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Fisher 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 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…
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 MoreIce Cream Sundae Bar
Ice Cream Sundae Bar Come join Honors on the last day of classes for an Ice Cream Sundae Bar! Wednesday, May 4, 2022 from 11AM to 2PM Atrium outside 306 Bowne Hall
Read MoreBeggs Creates App; Jin Designs Space for Dialogue
Projects Explore Human Cognition, Connection In less than one month, more than 100 seniors will submit their final thesis projects. Seniors Dara Hui Jinn, Architecture, Fiona Powers Beggs, Computer Science and Neuroscience, and Mohamed Khan, History and Public Health, recently shared their research with Honors faculty. Fiona’s thesis project is a combination of mobile application…
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 MoreCoffee + Donuts Destress Event
Join Honors for Coffee and Donuts Destress Event Wednesday, April 13th 9:30am – 11:30am Catered by Glazed & Confused *vegan, non-dairy, and gluten free options included! Bowne Hall Atrium
Read MorePulitzer Prize-winning Alum Speaks to Honors Class
Pulitzer Prize-winning Alum Speaks to Honors Class Honors students in Prof. Margaret Thompson’s spring HNR 360 White Nationalism/Right Populism in Modern America class read the book, Rising out of Hatred by Eli Saslow and had a chance to speak with the author. Saslow, SU Class of 2004, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the Washington…
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