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When a School of Education faculty or staff member is alerted to the passing of an SOE community member, the following offices must be notified as soon as feasible:
Office of the Dean (in all cases)
Office of Marketing and Communication (in all cases)
Office of Academic and Student Services (students)
Office of Advancement and Alumni Services (alumni)
Communications Procedures
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SOE will follow Syracuse University Division of the Student Experience protocol on Death of a Current Student (in coordination with the SOE Office of Academic and Student Services):
University Communications will draft a campus announcement to be sent under the signature of the Chief Student Experience Officer and/or Dean of Students.
The Vice President and Dean of Students will have the announcement reviewed by BCA, Counseling prior to distribution.
All efforts should be made to alert the family of the intended communication prior to it being sent.
The communication should not be sent prior to Chancellor notification.
The Dean of Students will send an internal message to senior University and School leaders.
A campus announcement will then be sent.
After a campus announcement, the school/college, resident director, academic program director, etc. may decide to send a communication that is population specific.
If possible, this announcement should be coordinated with Student Outreach and Retention (SOaR).
Communications Procedure for Other Death Notices
In coordination with appropriate offices (Office of the Dean, Academic and Student Services) ...
The Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations will notify the central alumni records office, if necessary.
The Office of the Dean will send a representative to calling hours/funeral and/or send flowers/card to the bereaved in the case of:
Current student
Current faculty member
Current staff member
Emeritus faculty
Long-standing staff member
Family member of staff/faculty member
Office of the Dean will ask staff/faculty member if a message to the SOE Community is appropriate—see below
The Office of Marketing and Communications and/or Office of the Dean will disseminate a death notice via the following channels ...
Email to SOE Community (SOE-ALL@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU), in the case of …
Current student (follow SU protocols)
Current faculty member
Current staff member
Emeritus faculty member
Alumnus/alumna of note (prominent professional, partner, donor)
Former/current Board of Visitors member
Former staff member of note
Email to Faculty/Staff (SOE-FACSTAFF-FT@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU), in the case of ...
Family member of staff/faculty member (if appropriate—see above)
University colleague with connections to SOE
SOE News Release/Website Story, in the case of …
Current student (follow SU protocols)
Current faculty member
Current staff member
Emeritus faculty member
Former/current Board of Visitors member
Former staff member of note
SOE Social Media Channels, in the case of …
Current student (follow SU protocols)
Current faculty member
Current staff member
Emeritus/former faculty member
Alumnus/alumna of note (prominent professional, partner, donor)
Former/current Board of Visitors member
Education Exchange In Memoriam List
Alumnus/alumna (this list is pulled by Alumni Relations each spring)
Education Exchange In Memoriam Story
Emeritus/former faculty member
Alumnus/alumna of note (prominent professional, partner, donor)
Former/current Board of Visitors member