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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 …

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 …

Why Harvard?

Why Harvard?

—by Jared Brickman and Deven Tokuno

There must be something about Cambridge, Mass. that has Honors College at Washington State University alums wrapped up in Ivy – the League that is.

Four Honors students who graduated in the past three years are simultaneously attending the oldest institution of higher learning in the country this fall for advanced degrees.  This comes after two 2012 graduates decided to head east, both admitted into Harvard. » More …

Try Saying Tawantinsuyu Fives Times Fast: Honors Students Stage Inca Poster Exhibition

Try Saying Tawantinsuyu Fives Times Fast: Honors Students Stage Inca Poster Exhibition

—by Jared Brickman

Artifacts of the Inca
Artifacts of the Inca

If you can pronounce Tawantinsuyu, Chinchasuyu, and Qullasuyu without hesitation, then you probably know quite a bit about the Incan Empire.

Thanks to Melissa Goodman-Elgar’s Global Issues in Social Science: Land of the Inca course, students in the Honors College at Washington State University can tackle these tongue-twisters to tell people a lot more about the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. » More …

Three Honors Student-Athletes Are Selected for the All Pac-12 Academic Team

Three Honors Student-Athletes Are Selected for the All Pac-12 Academic Team

In spring 2012, Honors College students Brianne Gould, Erin Ranney, and Emily Farrar earned All Pac-12 Academic Team honors.

To be eligible for the All Pac-12 Academic Team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average (GPA), take part in at least 50 percent of competitions, be a starter or significant contributor, and be in his or her second academic year at the institution. There are three categories of the All Pac-12 Academic Team: first-team, second-team, and honorable mention. To be eligible for first-team academic recognition, a student must have a minimum 3.50 GPA. » More …

Honors Introduces Exchange Program in China

Honors Introduces Exchange Program in China

— by Kaitlyn Kelly

Documents have been signed to create a study abroad exchange program between the Honors College at Washington State University and the Chieng-Shiung Wu Honors College of Southeast University in Nanjing, the capital and largest city in the Jiangsu Province, which stretches across the east coast of China. » More …

WSU Honors Student Danica Wixom Uses Art as Therapy

WSU Honors Student Danica Wixom Uses Art as Therapy

— by Kaitlyn Kelly

Visit Wixom's Blog
Visit Wixom’s Blog

PULLMAN, Wash. – Senior humanities (general studies) and Spanish double major Danica Wixom found a creative coping mechanism in art. Since her father’s unexpected death several years ago, WSU and the Honors College have played a role in Wixom’s recovery. She manages her grief by painting colorful acrylic images that represent her faith. » More …