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By Elliott Townsend
Posted: 3/31/08, 11:33 PM EST Section: News
Chancellor Nancy Cantor said Scholarship in Action is simple.
"It is quite literally, 'Will we make a difference, or won't we?'"
Cantor spoke briefly at a dinner and awards ceremony Monday night where more than 45 students, student groups, residence halls, academic classes and student organizations were recognized for their outstanding accomplishments outside of Syracuse University.
As part of SU's Scholarship in Action educational initiative, students are encouraged and offered opportunities to engage in activities, programs and studies outside the classroom that focus on making changes in the community. For some students, their efforts were exceptional, according Scholarship in Action's Web site.
"Tonight we're here to honor the accomplishments of those who take the risks… to make the world a better place," said Shiu-Kai Chin, Interim Dean of the L.C. Smith College of Engineering & Computer Science and host of this evening's ceremony. "These people are the embodiment of hope."
Cantor spoke to the audience of honorees, students, parents, faculty and administrators with words of encouragement and optimism.
The differences can be seen in the work of every group and individual, through community service, volunteer work and awareness programs, she said.
A wide variety of groups and organizations were recognized, including the Delta Sigma Theta sorority and Lambda Sigma Upsilon fraternity, OrangeSeeds First-Year Leadership Empowerment Program and 'Cuse Cares Community Outreach.
These groups' and organizations' work included a basketball tournament to raise money for AIDS research, volunteer work with the Salvation Army and the organization of trips to New Orleans to help rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
To finish the evening, five individual students were awarded the Chancellor's Award for Public Engagement & Scholarship.
Graduate student Asha Best, senior Angela Cho, senior Benjamin Croner, sophomore Helen Liang and senior Dana Roberts were all recognized with these awards for their work that ranged from mentoring at Syracuse-area schools to event organization in support of Project Red and World AIDS Day.
Cantor commended the hard work and dedication of the many groups and individuals who were recognized, but stressed that people cannot pause in their efforts to make a difference in the communities that surround the university.
"Today, we have the opportunity to be more connected, yet we are more divided," the chancellor said. "It is all about the students who thought, 'I'm here for more than just me.'"
The future of SU's Scholarship in Action philosophy is in the hands of the students, and the faculty who inspire them, Cantor said.
"At least we can look back and genuinely know that we tried."
entownse@syr.edu
"It is quite literally, 'Will we make a difference, or won't we?'"
Cantor spoke briefly at a dinner and awards ceremony Monday night where more than 45 students, student groups, residence halls, academic classes and student organizations were recognized for their outstanding accomplishments outside of Syracuse University.
As part of SU's Scholarship in Action educational initiative, students are encouraged and offered opportunities to engage in activities, programs and studies outside the classroom that focus on making changes in the community. For some students, their efforts were exceptional, according Scholarship in Action's Web site.
"Tonight we're here to honor the accomplishments of those who take the risks… to make the world a better place," said Shiu-Kai Chin, Interim Dean of the L.C. Smith College of Engineering & Computer Science and host of this evening's ceremony. "These people are the embodiment of hope."
Cantor spoke to the audience of honorees, students, parents, faculty and administrators with words of encouragement and optimism.
The differences can be seen in the work of every group and individual, through community service, volunteer work and awareness programs, she said.
A wide variety of groups and organizations were recognized, including the Delta Sigma Theta sorority and Lambda Sigma Upsilon fraternity, OrangeSeeds First-Year Leadership Empowerment Program and 'Cuse Cares Community Outreach.
These groups' and organizations' work included a basketball tournament to raise money for AIDS research, volunteer work with the Salvation Army and the organization of trips to New Orleans to help rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
To finish the evening, five individual students were awarded the Chancellor's Award for Public Engagement & Scholarship.
Graduate student Asha Best, senior Angela Cho, senior Benjamin Croner, sophomore Helen Liang and senior Dana Roberts were all recognized with these awards for their work that ranged from mentoring at Syracuse-area schools to event organization in support of Project Red and World AIDS Day.
Cantor commended the hard work and dedication of the many groups and individuals who were recognized, but stressed that people cannot pause in their efforts to make a difference in the communities that surround the university.
"Today, we have the opportunity to be more connected, yet we are more divided," the chancellor said. "It is all about the students who thought, 'I'm here for more than just me.'"
The future of SU's Scholarship in Action philosophy is in the hands of the students, and the faculty who inspire them, Cantor said.
"At least we can look back and genuinely know that we tried."
entownse@syr.edu
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