Syverud retiring in June 2026

[AZOrange]

Yup. I understand he very much cares about them because he knows how important they are to the students we want attending the school. Obviously it’s not unlimited money but very few places are.

We’ve basically become the only big time sports university in the northeast outside of Penn State. And we’ve done a great job recruiting students from the west coast and Southeast to backfill from the traditional grounds. I think some of the metrics have suffered as we’ve prioritized full paying students and different geographical areas.

I wasn’t aware at the time but apparently SU had a very poor year in terms of projected acceptances. When they didn’t hit their projections they went back out into the market and flooded the zone with increased financial aid. Apparently they threw the whole college acceptance and financial aid market into a tizzy. My friends out here relayed it to me as they have kids applying this year.

 

[AZOrange]

What about a scrap yard ceo….

Like I said…put me in there and AW can be my wingman

 

[Hawknate144]

I wasn’t aware at the time but apparently SU had a very poor year in terms of projected acceptances. When they didn’t hit their projections they went back out into the market and flooded the zone with increased financial aid. Apparently they threw the whole college acceptance and financial aid market into a tizzy. My friends out here relayed it to me as they have kids applying this year.

yeah this did happen, my guess is that Syracuse has an internal algorithim that attempts to predict how many acceptances will enroll, this algorithim was wrong for last year, or more correctly, it didnt adjust for that fact that kids are just applying to schools to say they applied to schools, with little to no actual real interest, the equation said this many people will enroll, that number ended up being quite a bit lower than predicted and they figured that its better to get partial tuition money if they offer lots of aid to some kids than 0 tuition money if they don't, it also looks really scummy to the kids already enrolled

 

[MSOrange]

Doubtful Kent will be interested. I heard he wants to go back and teach law and has been been teaching a course in the SU Law School. I just checked and he currently is listed as being on the faculty of the law school. I wonder if he and his wife are going to stay in Syracuse and teach. He did say they are going to stay as part of the Syracuse community. He probably could get a teaching job at a more highly rated law school if he wanted it.

The president of my alma mater actually just made a similar move and stepped down to go back to teaching law to finish his career as that was what he really enjoys, so I wouldn't be shocked to see him do that.

 

[FloridaCuse]

I wasn’t aware at the time but apparently SU had a very poor year in terms of projected acceptances. When they didn’t hit their projections they went back out into the market and flooded the zone with increased financial aid. Apparently they threw the whole college acceptance and financial aid market into a tizzy. My friends out here relayed it to me as they have kids applying this year.

There was a fairly negative article about this in the New York Times a few months ago. It did not make Syracuse look good.

 

[mikemorg]

Wasn’t sure jf this deserved its own thread. Pretty embarrassing article in today’s NY Times.

Why Did Syracuse Offer $200,000 Deals to Teens Who Had Turned It Down?

The university seems to have misjudged what some families would pay. Next year, maybe applicants should play their own game of chicken with such schools.

www.nytimes.com

 

[FloridaCuse]

The date of the NYTimes article is June 14, 2025.

 

[Oakland]

Doubtful Kent will be interested. I heard he wants to go back and teach law and has been been teaching a course in the SU Law School. I just checked and he currently is listed as being on the faculty of the law school. I wonder if he and his wife are going to stay in Syracuse and teach. He did say they are going to stay as part of the Syracuse community. He probably could get a teaching job at a more highly rated law school if he wanted it.

The guy is 69 years old. Maybe he just wants to retire.

 

[orangefog]

The guy is 69 years old. Maybe he just wants to retire.

 

[HtownOrange]

The guy is 69 years old. Maybe he just wants to retire.

You know the rules, Oakland. Common sense, good judgement, and practicality have no place on a college fan site.

 

[AZOrange]

The date of the NYTimes article is June 14, 2025.

Have to think some of this is part of it

 

[Cusefan95]

I agree regarding pottery is a difficult way to earn a living like in most art fields. However ceramic engineering is a worthy major and have good jobs in the biomedical, aerospace, electronics, automotive fields etc.

Totally agree. One of the trends I’ve been involved in over the last 30 years is conversion of high wear metal components with ceramics. There’s a huge amount of engineering involved to develop wear resistant ceramics that are durable enough to handle the same applications as something like stainless steel. It’s an area I know enough about to know I don’t know much. I just count on technical folks - usually with ceramics engineering degrees - who are far more knowledgeable than me to provide recommendations on what to use.

I didn’t know a SUNY school had that as a major - but having it isn’t a problem. It means they were ahead of the curve since it’s still a growth area.

