Patrick Linehan ’21 Named University Scholar
Congratulations to the LaunchPad’s own Patrick Linehan ’21 on being named one of 12 seniors selected as 2021 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor that the University bestows. The distinction honors academic achievement, independent research and creative work, intellectual growth and innovation.
A newspaper and online journalism major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, and a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, he is also a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program.
Linehan is a Global Media Fellow at the LaunchPad and also the creator of the popular “Commute to Class” podcast series. He is also editor in chief of The OutCrowd Magazine, Syracuse University’s only student-run LGBTQIA+ publication. Linehan brought the magazine back to life after a long hiatus on the SU campus, and the new edition is just out, both in print and digital version.
In addition to his work at the LaunchPad and with TheOutCrowd, Linehan is project lead for Newshouse.com and has been an active writer and columnist for The Daily Orange and was an intern at News21 where he successfully secured a grant to report on juvenile justice in America.
Before coming to Syracuse, he studied politics, peace, human rights and conflict management at the School for International Training in South Africa.
Additionally, he has been an active volunteer, working as programming coordinator at PSLA Fowler High School in Syracuse and as a Teaching Fellow at the Breakthrough Collaborative.
Linehan also recently revealed on social media that he wore a giant Orange costume for four years at Syracuse while learning to walk to the beat of “Staying Alive.”
The other 2021 Syracuse University Scholars are:
- Katelyn Bajorek, an anthropology and history major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
- Jonathan Bosch, a sport analytics major in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and mathematics major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
- Julie Coggiola, a music education major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and the School of Education;
- Alaba Danagogo, a biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
- Paige Koss, a finance and supply chain management major in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies;
- Simran Mirchandani, a biochemistry and Spanish language, literature and culture major in the College of Arts and Sciences, an economics major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
- Daniel Oluwalana, an aerospace engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science;
- Bobbi Whitney, an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
- Katherine Winebrake, a biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
- Lily Wolfer, an inclusive elementary and special education major in the School of Education; and
- Yantao Wu, a mathematics and physics major in the College of Arts and Sciences.