Campus Update – Apr 21, 2025
Dates and Deadlines HR Updates Reminders In The News Dates & Deadlines May 2: Deadline to sign up to become a commencement volunteer…
University Announcements
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.
Take a survey about commuting to and from campus
Members of the SRU community are invited by SRU’s Sustainability Office to take a five-minute survey that will measure the extent and frequency that students, faculty and staff commute to and from campus.
- Take the survey online by clicking here.
- Results from the survey will be used to estimate how much commuting contributes to SRU’s annual greenhouse gas emissions and to informally evaluate people’s willingness to participate in alternate forms of transportation.
- Individual responses will be confidential.
WOW Move-In Day volunteers needed
SRU is seeking volunteers from the campus community to help first-year students move into their residence halls, Aug. 21, as part of the Week of Welcome move-in day.
- This is a long-standing tradition that makes SRU a welcoming environment and distinct from many other institutions.
- There are a variety of times and positions available and every volunteer is essential to the success of WOW, from the move-in coordinators in each residence hall to those directing traffic and providing information at key points around campus.
- Sign up for a volunteer shift on the SRU WOW Volunteer webpage.
For more information, contact Stacy Bluedorn at 724.738.4842 or stacy.bluedorn@sru.edu.
Dates & Deadlines
April 7: Full semester course withdrawal deadline
The deadline for students to withdrawal from a full semester class is at 11:59 p.m., April 7. Students intending to withdrawal must use the course withdrawal DocuSign link available on the Academic Records Forms page to initiate their course withdrawal request. Students cannot withdraw from The Rock/Basic Requirement courses. For additional information or questions contact, Academic Records at 724.738.2010 or academic.records@sru.edu.
April 7: Class registration begins for Fall 2025
Current students can begin registering for Fall 2025 classes April 7. Students will register in OneSIS MySRU. The Fall 2025 class schedule is available online.
April 11: Employee wellness event
Employees are encouraged to take a break to revitalize their bodies and minds at a wellness event titled “Rock and Recharge,” 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 11 in the Smith Student Theater and adjacent conference rooms. Hosted by the President’s Commission on Wellness, this event will include therapy dogs, yoga, mindfulness sessions and valuable wellness resources. Free food and a chance to win prize baskets are available. RSVP by completing an online form.
April 14-17: Open sessions with admissions director candidates
Members of the SRU community are encouraged to participate in on-campus interviews for the position of director of first-year admissions. Candidates will present and answer questions in the following open sessions:
- April 14, 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., North Hall, Room 156.
- April 15, 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., North Hall, Room 156.
- April 16, 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., North Hall, Room 156.
- April 17, 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., North Hall, Room 156.
The resumes/CVs and links to the candidate response forms will be available on the MySRU portal on the business day before, the day of and the day after each candidate’s session. Any changes to the schedules above will be noted on the portal.
April 15: Town Hall meeting
The next Town Hall meeting hosted by SRU President Karen Riley is 12:30-1:30 p.m., April 15, in the Smith Student Center Ballroom. Faculty and staff are encouraged to submit questions for President Riley to answer at the event by emailing them to president@sru.edu by 4:30 p.m., April 10.
HR Updates
SRU mourns the passing of Nancy Harris
Nancy Harris, a former SRU employee of 18 years, passed away March 13 at Grove Manor Nursing Center in Grove City. Harris, 86, started at SRU as a clerk stenographer in the Political Science Department in 1982 and retired as a clerk typist in 2000, the same year her husband, Ken, retired as a faculty member. More details are available in the obituary.
Memorial service for Cindi Dillon
There will be a celebration of life honoring Cindi Dillon from 1-4 p.m., April 26, in the Alumni House. As previously announced, Dillon was a former SRU employee of 25 years who passed away Nov. 7. Dillon, 72, started at SRU in 1987 as an executive staff assistant and retired in 2012 as the assistant to the provost for academic affairs. RSVP for the memorial service online. More details are available in the obituary.
Two weeks’ notice now required for report requests
Employees submitting IATS work orders to receive reports about costs, students, grant funding and other documentation, must give two weeks’ notice, starting April 1.
Reminders
Giving Day event raises more than $740,000
A total of $741,779 was raised from the generous support of more than 2,000 donors as part of SRU’s annual Giving Day, March 21. The donors included 866 alumni, 242 faculty and staff, and 115 students. Learn more about Giving Day on the SRU website.
OneSIS transition updates
The transition to SRU’s OneSIS Banner for its student information system continues. Please be aware of the following updates and reminders:
- MyRock Audits are live in OneSIS. Waiver/Substitution exceptions have been migrated, and adviser notes will be migrated this week.
- The “RPINs and Times for my Department” report from Cognos is not yet operational in the OneSIS environment, but each dean’s office received a master list of RPINs for their college and were asked to disperse to their departments.
- Class rosters are available to each instructor through their OneSIS MySRU. Faculty can export the class roster to an excel file.
- The Analytics and Decision Support office continues to work on migrating Cognos reports to the OneSIS environment.
- More information, including summer class registration and circumstances where students need prerequisites in the summer for any Fall 2025 classes, is available on the OneSIS FAQ section on the Academic Records webpage.
If you have any questions, call Academic Records at 724.738.2010 or email academic.records@sru.edu.
New employee community space
Employees are invited to connect with colleagues from all over campus as part of a strategic plan initiative to provide a robust, supportive and inclusive culture that allows faculty and staff to thrive.
- Now through May 9, there will be a new employee community space available every weekday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Weisenfluh Dining Hall, Room 103 (Room 104 for April 4 and 17).
- The space will be made available again next academic year.
- Employees who visit the space can become eligible to win prizes when they sign in.
- Do you have an idea for the space? Complete this form to let members of the Pillar 1 Working Group know.
- More information is available on a new webpage dedicated to the space.
Sign up to become a commencement volunteer
Employees are encouraged to volunteer to work 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.
- Sign up by completing an online form.
- Represented employees will be compensated for working in accordance with their collective bargaining agreement for hours worked.
- All team members will receive a uniform shirt and meals.
For more information, contact the Commencement Office at 724.738.2849 or commencementoffice@sru.edu.
In the News
Recent media coverage of SRU from around the web:
Mars family tells story of son’s fight for life at SRU panel –– Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock University Preparing For Earth Day –– ButlerRadio.com
Eddie Faulkner IV, Slippery Rock corner and son of Steelers assistant, shooting for NFL despite long odds –– Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Lasher leaving Thiel to become women’s volleyball coach at The Rock –– Sharon Herald
Learning Tree Preschool marks 45 years of tradition and fun in Sewickley –– Sewickley Herald
- Widener Law Commonwealth, Alvernia University partner to accelerate legal careers with 3+3 Program –– Pennsylvania Record
What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of March 31 to the end of May, 2025 –– onStage Pittsburgh