Four Honors Students Named Winners in SU’s Fast Forward Competition

Fast Forward

The Fast Forward competition will fund student projects that demonstrate how Syracuse University and its students can have a positive impact on the world. Thirteen entrants were recently selected as winners and we are proud to announce that four of  these winners are Honors students! For the full story by SUNew’s Kathleen Haley, click HERE.

Our students, along with their fellow WINNERS, will pitch their projects to students, Trustees, and the Chancellor this Friday, April 11, at 2 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3. We encourage you to come out and cheer on your fellow students for their fantastic work and achievement!

The Honors students are:

  • Ruo Piao Chen ’17—Westminster Church Ramp: Architecture students involved in Freedom by Design, which designs construction solutions to people with disabilities, propose building a ramp to help the historic Westminster Church. The design would provide shelter from ice and community seating.
Ruo Piao Chen
Ruo Piao Chen
  • Brian Cheung ’15—Meal Swipe Program: Cheung proposes that students who have a meal plan have the option of donating one meal on their dining plan to the local community in some form, which would provide food pantries with supplies.
Brian Cheung
Brian Cheung
  • Alexandra Curtis ’14 and Adrianna Kam ’15—Elect Her: Curtis and Kam want to empower young women on campus and in the community to run for elected offices on campus and off after graduation. The funding will help with creating opportunities, such as workshops and speakers, to educate and train women in preparation for political office.
Alexandra Curtis
Alexandra Curtis (left)
  • Nicholas Ferreiro ’15—Cuse Comedy Collective: Ferreiro proposes the Cuse Comedy Collective, a website that would channel all the content from the various comedy groups on campus. The website would help build a stronger sense of community among groups, increase viewership and allow for scheduled programming.
Nicholas Ferreiro
Nicholas Ferreiro

Honors Alumna, Kelsey O’Dell ’10, Announced as Recipient of Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship

The Renée Crown University Honors Program is proud to announce that Kelsey O’Dell, Honors graduate of 2010, has been name as a recipient of a 2012 Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship for graduate work or professional study. Kelsey earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the College of Arts and Sciences in 2010 and graduated Summa Cum Laude with Renée Crown University Honors, submitting her Capstone Project The Association of Type-D Personality and Prognosis Following Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease: A Review and Meta-Analysis. Kelsey has officially been accepted for the Physician’s Assistant Program at the Yale University School of Medicine and will begin her coursework this coming fall. Please join us in congratulating this outstanding accomplishment of one of our very own Honors Program Alumna.

Portrait of Kelsey O'Dell

Honors Alumni Update!

Alex Pines’ Capstone Project Receives Award

Image of California Coastline

Alex (2011 Newhouse) has won third place in the Hearst Multimedia Competition through the Hearst Journalism Awards Program for her Honors Capstone project entitled Our Coast: The Effects of Urbanization and Coastal Development on California Surf Culture.

 

The full piece and an article by Alex can be found on the Newshouse web site.

Alex does amazing work. You can check out her web site at www.alexpinesphotography.com.