Awards
Honors Alumna, Santita Ebangwese ECS ’19 recognized for her accomplishments
Honors alumna, Santita Ebangwese (ECS ’19), has been recognized for her achievements as an outstanding student-athlete. If there is an accolade to be awarded, chances are she already has it. In four years at Syracuse, the list of her accomplishments on the court and in the classroom is long. And the biomedical engineering student isn’t…
Read More2019 Honors Thesis Prizes
2019 Honors Thesis Prizes The typical Honors Thesis Project is an outstanding piece of scholarly work. The threshold for receiving a prize, however, is extraordinarily high, and the choice is always difficult. Committees made up of faculty met to evaluate many outstanding projects, and determined prize recipients in five different categories: creative, humanities,…
Read MoreHonors Students Represented Among Four to Attend Prestigious Public Policy and International Affairs Institutes
Four Syracuse University students have been selected to participate in the highly competitive Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) junior summer institutes. PPIA is a summer program hosted by five institutions across the country with strong public policy programs. It promotes the inclusion of underrepresented groups in public service and advances their leadership roles throughout civic…
Read MoreAnna Feldman Named Recipient of NOAA-Hollings Scholarship
“A sophomore environmental engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, Feldman learned recently that she is a recipient of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship, which will help support her studies. Named for Sen. Ernest “Fritz” Hollings of South Carolina, the prestigious award provides up to $9,500…
Read MoreHonors Students named as 2019 – 20 Remembrance Scholars
Syracuse University’s Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee has chosen the 35 students who will be the 2019-20 Remembrance Scholars. Fifteen of these newly named scholars are Honors students. The scholarships were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over…
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 MoreHonors Alum, Alexander Weiss (ECS ’12), Reflects on the Influence of an Honors class
Honors Alum, Alexander Weiss (ECS ’12), Reflects on the Influence of an Honors class Alexander R. Weiss (ECS ’12) has a library full of books and journals, from arcane treatises on science and engineering to timeless works of literature and philosophy. One book he holds dear is The New York Times Bestseller “The Brain That…
Read MoreHonors Senior, Dina Eldawy (AS ’19) Named Second Marshall Scholar in University’s History
Honors Senior, Dina Eldawy (AS ’19) Named Second Marshall Scholar in University’s History Honors senior, Dina Eldawy, has been named a 2019 recipient of the prestigious Marshall Scholarship. She is the second Marshall Scholar in Syracuse University history. Eldawy is an international relations major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School…
Read MoreMegan Phan Awarded the Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics
Megan Phan, Honors Program alumnus (Chemistry/Neuroscience, 2018), was awarded the 2018 First Prize in Ethics, from the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. Her essay reflects on the Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter social movements. The essay is written from the perspective of a police officer’s daughter. The Ethics Essay Contest provides a forum for college juniors and seniors to…
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