Interested in funding for your Capstone Project?

The Honors Program offers prestigious Crown/Wise awards that can provide up to $5,000 to support Capstone Projects.  We awarded more than a dozen scholarships last year; we anticipate similar numbers this year.  The current round of awards is designed for juniors, but seniors can also apply. Go to the Capstone Interactive Orange for details on…

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Civic Engagement Opportunity!

Attention Honors students! ONEHEARTSOURCE is a student-initiated volunteer opportunity in Tanzania, East Africa. With little sustainable health care infrastructure or equal distribution of resources in most developing countries, the need for change is urgent; yet the implementation of constructive change needs to be done with passionate consideration and motivated self-initiative. You can help! Volunteer with…

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Student Civic Engagement Opportunity: Ronald Taylor

Honors freshman and Coronat Scholar Ronald Taylor founded Cultural Project for Rejuvenation (CPR) in his hometown of Hempstead, New York in 2009, and now he’s bringing it to Wilson Park Community Center in Syracuse. Focussed on developing the whole person, the program uniquely develops young people from the inside out, as opposed to handing them…

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Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Scholarship Winner Announced

Honors student Jamie Gerst has won the Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Scholarship! She will receive $2500 to help her study in London in this spring with SU Abroad. Jamie is a fourth year Industrial Design student in VPA; she has an Entrepreneurship minor. The SU Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi provided this competitive scholarship,…

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Alumna mentoring Laura Marsolek for her Capstone

 Posted on insidesu, The College of Arts & Sciences connected  jewelry historian Mary Gilbert Palmer ’65 with Honors Junior Laura Marsolek.  Read the whole thing … And remember, if you need advice on your Capstone, come and see us.  You never know where it will lead you!  

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Stride Pianist Stephanie Trick

Stride pianist Stephanie Trick was our honored guest last week. Sponsored by the University Arts Presenter and Phi Beta Kappa. Fabulous!! Fun to learn that Honors student Dylan Hsu also dabbles in stride piano. It’s not for the faint of heart!

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Congratulations Alaina Mallette

Adrienne Mallette shown in a boat with kids in the Dominican Republic

  Congratulations to Honors student Alaina Mallette, who was invited to the 2011 Geological Society of America annual meeting to present a poster about the work she did last summer in the Dominican Republic. Alaina is heavily involved in the DREAM project (Dominican Republic Education and Mentoring Project). More information on the DREAM project can…

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