Awards
Walter ’20 and Baist ’22 Show Film at ESOTA Conference
Walter ’20 and Baist ’22 Show Film at ESOTA Conference In October, Honors alumni Kylie Walter ’20 and Olivia Baist ’22 (with Dr. Beth Myers and Dr. Christy Ashby, School of Education), presented their film, And They Were Roommates: Navigating Inclusive Mentorship in Higher Education, at the European State of the Art (ESOTA) conference in Austria, held…
Read MoreChancellor Inaugurates Honors Endowed Professors
Chancellor Inaugurates Honors Endowed Professors The first Renee Crown Endowed Professors were inaugurated by the Chancellor on January 13 in a ceremony held at the Goldstein Faculty Center. Heidi Hehnly, associate professor of biology, is the Renée Crown Honors Professor in the Sciences and Mathematics, and Karin Nisenbaum, assistant professor of philosophy, is the Renée…
Read MoreSmith Earns Top Honors in Business Plan Competition
Smith Earns Top Honors in Business Plan Competition Congratulations to Amanda Smith, a senior Honors student majoring in Graphic Design and minoring in Information Technology, Design and Startups. Smith is one of three Syracuse LaunchPad teams winning top honors in the New York Business Plan Competition. Smith found Sus Bots, and placed third place in…
Read MoreMatt Cufari ’23 Named Astronaut Scholar
Matt Cufari Named 22-23 Astronaut Scholar Founded by the Mercury 7 astronauts, the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation awards scholarships to students who are pursuing studies in science, technology, engineering or mathematics and plan to pursue research or advance their field. Honors student Matt Cufari, a senior physics major in the College of Arts and Sciences and…
Read MoreTarley’s Research Leads her to Hopkins for MPH
Tarley’s Research Leads her to Hopkins for MPH Honors alum Dorbor Tarley ’22, Human Development and Family Science graduate, utilized her thesis opportunity to explore inequity in maternal health care, with the intention that her findings would help improve care for Black women. Dorbor’s researched focused on the positive impact of community-oriented health centers. With…
Read MoreA Joyful Convocation Celebrates Honors Graduates
A Joyful Convocation Celebrates Honors Graduates Members of the Honors community, Honors core faculty, esteemed deans and family and friends happily celebrated the graduation of nearly 170 Honors graduates in the class of 2022 on Friday, May 13th at the annual Honors Convocation in Hendricks Chapel. The graduates individually crossed the stage as their thesis…
Read MoreBurak Receives Chancellor’s Forever Orange Award
Burak Receives Chancellor’s Forever Orange Award The Chancellor’s Forever Orange Award is conferred on individual students, faculty or staff who—by virtue of extraordinary hard work, good values and commitment to excellence—embody the best of Syracuse University. This year’s recipients are Patricia Burak, part-time instructor of Russian literature in the College of Arts and Sciences and…
Read MoreBellot, Geiss Named 2023 Senior Class Marshalls
Bellot, Geiss Named 2023 Senior Class Marshalls Honors students Simone Bellot (communication science & disorders, neuroscience) and Michael “MP” Geiss (policy studies, physics) will represent their graduating class and lead the student procession during the 2023 Commencement ceremony. Throughout their senior year, Bellot and Geiss will serve as the all-University representatives for the Class of…
Read MoreLiptrap 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 MoreMadison Tyler Named 2022 Beinecke Scholar
Madison Tyler Named 2022 Beinecke Scholar Madison Tyler ’23, a junior double major in African American studies and English (film and screen studies track) in the College of Arts and Sciences, is a recipient of a 2022 Beinecke Scholarship. The award provides graduate funding and mentorship for juniors in the arts, humanities or social sciences.…
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