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Public Health/Pre-Health Study Abroad Opportunity
Learn about tropical ecology, topical health and medicine, and biology in South Africa or Costa Rica! SUAbroad has partnered with Duke University’s Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) to offer semester-long field research programs for undergraduate students. Students in the South Africa program stay INSIDE a wildlife preserve and conduct research amidst while surrounded by cheetahs,…
Read MoreCivic Engagement in the Health Professions
Jennifer Lawson volunteered at New Milson Hospital, where she had the chance to work with patients and experience the work environment of a medical facility. Here’s what she had to say about her experience at the hospital: “By being in the hospital setting with patients of all ages and from all walks of life, I…
Read MoreGlobal Experiences Right Here in Syracuse
Ryan Badman is in his fourth year volunteering with International Young Scholars. This organization, supported by Syracuse’s Office of Engagement, provides teenage refugee and immigrant youth with mentors from Syracuse University. Ryan described the progress he’s made with his student: “I have been working with a student Ismail since my freshman year. He will graduate high…
Read MoreCivic Engagement Hours for Reading?!?
Well, yes, reading and talking and participating. Honors is inviting popular speaker, veteran communications strategist and award-winning writer and editor, Jay Walljasper to give a talk on the status of the commons. What is the commons, you ask? That is exactly the place at which we will begin. Here’s the deal: Find at least three…
Read MoreInterested in Tutoring for Civic Engagement but Can’t Fit it Around Your Schedule?
Honors student Michael Hu set up a Learn To Be an online tutoring chapter here at SU. Here’s the information you need to get involved: Learn To Be is a non-profit volunteer organization that offers free online tutoring through our virtual whiteboard system to under-served students throughout the United States. There are currently 16 chapters across…
Read MoreArt and Design and Civic Engagement
Carolina Jimenez worked with Rebar, an art and design studio which seeks to beautify the environment with large public art displays. Carolina wrote about her experience with Rebar: “This past summer I completed an apprenticeship at Rebar, a public art and design firm in San Francisco. I played a small role in a project in…
Read MoreShare Your Interests and Talents through Civic Engagement
Amanda Shaffer volunteered for the Lions Club of Cranbury, a charitable organization that is one of many Lions Clubs International, a volunteer organization that spans 207 countries and involves 1.35 million volunteers, who help out in schools, hospitals, and senior centers, and many other community outlets. Amanda channeled her artistic skills in her volunteer work,…
Read MoreCalling All Honors Students!
A message from your fellow Honors student, Victoria Troxler: Hello Honors Students, I am in the process of creating my Capstone magazine and am looking for writers who are interested in feminine interest publications. Writers are needed in the following departments: finance, beauty, fashion, food, and living. Most of the pieces are short front of…
Read MoreWhat are you doing for Spring Break?
Why not earn civic engagement hours, participate in significant service and have fun in Syracuse’s Alternative Spring Break! Molly Linhorst went to Washington D.C. where she volunteered with the Youth Service Opportunities Program, helping the hungry and homeless of the D.C. Metro area. Sponsored by the Office of Residence Life, this program allows students to…
Read MoreCivic Engagement through the Arts
Zachary Ranieri and Samuel Chertock worked with the Syracuse Public Art Commission, a group which seeks to contribute to the public art on display in Syracuse. Samuel explained that “the mural consists of a heavily-pixelated image of the Erie Canal, upon which we adhered and spraypainted QR codes (which link to Syracuse-area art institutions…
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