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he Student Association needs to refocus. This was the common piece of advice three former SA presidents gave for those currently in the organization, as its members look to move past recent internal issues. Focus on the students. Focus on producing results. Focus on the future.
had kept a non-student, former public relations co-director Colin Crowley, in the organization without informing her cabinet. This prompted impeachment proceedings against Curtis and the investigation of Curtis and three cabinet members. After a
in, Syracuse has plenty to look back on and consider. Page 20
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Carr, resigned. As a result, most of his first semester was very internally focused, but he said Carr’s resignation was a “wake-up call.” “After his resignation, we looked outward, we
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Former Student Association presidents offer advice to 57th Session on handling internal issues, focusing on student body By Jessica Iannetta
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looked toward the students we represented, and things seemed to be quite easily sailing from then on,” he said. But Lustig pointed out that fixing internal issues makes SA more efficient as a governing body, which then enables it to better focus on outside issues. Though these internal conflicts might have damaged SA’s reputation on campus, Lustig said SU students need to remember that these issues involve only a small section of those in SA, and that many other members and non-members continue to work toward improving the university. “They are the ones who keep SA going, and they will never quit, and
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“Internal issues can be inevitable. There are some things you just have to deal with. They are not always bad, but you need a proper balance of focusing internally and externally to be effective,” said Dylan Lustig, 56th Session president, in an email. “Just focus on what truly counts, continuing the passion for helping students and being involved.” SA’s focus has been increasingly internal since news broke three weeks ago that President Allie Curtis
six-hour, closeddoor session last Monday, the assembly decided not to continue impeachment proceedings against Curtis by a vote of 29-18. During the vote, four fraudulent ballots were cast. The organization later decided not to revote. In the days after the impeachment proceedings, Chief of Staff PJ Alampi resigned and Curtis was stripped of her power to preside over assembly meetings, part of a threepronged disciplinary plan against her. Lustig also faced internal issues during his first semester as SA president when his chief of staff, Taylor
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T N y E c n M e r H a C A n transp E P n o Y M i I t T a t S o i t E a t repu N u O ep r H S S T L S P I U E S H E S R R R G E O D A R p E y i c P L h n e s r er d a transparess e l s u n cy foc o i n t e a i t c u prog fi p p ef i re IATIVES h s r e d S T a E e S l OD U C R p INIT s i T e h v TS i L s t U r a S i t E e i R n d p i i h s lea r e d a focus le they will rise above what’s been happening,” he said. “This mess will pass, that I promise, they just need to keep doing their work.” Neal Casey, 55th Session president, said it’s important for SA cabinet members to learn to work together early so they can spend most of the session working to achieve their goals. During his time as president, Casey held a leadership retreat before the session started so his cabinet could develop as a team and build working relationships. Going forward, SA needs to focus more on delivering results, he said.
One of the biggest things he battled while president was student apathy and getting students to understand that SA cares and does have an effect on campus. If SA starts to achieve its goals and produce results, Casey said he believes the organization’s reputation on campus will improve. Having worked with other student governments outside of SA, Casey said focusing too much on internal matters is one of the biggest mistakes student governments make. “A student government that focuses more on how it operates internally
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Officials reflect on conclusion of billion-dollar campaign, look to future By Jessica Iannetta ASST. NEWS EDITOR
Seven years and more than $1 billion later, The Campaign for Syracuse University concluded with the release of its final numbers last week. The campaign, also known as the billion-dollar campaign, announced it had raised a total of $1,044,352,779. “At the end of the day, the entire
campus community should feel really good about achieving success,” said Brian Sischo, vice president for development and campaign director. “It’s really an exciting outcome for what was a lot of work, but it’s symbolic of what Syracuse University is all about.” The campaign, which was developed in 2005 and launched in 2007,
had the goal of raising a billion dollars collectively through five categories: student access and support, faculty excellence, cross connections, building futures and annual support. Of the five categories, the campaign failed to reach its goal in only one: building futures. In addition, although the campaign exceeded its overall goal, much of the money
raised is in the form of pledges, which the university has not yet received. But as SU officials look toward the school’s next fundraising effort, campaign organizers agree this one was a success and will affect the university for years to come. At the beginning of the campaign, SU officials set the category goals by predicting what the university’s pri-
orities would be, Sischo said. The goal for building futures was set at $225 million, although only $171,206,320 was raised. But through the course of the seven-year campaign, these priorities “ebb and flow,” he said. In addition, many of the capital projects this category is meant to fund are ongoing, he said. Sischo cited the
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