Archive for 2015
Oh the Places She’ll Go
Madeleine Durbin (AS ’16) was recently profiled in The Syracuse University News. Maddi is an international relations major (IR) with double minors in geography and global political economy. She plans to spend a year in Africa and then to take all of her knowledge and experience to law school and to one day have a career in human rights…
Read MoreExploring the Wonders of Bird
The title of Prof. Samuel Gorovitz’s class, “Beautiful Minds” (HNR 340) comes from Sylvia Nasar’s award-winning biography of Nobel Laureate John Nash. Given the context that Nash suffered from serious mental illness and spent much time as a psychiatric patient, Prof. Gorovitz and his class ask whether Nash’s mind would or should be considered a…
Read MoreDonuts…..
It’s the Honors Midterm Donut Hole & Cider Café You’ve made it to the middle of the term, so come and enjoy the middles of donuts, in the middle of the day! Day: Tuesday, 10/20 Times: 10 am – 1 pm Location: The Honors Suite in Bowne 306 We hope to see you…
Read MoreSpring Classes Are Posted!
Have you heard?! We have posted the Honors courses available for spring semester. Go read about the amazing classes and instructors you could be a part of. Go now! Go fast! Click
Read MoreThe Life of a Capstone
Lilly Thomann (’15 VPRED) submitted a version of her Capstone to the National Art Education Association (NAEA) conference to see if she could share her work with professionals from around the country. She recently received the happy news that her paper, “Developing Self-love, Self-worth, and Body Acceptance through the Arts,” was accepted for inclusion in the program for…
Read MoreDigital Commoners at the Clinton Global Initiative
Students in Dave Reilly’s honors seminar this semester, Public Intellectuals and the Digital Commons, are expecting virtual visits to the class by some prominent public intellectuals. Slate’s Chief Political Correspondent Jamelle Bouie, the chair of the Philosophy Department at San Jose State University, ethicist and “lapsed chemist” Janet Stemwedel, and one of the web’s most…
Read MoreLearn about a career in law with Honors alum Jeff Rich
It’s Law Week on campus and we’re excited that one of the speakers is an Honors alum! Wednesday, Sept. 30 Career Conversation with Jeff Rich ’67 (Rich will provide mentorship to participating students) 320 Hall of Languages – 4 p.m. Check out the rest of the week’s schedule here: http://asnews.syr.edu/newsevents_2015/releases/Law_Week_2015.html Jeff Rich is…
Read MoreCan We Eat That?
The first Honors Footnote event of the year took place Monday, September 28th. Foraging expert, Emily Alexander, and Honors advisor Jolynn Parker led a group of students on a walk to learn about edible wild foods and the practice of foraging. The group trekked through Oakwood Cemetery to find edibles such as acorns, curly dock, crab apples,…
Read MoreInterested in public policy, civil rights legislation, and disability issues? Don’t miss this presentation and discussion with Lennard J. Davis
Join us for a special presentation by Lennard J. Davis, author of the new book Enabling Acts: The Hidden Story of How the Americans with Disabilities Act Gave the Largest US Minority Its Rights The ADA at 25: Public Lecture and Discussion Monday, Oct. 5th – 5 pm Peter Graham Scholarly Commons (Room 114 in Bird Library)…
Read MoreHonors Footnotes: Foraging for Wild Edibles
Interested in wild foods and foraging? Join us for a Wild Edibles Walk with foraging expert Emily Alexander and Honors advisor Jolynn Parker. Monday, September 28, 5:15-6:15 pm. Meet in the lobby of the Women’s Building; the group will walk over to Oakwood Cemetery (Weather permitting, but the forecast is for a sunny and dry…
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