Archive for June 2022
Khan Contributes to Project Supported by U.S. Consulate
Khan Contributes to Project Supported by U.S. Consulate Honors student Gabe Khan, ’23 (Bioengineering) spent his winter break collaborating with Inkululeko colleagues in South Africa and the United States to build curriculum from the ground up for a business skills program designed to support youth in Makhanda, South Africa. Inkululeko is a nonprofit organization that…
Read MoreBevilacqua Receives Critical Language Scholarship
Bevilacqua Receives Critical Language Scholarship Honors student Christian Bevilacqua, a sophomore working toward a double major in Social Studies Education and Geography, with a minor in Global History, has been awarded a US Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS). The CLS Program is an immersive summer study abroad opportunity for American college and university students to…
Read MoreFisher Directs NY Conference on Asian Studies
Fisher Directs NY Conference on Asian Studies Honors Core Faculty has been named program director for the 2022 New York Conference on Asian Studies which will be held on campus this October. The conference brings together scholars from across New York state and beyond to present panels and roundtables from a variety of disciplines on…
Read MoreFaculty Create Vitality in Life of Honors Community
Faculty Create Vitality in Life of Honors Community The Honors program takes proud pause to recognize the endless vitality and energy of its faculty. The spring semester was packed with an abundance of faculty achievements and adventures involving Patricia Burak, George Theoharis, Jim Watts, Margaret Thompson, and Gareth Fisher. Patricia Burak, part-time instructor of Russian…
Read MoreHeartfelt Gratitude for Honors Core Faculty Chesser
Gratitude for Chesser’s Commitment to Our Community Professor Melissa Chessher, professor and chair, magazine, news and digital journalism department ends her tenure as Honors Core Faculty Member this academic year. Professor Chessher has taught and mentored numerous Honors students during their academic journeys, including this year’s Overall Thesis Prize recipient Elizabeth Kauma, for her project,…
Read MoreHonors Welcomes Harriet Brown to Core Faculty
Honors Welcomes Harriet Brown to Core Faculty The Honors Program is delighted to welcome Harriet Brown, Professor, Magazine, News and Digital Journalism and Co-director, Fashion and Beauty Communications Milestone, to the Honors Core Faculty. Brown teaches the innovative and popular course, Fat and Feminism. The course examines the intersecting frameworks of weight and feminism through…
Read More2022 Thesis Prize Winners Announced
2022 Thesis Prize Winners Announced The Honors program recently hosted its annual Thesis Presentation Day, during which nearly 170 graduates shared their work. In their projects, a significant number of students conceptualized a better humanity—revitalizing Syracuse’s 15th ward, police reform, the use of biofuels, more responsible journalism, machine learning, “Happiness without Wall Street,” how transfer…
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