SSS Student News

CAASD Baccalaureate Ceremony for Class of 2024

On Friday, May 10th, the Center for Academic Achievement and Student Development (CAASD) will honor our graduates in the Class of 2024 at our annual CAASD Baccalaureate Ceremony. The programs housed in CAASD include: The Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP), the Arthur O Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), the Louis Stokes Alliance...
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Senior Reflections from the Class of 2024

“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” ~Maya Angelou The class of 2024 had anything but the typical college experience! They completed high school virtually during a global pandemic and began their college journey in similar fashion. For our HEOP and...
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HEOP Student, Rayan Mohamed ’26, Wins Fellowship

HEOP and VPA student, Rayan Mohamed ’26, was selected as a 2023-2024 Imagining America/Joy of Giving Something Fellow. An article featured in the Health & Society section of Syracuse University News can be found below. On behalf of the Office of Supportive Services, we would like to congratulate Rayan on this incredible achievement.   VPA...
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CAASD Baccalaureate Ceremony Live Stream

The Center for Academic Achievement and Student Development (CAASD) will host a Baccalaureate Ceremony today at 12:30pm in Hendricks Chapel honoring their seniors graduating with the Class of 2023. Students in the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP), the Arthur O Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation...
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SSS and HEOP Congratulates Class of 2023

Dear Class of 2023: It seems like only yesterday you arrived at Syracuse University ready to begin your journey with HEOP and SSS during Summer Start. You quickly set yourselves apart from other cohorts before you and bonded together in a way that is still evident today. You were purposeful in building lasting relationships with...
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Senior Reflections from the Class of 2023

“The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.” ~Benjamin Disraeli   As the end of another academic year quickly approaches, we are getting ready to say goodbye to another amazing class of seniors. The Class of 2023 had an interesting college experience, beginning their journey about six months prior to a...
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HEOP Student, Jordan Pierre ’23, Featured in SU News

Jordan Pierre ’23 and Dylan Blaine France ’24 Determined to Help Next Generation of Students Tuesday, February 21, 2023, By John Boccacino Share 119 EUCLIDBLACK HISTORY MONTHBLACK STUDENT UNIONDIVERSITY AND INCLUSIONMAXWELL SCHOOL OF CITIZENSHIP AND PUBLIC AFFAIRSNEWHOUSE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONSOFFICE OF MULTICULTURAL ADVANCEMENTOUR TIME HAS COMESTUDENTSSYRACUSE ABROADWHITMAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Most students who come to...
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SSS Student, Kaylee Ramirez, Featured in The Daily Orange

Rising sophomores launch The Mexican Student Association at SU and SUNY-ESF Meghan Hendricks | Photo Editor The Mexican Student Association hopes to bring awareness and connection to Mexican culture on SU’s campus in its first year as a registered student organization. By Luisana OrtizASST. COPY EDITOR August 21, 2022 at 10:52 pm FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL Get the...
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SSS Congratulates Class of 2022

Student Support Services would like to take a moment to acknowledge the accomplishments of our students in the Class of 2022. You have all achieved great success in your time at Syracuse University and we are honored to have walked with you through your undergraduate experience. Congratulations and best wishes in your next big adventure!...
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SSS Student, Ashanti Hunter ’22, featured on SU Homepage

Sowing Seeds of Hope An aspiring educator wants to make urban schools more inclusive for students, teachers and administrators. In Brooklyn’s Fort Greene Park, there’s a small garden where Syracuse University senior Ashanti Hunter ’22 has helped kindergarteners blossom. The children attend Community Roots, a local charter academy that utilizes an outdoor learning approach called...
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Andrea Sanchez ’23 and Aidaruus Shirwa ’23, Selected as 2022 PPIA Fellows

4 Selected to Attend Prestigious Public Policy and International Affairs Institutes Four Syracuse University students have been selected to participate in the highly competitive Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) junior summer institutes. PPIA fellows are rising seniors who are committed to pursuing a master’s degree in public policy or international affairs and a professional...
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SSS Student, Andy Guzmán ’22, Featured on School of Education’s Website

“It’s Necessary to Remember”: Andy Guzmán ’22 on the Transformative Power of the Atrocity Studies Minor “I believe there is a need for more atrocity and genocide history to be taught in schools. I maybe got a few days on the Holocaust in high school, and that was it,” says Andy Guzmán ’22, who—in addition...
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