GSO member proposes courses for incarcerated people
An SU graduate student is working with SU administrators to establish a program, called “College-in-Prison,” for fall 2022. Read more »
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SU will create its own coronavirus saliva testing laboratory
Under the new plan, the university would continue to partner with Upstate Medical University for testing while also maintaining its own saliva testing facilities. Read more »
GSO committee will help graduate students with coronavirus-related concerns
The Graduate Pandemic Committee will identify and help resolve issues facing graduate students as a result of COVID-19. Read more »
GSO to fund travel grant program as academic conference move online
The organization will meet online this semester, but still hopes to engage graduation students about their concerns, leaders said. Read more »
GSO urges University Senate to investigate SU’s response to protesters
GSO passed a resolution Wednesday night urging the University Senate to create an ad hoc committee to investigate the treatment of #NotAgainSU organizers in Crouse-Hinds Hall. Read more »
Graduate school dean responds to concerns of student-adviser grievances
The graduate school recently launched a graduate faculty council tasked with creating a program to strengthen the relationship between research advisers and graduate students. Read more »
GSO Senate supports #NotAgainSU protesters, condemns bias incidents
The Graduate Student Organization Senate unanimously passed a resolution condemning the hate crimes and bias-related incidents at SU in November. The resolution also supports future student protest movements. Read more »
SU Libraries looks to aid graduate research
Through the Libraries’ new program, researchers at SU can request specific datasets and give researchers access to data that is normally hard to obtain. Read more »
GSO discussed lower language exam requirements for international students
Under a new proposition, a graduate student who earns a TOEFL score under 90 on the IBT or under 6.5 on the IELTS would be required to take the English Language Proficiency Exam. Read more »
Federal regulation threatens graduate employees’ union rights
The National Labor Relations Board proposal states that graduate student workers are not employees of a university. Read more »
GSO Senate explains lack of representatives
Only about 18% of academic programs are represented in the Graduate Student Organization’s Senate. Read more »
Graduate Student Organization elects new president
The GSO Senate elected Mirjavad Hashemi, a third-year doctoral student in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, as president for the 2019-20 academic year. Read more »
GSO Senate discusses online student representation
Online graduate students at Syracuse University currently cannot be a senator in the Graduate Student Organization Senate. Read more »
GSO to discuss installing more cameras off campus after Ackerman Avenue assault
The Graduate Student Organization will consider whether to allocate funding for additional cameras in the University Hill neighborhood to improve student safety. Read more »
SU graduate students detail employment issues
The Graduate Student Organization may conduct a survey on graduate student employment to determine the condition of wages, benefits and health care on campus. Read more »
SU’s research ambitions marked by top-tier designation, millions of dollars in spending
The university pledged millions of dollars to research, from providing student grants to hiring faculty. Read more »
SA passes resolution condemning proposed Title IX changes
During the last Student Association meeting of the semester, members voted in favor to pass a resolution in response to Title IX changes proposed earlier this year. Read more »
Ombuds Office plans to hire permanent director by end of December
Syracuse University created the Office of the University Ombuds in February and has kept an interim director for the past eight months. Read more »
Committee finds SU graduate employees don’t make living wage
The Graduate Student Organization’s Employment Issues Committee determined that 75 percent of graduate assistants are paid less than the cost of attendance. Read more »
Graduate student liaison aims to improve communication between SA, GSO
Obi Afriyie has attended weekly Student Association meetings with hopes of improving the communication between GSO and SA, he said. After spending two years as SA’s parliamentarian, he is now in his first year as a GSO senator. Read more »
Safety proposal would cost SA $1,450, liaison says
Graduate Student Organization liaison Obi Afriyie spoke before Syracuse University’s Student Association on Monday night. Read more »
GSO to bring report to Syverud about doctoral student, graduate assistant wages
The organization passed a resolution at Wednesday’s meeting to put together a cost of living report and approach Chancellor Kent Syverud about paying graduate and doctoral students a living wage. Read more »
This tool will help you find off-campus housing
The platform, launching in November, will allow students to search for off-campus housing that fits their needs and meets city regulations. Read more »
GSO amends constitution with gender-neutral pronouns
Nick Mason, GSO vice president of internal affairs, went through the constitution and switched uses of “he” and “she” with gender-neutral phrases. Read more »
