Study Breaks in the Dining Hall!

Need a snack to fuel your finals studying??

The Dining Centers will host Study Breaks from 9:30pm-Midnight from Monday, 12/14 - Thursday, 12/17 and Sunday, 12/20.

Share Your Experience in Six Words

Reflect on your experience at SU this past semester in a six word sentence and you could win a gift certificate to the bookstore!

Entries are due to ahiralal@syr.edu by 5pm on December 21, 2009

The top three winners will be featured on the ORL Academic Initiatives website!!!

**The Six Words Reflection is adapted from Smith Magazine’s Six-Word Memoirs project and Newsweek’s Six Words**

Requests to Stay Late Due Tomorrow 12/9 !!!

If you need to stay later than 24 hours past the end of your last final, you ABSOLUTELY NEED TO SUBMIT a Request to Stay Late by TOMORROW, Wednesday 12/9!

Please see this post for information on where to get it.



Don't let the hands of procrastination tickle you into surprise!

Basketball Party on Thursday!

This Thursday, December 10th, in the Haven Lounge, there will be a gaggle of people watching SU bring down Florida! Come out also for free pizza and wings!

You need to be out 24 hours after your last final

Below are the important highlights from a more detailed email you should have received and read multiple times:

Residence Hall Closing
- H2W (as with all residence halls) will close for semester break promptly at 12 noon, Tuesday, December 22, 2009. This time reflects the absolute last moment you can be in the residence halls so please plan to be out by at least 11 AM to make it easier on yourself and us.

- All residents must leave within 24 hours of their last final exam or by 12 noon, Tuesday, December 22, whichever comes first.

- If you have extenuating circumstances requiring you to remain on-campus longer than 24 hours after your last final, you must complete a ‘Request to Stay Late’ form and return it to your residence hall’s main desk by 5 p.m., Wednesday, December 9.

To obtain a Request to Stay Late Form, you can:
-------- click here to generate an email message to request a form
-------- send an email to emnestor@syr.edu with the subject heading saying exactly “Stay Late Request.”
-------- pick up a form at your residence hall main desk between December 3 – 9, 2009 (there are a limited number of forms via this method).

Once you get the form, fill it out and hand it in at the Main Desk by 5 PM, Dec 9. If you do not complete a Request to Stay Late Form by the deadline, you will be asked to leave the residence hall 24 hours after your last final, or 12 noon, December 22, whichever comes first.

If you need to remain at a location past 12 Noon, Tuesday, December 22, you are welcome to stay at the Schine Student Center, Goldstein Student Center, or Marshall Square Mall. There is ample seating located in each of these areas where to may wait for a ride, bus, or taxi.


Quiet Hours
24-hour quiet hours will begin at 9 pm, Monday December 14, and will continue until the building closes.


Departure Information
Take all items that you will during the winter break as the residence halls will not re-open until 12 noon, Saturday, January 16, 2010.

Prior to your departure please be sure to complete the following items:
1. Donate unwanted items (clothing and unopened food) to the “Ten Tons of Love Winter” boxes your residence hall lobby December 11 - 22.
2. Unplug all electrical appliances, including refrigerators, computers, and televisions. Please empty, clean, and defrost your refrigerator. Be sure to keep the refrigerator door open.
3. Turn off all lights.
4. Remove all trash and recyclable items to the designated location on your floor. Blue recycling bins must be left in your room.
5. Close and lock all windows and security screens (where applicable). Curtains should be left open (except for residents on a ground floor, whom should close their curtains).
6. Remove all holiday decorations.
7. Lock your room door.

Thank you for your cooperation. Please note that after your departure, Office of Residence Life staff will be checking all rooms to ensure that these items were completed. The Office of Residence Life staff, as per the direction of the Safety Office, will unplug any appliances left plugged in outlets and will resolve any conditions that contribute to a safety violation(s).

Please contact Bill (wmwalsh@syr.edu) or Beth (eabeemer@syr.edu) if you have any questions.

some kids don't get presents...

Won't you spare a few dollars to help us buy some really cool gifts for the kids down at the Boys and Girls Club??

Just stop by the table in the lobby between 5 - 7 PM or see your RA for more details.

Alternative Spring Break is almost full...

The trip is open to all SU and ESF students living in on-campus housing. The application is available online at http://orl.syr.edu/code/civicEng/ and is due via email to Jenni Greeno (jsgreeno@syr.edu) by Monday, December 14, 2009.

For the original post (and more details) see here.

Want to be an RA?

Updated 12/3/09!

Interested in joining the Office of Residence Life as an RA in the summer and/or ‘09-’10 academic year?

The Spring RA selection process is open to all students (including first-years) and quickly approaching. The first step is to come out to one of the many information sessions held at residence halls around campus. The session hosted by H2W is happening next week (if you can't attend, see further below)!

H2W RA Selection Process Info Session
Friday Dec 11
3 p.m. in the Haven Lounge


More important information:

- Application available online at http://orl.syr.edu/ra

- Applications will be available on December 7, 2009 and will be due by 3 pm on Tuesday January 26, 2010 at 3:00 pm. Please submit your applications electronically.

- Please save the dates of February 19 and 20. Your individual interviews will take place on one of those two dates. You will be contacted about a specific date and time at a later date.


AND lastly, if you can't make it out to the H2W session, you can go to one of the following information sessions to get more information about the RA selection process:

Wednesday 12/2
- Lawrinson 2nd floor lounge at 9 pm. Contact person Cari Urabe at churabe@syr.edu.

Monday 12/7
- Flint Classroom at 9 pm. Contact person is Kim max at kamax@syr.edu
- Dellplain Main Lounge at 8:30 pm. Contact person is Brian Hopkins at bthopkin@syr.edu.


Tuesday 12/8
- Kimmel Lounge at 8 pm. Contact person is Issata Saccoh at isaccoh@syr.edu.
- Day Lounge at 8 pm. Contact person is Brad Stalter at bcstalte@syr.edu.
- Shaw hall classroom 029A at 9:00 pm. Contact person is Michelle Shea at mmshea@syr.edu.

Wednesday 12/9
- Ernie Davis Lounge at 5 pm. Contact person is Idriss Njike at hnjike@syr.edu.
- Sadler Classroom at 5:30 pm. Contact person is Jenni Greeno at jsgreeno@syr.edu.
- The Office of Residence Life Conference Room. 111 Waverly Ave. Suite 200 at 5 pm. Contact person is Kim Williams at knwillia@syr.edu.
- Skyhall 2 lounge at 7 pm. Contact person Megan Hockert at mahocker@syr.edu.
- Watson North Lounge at 9:00 pm. Contact person is Jeniffer Smith at jrsmit07@syr.edu.


Thursday 12/10
- Boland Main Lounge at 4:30 pm. Contact persons are Michael Kavulic at makavuli@syr.edu or Jeffrey Carroll at jscarrol@syr.edu.
- Goldstein Student Center room 201 A at 7:30 pm. Contact person Keith Shults at keshults@syr.edu.

Friday 12/11
- Haven Main Lounge at 3 pm. Contact person William Walsh at wmwalsh@syr.edu.