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Eric Nest orAssistant Director

Office of Residence LifeSout h Campus

Your South Campus Residence Life St aff

The Office of Residence

Life (ORL) welcomes

you to the South Campus

community for the 2012

– 2013 academic year!We hope that your move

into your apartment goes

smoothly.

The South Campus

apartment environment

is unique on campus in

that it provides you with

an opportunity to live

more independently than

in a residence hall while still providing the amenities

of living on-campus. Please review the following

information as it is designed to be a resource for you

in this process.

My office is located in the Goldstein Student Center,

room 206. Stop by sometime so I can get to know

you. Below is a little information about me:

Education: M.S., College Student Personnel,

Shippensburg University; B.A., History,

Shippensburg University

Involvement in ORL: Oversee residence life

operations and technology; Community Committee

(Co-Chair); Liaison to Office of Judicial Affairs and

Maxient judicial system

I have worked in ORL at SU since 1998, am

married, and have three beautiful daughters. I am an

avid college football, Miami Dolphins, and SUMen’s Basketball fan.

Best wishes for a great year! Go Orange! 

Feel free to connect with me:

Blog: ericmnestor.com 

Email: emnestor@syr.edu 

RESIDENCE LIFEBoth the South Campus Housing Office and the

South Campus Office of Residence Life are located

in the Goldstein Student Center (GSC). If you have

questions about your housing, meal plans, or keys,

please visit the SC Housing Office in GSC room210. The SC Housing Office is located across from

South Campus Express convenience store.

If you have questions about roommates, adjustment

to college or apartment living, want to find ways to

get involved at SU, or have other concerns, please

visit the South Campus Office of Residence Life

(SC ORL) in the GSC room 206. The entrance to

our office is the double doors facing the staircase to

the fitness and laundry facilities. The SC ORL staff 

are ready and prepared to assist you. While you are

here, check-out our digital media sign, which is

updated monthly to include important information

you might like to know.

Please take a few minutes to get to know your Office

of Residence Life staff and the important

information of which you should be aware as you

move in to your apartment.

This information in this packet will help you to get

connected and learn more about living on South

Campus.

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Brad Stalter Residence Direct or

Ryan Gavigan Assistant Residence

Director

Erica Moorer Assistant Residence

Director

STAFF 

BRAD STALTER

Brad oversees our

Chinook, Farm Acre,

Lambreth, Small, andWinding Ridge

apartments.

Education: M.Ed.,

College Student Affairs,

University of South

Florida; B.S., Sport,

Fitness, & Leisure

Studies, Salem State

College

Hometown: Asuchnet, MA

Involvement in ORL: NRHH Advisor, SCOPE (Co-

Advisor), RA Selection Committee

Brad has worked in ORL since 2006, is originally

from SE Massachusetts, and loves Boston sports.

Brad is an avid fly fisher, enjoys being in the

wilderness, loves to travel and hopes to backpack 

through Europe and see the Tour De France!

Email Brad at bcstalte@syr.edu. 

RYAN GAVIGAN

Ryan works with our

apartment in Chinook,

Farm Acre, Lambreth,

Small, and Winding

Ridge.

Education: B.A.,

Government, Georgetown

University

Hometown: Vineland,

NJ

Involvement in ORL: Safety Committee (Co-Chair),

S.C.O.P.E. (Co-Advisor)

Ryan has worked in ORL since 2011. He is a huge

theater fan who enjoys cooking and exploring new

recipes in his spare time.

Email Ryan at rkgaviga@syr.edu. 

ERICA MOORER

Erica works with our apartments in Chinook, Farm

Acre, Lambreth, Small,

and Winding Ridge.

Education: Pursing amaster’s degree in

Student Affairs

Counseling; B.A.,

International Relations,

Oakland University

Hometown: Waterford,

MI

Involvement in ORL:Underrepresented RAs

United (Co-Chair), SCOPE (Co-Advisor), Main

Desk Assistant Selection Committee, Inclusivity

Committee

Erica has worked in ORL since 2010. In her spare

time, she likes to bake cupcakes and travel with

friends. Erica loves opportunities to try new things.

Email Erica at ecmoorer@syr.edu. 

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Jake PuusaluAssistant Residence

Director

Melinda SecorAdministrative Specialist

NOURA ALLEN

Noura oversees the Slocum Heights apartments and

the Skyhalls.

Education: M.S.Ed.,

Educational Foundations,

Old Dominion

University; B.S.,

Psychology, Virginia

Commonwealth

University

Hometown: Danville,

VA

Involvement in ORL:

Residence EducationCommittee and Learning Committee

Noura is entering her first year at Syracuse

University. She is originally from Danville, VA, a

small city in south central Virginia. She is also a

proud member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.

In her spare time you can find Noura listening to live

music, playing drums, or watching the Oakland

Raiders.

Email Noura at noallen@syr.edu. 

JAKE PUUSALU 

Jake works with the

Slocum Heights

apartments and the

Skyhalls.

