Foundations is a workshop series that introduces Syracuse University students to essential life-skills. The Foundations Scholarship program started in fall 2017 as a cross-campus collaboration of schools/colleges and departments, including the Office of Professional and Career Development, the Office of Financial Literacy and Syracuse Athletics. Each semester, undergraduate students who attend all sessions and submit an essay, video or a digital portfolio have the opportunity to apply for the scholarship consisting of varying award amounts.
The theme for this semester’s workshop session was “Self-Esteem—How Confidence Impacts Your Day-to-Day Life.” The spring 2019 Foundations Scholars are:
Lily Meaker ’22, second from left, is a 2019 Foundations Scholar. With her are Tracy Tillapaugh, graduate career development specialist in the Office of Professional and Career Development; Veronica Tearney, director of strength and conditioning in the Department of Athletics; and Mark Trumbo, student-athlete engagement and project coordinator in the Department of Athletics.
Tracy Tillapaugh, graduate career development specialist in the Office of Professional and Career Development, co-facilitates the series and touches on the impact that the scholarship program has made on students. “Mark Trumbo and I realized that all students study their major and become well-versed in their area, but not always in topics that are needed throughout life,” says Tillapaugh. “We wanted to create a course that would be helpful in understanding the world and to help find holistic success as a student and in the future as a professional.”
Additional information on the Foundations workshop series is available on the Foundations website.
This article was written by Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience communications intern Nadia Suleman ’19.
