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The Daily OrangeLetters | Re: Roberts' event promotion
By Kevin Morrow
Posted: 9/17/07, 9:29 PM EST Section: Opinion
In a Thursday (Sept. 13) editorial, The Daily Orange criticized the university for failing to inform the campus community about Wednesday's Newhouse III dedication activities, including the keynote address by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.
SU's Office of News Services sent a news release to The D.O., dated Sept. 5, explaining when tickets would be available at the Schine Box Office (Sept. 12 beginning at 11 a.m.) and offering details of the day's events.
This same story was posted on the Syracuse University News Web site; was the lead story in the Sept. 10 Syracuse Record, found at more than 70 locations on campus and was the lead story in the Sept. 10 Syracuse University Today, which was e-mailed to more than 22,000 students, faculty and staff. Information was also posted on the university homepage and the Newhouse School Web site.
Your editorial also suggested the event was under-promoted because of limited seating in Hendricks Chapel. That's simply not the case. Event organizers knew no matter where Chief Justice Roberts was speaking the interest would exceed the venue capacity. So plans were made to arrange - and promote - free overflow seating and closed-circuit feed of the speech in Goldstein Auditorium, live campus-wide coverage on the Orange Television Network (Channel 2) and live Webcast at http://newhouse.syr.edu/nh3.
Our university is fortunate to host a jurist of Chief Justice Roberts' stature. I hope everyone on campus will take advantage of the many means available to hear his 2 p.m. speech and afterward join him at the 3:30 p.m. dedication ceremony outside the University Place entrance to Newhouse III.
Kevin Morrow
University Spokesman
Executive Director of News Services
SU's Office of News Services sent a news release to The D.O., dated Sept. 5, explaining when tickets would be available at the Schine Box Office (Sept. 12 beginning at 11 a.m.) and offering details of the day's events.
This same story was posted on the Syracuse University News Web site; was the lead story in the Sept. 10 Syracuse Record, found at more than 70 locations on campus and was the lead story in the Sept. 10 Syracuse University Today, which was e-mailed to more than 22,000 students, faculty and staff. Information was also posted on the university homepage and the Newhouse School Web site.
Your editorial also suggested the event was under-promoted because of limited seating in Hendricks Chapel. That's simply not the case. Event organizers knew no matter where Chief Justice Roberts was speaking the interest would exceed the venue capacity. So plans were made to arrange - and promote - free overflow seating and closed-circuit feed of the speech in Goldstein Auditorium, live campus-wide coverage on the Orange Television Network (Channel 2) and live Webcast at http://newhouse.syr.edu/nh3.
Our university is fortunate to host a jurist of Chief Justice Roberts' stature. I hope everyone on campus will take advantage of the many means available to hear his 2 p.m. speech and afterward join him at the 3:30 p.m. dedication ceremony outside the University Place entrance to Newhouse III.
Kevin Morrow
University Spokesman
Executive Director of News Services
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