Announcements
Liptrap Named 2022 NOAA-Hollings Scholar
Liptrap Named 2022 NOAA-Hollings Scholar Emma Liptrap, a sophomore civil engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) is a recipient of a 2022 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship. Named for Sen. Ernest “Fritz” Hollings of South Carolina, the prestigious award provides tuition support ($9,500 per year)…
Read MoreCelebrating Ukrainian Culture and Heritage
Celebrating Ukrainian Culture and Heritage Professor Patricia Burak, Honors faculty and faculty advisor for the university’s Ukrainian student organization, presented aspects of Ukrainian culture with students at the annual “Cultures on the Quad” event hosted by the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. The students presented the art of decorating Ukrainian Easter eggs (“pysanky”) and…
Read MoreSocial Differences Symposium Examines Belonging
Social Differences Symposium Examines Belonging The Honors program recently co-hosted the first annual Social Differences, Social Justice Symposium. Content experts explored themes of equity, social justice, and global transformation in this robust symposium hosted at Whitman. Gisele Marcus ’89, Professor of Practice–Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St.…
Read MoreFilm Screening + Storytelling Workshop
“A Blueprint for Re-renewal” Wednesday, April 13th | The Dunbar Center | 5:30-7:30 PM What is happening to the public housing surrounding the I-81 highway? Are resident voices being represented as future plans quickly move forward? Who stands to benefit from the conversion of public housing to mixed-income housing? And who stands to suffer? These questions and…
Read MoreSeries features Prof. Calvar’s Original Composition
Series features Prof. Calvar’s Original Composition Hendrick’s Chapel’s “Music and Message” series is featuring four world premiere performances this spring semester. Among the premieres, on Thursday, March 10th there will be a performance of “Mass of Reconciliation” for choir and jazz/funk band. This piece was composed by Honors core faculty José “Peppie” Calvar, associate professor…
Read MoreHonors Student Selected for Kaish Fellowship
Honors Student Selected for Kaish Fellowship Honors student Elizabeth Su, biomedical engineering and neuroscience, was recently selected as first Kaish Fellow with the Syracuse University Art Museum. Syracuse University alumni and prominent artists Luise ’46, G’51 and Morton ’49 Kaish made a major gift to the university, the Luise and Morton Kaish Gallery Endowed Fund, that included the establishment of the Kaish…
Read MoreProf Brown Moderates Critical Fat Studies Seminar
Prof Brown Moderates Critical Fat Studies Seminar Harriet Brown, Professor, Magazine, News & Digital Journalism and Co-Director, Fashion & Beauty Communcations Milestone, is moderating the next virtual seminar featured in this year’s Critical Fat Studies seminar series. The seminar, “Critical Fat Studies: From the Academy to the Community” brings Esther Rothblum, editor of the Fat…
Read MoreMurray ’22 Named ‘Unsung Hero’
Murray ’22 Named ‘Unsung Hero’ The 37th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee has announced the 2022 Unsung Hero Award winners. Honors senior Nathena Murray, a senior medicinal chemistry and neuroscience major, was named among two Syracuse University students selected for the award. The Unsung Hero Award is given to community members,…
Read MoreHonors Students Judge, Plumley Leads!
Honors Students Judge, Plumley Directs Local Science Fair This semester, Honors students will have the privilege of officiating student projects at the Central New York Student STEM competition in March. These students will serve as volunteer judges for the 4th-6th grade levels during this competitive, annual competition, scheduled for March. This fair allows local students…
Read MoreHonors Welcomes New Students
Honors Welcomes New Students The Renée Crown University Honors Program welcomes our newest members. Fifty-eight students joined our program in January, 2022. Their places of origin span the globe; from Skaneateles Falls to Saint Paul to San Paulo to Shanghai and beyond. Their emerging research interests include the “impact of China’s economic industries and recent…
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