Category: Alumni
School of Education Launches Mentoring Program to Help Students Explore Careers In and Beyond the Classroom
Syracuse University School of Education will celebrate Alumni Week 2025 in February by launching EdMentor Connect, a pilot student-alumni mentoring program designed to pair current undergraduate students with alumni in...Read More
Jordan Shelby West G’16, G’18 Receives ACPA Diamond Award
Higher education administrator Jordan Shelby West G’16, G’18 will be recognized as an American College Personnel Association 2025 Diamond Honoree at ACPA’s 2025 Conference in Long Beach, CA, in February....Read More
Carl Sanfilippo ’77: A Legendary Coach Retires, And Looks for His Next Big Play
After serving nearly five decades, legendary Central New York high school football coach Carl Sanfilippo ’77announced his retirement at the end of 2024. But despite hanging up his whistle, he...Read More
James Duah-Agyeman G’99 Is a 2025 Unsung Hero
Syracuse University School of Education alumnus James Duah-Agyeman G’99 is one of five recipients of the 2025 Unsung Hero Award, the 40th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration...Read More
Bailey Tlachac G’23: Past, Present, and Future
A 2023 graduate of Syracuse University school of Education’s Higher/Postsecondary Education master’s degree program, Bailey Tlachac (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin) currently is a multicultural advisor at the University of Wisconsin-Green...Read More
Lessons Learned: How an Education Degree Can Forge a Path to a Federal Career
The School of Education’s Selected Studies in Education (SSE) major allows undergraduates to explore careers beyond the classroom. Its five focus areas—in technology and media, schooling and diversity, physical activity,...Read More
A League of Her Own: Maria Murray G’96, G’09 Recognized Among the 50 Fastest-Growing Alumni Entrepreneurs of 2024
While having a School of Education alumna among the ’CUSE50 Alumni Entrepreneur Award winners is rare, the recognition is fitting for Maria Murray G’96, G’09 for her work developing and...Read More
Applications Open for Intelligence++ Ventures Funding Initiative
Syracuse University Libraries is now accepting applications for the 2025 round of Intelligence++ Ventures funding. Grants of $5,000 are available to undergraduate or graduate students to commercialize innovative products, services,...Read More
Callie Kniffin ’23: Past, Present, and Future
Callie Kniffin graduated magna cum laude from Syracuse University School of Education’s Selected Studies in Education undergraduate program in 2023, with a minor in Spanish. Currently, she is taking a...Read More
Syracuse University Athletics Retires Kayla Alexander’s ’13 Basketball Jersey
Women’s basketball standout and Syracuse University School of Education alumna Kayla Alexander ’13 was honored on the court Dec. 8, 2024—at halftime during the Notre Dame matchup—when her famed #40...Read More