The Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge is about school communities and student bodies joining together to try and get the most people outside and active. Outdoor Nation has selected colleges and universities across the United States to engage in the 2016 Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge, running through Oct. 15. The school that gets the most people outdoors and documenting those experiences will win the National Outdoor Championship.
Check out the website: www.oncampuschallenge.org/.
A website showcasing the extensive inventory of diversity and inclusion programs and activities on campus has been created by the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion. UC Dean Bea Gonzalez is a key member of the committee, which promotes a diverse and inclusive learning community on campus. This website fulfills recommendations by several committees and campus groups, including Express Yourself Diversity and Inclusion committee and the Senate Community on Diversity. View website.
U.S. executives acknowledge that applicants are often lacking the “soft skills” necessary for the modern American workplace. UC’s Bachelor of Professional Studies in Creative Leadership addresses those skills—and offers 50% off tuition scholarships for NYS residents!
Soft skills like communication, critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration are important in the global workplace, but are hard to find in today’s workforce. SU’s Bachelor of Professional Studies degree in Creative Leadership can be earned part time. Read more about the soft skills gap and consider the benefits of a BPS degree. It’s an affordable and practical option for today’s professional.
Close to 60 executives attended the Blue Courage training session held at Syracuse University on June 8. Officers and law enforcement officials from across Upstate New York, including Secret Service agents, New York State police, and members of the Department of Defense, learned how to address personal challenges associated with their jobs.
Blue Courage is a leadership development workshop designed for all levels of the law enforcement. The session is designed to address many of the personal challenges officers face such as cynicism, relationships, identity, integrity, health, and stress issues. The program teaches skills for self-improvement, critical thinking, open mindedness, respect and intellectual curiosity. Officers explored their moral compass and discussed how to act in a variety of circumstances that ensures justice and fairness and results in legitimacy and procedural justice.
“As part of Syracuse University’s commitment to our community and beyond, hosting the Blue Courage Executive Overview offered law enforcement leaders from around New York State an opportunity to learn about principle and value-focused training which highlights the emotional and spiritual wellbeing of police officers,” said Tony Callisto, SU’s senior vice president and chief law enforcement officer.
“We intend to continue our relationship with Blue Courage and with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, in offering the Blue Courage program to our own law enforcement officers within the Department of Public Safety, but also to line and supervisory officers in the various law enforcement agencies around the region,” he said.
Callisto believes that targeted training will help officers in their own emotional and professional growth, which in turn will improve their relationships and interactions with the communities that they protect and serve.
The program was a partnership between University College, the Department of Public Safety, and the Office of Government and Community Relations.
For more information, contact Andrea Willis at 315-443-5241 or ajgerman@uc.syr.edu.
