Shaw Center Stories

Shaw Center Receives Award for Best Engagement Strategy

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment (IEA) will host a One University Virtual Assessment Celebration on Friday, May 7, from 2 to 3 p.m. on Zoom.

The event will recognize and celebrate the efforts of faculty and staff who delivered learning experiences and services through innovative modalities and reflected on learning and operations in their 2019-20 assessment and action plans. Awards will be given in three categories: Continue Reading

Justine Legg Embraces a Larger Community

Justine Legg ’20 had four things in mind when she made the decision to trek from San Antonio, Texas, to attend Syracuse University. She had been born in New York, and was determined to return to the northeast for college. She hoped to focus on the social sciences, and knew that Syracuse University’s top-ranked Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs had the reputation she was looking for.

Lia Chabot, Yusuf Abdul-Qadir Named Recipients of Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship

Lia Chabot, a senior economics and citizenship and civic engagement major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and Yusuf Abdul-Qadir ’11, G’20, G’21, an executive master of international relations student in the Maxwell School, have been named the 2021 recipients of the Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship. Continue Reading

Founder of Balancing the Books, Derek Wallace ’00, Shares Story of Kalamata’s Kitchen

By Claire Howard |

In a cozy Venezuelan kitchen, a young girl named Kalamata learns to cook meringues and falls in love with the magic of creating deliciousness. In the south of France, she experiences the delight of a foreign cuisine and the rich cultural heritage it carries. In an apple orchard, she learns how food is tied irrevocably to sensations of home – just as the smell of an apple pie in the oven washes a wave of comforting nostalgia over us. Continue Reading

Mary Ann Shaw Center Unmasked

Associate Vice President and Mary Ann Shaw Center Director Pam Heintz highlights how Syracuse University is academically engaging with the community during this time of COVID. Hear from current students on what this looks like from their perspectives and how they are continuing to make an impact! Includes Syracuse University Literacy Corps, Balancing the Books, Engineering Ambassadors, Books & Cooks, Cooking on the Hillside, Food Busters, and more! Continue Reading