Honors alum Tsubasa Morioka reports on her Fulbright ETA experience

Tsubasa Moroika with her host sisters

Tsubasa Morioka graduated in 2012 with a B.S. in Information Management & Technology and won the Capstone Award for best Professional project for her thesis “Analyzing the Tea Party Movement, the Coffee Party Movement, and the Occupy Wall Street Movement: Case Study on How the Internet Influences Grassroots Social Movement.” After graduation, she spent a…

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CFSA Friday Focus session on research and funding for STEM majors

Alison Roberts STEM major

Attention STEM students! Read about Honors senior Allison Roberts’ research experience at the National Cancer Institute, a new cross-post from the Center for Fellowship and Scholarship Advising (CFSA) blog. We’ve been featuring SU student winners of nationally competitive awards and asking them 6 questions about their experiences.   Want to learn more about research opportunities and…

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Calling All STEM Students

The Norma Slepecky Undergraduate Research Prize is endowed in memory of Professor Slepecky by her family, friends and colleagues. Students conducting  research in the sciences or engineering are eligible to apply.  The 2014 Prize Committee is now accepting submissions. The first place prize is $750 awarded in April 2014 Students wishing to compete for the…

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It’s -11 in Syracuse…

….so you’re probably starting to dream about next next summer! Summer is an excellent time for research, study abroad, or internships and applications deadlines are approaching. Here’s a new cross-post from the Center for Fellowship and Scholarship Advising (CFSA) blog. We’ve been featuring SU student winners of nationally competitive awards and asking them 6 questions…

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Thinking about next summer?

Hi Honors Students – I’m cross-posting this over from the Center for Fellowship and Scholarship Advising (CFSA) blog. We’ve been featuring SU student winners of nationally competitive awards and asking them 6 questions about their experiences.  In this edition, Honors student Justin Elkhechen describes his summer research experience through the Amgen Scholars Program.   Are…

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McNair Scholars Program Information Session

The McNair Scholars Program will be holding informational sessions to introduce interested students to their program.   First, a bit about McNair: The McNair Scholars Program aims to prepare undergraduate students for graduate education through the provision of the following services: GRE preparation Research experience and stipend Mentoring relationship with faculty Opportunities to attend conferences…

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Honors Welcomes Two New Advisors!

We are thrilled to announce the addition of two new staff members to Honors.  Our mission is to help our students get the most out of their Honors education, and that takes informed advisors who are dedicated to meeting the unique needs of high achieving students. So without further ado… Kate Hanson joins us as…

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Scholarship Reception

The NCSC (Nationally Competitive Scholarships Committee) held an afternoon reception for recipients, applicants and finalists for prestigious scholarships from around the University.  On hand were faculty members of the committee, students and their supportive advisors and sponsors.  The reception featured student speakers Steve Barton and Paul Worden discussing their journeys through the application process, and…

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Alumni Update: Sarah Wendell ’11

Honors Alum Sarah Wendell ’11 is being featured in Arts &  Sciences news for landing a job in an NIH laboratory working on HIV research. Sarah is the recipient of an NIH Post-Baccalaureate Intramural Training Award.  She won this award by working with the faculty and advisors of the Nationally Competitive Scholarship Committee (NCSC). You can learn…

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