17 academic year are see diversity page 6
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Film majors concerned over senior project By Haley Kim asst. copy editor
The VPA senior film class and faculty are discussing a new, collaborative option for the senior project. Up until now, film students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts must become writer-directors and manage all
creative, as well as production, aspects of a film during the two semesters encompassing the senior thesis, said Eliot Grigo, a senior in the VPA film program. Grigo and other students have been advocating for another option, where they would be able to use their respective focuses to become a “chief role” in a project,
Our proposal would not completely dissolve the ways of the past. Eliot Grigo senior vpa film student
such as director of photography or producer. Students are meeting with faculty on Wednesday to discuss an agreement for the project. “If you divide and conquer, and really specialize roles, you can make higher quality films with more focus on aesthetic, on direction, on writing, on story and do it
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With implementation of new labor regulation taking place in a few months, Syracuse University officials have been working to make accommodations for its staff members on their qualifications to receive overtime pay. The Office of Human Resources has been in touch with deans, directors and department heads to make sure they understand the new changes, and the university is abiding by all federal regulations, said Andrew Gordon, senior vice president and chief human resources officer, in an SU news release. “Our team has received positive feedback about the work we are doing in advance of the December 1, 2016 effective date,” Gordon said in an email interview with The Daily Orange. Gordon added that the human
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national news Here is a round-up of the biggest news stories happening in the world: POLITICS
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC The FBI is soon expected to release a report investigating Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s email practice while she was serving as secretary of state to the public. The report was submitted to the Department of Justice in July. source: cnn.com
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED Gov. Paul LePage of Maine has indicated he may resign in the middle of a term after taking heat for making obscene remarks. The governor has been scrutinized for leaving a threatening voice message to a lawmaker who accused him of being a racist. source: the new york times
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I HEAR YOU Dogs understand what people say, a study showed. Researchers from Hungary scanned brain activities of dogs and found they can understand both the meaning and the intonation of words humans speak. source: the washington post