Welcome to Welcome to the Fall 2020 semester!
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Community Messages (Fall 2020)
- Message to Students from Dean Boise (Orientation and Class Next Week Will be Online; DO NOT REPORT TO DINEEN HALL) | Aug. 13, 2020
- Message to Students from Dean Boise (Are You Still Planning to Come to Dineen Hall Next Week?) | Aug. 13, 2020
- Students Asked to Take the Stay Safe Pledge | Aug. 12, 2020
- Message to Students from Dean Boise (COVID-19 Testing and Quarantine Requirements) | Aug. 10, 2020
- Message to Students from Assistant Director of Events and Facilities Valenti (What to Expect this Fall) | Aug. 10, 2020
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Operating Procedures
NOTE: This is a brief overview of Fall 2020 operating procedures: for full details, please review this memo .
NOTE: Conditions on campus are evolving; please keep checking this section for updates.
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- Study Room Reservation Form
- LetsGetChecked COVID Testing Portal (At-Home Testing Kits)
- Event Room Reservation Form
- University Protocols on In-Person Events (Fall 2020)
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Syracuse University Fall 2020 Information
- Fall 2020 Open—The official source of information about Syracuse University’s health and safety precautions during the Fall Semester 2020.
- Graduate Student Fall 2020 Information
- Fall 2020 Weekly Virtual Update Sessions
- THRIVE! Well-Being & Resilience Series Sessions
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Questions & Answers
Q: Will Orientation Week and Class still meet in-person during the week of August 17?
A: Please review this memo. Orientation and class the week of Aug. 17, 2020, will be online only. Students should not report to Dineen Hall.
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A: Yes! All College of Law offices are open during normal business hours. Our teams are ready to support you even as they work remotely, like you. Department points of entry can be found here , and the College's full Directory can be found here .
Q : What are my options for purchasing hard copy textbooks?A: The Bookstore is limiting the amount of students in its store. It is strongly recommended that students place a web order for their books and either pick up at the store or the store is offering free delivery to Henry Street and a flat domestic shipping fee of $6.95The University has announced that all students must be tested for COVID-19 before they arrive on campus. What is the testing process, what is expected, and how do we submit results?
A: Please refer to this University memo, which includes information on the logistics of testing, the mail-in option, monitoring of the tests, and submitting the tests.
Q: I want to participate in the University's at-home testing kit option. How do I sign up to receive one of these kits?
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- Visit the LetsGetChecked COVID testing portal.
- Select “Syracuse University” from the portal’s drop-down menu and then complete and submit the test request form.
- You must use your SU ID number (nine digits) and Syracuse University email when requesting a kit.
- Upon completing the registration form, LetsGetChecked will send you an at-home test kit.
- Important: When providing LetsGetChecked a mailing address, remember to use the address where you will be during the period when you will need to administer the test.
- Important: Test kits can only be sent to addresses in the United States. International students can request their mail-in kit be mailed to the address where they will be quarantining, or otherwise staying, within the United States.
- Please email us lawpreparedness@Law.syr.edu if you are experiencing issues with testing.
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A: The College and the University is making every effort to ensure a safe campus for the fall 2020 semester. However, the following decision framework has been submitted to the New York State Department of Health detailing levels of response if individuals test COVID-19 positive while on campus:
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A: Counseling and psychiatry services are available to students via the Barnes Center at The Arch. Students may call 315.443.8000 to schedule an appointment or explore virtual resources via this webpage.
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How will club events work?
A: Students should contact Parking and Transit Services to ask how to obtain a parking permit.
Q. Will COVID-19 impact the OCI and Résumé Collect Program this August?
A: Yes. Based on conversations with employer partners, most have postponed their recruitment until January 2021. The likely start date of the On-Campus Interview (OCI) program will be Jan. 25, 2021. However, some employers wish to recruit as scheduled through the Résumé Collect program and will be holding off-site and/or virtual interviews this fall. Opportunities will be listed on Symplicity under the OCI tab as well as the JOBS tab. Please monitor both tabs (and your email) frequently as employers are registering on a rolling basis.
The OCI and Résumé Collect Programs will offer Summer 2021 recruitment opportunities for students who have, at a minimum, completed the full 1L curriculum by May 2021, and postgraduate opportunities for students who will complete their degree by May 2021. In the meantime, the Office of Career Services continues to be fully operational and in constant contact with employers to maximize opportunities at this time. Please continue to also closely monitor your email for any changes or updates. Timing will vary widely depending on practice setting, region, etc. You are encouraged to reach out to the Career Services Office at the earliest opportunity to review your individual needs, plans, and ideas.
