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SENSES Lab: Creating Space for Building Community and Pursuing Dreams

Heading down into the basement of Steele Hall, you’ll find students coming and going from Room 001. Some are gathered in a lounge area, one likely controlling the aux on...
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Doctoral Student Chelsea Bouldin Receives Prestigious Imagining America Fellowship

Syracuse University School of Education doctoral student and University Fellow Chelsea Bouldin has been awarded an Imagining America (IA) Publicly Active Graduate Education (PAGE) fellowship for the 2023-2024 academic year....
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CAASD’s Amy Messersmith Offered ODI Administrative Fellowship for Pop-Up Podcasting Initiative

Amy Messersmith, associate director of the Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program and TRIO Student Support Services—part of the School of Education’s Center for Academic Achievement and Student Development (CAASD)—has...
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National Science Foundation Renews Funding for Upstate Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Program

Funding for operating the Upstate Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (ULSAMP) program has been renewed, permitting Syracuse University to continue leading a seven-institution initiative to broaden educational opportunities for students from...
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“I Don’t Put Limits on My Students”: Leonese Nelson Reflects on Two Decades Chairing STEP/CSTEP Conferences

The 2023 Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) and Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) spring conferences were bittersweet for Leonese Nelson. Once again, she worked 18-hour days to...
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HEOP/TRIO SSS Programs Hold “Real Talk” Retreat

For the second year running, the Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) and TRIO Student Support Services (TRIO SSS) programs held an end-of-academic-year retreat at Minnowbrook Conference Center...
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HEOP/SSS: Setting Up First-Generation College Students for Success

“It takes a village to raise a child.” This ancient proverb has been used by everyone from teachers to elected officials to describe the important role a community plays in...
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McNair Scholars Program Receives US Department of Education Funding Through 2027

The Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program—part of the School of Education’s Center for Academic Achievement and Student Development—has been awarded $1.4 million in US Department of Education funding...
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SENSES Project Teaches Self-Expression, Creativity Through Music and Podcasting

In the basement of Steele Hall sits an incredible resource that is making a difference in the lives of many University students who come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Walk into...
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The Next STEP: Science and Technology Entry Program Graduates the Class of 2022

Harvard University, Syracuse University, and Le Moyne College. These are the college destinations of the Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) Class of 2022: Michelle Amponsah and Z’nya Grainger, both...
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