Maxwell School News and Commentary
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PSt/PSc alumna Tammy Berendzen makes Top 10 Who Made a Difference list
Tammy Berendzen '94 BA (PSt/PSc) was named one of The New Mexican’s 10 Who Made a Difference for 2018. Berendzen, president of the Santa Fe Skating Club, has been the central figure in helping solidify the skating club — and growing the sport — among both the young and old in a high-desert town.
Maxwell students Marcus Lane, Taj Harris receive Clements Awards
Tajanae (Taj) Harris '20 B.A. (Anth) and Marcus Lane '19 B.A. (PSt) received the the Mark and Pearle Clements Internship Award, which enables Syracuse University students to undertake unique internships that wouldn't be possible without financial help.
Local Influence
The new mayor, Ben Walsh '05 M.P.A., highlights the number of alumni in Syracuse city and Onondaga County government.
See related: Government, State & Local
Maxwell students receive Fulbright UK Summer Institute grants
Kevin Treadway, a freshman history and political science major, and Janaisa Walker, a sophomore policy studies major, have been named as student cultural ambassadors through the U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission’s U.K. Summer Institute program. Treadway will travel to Wales to study Welsh identity and nationhood at Aberystwyth University, while Walker will study at the University of Westminster in England, in a program focused on developing leadership skills for a global age.
Maxwell students selected as 2018-19 Remembrance Scholars
Syracuse University’s Remembrance Scholarships were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
Maxwell students Eldawy, Letona receive prestigious Truman Scholarship
The Truman award has become the premier graduate scholarship for aspiring public service leaders in the United States. The scholarship seeks to fund students who possess the leadership skills, intellect and passion that will make them “change agents” for the public good in any field.
Maxwell students named as finalists for prestigious Truman Scholarship
Dina Eldawy, an international relations and citizenship and civic engagement major, and Crystal Letona, a policy studies major, are finalists for the Truman Scholarship, which recognizes students for their community service, academic accomplishment, and commitment to a career of public service. “Dina and Crystal are extraordinary students and activists who are passionate about public service,” says Jolynn Parker, director of Center for Fellowship and Scholarship Advising.
Baldanza gift supports undergraduate research
Challenge Will Fund Undergrad Research
A new gift to Maxwell will help underwrite undergraduate research and scholarship, potentially to the tune of $125,000.
See related: Student Experience
What Ralph Ketcham Meant to Maxwell
Ralph Ketcham taught citizenship at Maxwell longer than most of us have been alive. And, while doing so, he championed an approach to citizenship education that virtually defines the Maxwell School.
See related: In Memoriam