Q: Can I still make an appointment with the Office of Career Services?
A: Students can make appointments with Career Services by calling the main phone number (315.443.1941, note that although your call might not be picked up right away, it will be returned). Or students can email the office's main email career@law.syr.edu or email individual counselors (below). Students also can make appointments in Symplicity under "Counseling Appointment" on your profile screen. Please indicate what type of appointment you would like (i.e., Zoom or phone) regardless of what method is used to schedule it. Be sure if selecting "phone" to include the best number to reach you.
- Sam Kasmarek kasmarek@law.syr.edu
- Kelly Capozzi ktbrant@law.syr.edu
Q The University has announced that all students must be tested for COVID-19 before they arrive on campus. What is the testing process, what is expected, and how do we submit results?
A: Please refer to this University memo, which includes information on the logistics of testing, the mail-in option, monitoring of the tests, and submitting the tests.
Q: With the COVID-19 pandemic Centro bus lines have changed their services. Will Centro be servicing the Law School, and if so are their hours changing
A: Please refer to this update from the Public Health and Emergency Management Subcommittee of the Fall 2020 Open Working Group. The University is establishing protocols for social distancing on all University-owned and University-sponsored means of group transportation, and it is coordinating with CENTRO. These new protocols include establishing maximum passenger counts for the SU Trolley and other means of University-sponsored group transportation; requiring all operators and passengers to wear a mask; installing hand sanitizer stations on all vehicles; and disinfecting vehicles on an enhanced schedule.
Q: How will you enforce social distancing and ensuring everyone is wearing a mask at all times?
A: There will be signage throughout Dineen Hall to remind all students of their obligations to wear their mask and observe social distancing measures. Please refer to this FAQ from the University’s Fall 2020 Open website, the official source of information about Syracuse University’s plans and important health and safety precautions for the fall semester (managed by the Fall 2020 Open Working Group).
In short, the University will require face masks or face coverings for all students, faculty, staff, and visitors while on campus, in the presence of others, and in public settings where social distancing measures are difficult to maintain. Full recommendations on social distancing in classrooms and lecture hall will be forthcoming.
Students will be required to sign a social contract agreeing to abide by these protocols and other safety precautions established by the University.
Q: Is there a plan for regular cleaning of the building?
A: Yes. We have both evening and weekend custodial coverage planned.
Q: Can students expect fall 2020 policies and changes to carry over to the spring semester?
A: It is too early to tell what will happen in the fall semester and what, if any, policies will materialize for the spring semester.
Q: How can a student take a rolling bag up four flights of stairs to get to class? Can the College just sort students into groups and allow them to use their lockers at a certain time?
A: All 1L students who plan to be in Dineen Hall for instruction this fall will receive their locker assignments during Orientation. Any 2L and 3L student who has requested a locker will receive their locker assignment from Assistant Director of Events and Facilities Sarah Valenti. Please note that students are responsible for their own locks.
By its nature, the locker area is a high-risk area in terms of possible virus transmission. You must wear a mask at all times when in the locker area. Moreover, you should not access your locker if doing so would place you within 6 feet of another individual in the area. You should access your lockers for periods not exceeding a few minutes per visit in deference to your peers.
It is strongly recommended that students use the lockers for daily storage of only that which is necessary to access on any given day. Long term storage of many or voluminous items is discouraged, given the possibility that the presence of COVID cases on campus could result in mandatory and rapid evacuation.
Q: What is the attendance policy for fall 2020?
A: The American Bar Association and the College of Law require that classes have attendance policies. The College of Law has historically left the details of each class’s attendance policy to the professional discretion of the course professor. Our practice will be the same for the fall semester. Students will be expected to attend class synchronously, regardless of the modality in which instruction is delivered, and to adhere to the attendance policy set forth in the course syllabus.
Q: Will registering changes for classes be phased in by classes like normally done?
A: No. All upper-class students will engage in add/drop transactions at the same time. This is no different than the add/drop periods in prior terms – the only difference in the process is that the schedule adjustment period has been accelerated to July in order in order to assist both students, in determining final course enrollments, and the College of Law, in ensuring that classrooms will comply with public health and University protocols.
Starting on Monday, July 13 at 12:00 pm EDT, you will have access to add or drop courses in MySlice. The Fall 2020 schedule of classes has been posted to the College of Law website at this link.
We encourage you to take this opportunity to review the schedule of classes, noting the online and in-building modalities, and adjust your schedule to fit your learning preferences.