 

[oldpinepoint]

Totally agree. One of the trends I’ve been involved in over the last 30 years is conversion of high wear metal components with ceramics. There’s a huge amount of engineering involved to develop wear resistant ceramics that are durable enough to handle the same applications as something like stainless steel. It’s an area I know enough about to know I don’t know much. I just count on technical folks - usually with ceramics engineering degrees - who are far more knowledgeable than me to provide recommendations on what to use.

I didn’t know a SUNY school had that as a major - but having it isn’t a problem. It means they were ahead of the curve since it’s still a growth area.

Yes it’s SUNY but it’s at Alfred University. It’s only 1 of 3 programs in the entire US. I think it’s a good model for Syracuse.

 

[longtimefan]

Totally agree. One of the trends I’ve been involved in over the last 30 years is conversion of high wear metal components with ceramics. There’s a huge amount of engineering involved to develop wear resistant ceramics that are durable enough to handle the same applications as something like stainless steel. It’s an area I know enough about to know I don’t know much. I just count on technical folks - usually with ceramics engineering degrees - who are far more knowledgeable than me to provide recommendations on what to use.

I didn’t know a SUNY school had that as a major - but having it isn’t a problem. It means they were ahead of the curve since it’s still a growth area.

They have worked with Corning Glass in materials science for quite a while.

 

[Forza Azzurri]

The president of my alma mater actually just made a similar move and stepped down to go back to teaching law to finish his career as that was what he really enjoys, so I wouldn't be shocked to see him do that.

Go figure.

I had no idea you went to Faber.

 

[Stevenson]

Kent has been an embarrassment. I attended in the 80s and my son did recently. They say you don’t want to know how the sausage is being made. I know.

Love my Orangeman, but I recommend the school to no one, except a Newhouse candidate.

 

[Nick44]

My vote is for Rob Konrad and Kevin Rogers. Oh wait, wrong thread.

 

[TommyA13]

I know I’m a little late here, but who are some candidates you guys would like to see be mentioned as the next potential Chancellor?

 

[dan7800]

yeah this did happen, my guess is that Syracuse has an internal algorithim that attempts to predict how many acceptances will enroll, this algorithim was wrong for last year, or more correctly, it didnt adjust for that fact that kids are just applying to schools to say they applied to schools, with little to no actual real interest, the equation said this many people will enroll, that number ended up being quite a bit lower than predicted and they figured that its better to get partial tuition money if they offer lots of aid to some kids than 0 tuition money if they don't, it also looks really scummy to the kids already enrolled

This happened to several private schools in upstate NY. Couple this with a general population decline and the laws that changed ~5 years ago, and it made things really tough for private schools in NY.

I am aware of cutbacks (hiring etc...) at SU in at least a few groups.

 

[elimunelson]

Kent has been an embarrassment. I attended in the 80s and my son did recently. They say you don’t want to know how the sausage is being made. I know.

Love my Orangeman, but I recommend the school to no one, except a Newhouse candidate.

I only went to SU because of Newhouse so I get it but to say he’s an embarrassment is a bit much

Our issue is existential more than structural. Can we get kids to spend 90k per to go to CNY vs Athens Georgia or somewhere w better sorority rush videos

The instagramization of the SEC has hurt us. Like I said upstream the athletics can only help w our image but we need great coaches to accomplish that

My kids didn’t even consider SU as an option and both my wife and I are alum. Neither wants communications and the other depts are subpar to where they are going,

 

[oldpinepoint]

My kid is 7, SU isn’t an option because of the cost today not even considering what it will be in 10 years. My best guess is at some point down the line, it will get rolled into the SUNY system. Not anytime soon but I think it’s heading in that direction.

 

[elimunelson]

My kid is 7, SU isn’t an option because of the cost today not even considering what it will be in 10 years. My best guess is at some point down the line, it will get rolled into the SUNY system. Not anytime soon but I think it’s heading in that direction.

I will add the way they tried to re negotiate w students when they misread enrollment was pretty low budget for a school of its reputation.

Laughable really.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

SU Board of Trustees announces chancellor search committee members

Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees announced the members of the search committee tasked with selecting SU’s next chancellor.

dailyorange.com

 

[IthacaMatt]

I will add the way they tried to re negotiate w students when they misread enrollment was pretty low budget for a school of its reputation.

Laughable really.

Well, to be fair, Trump's immigration policies killed international student enrollment. It affected many schools, not just SU.

 

[llandz]

Syverud is just plain old retiring. Nothing behind any of this. They have been working on rehabbing a cabin they own in Michigan into their retirement home. One of his kids lives nearby. Possible he or Dr. Chen will teach a course at U of Michigan since that is near where they will be living.