Student Project Profiles
Give Us More Homework!
This was a common cry among students enrolled in HNR 309, “Capstone Project Planning Seminar.” All the members in the class found an advisor, crafted a topic, and completed their Capstone Proposal. Students said, “I feel much more prepared for the Capstone Project and it no longer feels insurmountable,” and “I am way more informed about…
Read MoreYou’re Invited! HNR 240 “Poetry for the People” Class Reading
The HNR 240 Poetry for the People course respectfully invites you to their class reading on Monday, December 7. The course is designed to highlight the importance of spoken word poetry and community organizing for students interested in enhancing public engagement skills. Each student will select two poems from their final portfolio to share with…
Read MoreSing a Song
Come join us for a night of entertainment and musical discovery! From the guitarist you saw at Funk ‘N Waffles to the girl you sit next to every day in Writing 205, SU is full of musical talent, well-known and unknown. For the eighth consecutive year, the SU Songwriter Showcase will be giving you a…
Read MoreSyracuse Undergraduate Research Society Seeks Editorial Board Members
Hi Honors students, Here’s a great opportunity to get more involved in undergraduate research on campus! Several Honors students are working to begin an undergraduate research journal and need volunteers. The Syracuse Undergraduate Research Society (SURS) is a brand new student organization and has the goal of publishing an interdisciplinary journal to highlight the research…
Read MoreBe a Part of the Songwriter Showcase
You are invited to submit your songs for the 8th annual SU Songwriter Showcase Date: Friday December 4th, 2015 Time: 8pm Place: Schine Student Center’s Panasci Lounge Every year songwriters from around the University gather to perform in a stripped-down concert setting. Songwriters perform solo or with minimal backing. We will be selecting the performers for…
Read MoreGive and Take
Senior Terry Jones (VPA ’16) received the exciting news that his film, “Give and Take” is an official selection in the LA Skins Fest. Terry, a member of the Seneca wolf clan, filmed the short on the Onondaga Nation in Nedrow, just south of Syracuse. In the film, a linguistic anthropologist travels to a nearby…
Read MoreOh the Places She’ll Go
Madeleine Durbin (AS ’16) was recently profiled in The Syracuse University News. Maddi is an international relations major (IR) with double minors in geography and global political economy. She plans to spend a year in Africa and then to take all of her knowledge and experience to law school and to one day have a career in human rights…
Read MoreThe Life of a Capstone
Lilly Thomann (’15 VPRED) submitted a version of her Capstone to the National Art Education Association (NAEA) conference to see if she could share her work with professionals from around the country. She recently received the happy news that her paper, “Developing Self-love, Self-worth, and Body Acceptance through the Arts,” was accepted for inclusion in the program for…
Read MoreDigital Commoners at the Clinton Global Initiative
Students in Dave Reilly’s honors seminar this semester, Public Intellectuals and the Digital Commons, are expecting virtual visits to the class by some prominent public intellectuals. Slate’s Chief Political Correspondent Jamelle Bouie, the chair of the Philosophy Department at San Jose State University, ethicist and “lapsed chemist” Janet Stemwedel, and one of the web’s most…
Read MoreWelcome to the Board
Honors student Nedda Sarshar was named to the position of Representative to the Board of Trustees this summer. The Board of Trustees is the governing body of Syracuse University, responsible for the educational mission and fiscal policies of the University. Members of the Board guide the University toward its goals and vision and serve the public…
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