If you have a hold on your student For the fall 2020 semester, all clubs and organizations should plan to meet via an online collaboration platform (e.g., Zoom). If it is necessary to meet in person, such meetings may be held in person but only between 7 p.m. and midnight, subject to room availability. Rooms must be reserved in advance via this form. In-person meetings shall be subject to the following rules:
- Meeting must start after 7 p.m. and end by midnight
- Rooms must be reserved in advance
- There can be no food or outside visitors
- Social distancing rules must apply and masks must be worn
- Room must be cleaned before leaving
Violations or any evidence of violation will result in revocation of privilege. Please contact the Office of Student Affairs for more information. Please also review the University's policies on in-person events, in compliance with recommendations from the Public Health Committee.
Q: How will the café work? We obviously have to take masks off to eat: will the whole café be shut even for students who bring their lunches?
A: The café will be open for students to eat their lunch subject to social distancing guidelines and space availability from 8 am until 9 am and again from 11 am until 1 pm Monday through Friday. First-come, first-serve will apply. The café will be closed at all other times for cleaning, disinfecting and preparing for the following day’s and week’s operations. Except in the Neporent Café and in the Melanie Gray Courtroom, no food will be allowed. Beverage containers with a lid are permitted. Additional food options can be found here.
Q: What are my options for purchasing hard copy textbooks?
A: The Bookstore is limiting the amount of students in its store. It is strongly recommended that students place a web order for their books and either pick up at the store or the store is offering free delivery to Henry Street and a flat domestic shipping fee of $6.95.
Q: How do I purchase a parking permits?
A: Students should contact Parking and Transit Services to ask how to obtain a parking permit.
Q. Will COVID-19 impact the OCI and Résumé Collect Program this August?
A: Yes. Based on conversations with employer partners, most have postponed their recruitment until January 2021. The likely start date of the On-Campus Interview (OCI) program will be Jan. 25, 2021. However, some employers wish to recruit as scheduled through the Résumé Collect program and will be holding off-site and/or virtual interviews this fall. Opportunities will be listed on Symplicity under the OCI tab as well as the JOBS tab. Please monitor both tabs (and your email) frequently as employers are registering on a rolling basis.
The OCI and Résumé Collect Programs will offer Summer 2021 recruitment opportunities for students who have, at a minimum, completed the full 1L curriculum by May 2021, and postgraduate opportunities for students who will complete their degree by May 2021. In the meantime, the Office of Career Services continues to be fully operational and in constant contact with employers to maximize opportunities at this time. Please continue to also closely monitor your email for any changes or updates. Timing will vary widely depending on practice setting, region, etc. You are encouraged to reach out to the Career Services Office at the earliest opportunity to review your individual needs, plans, and ideas.
Q: With the COVID-19 pandemic Centro bus lines have changed their services. Will Centro be servicing the Law School, and if so are their hours changing
A: Please refer to this update from the Public Health and Emergency Management Subcommittee of the Fall 2020 Open Working Group. The University is establishing protocols for social distancing on all University-owned and University-sponsored means of group transportation, and it is coordinating with CENTRO. These new protocols include establishing maximum passenger counts for the SU Trolley and other means of University-sponsored group transportation; requiring all operators and passengers to wear a mask; installing hand sanitizer stations on all vehicles; and disinfecting vehicles on an enhanced schedule.
Q: How will you enforce social distancing and ensuring everyone is wearing a mask at all times?
A: There will be signage throughout Dineen Hall to remind all students of their obligations to wear their mask and observe social distancing measures. Please refer to this FAQ from the University’s Fall 2020 Open website, the official source of information about Syracuse University’s plans and important health and safety precautions for the fall semester (managed by the Fall 2020 Open Working Group).
In short, the University will require face masks or face coverings for all students, faculty, staff, and visitors while on campus, in the presence of others, and in public settings where social distancing measures are difficult to maintain. Full recommendations on social distancing in classrooms and lecture hall will be forthcoming.
Students will be required to sign a social contract agreeing to abide by these protocols and other safety precautions established by the University.
Q: Is there a plan for regular cleaning of the building?
A: Yes. We have both evening and weekend custodial coverage planned.
Q: Can students expect fall 2020 policies and changes to carry over to the spring semester?
A: It is too early to tell what will happen in the fall semester and what, if any, policies will materialize for the spring semester.
Q: How can a student take a rolling bag up four flights of stairs to get to class? Can the College just sort students into groups and allow them to use their lockers at a certain time?
A: All 1L students who plan to be in Dineen Hall for instruction this fall will receive their locker assignments during Orientation. Any 2L and 3L student who has requested a locker will receive their locker assignment from Assistant Director of Events and Facilities Sarah Valenti. Please note that students are responsible for their own locks.
