The Center for Student Excellence (CSE) helps students thrive and succeed in every aspect of their college experience. By bringing together student support programs from across campus and building on the synergies between them, CSE offers a network of resources that guide students from their first semester through graduation and beyond.
The programs that comprise CSE are organized around three pillars: Academic Success; Student Development and Experiential Learning; and Community Engagement.
Academic Success
- First Year Seminar (Shannon Hitchcock Schantz, director)
- Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS) (George Athanas, associate director)
- Retention and Student Success (Kal Srinivas, director)
- Student-Athlete Success and Engagement (Katie Scanlon, director)
Student Development
- Living Learning Communities (Dan Cutler, director)
- Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) and Student Support Services (Craig Tucker, director)
- Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) and Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) (Leonese Nelson, director)
- McNair Scholars Program (Christabel Sheldon, director)
Experiential Learning and Community Engagement
- Center for Fellowship and Scholarship Advising (CFSA) (Jolynn Parker, director)
- Shaw Center (Jolynn Parker, director)
- Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement (SOURCE) (Kate Hanson, director)
- Program Initiatives (Tamara Hamilton, director)
- Our Time Has Come (OTHC) (Maria Lopez, assistant director of scholarship programs)
Tommy Powell, assistant provost for academic programs, is CSE director. Contact him at 315.378.2398 or topowell@syr.edu.