Posts by Blythe Scherrer
Student Applicants and Faculty Mentors Celebrate CFSA Successes
On Thursday, April 21, dozens of students and their mentors met to celebrate their work in applying for nationally competitive scholarships at the 2016 CFSA Recognition Reception. Dr. Chen hosted the students and faculty at the Chancellor’s House. CFSA Director Jolynn Parker and student speakers Terry Jones (’16), Jessica Toothaker (’17), Lily Fein (’16), and Kait…
Read MoreSU Students Present Original Research at ACC Meeting of the Minds Conference
Syracuse University will host the 11th Annual ACC Meeting of the Minds (M.O.M.) Conference April 8-10. The conference is an opportunity for top undergraduate students from each of the 15 ACC schools to present their research or creative projects, to interact with faculty and undergraduates from across the ACC, and to highlight the diversity of research…
Read MoreNational Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Winners
Two Syracuse University students have been awarded the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowships! Ryan Milcarek, a graduate student in mechanical engineering, and Joshua Woods, a senior chemical engineering student, both received this year’s prestigious fellowship award. Additionally, two SU students were announced as Honorable Mentions: Tyler Smith, a senior biochemistry student, and Alexis Peña, a…
Read More10 Tips for Applicants to Nationally Competitive Scholarships from a Successful Rhodes Scholar
CFSA Director Jolynn Parker’s HNR 220 course, “Strategies for Scholar Development,” welcomed a special guest last Friday. Elliott Portnoy, a 1986 graduate of Syracuse University and SU’s first Rhodes Scholar, joined the course by telephone to share his experiences and advice. As a Rhodes Scholar, Portnoy earned his PhD at Oxford University in 1989. He…
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