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Governor’s 10-point NYS on PAUSE plan EXTENDED

April 1, 2020

Update: Governor Cuomo has directed the state nonessential workforce to continue to work from home for an additional two weeks through April 15th. In-person workforce restrictions, which have been implemented through various executive orders are also extended until April 15th. Statewide school closures are extended by two weeks until April 15. Governor Andrew M…

DPS to Reduce Services Effective Immediately

March 20, 2020

With growing concerns over the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), effective immediately, the Syracuse University Department of Public Safety (DPS) is taking additional steps recommended by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the New York State Department of Health to promote social distancing and to reduce in-person contact. This will mean the reduction of some…

Frequently Asked Questions about the Coronavirus

March 3, 2020

The first case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in New York state and the second death in the United States caused by the virus were recently confirmed. These developments, combined with news over the weekend of the pace at which the virus is spreading, have understandably been cause for concern among members of the Syracuse University…

Public Safety Update: Robbery at Huntington Hall

January 27, 2020

On Monday, January 27, 2020, at approximately 7:15 p.m., a student contacted the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to report a robbery. The student says the incident happened at 6:30 p.m., when the suspect – an unknown male – approached the student asking to borrow money because his car ran out of gas. As the…

Public Safety Notice: Robbery

January 27, 2020

On Monday, January 27th, 2020 at approximately 6:30 p.m., DPS received a report of a robbery that occurred at Huntington Hall. The Syracuse Police Department and the Department of Public Safety are on the scene and investigating this incident. We ask that you stay away from the area, at this time and that you call…

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