The early registration for Fall 2006 ends on May 10, 2006. Please make your best effort to complete your registration for fall by the 10th. To maintain your F-1 or J-1 student status, you are required to be a full-time student. Click here to read more about maintaining your full-time status.

Please note that if you do not have a graduate assistantship (TA, GA, or RA) and need to register for less than 9 credits as a graduate student at SU this fall, you must file a Certification of Full-Time Status. Only if you cannot file the Certification and this fall is going to be your last semester of study to complete your degree at SU, please file a Last Semester Memo.

Please keep in mind that the late registration period for Fall 2006 is Monday, August 28 - Tuesday, September 5, 2006. If you are an F-1 student, you must complete your academic registration by September 5, 2006 to avoid difficulties in your SEVIS registration, which will be processed automatically upon confirmation of your full-time academic registration in September 2006.

Please update your address in MySlice if you are going to have a different address during the summer break. Click here for an address update instruction.

If you are an F1 student at SU and live on campus (North campus or South campus), please enter your summer address in the Current Address field by Sunday, May 14, 2006 to avoid any errors in sending your information to SEVIS.

The Slutzker Center would like to Congratulate those who are graduating. The student procession will begin at 9:30 a.m. However, guests wishing to see the student procession should be seating by this time. If driving, please plan ahead of time to find out the best place for you and your family to park. The following alternate routes are provided to help avoid delays due to the lane restriction on I-81 South.

Travelers are encouraged to allow one and a half hours of travel time from within the local Syracuse area due to expected traffic congestion. In the event that the University needs to issue emergency traffic messages on Sunday morning, they will be aired on Syracuse's WAER-FM (88.3).

• I-81 South to the Syracuse University Campus (alternate to marked detour)



• I-81 South
• Exit I-81 South at Hiawatha Blvd. (Exit 23A)
• On the exit ramp, get into the middle lane; proceed straight through the traffic light onto N. Salina St.
• Continue on Salina St. for 2.3 miles through the heart of downtown Syracuse
• Turn left at traffic light onto E. Adams St. (first left after Harrison St.)
• Go up the hill past University Hospital
• Turn right at traffic light onto Irving Ave.
• Take Irving Ave. to the Carrier Dome


• I-690 West to the Syracuse University Campus



• I-690 West
• Exit 690 West at the Teall Ave. Exit 14 (next exit after Midler Ave.)
• Turn left onto Teall Ave.
• Turn right onto Erie Blvd. (2nd traffic light)
• Proceed on Erie Blvd. through four traffic lights
• Just beyond 4th light, turn left onto University Ave. (no light)
• Turn left onto Harrison St. (3rd traffic light)
• Take immediate right turn into the University Avenue Garage
• Walk to Carrier Dome or take shuttle bus to main campus (near Carrier Dome)


• I-690 East to the Syracuse University Campus (marked detour)



• I-690 East
• Exit 690 East at West St. (Exit 11)
• Bear left over the bridge
• Continue on West St. past Fayette St. and get into the left-hand lane
• Turn left onto Shonnard St. (the next left after Seymour St.)
• Get into the middle lane and continue on Shonnard St. until Shonnard becomes E. Adams St.
• E. Adams St. will take you under the I-81 overpass and past University Hospital
• Turn right at traffic light onto Irving Ave.
• Take Irving Ave. to the Carrier Dome

Note: If Irving Ave. becomes too congested, cars may be directed to go straight on E. Adams St. to the University Avenue Garage where shuttle buses will be available.

A new club open to all interested in business and inter-cultural awareness

• May meeting: Wed. May 24th.



• Location: Ambrosia Restaurant, 201 Walton ST. Armory Square!!!



• Time:5:30 P.M. to register-6:00 P.M. event starts



• Theme: JAPAN - Event includes authentic Japanese buffet dinner, presentation on Japan, and also on business - Networking!!!



• Price: Register early by May 21st: Members - $18; Non-members - $23
  
  At the door: Members - $25; Non-members - $30

Call Susan Jarmel-Mollica at 345-3467 or go to our website for more information and to pay online.

To pay by mail, please send payment to

MLC - att. Mariam Atri
P.O. Box#11696,
Syracuse, N.Y. 13218

When you moved into your apartment, your landlord probably required you to pay a security deposit. Your landlord must return your security deposit to you, less any lawful deduction, at the end of the lease or within a reasonable time after the end of your lease. A landlord can use your security deposit for the following reasons:

1. As reimbursement for the reasonable cost of repairs, beyond normal wear and tear, if the tenant damages the apartment
2. As reimbursement for any unpaid rent.

In the City of Syracuse, local law requires a landlord to refund a security deposit within twenty-one days of the end of the lease or to provide an itemized list of damages or back rent owed for which the security deposit is being withheld. Landlords of buildings with six or more apartments must put your security deposit in an interest-bearing bank account. Tenants must be given the option of having this interest paid to them annually, applied to rent, or paid at the end of the lease term.

Keep as much proof as possible that you have kept your apartment well maintained and that you cleaned it before you moved out. This includes photographs or video of your apartment before and after you lived there, receipts of cleaning supplies you used prior to moving out, a checklist or inspection of damages present in the apartment before and after you lived there (preferably made in writing and with your landlord present). Designate one roommate to save all of this proof until everyone's security deposit has been returned.

If a problem arises with the return of your security deposit, you should first try to resolve it with your landlord before taking other action. If the dispute cannot be resolved, you may contact Student Legal Services at 443-4532. You may also file a complaint with the New York State Attorney General's Office.

Complaint forms can be found online (under "Consumer Issues"). You can also call the Attorney General's Consumer Hotline for more information at 1-800-771-7755. Reminder Before you move, be sure to complete a Change of Address form with the United States Post Office. For more information contact the US Post Office.

As the end of this academic year approaches, you are probably preparing for final exams. As exams come to an end, there will be much to celebrate. Some of you are graduating and others are putting finishing touches to another successful year.

Neighbors tell us that this year the neighborhood was quieter than ever. They appreciate that students have acted responsibly and respected the rights of others. It is our hope that you continue to act responsibly in the days ahead. The University is committed to working with students and the community to ensure that the close to this academic year is both safe and enjoyable.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and support. Best of luck on your final exams and have an eventful and productive summer.

Before you move out of your apartment, be sure to ask your landlord where you should place any trash or other unwanted items you may have. The City is working to expedite trash collection in the area to maintain the cleanliness of the neighborhood while students move out of their apartments for the summer.

Remember to place trash in cans provided to you by your landlord. If your landlord has not provided cans, please use 30-gallon trash cans or clear trash bags. Trash cans should not be put out prior to 8:00 p.m. the night before collection and should be removed by 7:00 p.m. on collection day. Place recyclable materials in the blue collection bin provided to you. Break down any cardboard boxes and separate newspapers from plastics and aluminum. If you have any questions regarding trash collection or removal call (315) 448-CITY.

Due to the success of last year's donation drive, this year's drive has been expanded and simplified. The campus-wide donation drive, Ten Tons of Love will be held Thursday, May 4th to Friday, May 19th. Students that wish to participate can donate the following used items in good condition:

• Clothing

• Kitchen supplies (silverware, dishes, small appliances)

• Linens (towels, sheets, pillows, blankets)

• Furniture

Donations can be dropped off at the Office of Off-Campus Student Services at 754 Ostrom Ave, or students can call 443-5489 or email ocsserv@syr.edu to schedule a pick up. Good used items will be given to Catholic Charities, the Interreligious Council Refugee Resettlement Project and St. Vincent DePaul.