The SENSES Project 101: "Just the facts, ma'am."

SENSES stands for "Studying an Environment that Nurtures Self Exploration in Students."

We are housed under the Office of Supportive Services (OSS). OSS consists of two opportunity programs:

The Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) from New York State.

TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) from the US Department of Education.

Both programs serve primarily first generation college students and many come from underrepresented populations. The project was launched in summer 2021 and was inspired by the work of Dr. Raphael Travis (top) and Ray Cordero (bottom) at Texas State University. They have a recording studio where they team up every summer to conduct research with TRIO Upward Bound students in summer MixTape Camps.

The SENSES Project features an Audio Lab (left) and Podcasting Room (right) which are both housed in Steele Hall. SENSES provides the equipment, instruction, and space for HEOP and SSS students and friends to learn podcasting and music creation.

The project was funded by a CUSE Grant in 2021 and was written in collaboration with our two Syracuse University faculty partners: Prof. Joanna Spitzner in the School of Art (top) and Prof. David Knapp in the Music Ed Department (bottom).