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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 …

A Jared-S.-Brickman Snapshot of the World, in 200-Some Pages

A Jared-S.-Brickman Snapshot of the World, in 200-Some Pages


—by Beverly Makhani

Honors College student Jared S. Brickman spent fall 2010 traveling three oceans and visiting 12 countries on four continents. Packaged as a Semester At Sea study abroad experience, the 109-day adventure proved a turning point for the (then) junior from Baker City, Oreg. In Portland, he says, a brief pre-sailing get-together with his friend Kelly became…“a meeting which served as the last memory of my old life.”He travelled with 600 other students aboard the MV Explorer, with its crew of 100. » 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 …

WSU (Spring 2012) Model United Nations Team Receives Two Awards at the National Conference in New York City

WSU (Spring 2012) Model United Nations Team Receives Two Awards at the National Conference in New York City

PULLMAN, Wash. – Honors College students from Washington State University received two Outstanding Position Paper Awards at the 2012 National Model United Nations (NMUN) Conference in New York City. Honors students represented the country of Oman. » More …

Honors Students Named 2012 “Big 10 Seniors”

Honors Students Named 2012 “Big 10 Seniors”


PULLMAN, Wash. — Three seniors from the Honors College at Washington State University were awarded Big Ten Seniors recognition from the WSU Alumni Association (WSUAA). Rachel Wanty, a neuroscience and Spanish double-major, and Omar Bayomy, a neuroscience major, earned the honor in the academics category, while Graham Dart, a music performance and economics major was recognized in visual and performing arts. » More …

Honors Students Named 2012 “Big 10 Seniors”

Honors Students Named 2012 “Big 10 Seniors”

PULLMAN, Wash. — Three seniors from the Honors College at Washington State University were awarded Big Ten Seniors recognition from the WSU Alumni Association (WSUAA).  Rachel Wanty, a neuroscience and Spanish double-major, and Omar Bayomy, a neuroscience major, earned the honor in the academics category, while Graham Dart, a music performance and economics major was recognized in visual and performing arts. » More …