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A Message from The Director
These past few days have been trying, even frightening as Hurricane Sandy has battered the east coast. As I write, my sister, a physician in Manhattan, is living without power and heat in her Greenwich Village apartment. She’s still a young person and can manage. But this morning I’m thinking about all those who require…
Read MoreBut What ARE the Commons?
So Honors keeps sending messages about this thing called the commons because there will be a talk Thursday, November 8th at 8pm in LSB 001, but what ARE the commons? One answer comes from history and the enclosure movement which was a land grab by the moneyed class that denied predominantly rural citizens the rights to…
Read MoreHNR 240 Food Stories presents….”Rot or Not?”
A group of students in Jolynn Parker’s HNR 240 Food Stories class has created this display on the ground floor of Bird Library to educate the SU community about chemicals in processed food. The food should rot, right? Wouldn’t it be disturbing if it didn’t rot? Follow the progress of the three burgers (McDonald’s, campus…
Read MoreGet out of the Orange Bubble!
Impact Week is an entire week of community service planned by the SU Student Association. Students and organizations are planning community service events to do throughout the week that remind us that while we are Syracuse University students, we are also members of the Syracuse community. Student Association will be tabling throughout the next few…
Read MoreThere are so many ways to earn civic engagement hours….Here’s one NOT TO MISS
Are you one in a million? CFAC Office Coordinator Yudaisy Fernadez is one of the million bringing awareness to genocide through the One Million Bones Campaign. CFAC’s doors will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday – Friday to individuals who would like to create bones. Groups (7 or more individuals) are encouraged…
Read More5th SU Songwriter Showcase
Calling All SU Songwriters! You’re invited to share your songs at the 5th SU Songwriter Showcase at Schine’s Panasci Lounge on November 30th. The SU Songwriter Showcase has drawn hundreds of students annually to listen to the best songwriting on campus, and now we want to hear your songs! Submit mp3s or links for at least two of…
Read MoreThink for Civic Engagement–and talk some too…
The director of The High Impact Network (THINK), a Harvard Law School student sent the message below. There are some very interesting activities included as well as the possibility for starting a group. Worth the read: THINK starts college chapters that lead workshops and games on how to most effectively make the world a better place. …
Read MoreSpring 2013 Registration Notes!
Spring 2013 Honors courses are online! Take a look and start making your plans. Honors students in good standing will register the morning of Monday, November 12. However, if you will have senior standing after this semester (84 credits or more), you will have a standard senior registration access time (before the 12th). There is…
Read MoreIntroducing Honors Footnotes Events!
We’re excited to announce a new series! These are fun, interesting, and engaging small group events open to Honors students by RSVP. Footnotes events are a great way to network with Honors faculty or staff, who will be hosting the events. Participation is first come, first served, so when you see “Honors Footnotes” in future emails,…
Read MoreDid The Bill McKibben Talk Inspire You?!
You are cordially invited to join Eco-Reps at Syracuse University, the USGBC Student Council, ESF’s Green Campus Initiative, and any and all other concerned students for an open forum meeting on Saturday, October 19th, at 1:30 PM in Gifford Auditorium, in Huntington Beard Crouse Hall. At this meeting, a cohesive and comprehensive plan for uniting…
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