COVID-19 Resources and Information
Our current COVID level on campus is: RED
For the latest information on the university’s COVID-19 policies and masking guidelines, visit the Stay Safe website.
For more detailed information regarding the University’s current COVID level system and guidance, visit our FAQ page.
More information about COVID-19 can be found on the Onondaga County Health Department COVID-19 resource page.
Programs
Adopt A Classroom
The Adopt A Classroom program connects students engaged in programming at the different community centers to students serving as mentors.
Contact: Office of Community Engagement
Citizens Academy
The Citizens Academy is an interactive educational program that informs Onondaga County citizens how local governments are organized and how services are funded and delivered. It is a place to learn about citizen involvement through an integrated approach to economic vitality, social equity and a healthy environment. Citizens Academy was created and is administered by FOCUS Greater Syracuse and Syracuse University.
Contact: Office of Community Engagement
Community Engagement Roundtable
The Community Engagement Roundtable is a group of Syracuse University faculty and staff engaged in community work that meets once a month to share ideas and work through challenges.
Contact: Office of Community Engagement
Informed Retired People
Informed Retired People is a civic engagement program for retired people in the community. The meetings are held on the first and third Thursday of each month during the academic year; coffee and tea are served from 11:30 a.m. to noon and a speaker is featured from noon to 1 p.m.
Contact: Office of Community Engagement
New York State Mentoring Program
Tthe New York State Mentoring Program creates supportive mentor relationships for select students, identified by their own teachers and NYS Mentoring Site Coordinators. This unique program takes place in a school-based setting, one-to-one between the mentor and mentee with a school coordinator present who is selected by the principal. The program provides background checks and training for volunteer mentors and mentees. (This program is currently operating virtually.)
Contact: Office of Community Engagement
Remote Tutoring Program
As schools converted to virtual learning in 2020, the University responded to a critical need in the community for remote tutoring by creating a city-wide remote tutoring program at the North Side Learning Center, offering subject area and educational technology support to K-12 and early college students across the CNY area. This program has now been expanded to include additional higher education partners as well as other community partners and is now drawing volunteers from all across the country through this network. The Office of Community Engagement is now partnering with the Shaw Center for Public and Community Service to continue these services.
Contact: Shaw Center
Shadow Day
Shadow Day brings Seymour Elementary School fifth-graders to campus to experience life as a college student. Seymour Elementary is located in the City of Syracuse’s Near Westside neighborhood, which is economically disadvantaged, yet located close to Syracuse University. The program introduces Seymour students to Syracuse University, showing them it’s “their” university and they can someday be a college student. The Seymour fifth-graders are grouped together with Syracuse University students, attend classes and have lunch on campus. After lunch, students tour the Carmelo K. Anthony Center and meet Syracuse University student-athletes.
Contact: Office of Community Engagement
Syracuse University Guaranteed Mortgage Program
Provides eligible faculty and staff an alternative financing method to purchase a home in designated neighborhoods. For more information, visit the Guaranteed Mortgage Program website.
Thursday Morning Roundtable
Currently being held via Zoom, Thursday Morning Roundtable is a civic engagement program hosted by Syracuse University. The weekly Thursday morning meetings, held during the academic year, feature a presentation about an issue or topic of general interest. After each presentation, the speaker holds a question-and-answer session. WCNY-FM, 91.3, broadcasts the programs on the following Sundays at 8 p.m.
Contact: Office of Community Engagement
United Way
The Office of Community Engagement serves as the administrative site for the university-wide United Way campaign. Anyone interested in volunteering for the Syracuse University campaign may email the Office of Community Engagement .
Resources
Meeting Room Request
Groups or organizations with nonprofit status and an educational component in their mission may use the Warehouse community spaces, free of charge. For more information and to submit a request, visit our Meeting Room Request page.
Campus Filming Office
The Campus Filming Office coordinates all aspects of commercial filming and photography on the Syracuse University campus or University-owned property. For more information, visit the Campus Filming Office .