Students
Celebrating the Honors Class of 2020
We were greatly saddened that the students of the Class of 2020 did not get the opportunity to be recognized at the Honors Convocation in Hendricks Chapel, and to celebrate with their families, friends and well-wishers who convene from around the world, at the reception on the Quad. On May 7th, the Honors Program community…
Read MoreArt in Life Class Engages with CNY Artists
Honors students in Prof. Ellen Blalock’s Art in Life: CNY Artists class have an opportunity visit art exhibitions in the Syracuse area and meet with various artistes in Central New York. In early September, they visited the Yoko Ono exhibition at the Everson Museum in Syracuse, NY. This exhibition has several works of art that…
Read MoreHonors Students named as 2019 – 20 Remembrance Scholars
Syracuse University’s Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee has chosen the 35 students who will be the 2019-20 Remembrance Scholars. Fifteen of these newly named scholars are Honors students. The scholarships were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over…
Read MoreLeonardo Marino’s Senior Thesis Composition Recital
On Sunday, November 11, in Crouse College auditorium, we enjoyed Leo Marino’s piano composition, “Year,” which consists of 8 movements representing different months and seasons, and plants found during those seasons. Congratulations to Leo on this achievement!
Read MoreHonors Fall Welcome Dinner
On Sunday, August 26, the Honors Program was pleased to host over 260 first year students at its annual Fall Welcome Dinner at the Sheraton Syracuse hotel. Students sat with their HNR 100 sections and enjoyed conversations with their classmates, professor and TA. Several upperclassmen reflected on their experience in Honors, including Rob Blecher ’20,…
Read MoreHonors Student Named as Truman Scholarship Finalist
Honors Student Named as Truman Scholarship Finalist Dina Eldawy of Pensacola, Florida, was named as a 2018 finalist for the prestigious Truman Scholarship. Dina is an international relations and citizenship and civic engagement major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.…
Read MoreFibreFree
FibreFree Your favorite clothes may be polluting the world’s water supply. Synthetic clothing including polyester, acrylic and nylon fabrics release millions of microfibers every time they are washed. Even though they are too small to be seen by the naked eye, microfibers have become a massive problem and two undergraduates from the College of Engineering…
Read MoreHonors Footnote: Indoor Challenge Course
Honors Footnote: Indoor Challenge Course Join a group of soon-to-be friends and fellow Honors student Makayla Dearborn who will be our facilitator on an evening on the Indoor Ropes Challenge Course. Thursday, February 23rd 7-9 pm Meet in Flanagan gym on the basketball courts and wear comfortable clothes and closed toed shoes. To attend, sign up…
Read MoreMaxwell in Washington
Spend the spring semester getting real world work experience and studying with practitioners in Washington, DC! Deadline for Spring 2016 applications is Sunday, October 2nd
Read MoreYou *Are* Worth It
A fellow Honors student is helping to organize a workshop in which women should be interested. Start Smart is a salary negotiation workshop aimed at empowering women to negotiate against the gender wage gap when they leave college and enter the work place. Studies show that the gender wage gap actually begins during the first…
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