April 28, 2025

Campus Update – Apr 28, 2025

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Campus Update - Students

University Announcements

Financial aid counseling for graduating students

Graduating students can receive in-person exit counseling sessions about their financial aid:

From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m, May 5-9, at the Financial Aid Office in the Student Success Center, first floor.
Ask questions and receive personalized loan counseling from a financial aid adviser.
Sessions are available on a walk-in basis but if you prefer to schedule your appointment, please call 724.738.2044 or email financial.aid@sru.edu.

Dates & Deadlines

May 4: Guest tickets for commencement

Students who are eligible to graduate and intend to have guests in the audience at the May 9-10 commencement ceremonies, must apply for guest tickets by May 4 by using the link that was emailed to them from the Commencement Office. More information is available on the Commencement webpage or by contacting 724.738.2849 or commencementoffice@sru.edu.

April 30 to May 7: End of year collection drive

As students prepare to move out of residence halls, campus dumpsters sometimes reach their capacity quickly. Instead, donate unwanted items for others.

From April 30 to May 7, there will be a collection drive hosted by the Association of Residence Hall Students.
Household items, clothing, and food, will be donated to Rock Pantry+, The Kind Closet, and the Good Shepherd Center, Inc.
There are three collection sites, each open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.:

· Rhoads Hall, Rec Room.

· Building F, LLC Room.

· Watson Hall, LLC Room.

For more information, contact ARHS at arhs@sru.edu, or the ARHS adviser, Jenn Phillips, at jennifer.phillips@sru.edu.

May 2: Deadline to sign up to become a paid commencement worker

The Commencement Office is seeking SRU students to become a paid worker at one or as many as four spring commencement ceremonies, May 9-10, at Morrow Field House.

The ceremonies are 6 p.m., May 9; and 9 a.m., noon, and 3 p.m., May 10.
Students will be paid for their hours including training and each ceremony will be about three hours of work.
All team members will receive a uniform shirt and meals.
To apply Students will need to apply on Handshake (#9777800) by May 2.

For more information, contact the Commencement Office at 724.738.2849 or commencementoffice@sru.edu.

On campus this week

For more campus events, visit CORE, SRU’s online platform for student organizations and events.

Reminders

Visual brand standards updated

SRU’s visual brand standards have been updated. Anyone using SRU’s trademarks, including the University’s name, logos and mascot, to communicate on behalf of their student organization, college, department or other unit, must follow these standards. Download the Guide to Visual Brand Standards here or from the Licensing and Trademark webpage.

The most significant changes since the last update in summer 2023 include:

The primary (wordmark) logo and the modern seal (with Old Main) have a registered trademark ® instead of TM or SM.
University departments and offices can request the “SRU” secondary logo with their name (previously only the primary logo with their name was an option).
Updated descriptions and intended uses for each of the six logos.

Reminders and points of emphasis:

“of Pennsylvania” should not appear on any SRU logo.
The varsity logo (with script “Rock”) is a retired mark and should not be used.
Digital versions of these logos should be replaced with the current primary logo, but campus signage and other printed materials can wait to be updated when they need to be replaced.
The spirit logo (Block “S”) should not be used by campus departments, offices and student organizations. It’s used for varsity athletics and licensed apparel and merchandise that represents the University as a whole.

The primary logo can be downloaded for the Licensing and Trademark webpage. For all other logo requests or questions, contact the University Marketing and Communication Office at 724.738.2091 or news@sru.edu.

Registration for Summer Session classes

Students planning to register for Summer 2025 classes must access summer registration through the “Legacy Sign In” button on the MySRU landing page. Summer course registration remains open through the drop/add date of each summer session. If you have questions, contact the Office of Academic Records and Registration at academic.records@sru.edu or 724.738.2010.