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Honors Students Engage Community

Wondering why Honors courses are so different from others?
On Saturday, October 26 Honors students enrolled in Professor Faye McMahon’s, “Folk Arts, Festival and Public Display” engaged with community members from DR Congo at Refugee Resettlement Services in Syracuse. Makene, Kiza and Tamone introduced students through their storytelling to their unique traditional arts. After the two hour program, the students enjoyed a traditional Somali meal at the nearby African International Restaurant, a popular community gathering place frequented by new immigrants to Syracuse from East Africa.
Below are some wonderful photos of the class’s outing!

Refugee Resettlement Services

African International Restaurant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honors Students Engage With Traditional Artists During Folk Arts Fieldtrips

Students at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, NY
From left to right: Kenny Arbuckle, Katie Headley, Sadik Yaqub, Habiba Hassan, and Sara Cho Sangeun pose at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, NY

 

We’ve always heard that in the liberal arts tradition of the West, one needs to know about a wide range of things to be a complete citizen and that those who are to be educated and productive members of society have to be exposed even to things that they may (initially) deem not worthy of attention. Honors students in Professor Felicia McMahon’s course, “Folk Arts , Festival and Public Display” recently visited the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, NY where students were introduced to  traditional artists of the region as well as refugee communities in Central New York. The previous week the students visited Syracuse’s African International Restaurant, a popular gathering place for new immigrants from Somalia and other African countries. As Professor McMahon  emphasizes, “To know the soul of a people, learn about their folklore.”

5th SU Songwriter Showcase

Calling All SU Songwriters!

You’re invited to share your songs at the 5th SU Songwriter Showcase at Schine’s Panasci Lounge on November 30th. The SU Songwriter Showcase has drawn hundreds of students annually to listen to the best songwriting on campus, and now we want to hear your songs!

Submit mp3s or links for at least two of your original songs to susongwritershowcase@gmail.com by October 29. Open to all SU/ESF students and all music styles. Songwriters will be chosen based on the quality of the songs and performance, not recording quality.

Questions? Email susongwritershowcase@gmail.com.

Isn’t it time for your songs to be heard?

 Singer-Songwriter Poster

Spring 2013 Registration Notes!

"Register" iconSpring 2013 Honors courses are online!  Take a look and start making your plans.

Honors students in good standing will register the morning of Monday, November 12.  However, if you will have senior standing after this semester (84 credits or more), you will have a standard senior registration access time (before the 12th).  There is no “early” Honors registration for students with senior standing!  You will have an access time on one of the three senior days.

Remember that your academic advisor needs to remove your advising hold before you can access MySlice to register, so be sure to plan your advising meeting with plenty of time for that to happen before your registration access time, and check Myslice to be sure your hold has been removed.

If you have a cumulative gpa above 3.5, and need to register for more than 19 credits for the Spring 2013 semester, please contact Hanna Richardson (hricha01@syr.edu) for permission.  You will need to specify which courses you need to take for your overload.

Honors advisors (Hanna, Karen, Kate) are available to help you figure out how to fit Honors into your plans for Spring.  Please call 443-2759 to make an appointment with one of us.