Eight Students and Two Faculty from WSU Honors COllege to Present at Honors Conference in Seattle
Nearly 2,000 Students & Faculty to Attend NCHC Annual Event
Pullman, WA, September 21, 2016– Eight honors students and two faculty members from the WSU Honors College have been selected as presenters during the 51st annual conference to be held by the National Collegiate Honors Council in Seattle, Washington, October 12-16, 2016.
The conference highlights student and faculty research presentations from across the nation, and provides training and development for honors program administrators. Sherman Alexie, poet, filmmaker, and best-selling author, will provide the plenary session on Friday.
Honors undergraduates Chloe Erickson, Alice Hiemstra, Kendra Kendall, Keesha Matz, Angela Rocchi, Ryan Summers, Matthew Waldrip, and Connor Wolcott have been selected to present in the student posters session. Honors faculty Kim Andersen and Asst. Dean Robin Bond will both present posters in the Innovation and Best Practices in Honors Education Poster Sessions and will make a joint 50-minute presentation on the “The Honors Thesis as an Undergraduate Research Component.” The national submission process for the NCHC annual conference is highly selective, with hundreds of students and faculty submitting proposals each year.
“We are so pleased to provide an opportunity for honors students and NCHC members to experience the city of Seattle, all while celebrating the successes and presentations that are unique to honors education,” said Dr. Hallie Savage, NCHC Executive Director.
While in Seattle, the students and faculty will have the opportunity to explore the city of Seattle through NCHC’s City as TextTM Program, network with other honors students and faculty from across the country and around the world, and celebrate the unique community created by honors education. NCHC anticipates nearly 2,000 students and faculty hailing from all 50 states to be in attendance at the Seattle event, as well as visitors from Mexico, Greece, the Netherlands, Japan, Qatar, Great Britain, and China.
The National Collegiate Honors Council is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support and enhance the community of educational institutions, professionals and students who participate in collegiate honors education around the world. NCHC members total nearly 900 institutions from the United States and around the world. Professional and student memberships are available. More information is available at nchchonors.org.
If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Amber Brand at 402-472-9150 or email at nchc@unl.edu