Archive for April 2019
Omo-Lamai, Rosenblum Named Class of 2020 Senior Class Marshals
Honors juniors, Serena Omo Lamai and Kyle Rosenblum, have been named 2020 Senior Class Marshals. As Senior Class Marshals, Omo-Lamai and Rosenblum will represent and lead their class during Syracuse University’s 166th Commencement ceremony. Honors junior, Emerson Womble, majoring in citizenship and civic engagement, economics and political science and minoring in Spanish in the College of…
Read MoreHonoring Professor John Western on his retirement
Professor John Western (Geography) at the reception celebrating his retirement. Professor Western has taught the honors courses Critical Issues for the US and American Diversity & Unity. Professor Western served as a member of the honors core faculty. He is Maxwell Professor of Teaching Excellence; Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence; and…
Read MoreTattoo Culture: Ink in East Asia Symposium and Film Screening
Tattoo Culture: Ink in East Asia is an interdisciplinary undergraduate collaboration between Cynthia Wang (Public Relations and International Relations, 2019) and Gabrielle Marzolf (Television, Radio and Film and Political Science, 2019). Their work examines the historical context of stigma surrounding tattoos in China and Japan by presenting ethnographic interviews the pair filmed with tattoo artists and…
Read MoreRenée Schine Crown ’50, H’84 Celebration
Mr. Lester Crown, Professor Sam Gorovitz, Mrs. Renée Schine Crown ’50, H’84 and Professor Cathryn Newton (from left to right) at the April 9th celebration in honor of Mrs. Crown, esteemed alumna, civic leader and philanthropist. Renee’s generous gifts to the Honors Program have provided funding for students to engage in research and creative projects…
Read MoreSpring 2019 SOURCE Grant Recipients
Honors students are represented among the first cohort of students whose projects have been awarded funding by the Syracuse University Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement (SOURCE). For the full story, see “Undergraduates Celebrate Their Research and Creative Work Awards” by Mary Elizabeth Horsington, Tuesday, April 9, 2019 in the Syracuse University News, Campus…
Read MoreThe 2019 Syracuse University Scholars
“Twelve seniors have been named as the 2019 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor that the University bestows.” Quoted from the feature announcement by Kelly Homan Rodoski, Monday, April 8, 2019, Syracuse University News, Campus and Community. Read the full story: https://news.syr.edu/blog/2019/04/08/twelve-named-as-the-2019-syracuse-university-scholars/
Read MoreExploring the Russian Soul
Honors students and faculty experience a “Cossack” meal at the Green Gate Inn in Camillus, New York as part of the learning experience in the course, “The Russian Soul in Post- Revolutionary Russian Literature. This course explores authors, poets, dramatists and critics who continued the exploration of the Russian soul and exposed it to the rest…
Read MoreShatira Woods (2019) accepted in the American Sociological Association’s Honors Program
Shatira Woods (Sociology, Psychology and Neuroscience, 2019) has been been accepted into the 2019 American Sociological Association’s (ASA) Honors Program. As an ASA Honors student, Shatira will present her research at a round-table paper session in August at the ASA’s 114th Annual Meeting in New York. She will also take part in the meeting’s special events, including the Welcoming Party session…
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