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Share 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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2012-13 Ray Smith Symposium Presents ‘Positions of Dissent’
Helen Horowitz The Battle over Sexual Knowledge in Nineteenth-Century America Is a “new reticence” creeping back into public discourse? Are we returning to issues faced in an earlier America, when open, fluid conversation about sex was shut down? Helen Horowitz believes that words matter, and that to forbid key words from public discourse…
Read MoreHorse Time = Civic Engagement Time
Ahnia Young volunteers with Sunshine Horses, Inc, a local non-profit organization that strives to find horses who have left the racing world “Forever Homes.” Their mission also includes “helping people to realize their own potentials as they help these horses on their journeys. Through youth programs and adult volunteer programs, we draw upon the strengths each participant…
Read MoreWhat’s Happening on the Quad
The Student Involvement Fair, that’s what! Wander around today, Wednesday, September 12th until 3:00 pm. The Student Involvement Fair, reserved for Recognized Student Organizations, showcases the vast array of opportunites for involvement on campus. You may find just the community service organization you’ve been logging for and the ideal social club and the sports group…
Read MoreCalling all Bloggers!
We know Honors students have interests and talents which extend beyond the boundaries of classes and campus. Honors is here to support you in any way we can, and to connect you with one another so that you can share and expand on those interests. So we’ve been thinking of starting a “blog roll” on…
Read MoreHonors Students Serving Our Communities
Welcome to a new feature of the Honors Blog! We will be publishing profiles of Honors students and their amazing community service work each week. Weekly is the plan….but there are so many students and projects worth telling you about, you may hear from us more often! If you would like to spread the word…
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