Barnes Center at The Arch

has received reaccreditation from the through October 2032. The IACS is the premier leader in setting the standard for the full range of professional counseling services on college and university campuses worldwide.

“IACS standards have long been recognized as the benchmark providing us with best practices and evaluating quality within the field of counseling services,” says , director of counseling. “Having been successfully reaccredited means a lot to the staff as it reflects the quality of their work and is a stamp of validation that we meet the highest established standards in the field.”

IACS’ rigorous accreditation process involves detailed documentation, a comprehensive site visit evaluation and multiple peer reviews in five areas:

• relationships within the University community,
• counseling and clinical services,
• ethical standards,
• personnel and
• resources and infrastructure.

Approval by the IACS is also dependent upon evidence of continuing professional development as well as demonstration of excellence of counseling performance. After being evaluated, the IACS found that Barnes Center Counseling offered competent and reliable professional services to the ���ϲ����� community.

“Having this accreditation illustrates that the staff and services of Barnes Center at The Arch Counseling have been evaluated by external experts in the field and that we meet the highest standards of the profession,” says Brown. “For students, family members and our campus community, it is reassuring to know that we are providing high-quality mental health services and have been determined to meet the gold standards established in the field.”

The Barnes Center offers and to ���ϲ����� students, which are covered in full through the Health and Wellness Fee. For more information or questions, please visit the or call 315.443.8000.

Counseling Center waiting room

The CPN Seal of Prevention represents the highest standard for online prevention education, with a rigorous set of criteria to ensure colleges and universities are taking action to create a safer, more inclusive campus through comprehensive, evidence-based digital prevention education across critical areas, including sexual assault, alcohol misuse, mental health and discrimination. The CPN Seal of Prevention establishes guidelines for discerning quality online prevention education and implementation practices, and positions prevention as central to key institutional outcomes.

“O�ܰ� for incoming first-year and transfer undergraduate students are directly related to this award,” says Veronica Whalen Jones, director of Barnes Center at The Arch Health Promotion. To fulfill the University’s Community Wellness Requirements, incoming students are required to take three online training modules on alcohol education, sexual assault prevention and diversity, inclusion and belonging prior to arriving on campus for their first semester.

These required education modules help positively impact the campus community and help students thrive. “The programs that make up the Community Wellness Requirements are focused on equipping students with knowledge to create a safer, supportive and inclusive community for students to live and learn,” says Whalen Jones.

Expanding on education for returning sophomores, juniors and seniors, the Barnes Center Health Promotion team helped to implement the last summer. This is an annual sexual and relationship violence prevention training requirement that builds upon the Community Wellness Requirements.

To learn more or with questions, please visit the Barnes Center at The Arch , call Barnes Center at The Arch Health Promotion at 315.443.8000 or email communitywellness@syr.edu.

’Cuse Works encouraged campus community members to nominate student employees and supervisors that have improved the student experience through their hard work and dedication throughout the 2023-24 academic year. This year, 65 students and nearly 20 supervisors were nominated for awards. All nominees are reviewed and winners are selected by the .

Jovanni Mosca

Undergraduate Student Employee of the Year: Jovanni Mosca ’24, Student Engagement

Nominated by members of Student Engagement, Mosca is described as one of the most dedicated and driven employees the team has ever worked with. He radiates an infectiously positive and good-hearted energy that brightens up the entire office, even in the face of obstacles and challenges, and he always takes the time to train any person interested in technical event skills, regardless of their skill level.

In his role as a student lead, Mosca directly mentors about 20 student staff members and ensures they are having a worthwhile experience while employed with the Event and Technical Services (ETS) team in Student Engagement.

In addition to his managerial duties, Jovanni has developed many new and innovative ideas to simplify ETS processes and educate organizations that use their services, as well as helped produce a number of big events in support of student organizations and departments on campus. He is continuously complimented by event sponsors, artists and visiting technicians for his technical knowledge, professionalism and overall attitude.

Shivani Sadare

Graduate Student Employee of the Year: Shivani Sadare ��’24

Sadare was nominated by two different campus departments for her work with them: the Center for International Services and ���ϲ����� Libraries. As the English Conversation Group coordinator for the Center for International Services, Sadare impressed the staff with her data and analytical skills as well as her communication skills. Even when faced with the challenges of juggling over 100 group participants’ schedules, she is able to take everything in stride with a smile on her face.

The ���ϲ����� Libraries echoed the same sentiments in Sadare’s role on their team as a graduate assistant, and added that she is reliable, responsive, produces quality work and provides great insight into the student experience, especially the international student experience, and how it relates to work done in the campus libraries. Sadare always contributes to meetings and provides a level of professionalism that impresses the team.

Supervisor of the Year: Jeremy Pope, Bird Library Access Services

Jeremy Pope

Nominated by numerous student employees, Pope is skilled at fostering a sense of community between all employees. He is consistently friendly and personable with employees and library patrons alike, setting a great working example through each interaction he has with others. In his position, Pope oversees undergraduate and graduate student employees as well as library staff and, as of January, has been completing the work of two supervisors until the second supervisor role can be filled.

While working to coordinate three distinct groups of people—staff, graduate student, and undergraduates—is occasionally challenging, Pope treats everyone with respect and empathy. He encourages his entire team to make connections and channel their individual skills and experiences into improving library services and welcoming all members of the University community.

Department of the Year: Barnes Center at The Arch Recreation

Barnes Center at The Arch Recreation

Under the direction of Matthew Hackett, the Barnes Center at The Arch’s Recreation team is one of the largest student employers on campus, hiring hundreds of students to work in a variety of roles, including lifeguards, fitness attendants, referees, challenge course facilitators and guest services attendants.

Barnes Center Recreation provides valuable wellness services to faculty, staff and students every day, seven days a week, and their student employees learn professional skills that will be invaluable in their future professional endeavors, such as leadership, service and teamwork.