Chancellor Kent Syverud | Syracuse University
Chancellor Kent Syverud | Syracuse University
The Marley Education Center is the new home for the College of Arts and Sciences' (A&S) Department of Psychology. The College is dedicated to providing students and faculty with advanced learning and laboratory spaces, demonstrated by recent upgrades including improved labs in the Center for Science and Technology, remodeled rooms in Huntington Beard Crouse, and a refreshed chemistry department.
The Department of Psychology's move from Huntington Hall to the Marley Education Center aims to centralize faculty and student activities, fostering a collaborative environment. Phase I of this project was completed in March, featuring over 30 new offices for faculty, staff, and graduate students. This phase also included the establishment of a new space for the Psychological Services Center where advanced doctoral students work alongside faculty supervisors to assess and treat clients.
Phase II, set for completion by December 2024, will introduce new research facilities. Upon completion, the department will occupy approximately 25,000 square feet on floors three and four. Other parts of the building will house E-sports curriculum, classrooms for the Office of the Registrar, and Retention and Student Success.
The Marley Education Center is situated at Waverly Avenue and Irving Avenue next to Crouse-Hinds Hall. Originally opened in 1991 as Crouse Hospital’s nursing school before its acquisition by the University in 2022, it is named after Harry and Lillian Marley who funded its construction. Harry Marley was a prominent lawyer and businessman in Syracuse; their daughter Susan Newhouse was married to Donald Newhouse of Advance Publications.
Visitors enter through the main lobby with access to stairways or elevators leading to an auditorium and classrooms on the second floor. The Department of Psychology occupies floors three and four with frosted windows providing privacy at the Psychological Services Center located on floor three.
Inside the Psychological Services Center is the Norman Stein Conference Room adorned with a green accent wall aimed at reducing stress due to its calming effect. A Plexiglas wall sign welcomes guests at the main office entrance. Classrooms are equipped with cameras and television screens facilitating virtual learning.
A short video tour showcases renovated study and lounge spaces available for psychology graduate students seeking quiet areas or downtime with peers.
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