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WSU Honors College Welcomes Regents Professor Greg Yasinitsky

WSU Honors College Welcomes Regents Professor Greg Yasinitsky Nov. 18 to Explain Music’s Origins (Creatively Speaking), Debut New Composition

PULLMAN, Wash.—“Where Did that Come From? Musical Composition and the Creative Process” is the topic of a presentation with live performances led by Regents Professor Gregory W. Yasinitsky at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, in the Honors Hall Lounge on the Washington State University campus. » More …

WSU Honors Scholars Get National Boren Scholarship, Alternate Designation for 2013-14

WSU Honors Scholars Get National Boren Scholarship, Alternate Designation for 2013-14

John Stark
John Stark

PULLMAN, Wash.— Chinese major John Stark is Washington State University’s newest Boren Scholar to receive federal funding to study a foreign language abroad, and chemical engineering student Monica Bomber has been named a Boren alternate.  Both are in the Honors College. » More …

Honors College Students, Faculty, and Thesis Advisors Honored at WSU University College Awards Ceremony

Honors College Students, Faculty, and Thesis Advisors Honored at WSU University College Awards Ceremony April 16

PULLMAN, Wash.—The accomplishments of seven Honors College students, one faculty member, and four faculty thesis advisors at Washington State University were among those celebrated at the sixth annual awards ceremony hosted by the University College on Tuesday April 16, 2013 in the Lewis Alumni Centre. » More …

WSU Honors College Students Invite Astronomer Michael L. Allen to “Speak with E.T.”

WSU Honors College Students Invite Astronomer Michael L. Allen to “Speak with E.T.”

PULLMAN, Wash.—Michael L. Allen, director of the Washington State University planetarium, will present “Speaking with E.T.—We’re All Ears,” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 22, in the Honors Hall Lounge. The public is welcome to the event. Refreshments will be served. » More …

WSU Honors Student Scientists Brewer and Grandi Win National Goldwater Awards

WSU Honors Student Scientists Brewer and Grandi Win National Goldwater Awards

PULLMAN, Wash.—Washington State University Honors College undergraduates Sarah Brewer and Fiorella Grandi are scientists who want to make the world a better place.  To help with their education, the two have received national awards from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program. » More …

Honors College Students Land 13 Awards at SURCA 2013

Honors College Students Land 13 Awards at WSU Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) 2013

(pictured left to right: Fiorella Grandi, Beth Ross, Dean Libby Walker, Amanda Sweeney, Drew Neyen, Reed Omdal, and Laurel Graves)
(pictured left to right: Fiorella Grandi, Beth Ross, Dean Libby Walker, Amanda Sweeney, Drew Neyen, Reed Omdal, and Laurel Graves)

PULLMAN, Wash.— Honors College students at Washington State University took home 13 of 30 awards presented at the second annual Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities 2013 (SURCA) on March 29. » More …

M. Grant Norton Selected as WSU Honors College Dean

M. Grant Norton Selected as WSU Honors College Dean

PULLMAN, Wash. – M. Grant Norton, a professor with the Washington State University School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, has been selected as the new dean of the university’s Honors College.

“The Honors College and its associated programs are extremely important parts of WSU’s undergraduate programs,” said Warwick M. Bayly, WSU provost and executive vice president. “Grant impressed everyone with his enthusiasm and the quality of his ideas during the interview process.  I am confident he will effectively lead the college through the next phase of its development.” » More …

Honors Students Awarded 16 Research Scholarships; 14 Auvil, 1 Fuentes-Kirk, and 1 Weir

Honors Students Awarded 16 Research Scholarships; 14 Auvil, 1 Fuentes-Kirk, and 1 Weir

PULLMAN, Wash. — Of 40 scholarships for undergraduate research awarded in fall 2012, 15 (or 35 percent) have been awarded to students in the Honors College. These are scholarships presented by the Office of Undergraduate Research, a program in the University College at WSU; students university wide and potentially from all majors applied for the awards. » More …