Archive for 2015
Farewell Eric, Hello Kate!
New Deputy Director of the Renée Crown Honors University Program Kate Hanson is happy that while taking on her many new administrative duties she’ll also be working with Honors students, helping them through the Capstone process and with applications for the Crown/Wise Awards. But she’s still expecting to miss the “excitement and anticipation” that came…
Read MoreComing soon: Honors Footnotes!
These are fun, interesting, and engaging small group events open to Honors students by RSVP. Footnotes events are a great way to get to know with Honors faculty or staff, who will be hosting the events. Participation is first come, first served, so when you see “Honors Footnotes” in future emails, be sure to respond quickly if…
Read MoreJoin Professor Wagner! Revisiting Basic Call to Consciousness: Peace, Equity and Friendship
Join Honors Professor Sally Wagner on a field trip to the afternoon session of the conference: “Revisiting Basic Call to Consciousness: Peace, Equity and Friendship” on the Onondaga Nation site of the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship Village! Thursday, Sept. 24th 2:00 – 5:30 PM (the group will travel in the Honors van) Please email Kate Hanson:…
Read MoreFamily Weekend Open House
Family Weekend is coming up! We’d like to invite you and your visiting families to an Open House on Friday here in the Honors suite; we’ll have light refreshments and it will be a great opportunity to mingle with Honors students and staff. Honors Family Weekend Open House Friday, September 25th 1:30-3:30 PM 306…
Read MoreWhitman and Honors Alum Featured Profile
Oriana Fuentes (MG ‘12) is one of our many successful Honors alums. Read all about her on the Whitman Voices webpage. Prof. Christopher Rohlfs served as Oriana’s Capstone Advisor in the creation of her project, “The Effects of Foreign Direct Investment on Sovereign Debt Sustainability in Latin America”. You can download it from our Surface Library…
Read MoreAnnouncing Backstage Pass!
Hi Honors students, We are excited to announce our 2015-16 program in partnership with the University Lectures – the Honors “Backstage Pass” program. Backstage Pass is your chance to participate in small group conversations with the exciting and nationally renowned artists, scholars, writers, and leaders that Syracuse University brings to campus each year. In the…
Read MoreApply to Join the Honors Advisory Board
If working as a leader to improve your Honors community appeals to you, read about the Advisory Board and then apply by Sept 27th for a chance to join us.. We are looking for enthusiastic students with new ideas about how to make life in Honors the most enjoyable and academically accommodating that it can be! All student applications will…
Read MoreOur Fearless Leader Opens Carver Reading Series
On Wednesday, September 16th our Honors Director, Stephen Kuusisto will be the first reader in the Raymond Carver Reading Series. The reading will take place 5:30pm in Gifford Auditorium and will be preceded by a Q&A with Kuusisto at 3:45pm, also in Gifford. “But I don’t really like poetry,” you’re thinking? Fear not, Stephen is…
Read MoreWelcome to the Board
Honors student Nedda Sarshar was named to the position of Representative to the Board of Trustees this summer. The Board of Trustees is the governing body of Syracuse University, responsible for the educational mission and fiscal policies of the University. Members of the Board guide the University toward its goals and vision and serve the public…
Read MoreMeet Honors Student Dan Piston
Honors student Dan Piston (’16 ED) can tell you, it’s hard to find your niche in the civilian world when you leave the military. A supportive community is key to a successful transition. Dan served in the Navy from 2007 to 2013 as a helicopter crew chief. He served three deployments in Bahrain and was part…
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