Class and Student Marshals

Class Marshals

Two Syracuse University seniors are selected as all-University representatives for the Class of 2025 and have unique opportunities throughout their senior year to engage with various University stakeholders, help select their Commencement speaker, and discuss their student experience and offer constructive suggestions with senior administrators. They are selected by a search committee, composed of Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience staff, using criteria based upon scholarship, academic honors, student organization involvement, campus and community service, and exhibited school spirit.

For more information on the Class of 2025 class marshals, see the SU News press release.

2025 Senior Class Marshals Mark Nzasi and Yifan “Ivan” Shen 

Mark Nzasi (Waverly Township, PA)
College of Arts & Sciences
Major: Neuroscience
Minors: Psychology

Yifan “Ivan” Shen (Shanghai, China)
School of Architecture | College of Arts & Sciences
Majors: Architecture | Music History & Cultures, Ethics
Minor: Music Performance

Student Marshals

Marshals represent each of the University’s schools and colleges. They are selected for their distinguished achievement in scholarship, academic honors, student organization involvement, leadership, and collegiality, as well as campus and community engagement and service. School and college marshals have many roles within the Orange community and participate in significant University events including Fall New Student Convocation, Spring New Student Convocation and leading the procession of graduates from their respective school or college into the Commencement ceremony.

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

Ellen Clark (Sandpoint, ID)
College of Arts & Sciences
Majors: Political Philosophy | Citizenship & Civic Engagement

Megan Edenfeld (Portland, OR)
College of Arts & Sciences | Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Majors: International Relations | Economics
Minor: Psychology

Owen Opalenick (Jamesville, NY)
College of Arts & Sciences
Major: Mathematics
Minors: Biology | Sport Analytics

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

Rebecca Goetzke (Bartlett, IL)
School of Architecture
Major: Architecture

Qianzhen Li (Shanghai, China)
School of Architecture
Major: Architecture
Minor: Psychology

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Joshua Spodek (Wayne, NJ)
School of Education | College of Arts & Sciences
Majors: Social Studies Education | History
Minor: Atrocity Studies and the Practices of Social Justice

Sofia DaCruz (Princeton, NJ)
School of Education | Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Majors: Women’s and Gender Studies | Citizenship & Civic Engagement
Minor: Atrocity Studies and the Practice of Social Justice

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

Tessa DeCicco (Buffalo, NY)
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Major: Biomedical Engineering

Brady McKenna (Brockton, MA)
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Major: Aerospace Engineering

DAVID B. FALK COLLEGE OF SPORT AND HUMAN DYNAMICS

Laura Jayne (Arlington, VA)
David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics | Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Majors: Food Studies | Environment, Sustainability and Policy
Minor: Information, Management & Technology

Rylee Brook Pepper (Woodhull, NY)
David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
Major: Nutrition Science
Minors: Psychology | Biology

GRADUATE SCHOOL

Qingyang Liu (Guangzhou, China)
Graduate School | Falk College of Sport & Human Dynamics
Major: Human Development and Family Science

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION STUDIES

Rebecca Skier (Upper Saddle River, NJ)
School of Information Studies | S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Majors: Information Management and Technology | Graphic Design

Ellie Walker (Yardley, PA)
School of Information Studies
Major: Information Management and Technology
Minors: Web Design | Digital Retail Strategies

COLLEGE OF LAW

Noah H. Centore (Syracuse, NY)
College of Law
Major: Law/JD

MAXWELL SCHOOL OF CITIZENSHIP AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Christopher Bezdedeanu (Westwood, MA)
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Major: Master of Public Administration

S.I. NEWHOUSE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS

Charlotte Ebel (Urbana, IL)
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications | College of Arts & Sciences
Majors: German Language | Literature & Culture | Women & Gender Studies and Public Relations

Ryan E. Myers (Kennett Square, PA)
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications | College of Arts & Sciences
Majors: Public Relations | Psychology
Minors: Applied Data Analytics | Music Performance

COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

Robert L. Salvato (Van Etten, NY)
College of Professional Studies
Major: Project Management

COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

Morgan Albano (Sandy Hook, CT)
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Majors: Film | History
Minor: Museum Studies

Paige Hartquist (Novato, CA)
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Majors: Communication and Rhetorical Studies | Citizenship & Civic Engagement
Minor: Education Studies

MARTIN J. WHITMAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

Talia St.Angelo (Scituate, RI)
Martin J. Whitman School of Management
Majors: Marketing | Finance
Minor: Public Communications

Evan Kalish (Winnetka, IL)
Martin J. Whitman School of Management
Majors: Finance | Business Analytics
Minors: Economics | Public Health