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CFSA Scholarship and Fellowship Information Sessions
CFSA Scholarship and Fellowship Information Sessions The Center for Fellowship and Scholarship Advising (CFSA) will host information sessions for current undergraduate and graduate students on upcoming scholarship opportunities: Critical Language Scholarship (CLS): Friday, October 8, 1-2pm via Zoom CLS is a fully-funded 8-week summer language training course that offers immersive learning environments for languages including…
Read MoreHonors Convocation Student Speaker
2021 Honors Convocation Student Speaker – Kayleen O’Brien Honored guests, emotional families, and elated friends – Welcome. Class of 2021, what an honor it is to be standing in front of you – albeit virtually – in celebration of our momentous achievements here at Syracuse University. My name is Kayleen O’Brien, and after five incredible…
Read MoreGreetings from the Director
Greetings from the Director To the Community of Honors Program Alumni, We began the spring semester in early January. I will always remember when a small group of students came together on Zoom to take part in the Winter Thesis Boot Camp. It was freezing in Syracuse. The students were quiet, somber, and resolved. At…
Read MoreCelebrating Honors Class of 2021
Celebrating Honors Class of 2021 At the end of April, the Honors program hosted a celebration for the class of 2021 in Bowne Hall 3rd Floor Atrium. Graduates received an Honors Medallion as a token of our admiration for the commitment they have demonstrated in completing their academic work, despite the challenges they encountered this…
Read MoreGreetings from the Director
To the Community of Honors Program Alumni, The losses and traumas of this year have made it profoundly challenging for all of us and have pushed us beyond what we imagined we could endure. Students, faculty, staff – we have all struggled. In October, we were devastated by the passing of Trevor Daley Pierce (AS…
Read More‘Forever Orange’ Recording
On October 30th Syracuse alumnus Scott Pitoniak and Professor Rick Burton, authors of Forever Orange, gave a guided tour through 15 decades of Syracuse University history, culture, sports, and notable alumni achievements. Forever Orange features fascinating stories of the many moments that have shaped one of the world’s greatest universities. Watch the recording:
Read More2020 Honors Thesis Prize Recipients
2020 Honors Thesis Prize Recipients The Honors Thesis Project is an outstanding piece of scholarly work. The threshold for receiving a prize, however, is extraordinarily high, and the choice is always difficult. Faculty committees evaluated many outstanding projects, and determined prize recipients in five different categories: creative, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences & engineering, and…
Read MoreGreetings from the Director
Greetings from the Director To the Community of Honors Program Alumni, As Syracuse University, and other colleges and universities around the nation and the world transitioned to virtual classes early in the spring semester, we witnessed the monumental resilience of the SU community as we connected virtually, as we could no longer continue teaching and…
Read MoreCFSA Keeps Growing!
2019 has been an exciting year for the Center for Fellowship & Scholarship Advising! In May, CFSA hired its first assistant director, Melissa Welshans. Melissa earned her Ph.D. in English from Syracuse University and has also taught in the Honors Program. Her hire marks the expansion of CFSA from an office with one full-time employee…
Read MoreLetter from the Director, Fall 2019
To the Community of Honors Program Alumni, As you are aware, November has been an extremely difficult month for the campus community. The Honors Program has supported the #NotAgainSU student led protests, which responds to acts of racist and anti-Semitic bigotry directed against members of the community. We have spent much time with students at…
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