Chancellor Kent Syverud, other university leaders to attend Hendricks Chapel event
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University administrators will engage with campus community members following the publication of a second Theta Tau video. Pictured above is the second Hendricks Chapel forum that was held on Wednesday.
Chancellor Kent Syverud has announced that he and other Syracuse University administrators will be available following a Sunday night convocation at Hendricks Chapel to address the university community’s concerns following The Daily Orange’s publication of a video on Saturday showing people in Theta Tau’s house miming the sexual assault of a person with disabilities.
“I am deeply concerned about how the continuing exposure to hateful videos is causing further hurt and distress to members of our campus community who are still dealing with the last public display of bigotry and hatred,” Syverud said in campus-wide email on Sunday morning, sent just before noon.
Hendricks Chapel Dean Brian Konkol will host a convocation in the chapel Sunday night at 7 p.m., and officials will be available to engage with members of the campus community after the convocation until 9:30 p.m., Syverud said.
Two forums were held in Hendricks on Wednesday after Syverud announced Theta Tau’s initial suspension. The chancellor spoke at the first forum on Wednesday afternoon, but did not attend the second forum that night. Students at the second forum criticized Syverud for his absence.
The chancellor apologized for missing the forum at a protest in Schine Student Center on Friday morning. But in multiple interviews with The Daily Orange, Syverud has declined to elaborate on why he missed the second forum.
According to Syverud’s email, the following administrators will attend the Hendricks meeting on Sunday:
- Chancellor Kent Syverud
- Dean of Students Robert Hradsky
- Disability Cultural Center Director and Co-Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Council Diane Wiener
- Associate Vice President Colleen Bench
- Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff Candace Campbell Jackson
- Special Assistant and Co-Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Council Barry L. Wells
- Department of Public Safety Chief Bobby Maldonado
Syverud on Sunday morning responded to The Daily Orange’s publication of a video on Saturday showing people in Theta Tau’s house miming the sexual assault of a person with disabilities.
The chancellor said he was concerned that the continuing exposure to video content of “hateful videos” is causing “further hurt and distress” to the university’s community.
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Published on April 22, 2018 at 12:26 pm
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