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Faculty, staff, alumni partnership exemplifies how the Orange community is supporting others
By Emma Henzes ’20 Ken Marfilius, L.C.S.W., D.S.W. In the time of need, the Syracuse University community comes together. SU staff, faculty, alumni and students are doing their part in the fight against COVID-19. Ken Marfilius, a faculty member in the School of Social Work, is doing his in part in what he calls a “grassroots movement” to help the battle with Coronavirus. Around two weeks ago, Budm…
Food Studies major named 2020 Mount Vernon Leadership Fellow
Phoebe Ambrose, a sophomore majoring in food studies in the Falk College and citizenship and civic engagement in the Maxwell School, has been named a 2020 Mount Vernon Leadership Fellow. Ambrose was one of 14 fellows selected from among more than 900 applicants and is Syracuse University’s first Mount Vernon Fellow. The award provides Ambrose with the opportunity to participate in a six-week, full…
Two trips are better than one: Falk senior applies public health skills in East Africa
Alizée (Left) in East Africa For Alizée McLorg ’20, public health is everywhere—from mentoring young adults in local Syracuse schools, to analyzing demographic health surveys in East Africa. Her time at Syracuse has allowed her to do both, and in the process, discover her passion for improving the health of communities around the world. McLorg was born in Quebec City, Canada and moved to San Diego…
For Students: Five Ways to Stay Connected to Your Academic, Personal Support Teams
By Brooke Tyszka, Academic Counselor, Falk Student Services Brooke Tyszka Taking classes from home might feel overwhelming, but even though you are not on campus, your support teams are still available and fully dedicated to helping you! Here are my top five recommendations for staying connected to your academic and personal supports while you are home: 1. The Center for Learning and Student Succe…
Department of Marriage and Family Therapy statement on COVID-19
Interpersonal stressors tend to increase during uncertain times such as the one we are experiencing now due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At a time when we are social distancing and self-isolating, we may not have access to familiar ways of coping. We are facing a challenging time of disruptions and abrupt transitions without knowing when this will end. Some of us may also be in situations where a fam…
Food Busters Receives a 2020 Orange Circle Award
Food Busters Food Busters, a nutrition program in the Shaw Center, is among the 2020 Orange Circle Award winners. Other winners include Lisa Gordon G’90, president and chief executive officer of Atlanta Habitat for Humanity, Marcelle Haddix, chair of reading and language arts and a dean’s professor in the School of Education, and student organizations Black Reign Step Team and a Hand for Wuhan. Fo…
Alumna connects social work and law for her career change to child welfare
Deborah Gardiner ’10 MSW, ’10 JD Social worker and attorney Deborah Gardiner ’10 MSW, ’10 JD says she was impressed by the Syracuse University social work students she supervised for family defense field placements at the Frank H. Hiscock Legal Aid Society in Syracuse. “I have seen my students sit patiently with clients while they are experiencing the worst crises of their lives. These moments are…
2020 HDFS Student Awards
Our award-winning students make us all proud! We are excited to recognize the work of our top undergraduate and graduate students, and it is important to us that these high-achieving students not only understand their worth within our department and Syracuse University but also their great value to our communities and our world. We are training the next generation of world changers. The HDFS Stude…
Honoring our high-achieving students
The Department of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) is proud of its many high-achieving students, students who are active in research, scholarship, and community building. We are pleased to announce the following HDFS students who have been recognized by our department as achieving the honor roll based on a GPA of 3.4 or above: Halimeh Abdel-Aziz Jennifer Ball Madison R. Barton Alyssa No…
Mother of four finds her place in Social Work
Years after dropping out of high school, Chevon Janczuk, finds her place at Syracuse University with a 3.9 GPA and a commitment to social justice. When 29-year-old Syracuse University student Chevon Janczuk does her homework, she frequently has a few helpers. Her daughter Faith, 9, showed so much interest in her mother’s statistics calculations that Janczuk started teaching her the formulas. “It m…