Category: Feature Story

Pi Kapp Welcomes the First InclusiveU Student to Syracuse’s Interfraternity Community

On April 4, 2024, Blaise Anthis ’27 contacted the central office of Pi Kappa Phi (aka Pi Kapp) about starting a chapter at Syracuse University. A year later to the...
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“Toys Are Children’s Words”: Coco Wing Yun Wong G’27 Awarded Child-Centered Play Therapy Scholarship

Coco Wing Yun Wong G’27, a Clinical Mental Health Counseling master’s degree student and a former graduate student employee in Health Promotion at the Barnes Center at the Arch, has...
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Five Questions for Lindsay W. Kowalski ’05, G’06

Lindsay W. Kowalski ’05, G’06 graduated Syracuse University School of Education with a double major in Inclusive Elementary and Special Education and Anthropology, along with an M.S. in Literacy Education...
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A Career Blueprint: Sebastian Melendez ’24, G’26 Blends Interior Design with School Counseling

Sebastian Melendez ’24, G’26 arrived at Syracuse University from Grand Island, NY, with two passions that, at first glance, might not seem a natural pairing. He wanted to study interior...
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Capitol Action Day Gives M.S.W. Students a Crash Course in Social Work Policy

Capitol Action Day is the National Association of Social Workers-New York’s (NASW-NY) annual advocacy event, connecting social workers directly with the legislators whose decisions shape the profession and the communities...
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Social Work Without Borders: RECOS Study Abroad Seminar Returns as a Credit-Bearing Course

After several years as an unofficial study abroad opportunity, Syracuse University’s RECOS Trinational Seminar returns in 2026-2027 as a credit-bearing course, giving Master of Social Work students the chance to...
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Six Things to Know About New Student Convocation Speaker Elyas A. Layachi ’27

Elyas A. Layachi ’27 thought he had his Syracuse University journey figured out the day he arrived on campus. He planned to study aerospace engineering, but he soon realized that...
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Five Questions for Jared Khan-Bagley ’22, G’23

Jared Khan-Bagley ’22, G’23 graduated Syracuse University School of Education with a B.S. in Inclusive Elementary and Special Education and an M.S. in Inclusive Special Education (Severe/Multiple Disabilities). At Syracuse,...
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Kelly Ocampo G’08: Past, Present, and Future

School of Education Ambassador Kelly Ocampo G’08 (Inclusive Special Education, Grades 1-6) is the 2026 recipient of the Exceptional Woman of the Year award, presented by New York State Assemblymember...
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Student Becomes Teacher: Alum Returns to the City and Mentors the Next Generation

Visible from the classroom windows, Syracuse University’s JMA Wireless Dome sits just up the hill from STEAM at Dr. King Elementary School. For fourth-grade teacher Dylan Gwilt ’17, the view...
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