By its nature, the locker area is a high-risk area in terms of possible virus transmission. You must wear a mask at all times when in the locker area. Moreover, you should not access your locker if doing so would place you within 6 feet of another individual in the area. You should access your lockers for periods not exceeding a few minutes per visit in deference to your peers.
It is strongly recommended that students use the lockers for daily storage of only that which is necessary to access on any given day. Long term storage of many or voluminous items is discouraged, given the possibility that the presence of COVID cases on campus could result in mandatory and rapid evacuation.
Q: What is the attendance policy for fall 2020?
A: The American Bar Association and the College of Law require that classes have attendance policies. The College of Law has historically left the details of each class’s attendance policy to the professional discretion of the course professor. Our practice will be the same for the fall semester. Students will be expected to attend class synchronously, regardless of the modality in which instruction is delivered, and to adhere to the attendance policy set forth in the course syllabus.
Q: Will registering changes for classes be phased in by classes like normally done?
A: No. All upper-class students will engage in add/drop transactions at the same time. This is no different than the add/drop periods in prior terms – the only difference in the process is that the schedule adjustment period has been accelerated to July in order in order to assist both students, in determining final course enrollments, and the College of Law, in ensuring that classrooms will comply with public health and University protocols.
Starting on Monday, July 13 at 12:00 pm EDT, you will have access to add or drop courses in MySlice. The Fall 2020 schedule of classes has been posted to the College of Law website at this link.
We encourage you to take this opportunity to review the schedule of classes, noting the online and in-building modalities, and adjust your schedule to fit your learning preferences.
If you have a hold on your student account (ie Bursar, Health Office, Parking, etc), you will need to have it cleared by the office/area that set it before you will be able to adjust your schedule. Please note that the College of Law Registrar’s Office cannot clear holds on your behalf, so you will need to contact the other office directly. It is in your best interest to have any account holds cleared before the schedule adjustment period ends. You will have access to adjust your Fall 2020 schedule yourself in MySlice until 11:59 pm EDT on Friday, July 24.
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A: There will be classes on Fridays. Please refer to the Fall Schedule.
Q: Will Midterms be in person or online?
A: The modality of the midterms will depend on the modality of the course and the judgment of the professor.
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Can I still make an appointment with the Office of Career Services?
A: The Public Health and Emergency Management Subcommittee of the Fall 2020 Open Working Group recommends that faculty not meet physically with students in confined spaces. Instead, faculty will hold office hours either outside of their office (where six feet of distance can be maintained) or by leveraging a technology solution.
Students should make arrangements with their professors to schedule an office visit. Professors may also schedule open office hours in blocks of time. Please plan to consult with your professor.
Q: How will club events work?
A: For the fall 2020 semester, all clubs and organizations should plan to meet via an online collaboration platform (e.g., Zoom). If it is necessary to meet in person, such meetings may be held in person but only between 7 p.m. and midnight, subject to room availability. Rooms must be reserved in advance via this form. In-person meetings shall be subject to the following rules:
- Meeting must start after 7 p.m. and end by midnight
- Rooms must be reserved in advance
- There can be no food or outside visitors
- Social distancing rules must apply and masks must be worn
- Room must be cleaned before leaving
Violations or any evidence of violation will result in revocation of privilege. Please contact the Office of Student Affairs for more information. Please also review the University's policies on in-person events, in compliance with recommendations from the Public Health Committee.
Q: How will the café work? We obviously have to take masks off to eat: will the whole café be shut even for students who bring their lunches?
A: The café will be open for students to eat their lunch subject to social distancing guidelines and space availability from 8 am until 9 am and again from 11 am until 1 pm Monday through Friday. First-come, first-serve will apply. The café will be closed at all other times for cleaning, disinfecting and preparing for the following day’s and week’s operations. Except in the Neporent Café and in the Melanie Gray Courtroom, no food will be allowed. Beverage containers with a lid are permitted. Additional food options can be found here.Students can make appointments with Career Services by calling the main phone number (315.443.1941, note that although your call might not be picked up right away, it will be returned). Or students can email the office's main email career@law.syr.edu or email individual counselors (below). Students also can make appointments in Symplicity under "Counseling Appointment" on your profile screen. Please indicate what type of appointment you would like (i.e., Zoom or phone) regardless of what method is used to schedule it. Be sure if selecting "phone" to include the best number to reach you.
- Sam Kasmarek kasmarek@law.syr.edu
- Kelly Capozzi ktbrant@law.syr.edu