Syracuse University's Academic Integrity Office (AIO) provides resources and support for the schools and colleges and individual members of the University community and coordinates University-wide academic integrity initiatives.

Syracuse University is an academic community which values diversity and seeks to promote meaningful access to educational opportunity for all of its students. The Office of Disability Services facilitates access to programs and activities, coordinates auxiliary aids and services, provides access to adaptive technology, and when necessary, advocates on behalf of students with members of the campus community.

 Syracuse University's Office of Institutional Research and Assessment (OIRA) provides leadership in developing and implementing the University's institutional research and assessment plan to support institutional planning, policy analysis, and program improvement. OIRA conducts and centrally coordinates research and assessment efforts for the University's academic and administrative units.

The University's research and assessment efforts are coordinated through the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment in order to optimize the quality of research conducted; the participation of our constituents in data collection efforts; and the use of resources by combining, when appropriate, the research needs of individual units and the institution.

To ensure consistency in reporting, OIRA is the University's official source of institutional data. The office coordinates the collection and reporting of data for a variety of external and internal purposes.

OIRA works with faculty and staff to develop and implement research and assessment initiatives by providing the following services: (a) consultation to determine outcomes and assessment methods; (b) instrument development; (c) data collection, entry, and/or processing; (d) data analysis and interpretation; and (e) reporting.

Our mission is to assist Syracuse University students to achieve their highest potential through scholarship and co-curricular involvement.

Syracuse University Project Advance offers qualified high school students the opportunity to enroll in challenging Syracuse University freshman courses during their senior year of high school. Project Advance also provides several other important services in working with the high schools: in-service training for high school instructors, a continuing forum for communication between educators from both school and university settings, and extensive ongoing research and evaluation in an effort to systematically improve instruction.

The Tutoring and Study Center provides academic tutors for students seeking to do better in their courses. They collaborate with the deans and faculty of the schools and colleges to find the best graduate and undergraduate tutors, and then they train those tutors to work effectively with individual students and in small groups. Upon request, they provide workshops on topics such as time management, test-taking, and study strategies.

The Academic Coordinating Committee (ACC) is responsible for

� Sharing program and policy information among the members of the Committee and disseminating such information as appropriate

� Promoting the exchange of successful policies and programs to enhance student learning between and among all schools, colleges, and student support units

� Providing feedback on the effectiveness of existing and proposed programs and services for both new and returning students

� Responding to any specific problem called to its attention and within its sphere of general responsibility

� Recommending policy changes, as appropriate, to improve the learning environment for students

Furthermore, the Committee shall have the discretion to

� Seek the support and endorsement of any standing committee whose sphere of interest overlaps that of the ACC

� Raise new issues related to the Committee's general responsibilities as those issues make themselves evident to the Committee

� The Native Student Program is a partnership between Academic Affairs and Student Affairs designed to support the academic, personal, and professional success of Native students at Syracuse University.

� Neal Powless, Native Student Academic Coordinator, works with the faculty and staff in the schools and colleges to assist them in understanding Native cultures and issues that affect Native students. He also helps faculty and staff support Native students' academic success, and serves as a role model and mentor for Native Students

� Regina Jones, assistant director, Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA), provides student support services to Native students from their first day on campus to graduation and coordinates the program from OMA's offices at 113 Euclid Avenue.

� The Native Student Program's efforts to recruit and retain Native Students are not only important to Syracuse University, but also to the neighboring indigenous Nations.

The University Assessment Council (UAC) was established in 2001 by then Vice-Chancellor and Provost, Deborah Freund, to support the University's institutional commitment to student learning by providing oversight and coordination of the campus-wide efforts to understand and improve learning outcomes in all of the University's academic programs. The Council is also charged with (a) understanding the Middle States Commission's requirements for assessment of student learning, (b) developing strategies for meeting those requirements within the individual schools and colleges, and (c) identifying options for assessment of SU's general education offerings within the Liberal Arts Core.