Calling faculty engagement critical to the long-term success of Syracuse University, Chancellor Kent Syverud and Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly today appointed Cathryn Newton to the position of Special Advisor to the Chancellor and Provost for Faculty Engagement. In this role, she will report directly to Chancellor Syverud and Provost Wheatly. Newton, dean emerita of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of Earth sciences and interdisciplinary sciences, also serves as a member of the Campus Framework Advisory Group and previously served as a Provost’s Faculty Fellow.