Education: B.S., PublicHealth, Syracuse

University

Hometown: Chemung,

NY

Involvement in ORL:

Safety Committee, Main

Desk Assistant Selection Committee

Email Jake at  jtpuusal@syr.edu. 

MELINDA SECOR 

Melinda is the

administrative specialist

for the South Campus

Office of Residence Life.

She is often the first

person you will see when

you visit us.

Involvement in ORL:

Community Committee

Melinda enjoys fun withfamily, good films and

books, good friends, and

her cats, Tom-cat and Miss Kitty.

Email Melinda at mlsecor@syr.edu. 

Noura Allen Residence Direct or

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CAMPUS

#SOCIALLIKE US,

South Campus is everywhere! Stay up to date with

South Campus information, announcements, and

events and engage us in conversations. We’re on

Twitter, Facebook, and Foursquare, and are

continuing to build our Pinterest site! Stay

connected with us throughout the academic year!

Last year, we heard a strong

desire for neighborhoods to

get to know each other better.

To help facilitate this, we

created individual

neighborhood pages onFacebook. Join yours and the

main South Campus page

today! Check-out all of our

social media pages:

Twitter

@SU_South 

Pinterest

www.pinterest.com/susouth 

Facebook

South Campus

Chinook  Farm Acre Lambreth 

Slocum Heights Skyhalls Small 

Winding Ridge 

Foursquare

Office of Residence Life – Goldstein Student

Center 

Skyhall 1 Skyhall 2 Skyhall 3 

Web

South Campus Residence Life Web Site 

South Campus Blog 

ANDSyracuse University is committed to the provision of 

safe and secure housing for South Campus residents.

In a setting such as the South Campus apartments,

where there exists numerous apartment buildings

spread over a wide area, and a high turnover of residents, it is important that students utilize

common guidelines related to sanitation and safety

procedures.

For your own safety, please

remember to lock your

apartment door, sliding glass

door (where available), and

security screen (where

available) whenever you leave

your apartment. It is good

practice to also lock your doors

while you are home.

For more information on

safety, please contact the

Department of Public Safety (publicsafety.syr.edu).

INSPECTIONSYour apartment will be inspected at least once

during the academic year. The inspection will take

approximately ten minutes and it is not necessary for

you to be home when the inspection is performed.

Two to three University staff members will enter

your apartment for the inspection between the hours

of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. A copy of the completed

inspection report will be left for you.

While Health and Safety Inspections are not limited

to the following items, the following items are

prohibited in or around South Campus apartments:

a.  Candles, incense, lava lamps, multi-

headed lamps, and halogen lamps. If 

these items are found in your apartment

during the course of a Health and Safety

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Inspection, they will be confiscated and

disposed of immediately.

b.  Pools.

c.  Tapestries hanging on the ceiling or

covering fire safety equipment. Tampering

with fire safety equipment will result in a

referral to the Office of Judicial Affairs.

d.  Propane and charcoal grills. Propane tanks

and grills will be confiscated and not

returned.

e.  Empty alcohol containers in apartments

occupied solely by students who are under

the legal drinking age of 21.

f.  Standard household electrical extension

cords. Extension cords must be 12 gauge

wire with 3rd

prong ground.

g.  Pets, other than fish living in ten gallon

fish tanks (see below for more details).

No remuneration will be provided to students for

property disposed of under the terms of these

policies.

POLICIESIn order for you to be more informed of the policies,

and aware of your rights and responsibilities for

living on South Campus, please review ORL

Departmental Standards and University Housing

Terms and Conditions. Refer to the following

website addresses:

housingmealplans.syr.edu/pdfs/formsanddownloads/ 

Termsandconditions.pdf   (Terms and Conditions);www.syr.edu/currentstudents/studenthandbook/  

(Student Handbook, including Residence Life

Policies); and, orl.syr.edu/current-students/south-

campus/apartments/health-safety-inspections.html 

(Health and Safety Inspection details).

As a reminder, pets are not permitted in

University housing, other than fish living in ten

gallon fish tanks. Students found with pets in their

apartments will be asked to permanently remove the

pet from South Campus. Due to the significant

health, safety, and sanitary concerns caused by

animals living in SC apartments, students who

violate the University housing pet policy while

living on South Campus may be reassigned to a new

housing location or lose University housing.

In addition, please review the guest policy and

related registration procedures. In the interests of 

the rights of roommates, suitemates, and other

residents, there are limits to the duration and

frequency of such visits. The full guest policy and

registration procedures can be found in the Student

Handbook. Overnight guests must be registered

online at the following website address:orl.syr.edu/current-students/guest-pass-

registration.html. In order to receive a parking pass

for your guest, Parking Services needs to verify that

you have registered your overnight guest through

this system.

C. P.S.C.O.P.E. is the South Campus Organization for

Programming Excellence and provides numerous

events for you throughout the year. In the past,

S.C.O.P.E. has brought students on South Campus

such events as a Multicultural Dinner, Glow Dance,

Ice Skating, and BBQs, just to name a few.

