Scholarships
Gretchen Coleman Hopes to Change Voter Apathy in Youth
Gretchen Coleman Hopes to Change Voter Apathy in Youth Honors junior, Gretchen Coleman ’22 never backs down from a challenge. So, when the 2021 Truman Scholarship finalist recognized that young voters consistently turn out in lower numbers than older generations, she founded Ballot Z, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to broadening youth voting in her home state…
Read MoreAlexander Metcalf is a 2021 Goldwater Scholar
Alexander Metcalf is a 2021 Goldwater Scholar Honors junior, Alexander Metcalf ’22, is a recipient of the 2021 Goldwater Scholarship. Alexander is an aerospace engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. The Goldwater Scholarship is the most prestigious undergraduate scholarship awarded in the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics in the United States.…
Read MoreHonors Welcomes Class of 2024!
Honors Welcomes Class of 2024! The Honors Program hosted a virtual event on Sunday 8/23 to officially welcome the Class of 2024 as they embark on their first semester in college. The event was also attended by the HNR 100 instructors and teaching assistants, as well as the Honors Core Faculty members. Among the event…
Read MoreLaurel White, 2020 Goldwater Scholar
Laurel White, a junior physics major and mathematics minor in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2020 Goldwater Scholar. The Goldwater Scholarship is the most prestigious undergraduate scholarship awarded in the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics in the United States. Link to full story by Kelly Homan Rodoski, April 22, 2020…
Read MoreHonors Senior, Kyle Rosenblum, is Named University’s First Schwarzman Scholar
Honors senior, Kyle Rosenblum, a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and a psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Schwarzman Scholar. He is Syracuse University’s first Schwarzman Scholar. Rosenblum, who is also a 2020 Class Marshal,…
Read MoreCFSA Keeps Growing!
2019 has been an exciting year for the Center for Fellowship & Scholarship Advising! In May, CFSA hired its first assistant director, Melissa Welshans. Melissa earned her Ph.D. in English from Syracuse University and has also taught in the Honors Program. Her hire marks the expansion of CFSA from an office with one full-time employee…
Read MoreLetter from the Director, Fall 2019
To the Community of Honors Program Alumni, As you are aware, November has been an extremely difficult month for the campus community. The Honors Program has supported the #NotAgainSU student led protests, which responds to acts of racist and anti-Semitic bigotry directed against members of the community. We have spent much time with students at…
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 MoreHonors Alum, Alexander Weiss (ECS ’12), Reflects on the Influence of an Honors class
Honors Alum, Alexander Weiss (ECS ’12), Reflects on the Influence of an Honors class Alexander R. Weiss (ECS ’12) has a library full of books and journals, from arcane treatises on science and engineering to timeless works of literature and philosophy. One book he holds dear is The New York Times Bestseller “The Brain That…
Read MoreHonors Senior, Dina Eldawy (AS ’19) Named Second Marshall Scholar in University’s History
Honors Senior, Dina Eldawy (AS ’19) Named Second Marshall Scholar in University’s History Honors senior, Dina Eldawy, has been named a 2019 recipient of the prestigious Marshall Scholarship. She is the second Marshall Scholar in Syracuse University history. Eldawy is an international relations major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School…
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