Recognition
Honors Welcomes New Students
Honors Welcomes New Students The Renée Crown University Honors Program welcomes our newest members. Fifty-eight students joined our program in January, 2022. Their places of origin span the globe; from Skaneateles Falls to Saint Paul to San Paulo to Shanghai and beyond. Their emerging research interests include the “impact of China’s economic industries and recent…
Read MoreShare your Work at Inaugural Social Justice Symposium
Share your Work at Inaugural Social Justice Symposium The Renee Crown University Honors program is delighted to co-host the first annual Social Differences, Social Justice Symposium. The Symposium will be held in-person and virtually (hybrid) on March 31, 2022. Research scholars, including students, are invited to apply to present their work, performances, and other forms of…
Read MoreMarsolek ’13 Master Class Recording goes Live
Marsolek ’13 Master Class Recording Goes Live Honors alumna, Laura Marsolek ’13 hosted a master class on jewelry making during Orange Central 2021. Laura is a metalsmith, gemologist, and art historian who currently works in the fine jewelry department of a Southern auction house, Heritage Auctions. She was a Fulbright Scholar in Kosovo and a…
Read MoreCall for Proposals for “Performing Identities”
Call for Proposals for “Performing Identities Across Cultures” Performing Identities Across Cultures (PICS) is looking for student and faculty performance artists of all crafts to submit proposals for Performing Identities Across Cultures (PICS.) PICS is a CUSE grant-funded performance initiative at Syracuse University through the Language Matters program. Performance artists are invited to contribute a…
Read MoreRose Hodges ’24 Selected for Lender Center Fellowship
Rose Hodges ’24 Selected for Lender Center Fellowship Honors student Rose Hodges was recently selected as one of the student fellows who will participate in the 2021-23 Lender Center for Social Justice Fellowship. During this fellowship, which lasts through Spring 2023, Rose will work with Dr. Seyeon Lee on the “Access to Wellness” project. A…
Read MoreIfeyinwa Ojukwu Named a 2022 Marshall Scholar
Ifeyinwa Ojukwu Named a 2022 Marshall Scholar Ifeyinwa Ojukwu ’22, a biology and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences with a minor in public health in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, has been named a 2022 Marshall Scholar. Founded in 1953, the Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high…
Read MoreKyra Birenbaum Selected for University Task Force
Kyra Birenbaum Selected for University Task Force Honors student Kyra Birenbaum ’23 has been selected to serve on the university’s Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence. Kyra is one of two student representatives appointed to the task force, whose role is to identify and shape opportunities to further improve sexual violence prevention, education and…
Read MoreHonors Seniors are Finalists for the Marshall Scholarship
Honors Seniors are Finalists for the Marshall Scholarship Honors seniors Gretchen Coleman and Ifeyinwa Ojukwu have been named finalists for the Marshall Scholarship, one of the United States’ most prestigious nationally competitive scholarships. The Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a graduate degree in the United Kingdom. Up to 50…
Read MoreMartin Fernandez ’24 Receives GSA Recognition
Martin Fernandez ’24 Receives GSA Recognition Honors student Martin Fernandez, who is majoring in Earth Sciences, recently traveled to Portland, Oregon, to present a poster illustrating his team’s research findings at the Geological Society of America Connects 2021, one of the largest regularly held conferences for geology and paleontology. His poster, “Preliminary Investigations into the…
Read MoreAlum Shares Passion and Expertise in Jewelry Making
Alum Shares Passion and Expertise in Jewelry Making Laura Marsolek ’13, G’17 shared her rich knowledge and experience in studying the historical significance in jewelry design and cultural meaning during the recent Orange Central Weekend. Laura was a Renée Crown Honors student, 2013-14 Fulbright Scholar, and 2018-19 Luce Scholar. Through photographs and personal narrative, Laura…
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