Students enrolled at Syracuse Strasbourg are getting a rare glimpse of the Olympics, given their proximity to Paris. Recent highlights include the Olympic Torch Relay, which came to Strasbourg on June 26.
Read more: Orange at the Olympics
Students enrolled at Syracuse Strasbourg are getting a rare glimpse of the Olympics, given their proximity to Paris. Recent highlights include the Olympic Torch Relay, which came to Strasbourg on June 26.
Read more: Orange at the Olympics
Jacob Grindstaff-Espinal ’24 grew up in Miami speaking English and Spanish. Despite his bilingual childhood, he never imagined he would one day take a French history class—or a class taught in the French language—while studying abroad in Strasbourg, France.
“Strasbourg is a diplomatic city and the perfect place for an internship,” Grindstaff-Espinal says. “I dream of going into government consulting or international development. My internship with the Council of Europe helped me figure out if this is the right career for me.”
Read more about Jacob’s semester in France
Students can now begin applying for spring 2025 study abroad programs through Syracuse Abroad. With over 60 program options in dozens of countries around the world, there is a study abroad opportunity for each and every Syracuse University student.
In alignment with the Academic Strategic Plan, Syracuse University is committed to encouraging and enabling every undergraduate student the opportunity to participate in a study abroad or study away experience before they graduate.
Spring-only programs:
View all center semester and World Partner programs
Learn more about spring 2025 abroad
For Whitman School of Management student Talia St. Angelo, one of the highlights of her study abroad experience in Madrid, Spain was a marine ecology course focused on the biodiversity, conservation and communities of the Mediterranean coast.
Fourteen Syracuse University students and alumni have been named as 2024 recipients of awards through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Five students were also chosen as alternates. This is the largest number of U.S. Student Fulbright recipients that Syracuse University has had in one year.
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program funds a range of awards that include English teaching assistantships (ETA) and study/research grants in over 140 countries.
Three current/former Global Ambassadors and five program alumni were selected:
Alternates:
Starting in the 2024-25 academic year, science and pre-health students from A&S and Maxwell can spend their sophomore fall semester in Madrid on the Health & Science program, where they will be able to complete required courses like Cross-Cultural Psychology, Sexuality in Spain and Healthcare in Europe: A Comparative Approach.
All University students going to Madrid are required to take CAS 200: Mapping Spain, but a signature section specifically tailored to the needs of science-minded students has been developed for the pilot program. Best of all, science students will still be able to interact with other peers spending the semester in Madrid and participate in many of the same cultural and social activities the abroad experience provides.
Read more: A&S new program Health and Science in Madrid
Thirty-five students have been chosen as the 2024-25 Syracuse University Remembrance Scholars. Of the 35 students named as scholars, 20 have participated in Syracuse Abroad programs.
The scholarships, now in their 35th year, were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the students studying in London and Florence through Syracuse University who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Those students were among the 270 people who perished in the bombing. The scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations.
“Remembrance Scholars represent Syracuse University at its best through their academic achievements, their leadership skills and their contributions to the University,” says Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter. “They reflect the talent and promise of those students whose memories they honor. We are very proud to call them members of our University community.”
The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars plan the Remembrance activities held at the University each year. The scholars will be recognized during a convocation in the fall.
The 2024-25 Syracuse Abroad alumni Remembrance Scholars, their hometowns, majors and schools and colleges are the following:
Twelve seniors have been named as the 2024 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor the University bestows. Six students are also Syracuse Abroad alumni.
The Syracuse University Scholars Selection Committee, a Universitywide faculty committee, selected the scholars using criteria that included coursework and academic achievement, independent research and creative work, evidence of intellectual growth or innovation in their disciplinary field, a personal statement and faculty letters of recommendation.
The 2024 Syracuse University Scholars Syracuse Abroad alumni are:
Alana Coffman, an international relations major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences, a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program; World Partner: Amideast Area and Arabic Language Studies in Morocco Fall 2023
Mitchell Mazza, a psychology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program; Madrid Summer Session Summer 2021
Yasmin Nayrouz, an English and textual studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences, a public relations major in the Newhouse School and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program; London Center Fall 2022
Mariana Pérez Lugo, a nutrition science major in the Falk College and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program; Madrid Center Spring 2023
Julius Rauch, a finance and entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises major in the Whitman School of Management; Madrid Summer Session Summer 2022
Iona Volynets, an international relations and history major in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program; Strasbourg Center Spring 2023
Syracuse University students who study abroad praise it as a life-changing experience. With Syracuse Abroad, experiential learning meets a powerful global network, allowing students to expand their personal and professional impact. “Going abroad and experiencing people, experiencing nations, experiencing countries, and experiencing cultures fundamentally alters who you are as a person, and it changes you for the better,” says Danis Cammett ’25 of his time in Strasbourg, France.
Along with Cammett, Kaden Warner ’24, who studied in London, England, and Callie Amill ’24, who studied in Madrid, Spain, gathered to share their experiences and insider tips for students thinking about studying abroad. They discussed several important issues, including housing, cost and budgeting, support and safety, academics, and why the fear of missing out dissipates as unique experiences overseas abound.
The University is welcoming our Syracuse Abroad center directors to main campus at the end of this month from Florence, London, Madrid, Strasbourg, Santiago and Wroclaw/Central Europe. From Monday, March 25, through Friday, March 29, students, faculty and staff will have opportunities to meet the directors and student alumni for Coffee & Conversation sessions about the exciting programs, initiatives and experiences available at centers overseas.
Read more: Connections & Conversations with Center Directors