The Hubert H Humphrey Fellowship Program at Maxwell, Syracuse Univ.

Syracuse Humphrey Fellows spent the afternoon at the Samaritan Center serving dinner to guests. They learned about the Center's mission and deep dedication of staff and volunteers alike.
That day, more than 225 meals were served to guests who showed up, no questions asked.

Besides welcoming new Humphrey fellows, another favorite occasion is welcoming Humphrey alumni as they pass through town!
2021-2022 alum Burhan Rasool (Pakistan) stopped by with his family to say hello on their way to visit Niagara Falls. They're pictured with Executive Education Director Steve Lux.

We're thrilled to welcome to the 2025-2026 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows to the Maxwell School and Syracuse University!
These past two weeks were spent getting to know each other, the Humphrey Fellowship program, Syracuse University and the Central New York region.
Looking forward to the many ways Fellows will make an impact in the region and beyond.

2022-2023 Syracuse Humphrey alumna Yuliia Fediv was appointed Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of the Philippines in March during a ceremony of the presentation of her credentials. She credits this accomplishment in part due to her experience as a Humphrey Fellow.
Congratulations, Ambassador!

Fellows gathered one last time for their final seminar with Catherine Gerard, where they reflected on their year, leadership lessons learned and their path ahead. And there’s always one final group photo to mark the occasion!

Leadership Seminar in the spring semester focused on skills and perspectives of particular interest to fellows.
Among the topics explored were leadership in times of crisis, the value of arts in the community, rule of law, fulfillment in leadership, public speaking, policy misperceptions, global perspectives, engaging with changing media, and ethics of decision making. Fellows were able to engage with an array of faculty from across the University and other community members.

Lonia Steve Mwiyeriwa (Malawi) met New York State Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado during his visit to Central New York this week. The Lieutenant Governor was in town to visit area municipalities, including the Town of Manlius, before facilitating a town hall in Syracuse that evening.
Lonia’s professional affiliation is with the Town of Manlius, working with Councilor Ingrid-Gonzalez McCurdy, who’s also a Humphrey Friend. Also pictured are Councilor William Nicholson and Town Supervisor John Deer.

Syracuse Sunrise Rotary Club has been a wonderful partner with Humphrey Fellows. Throughout the program year, Fellows presented about their countries and volunteered with the group in December to help families in need. Rotarians recently gathered with fellows to celebrate exchange and friendship one last time before Fellows complete their program.

2022-2023 Syracuse Humphrey alum Niño Alvina and current Humphrey Fellow Wesley John Gonzales are two of our Humphrey family from the Philippines. Niño was in Washington, DC as a representative of the Philippine Department of Finance to attend the ESRI conference and was able to connect with Wesley, sharing memories of Maxwell.
While there, Nino was also able to meet other fellows from UC Davis, who were also attending the ERSI conference.

Cornell Humphrey Fellows welcomed Penn State and Syracuse Fellows to their campus for a cross-campus collaboration where they reflected of their Humphrey year and the re-entry process. In addition to sharing highlights and challenges, fellows had the opportunity to perform a 2-minute skit of some aspect of their Humphrey year and consider some case studies in small group discussions. Laughter and bittersweet memories filled the day (along with some snowflakes!).

Humphrey Fellows volunteered at the Food Bank of Central New York, helping to fill more than 1,100 bags of food for school students. Kids take these food packs, which are filled with breakfast and lunch items, home for the weekend to supplement meals while they're not at school.
Chief Development Officer Lynn Hy provided background about the Food Bank’s mission across its 11-county region, the network of food banks within New York State and their role as part of the national Feeding America.
Last year, the Food Bank distributed 22,264,010 pounds of food, the equivalent of
18,553,341 meals (50,931 meals/day).