Courses
Gabriella Esposito ’22 Prepares for a Future in Finance
Honors junior, Gabriella Esposito ’22, is laying the groundwork for her honors thesis project, exploring gender equity in financial services leadership and the historical role of women in the finance industry. Gabriella is a junior double majoring in finance and marketing management in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. Her goal is to become…
Read MoreHonors Class Crochets to Give Back to the Community
Students in Syeisha Byrd’s HNR 210: Crochet for a Cause are relieving stress by crocheting items for donation to the community. The class was recently featured on the local Spectrum news. Watch and read about this on Spectrum News.
Read MoreSU honors students curate work for ‘Tell Your Story Walking’ journal
Students in the Tell Your Story Walking course, taught by Professor Jeffrey Rodgers, curate and edit original work from honors students and alumni for a new publication. They will publish the work as a print journal and on the publication’s website in late 2020. Submissions focus on a personal experience, such as a snapshot of…
Read MoreMaxwell in Washington
Learn how Washington (policy making) works and explore careers through a semester in DC with Maxwell in Washington! Information Session Wednesday, September 16 @ 5:00pm via Zoom Hear from Past Participants Meet the Director Ask Questions Apply for Spring 2021 by Sunday, September 27 Join Zoom Meeting https://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/j/99789332498?pwd=T2JySEkyemNkTHVBbnV1d1YxdnJjQT09 Meeting ID: 997 8933 2498 Passcode: 449928…
Read MoreHappy Holidays from the Honors Program
May the pursuit of knowledge for the good of humanity span the globe. Professors Cathryn Newton and Samuel Gorovitz, and students from the honors course, Linked Lenses: Science, Philosophy and the Pursuit of Knowledge.
Read MorePhotography in the Civil Rights Era
Students in Professor Joan Bryant’s course, Photography in the Civil Rights Era, pose as they discuss their research at a poster presentation session. Students examined the role of photography in interpreting and documenting social, political, religious and cultural dimensions of America’s Civil Rights era. Students will use this research to curate an exhibition of Civil Rights…
Read MoreOpening Session of the Minamata Convention
Students and faculty in the course, The Role of Science in Environmental Governance, have arrived safely in Geneva, Switzerland for the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP3), which begins today, November 25th. The students will maintain a daily blog. Here is a link to the site: https://stodorov.expressions.syr.edu/uncop3-geneva-2019/
Read MorePost-Revolutionary Russian Literature
In Spring, 2020, Professor Patricia Burak, Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, will teach the honors course, The Power of Evil in Post-Revolutionary Russian Literature. Course readings may be in either Russian or English, and class discussions will be conducted in English.
Read More3rd Conference of the Parties of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
On Sunday, November 3rd, students in Professor Svetoslava Todorova’s class, The Role of Science in Environmental Governance, convened as diplomats for a day. Students conducted a simulation exercise in preparation for travel to Geneva, Switzerland, to participate in the 3rd Conference of the Parties of the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
Read MoreWriting Scripture Law class visits the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC
The HNR 340 class, Writing Scripture Law, visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on September 28th. The class had studied the invention of writing in ancient Sumer and Egypt with Prof. Jim Watts from the Religion Department and were therefore very interested in seeing the hieroglyphic and cuneiform inscriptions in the…
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