Syracuse University’s Student Association announced on Monday that it would host an event to help students navigate the local rent market and cover financial issues such as taxes and loans.

Chris Yin, a senior information management technology major and SA’s director of technology, organized the initiative called “Senior Scaries.” The event is scheduled for April 9 to 12 and Yin said the programming seeks to highlight on-campus resources that students might not realize they have.

SA will partner with the Office of Financial Literacy, Office of Alumni Engagement, Health Services, Blackstone LaunchPad and SU Ambulance to host events throughout the week. Each organization has a designated day during which they will present resources pertaining to housing, healthcare, finances and professional topics.

“I think Syracuse does a really good job at preparing us for our careers, but I think it’s really lacking in how to prepare us in the non-career stuff,” Yin said. “The school has the resources on campus that students don’t know about. We are trying to raise awareness.”

While the event will target matriculating seniors, it’ll be open to all SU students.

New York real estate agency Cooper and Cooper will kick off Senior Scaries next Tuesday with representatives giving a talk about finding housing and navigating the rent market. That event is meant to raise awareness of Senior Scaries, which will begin the next week.   

The first events that Monday will focus on helping students find an apartment. Tuesday’s events will focus on mental and physical health and healthcare, Wednesday’s events will cover financial issues such as taxes and student loans and Thursday’s events will cover networking and other professional subjects.

Other business

SA’s Judicial Review Board was called to review a special election held on February 26, during which members were elected to the organization’s finance board. The review board met to discuss a complaint that had been made by a finance board candidate regarding a negative personal recommendation.

Vishwash Paul, a freshman economics major who recently joined the JRB, delivered the report.

According to the complaint, SA comptroller Cierra Britton interviewed a candidate and did not recommend them to the assembly, who votes on whether or not to elect the candidate to the JRB. The candidate alleged that Britton withheld her recommendation for personal reasons.

The Judicial Review Board concluded that there was no wrongdoing in regard to the personal recommendation and decided that the results of the election would stand.

SA Vice President Angie Pati also gave an update on the proposed peer listening service, an initiative that would offer support for students who are dealing with stressful situations. The listening service would allow students to anonymously discuss difficult situations with peers trained in active listening.

“We are looking at fall 2019 or spring 2020,” Pati said. “There’s nothing like this on campus and students have shown that they want it.”

Published on March 26, 2018 at 11:48 pm

Contact Ryan: rarozenb@syr.edu