The Center for Student Excellence (CSE), launched last fall, brought together the University’s student support programs into a single administrative structure in order to build synergies and better serve students.
Shaw Center Stories
Students From Shaw Center’s Nutrition Initiative Make Learning Fun
Falk College students teach nutrition and cooking through hands‑on lessons that empower Syracuse schoolchildren to embrace healthy eating and lifelong food habits.
Leadership Intern Ryan Edwards ’26 Campus Tour
Inside 3 pillar system behind SU’s new Center for Student Excellence
After Syracuse University launched its Center for Student Excellence, merging 13 organizations under one office, students were left wondering what would happen next for their respective programs.
Newly Formed Center for Student Excellence Brings Together, Enhances Student Support Programs
Syracuse University’s new Center for Student Excellence, which launches with the start of the 2025-26 academic year, brings together student support programs from across campus and builds on the synergies between them with the mission of helping students thrive and succeed in every aspect of their college experience.
School of Education Launches Fully Inclusive Study Abroad Experience in Italy, Leadership Intern Elyas Layachi participates
The University’s first inclusive study abroad trip has redefined what inclusive higher education looks like, blending immersive cultural experiences with academic exploration of inclusive education across borders. This two-week program brought together students with and without intellectual disability, reflecting a commitment to making global education more inclusive and accessible to everyone.
2 Shaw Center Interns, Former and Current, Earn Prestigious AWESOME Scholarship
For the first time in the 12-year history of the program, both nominees from the Whitman School of Management have been selected as recipients of the 2025 AWESOME Excellence in Education Scholarship, a prestigious honor awarded to top-performing undergraduate women in supply chain management.
Pamela Heintz Leaves a Lasting Legacy at the University’s Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service
Pamela Kirwin Heintz ’91, G’08 came to Syracuse University to finish the bachelor’s degree she began decades earlier at Smith College. Little did she know the journey she was about to undertake would foster her engagement with thousands of undergraduate students and become her life’s work.
2025 Best & Brightest Business Major: Evan Kalish, Syracuse University (Whitman)
Evan Kalish
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University
“I always have a positive attitude and a smile on my face!” Continue Reading
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Students Collaborate with NASA on Senior Design Capstone
For decades, NASA’s testing chambers have been used to simulate the harsh conditions of space, allowing engineers to test the durability of spacecraft and other equipment in a controlled environment. These testing chambers, which can simulate extreme temperature or pressure environments, have played a crucial role in developing new technology for space travel, dating back to the first Apollo space mission.
