{"id":20623,"date":"2023-08-03T16:07:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T16:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/dev-thesis\/?page_id=20623"},"modified":"2026-03-13T14:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:25:08","slug":"thesis-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/","title":{"rendered":"Thesis Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/08\/Crown-text-treatment-logo-1.jpg\" alt=\"Renee Crown Honors Program Logo\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"220\" width=\"2495\" title=\"Crown-text-treatment-logo\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t2025 Funded Thesis Experiences\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/2025\/11\/11\/kaitlyn-kushner\/ title=\"Kaitlyn Kushner\" tabindex=\"0\">Kaitlyn Kushner<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/2025\/11\/11\/kaitlyn-kushner\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Kaitlyn Kushner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Screenshot_27-8-2025_125411_airtable.com_.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/2025\/11\/11\/kaitlyn-kushner\/\" title=\"Read More\" target=\"_self\">Read More &#8594;<\/a>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/2025\/11\/11\/jivishaa-pandit\/ title=\"Jivishaa Pandit\" tabindex=\"0\">Jivishaa Pandit<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/2025\/11\/11\/jivishaa-pandit\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Jivishaa Pandit\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-08-20-at-1.28.44-PM.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/2025\/11\/11\/jivishaa-pandit\/\" title=\"Read More\" target=\"_self\">Read More &#8594;<\/a>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/2025\/11\/11\/julian-nowik\/ title=\"Julian Nowik\" tabindex=\"0\">Julian Nowik<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/2025\/11\/11\/julian-nowik\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Julian Nowik\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Julian-Nowik.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/2025\/11\/11\/julian-nowik\/\" title=\"Read More\" target=\"_self\">Read More &#8594;<\/a>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/2025\/11\/11\/charles-gebbia\/ title=\"Charles Gebbia\" tabindex=\"0\">Charles Gebbia<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/2025\/11\/11\/charles-gebbia\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Charles Gebbia\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Charles-Gebbia.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/2025\/11\/11\/charles-gebbia\/\" title=\"Read More\" target=\"_self\">Read More &#8594;<\/a>\t\t\n\t<h3>The Honors Thesis<\/h3>\n<p>A thesis in Honors requires the development of &#8216;next level&#8217; professional and academic skills.\u00a0 We are here to help you develop those habits, skills, and attributes that will put you in demand with employers and post-graduate opportunities.\u00a0 Through the Thesis, Honors can help you showcase the quality of your undergraduate work, and develop tangible organizational, research, and project management skills that employers are seeking in college graduates. No matter your undergraduate program or major, there is a path through the Honors Thesis process for you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tA Four Year Overview of the Thesis\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First Year<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Start Exploring<\/h3> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Use your first year to start exploring the resources at Syracuse. Attend an <strong>Honors Research Fair<\/strong>, other poster sessions or events in your school or college, and <a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/planning-thesis\/past-projects\/\">read a few past Honors theses<\/a> that interest you.Also, it&#8217;s not too early to build connections with faculty who stand out to you. GO TO THEIR OFFICE HOURS. Head to our <a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/planning-thesis\/thesis-development\/\">resources for thesis development page<\/a> to read more about how to approach faculty.\u00a0<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFirst Year\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sophomore Year<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Begin Planning<\/h3> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Start early this year:\u00a0 Use our <a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/thesis-intro-2\/\">introductory<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/planning-thesis\/\">planning<\/a> resource pages to develop your interests into a topic and make connections with faculty.\u00a0 Talk to instructors and faculty in your classes; read any papers or talks they&#8217;ve given and start asking questions about how undergraduates may figure into their work.\u00a0 This is also a great year to focus on taking a course that covers research methods, so that you gain an understanding of the process.\u00a0Additionally, you&#8217;ll meet with your Honors Advisor during the Spring Semester to complete a\u00a0<strong>Sophomore Audit<\/strong> to go over Honors progress and discuss future plans for the rest of your Syracuse experience!<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSophomore Year\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Junior Year<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Get Producing<\/h3> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is the pivotal year that will determine whether your project&#8217;s success. This year you&#8217;ll want to be refining your topic and working with a faculty member to develop a plan for executing your project. If you need extra resources, this is the year you&#8217;d want to apply for <a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/producing-thesis\/fund-thesis\/\">Crown Thesis Funding<\/a> as well.\u00a0 Often this is the year students may conduct data gathering, travel, or conduct lab work in support of their project.\u00a0 Your junior year is all about building on the knowledge and connections you made during your sophomore year.<strong>Note<\/strong>: <em>you will need to have an initial <a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/planning-thesis\/submit-thesis-proposal\/\">project proposal <\/a>approved by Honors by the end of your junior year to remain in Honors for your senior year.<\/em><\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJunior Year\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Senior Year<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Finalize, Present, &#038; Submit you Thesis!<\/h3> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During your senior year there are deliverables and milestones you&#8217;ll need to meet to achieve your goal of finishing your thesis project. The first of these milestones comes at the beginning of Fall Semester with the completion of a <strong>Senior Audit.<\/strong> This is a meeting with your Honors advisor to discuss Honors progress, finalize a plan to complete any remaining requirements and have an in-depth look at Thesis timelines, deliverables and resources.You will need to already have an approved proposal on file with Honors, and this is the year you&#8217;ll have the option of <a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/producing-thesis\/thesis-course-registration\/\">registering for your thesis course (499)<\/a>, produce your written thesis and showcase your hard work at our annual presentation day.<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Year\n\t\t<h4>Ready to find out more about the thesis in your particular field of study?<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/thesis-intro-2\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGet Started\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 Funded Thesis Experiences Kaitlyn Kushner Read More &#8594; Jivishaa Pandit Read More &#8594; Julian Nowik Read More &#8594; Charles Gebbia Read More &#8594; The Honors Thesis A thesis in Honors requires the development of &#8216;next level&#8217; professional and academic skills.\u00a0 We are here to help you develop those habits, skills, and attributes that will&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20623","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20623"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21980,"href":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20623\/revisions\/21980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/thesis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}