 

Have some ideas? Let your South Campus student

organization know:

@SCOPESU 

Email: scope@syr.edu 

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ANDAs an apartment resident, you will be provided with

a mailbox to receive mail and packages from the

United Stated Postal Service. Your check-in

information will contain your mailbox location.

Packages sent via a private vendor will be delivereddirectly to your apartment door. For the security of 

your packages, we recommend that you request

“signature required” for all deliveries to prevent

delivery/shipping companies from leaving your

package at your door unattended.

For more information on mail and package delivery,

please visit the Housing Website at

housingmealplans.syr.edu/pdfs/SCaptmailinfo.pdf . 

THECampus bus service is coordinated

through Parking and Transit Services

and serviced by the Centro bus system.

On South Campus, bus service

throughout the apartments and Skyhalls

operates using a 7-minute schedule. As a

result, there should be a bus stopping at thebus stops about every 7 minutes during peak 

class time usage. While this provides a bus service

that a convenient, with frequent pick-ups, it is

important to plan accordingly based on your

academic schedule/transportation needs and the

usage of other riders. It will be unlikely that you can

ride the closest bus to your class time as other

residents may be on the bus, causing it to be full.

The emergency contact number for bus related

issues is 315.443.4652, option #7 (Parking & TransitServices). Please report all incidents promptly via

phone or email (parkmail@syr.edu) within 24 hours,

and state all pertinent information (i.e., date, time of 

day and bus number if known) in order for incidents

to be resolved in a timely manner. Information

regarding road closures, detours, and current weather

conditions that have an impact on transportation will

be distributed through the Parking and Transit

Services’ Twitter Account:

@suparking 

Passengers with visual impairments riding the Caz

Limo Nob Hill and James-East Genesee Street

routes are encouraged to tell the driver their

destination when boarding the bus. The driver can

then announce the stop to ensure that it is not

missed.

Passengers requiring the use of a wheelchair or other

mobility aids on Caz Limo Nob Hill and James-East

Genesee Street routes are encouraged to contact Caz

Limo in advance at .315.807.8109. Contacting

Caz Limo in advance will allow drivers theopportunity to ensure that space is

available in the areas designated for

passengers who use wheelchairs or other

mobility aids.

New for 2012 - 2013! A #444 Small

Road Bus will be active this year,

operating Monday – Thursday between

10 a.m. and 1 p.m. This addition should

help alleviate some of the congestionexperienced last year during peak academic

times. The #444 will operate on Small Road only,

traveling through Manley. In order to keep this new

route flexible for tweaking the schedule as needed, it

will not appear on any the official bus schedule.

However, Small Road residents should be aware of 

the existence of this new route.

Another new for 2012 improvement! To help with

congestion on return trips from North Campus in theafternoons, an additional bus is being added to the

3:30 p.m. pick-up time from College Place. 

Take some time to ride the bus at different times to

learn what works best for you and your schedule.

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ANDPlease be respectful of your neighbors. If you have

concerns about noise coming from an apartment that

is disturbing you, please talk with the residents

living there. Conversely, if someone comes to you

asking you to keep your noise level down, please berespectful and do so. If you have immediate

concerns with noise, please contact the Department

of Public Safety at 315.443.2224. If you would like

to file a noise complaint with the Office of 

Residence Life, please call us, email us, stop in, or

complete the online form at orl.syr.edu/current-

students/south-campus/apartments/noise-

complaint.html. Information completed via this

form is not monitored 24 hours per day; however, it

will be received and follow up will occur.

ANDIf you have any maintenance needs, from a leaky

faucet or squeaky door to needing a light bulb

replaced, FIXit is ready to assist you. Contact them

via twitter @SUFixit, email at fixit@syr.edu, 

315.443.4948. To learn more about FIXit, visit

http://housingmealplans.syr.edu/pdfs/fixitflyer.pdf . 

REMOVALSnow shovels are provided in each apartment.

Residents are responsible for removing snow from

their own walkways. In addition, residents with

should remove snow from around their vehicles on a

regular basis to ensure that the University snow

removal plows can see clearly.

ANDSouth Campus is unique with free standing

apartment buildings and a lot of green space. Please

help to keep South Campus looking nice by

disposing of your trash and recyclables in the

appropriate dumpsters/containers outside of your

apartment building. Do not place trash bags,

garbage, food, or recyclables outside your

apartment. They will attract animals and pests,

causing a health and sanitation concern for you and

your neighbors. If trash and recyclables are not

disposed of properly, you and/or your apartment

building may be billed for this violation. Please

respect your environment and your living area.

Dispose of all items properly.

THOUGHTSPlease keep in mind that living on South Campus

is a privilege.  Any violations of University

policies, Residence Life Departmental Standards,

Code of Student Conduct, or the Terms and

Conditions of Student Housing may result in

relocation or removal from University housing.

We look forward to you joining our community!

Office of Residence Life – South Campus

Goldstein Student Center, Room 206

P: 315.443.3893 | E: orlsc@syr.edu