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Certificate in Honors offers timely courses in student wellbeingOn a late Tuesday afternoon in April, students gather for their final class of the semester – Honors 298 Life’s MESI: Compassionate Leadership. Read more here... |
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A Global History of Public Health Disasters: How the Novel Coronavirus Mirrors the PastWatch Claire E. Stein's presentation for the Certificate of Global Competencies. Please note, Claire's presentation begins at minute 29 of the video recording. |
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Social Psychological Influences on Cross-Cultural Communication and InteractionWatch Cooper Greenfield's presentation for the Certificate of Global Competencies. |
Our Values
The faculty, staff, and students of the Honors College seek to create a community of learning that values …
Compassion
Through kindness and support, we demonstrate a genuine interest in each other’s well-being and growth.
Through kindness and support, we demonstrate a genuine interest in each other’s well-being and growth.
Respect
We welcome each other’s diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas within an inclusive and non-judgmental environment.
We welcome each other’s diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas within an inclusive and non-judgmental environment.
Teamwork
We all play an important role in the success of the Honors College and support the efforts of our team members as we work toward achieving a common goal.
We all play an important role in the success of the Honors College and support the efforts of our team members as we work toward achieving a common goal.
Excellence
We hold ourselves to a high standard in all that we do.
We hold ourselves to a high standard in all that we do.
Honors Student Notable Achievements
Congratulations to Nick Camarata. Nick is an undergraduate student working in Ray Quock’s lab, and he was awarded an undergraduate research fellowship from the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Program (ADARP). This will support his Honor thesis proposal, The Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Morphine-Induced Conditioned Place Preference in Female NIH Swiss Mice.
Rita Fuchs Lokensgard (Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience) and Ray Quock (Co-PI) have received a seed grant from the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Program (ADARP) for the project, Hyperbaric Oxygen Effects in Rodent Models of Heroin Abuse and Relapse.
Abdelrhman Mohamed,WSU graduate research assistant and Honors College graduate, co-authored a paper, In situ enrichment of microbial communities on polarized electrodes deployed in alkaline hot springs, in the Journal of Power Sources. Read More
Daniel Goto and his teammates took first place overall at the first annual Hack Washington hackathon at Seattle’s Space Needle.
The following Honors College students were recognized with the 2018 President’s Award for Leadership:
Parker Blekkenk
Devon Holze
Keesha Matz
Nam Nguyen
Hannah Oliason
Savannah Rogers
Garrett Snedecker
Elizabeth Warren
Honors College student Elizabeth Warren received the Virginia E. Thomas Endowed Scholarship
Honors College sophomore, Pierce Claasen received a 2018 summer fellowship to conduct clinical and translational research at the Mayo Clinic Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Honors College students Samantha Reyes and Camille Culbertson were awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships.
Honors College students Bogdan (Theo) Mynka, Garrett Snedecker, and Shi Min Tan were awarded Phi Beta Kappa scholarships.
The following Honors College students received Top Ten Senior Awards:
Campus Involvement: Garrett Kalt and Alyssa Norris for Campus Involvement; Joanne Kunze for Community Service; Alice Hiemstra for Performing Arts.
Honors Faculty Notable Achievements:
Annie Lampman has been promoted to Clinical Associate Professor, (effective August 2019)
Sergey Lapin has been promoted to Clinical Professor, (effective August 2019)
Honors College Assistant Dean, Dr. Robin Bond, received the 2018 President’s Award for Leadership
Honors College Administrative Manager, Debbie Howe, received a 2018 NCHC Award for Administrative Excellence.
Invest & Engage
Double Your Dollars! — Your gifts to the new “Dean’s Notable Achievement Fund” allow you to, literally, double your dollars and your impact. Every gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar by an anonymous donor, providing up to $500,000 total to directly benefit Honors students pursuing high-impact educational experiences.
