GitHub repository and project permissions are best managed with GitHub Teams.  if you have been given a Team name to join follow these steps.

• Navigate to the Syracuse University Organization.
• Select the "Teams" tab from the row of available options near the top of the page.
• Search for the Team you would like to be a member of.
• Select the Team, and click the "Request to join" button to send an access request to the Team Maintainers.
  
• An Team Maintainer will now be able to review your request to join and will approve or deny based on their discretion.