Approximately 29 percent of Honors students at Washington State University study abroad and about 80 percent of entering freshmen study a language other than English during their first semester at WSU. These Honors students are eligible to earn a Certificate of Global Competencies before graduating. » More …
PULLMAN, Wash. – Typically, the Honors College at Washington State University restricts its summer offerings to high-impact, faculty-led study abroad courses for current students. But summer 2011 will be different, when the college launches new programs designed for current and prospective students. » More …
PULLMAN, Wash.—WSU Honors College history professor Henry Paul Grosshans, 89, passed away Oct. 21, 2010, in Shoreline, Wash. He taught world civilizations classes for the what was then Honors Program for several years. He retired in 1982 after 30 years as a WSU faculty member. » More …
PULLMAN, Wash.—Washington State University Undergraduate Research announced that 17 students from the Honors College are among those who have been awarded $1,000 Auvil Scholars Fellowships for the 2010-11 academic year. There were 34 total recipients and nearly 100 applicants from majors and disciplines across campus, both record setting numbers for the program. » More …
PULLMAN, Wash.—Entomologist, award-winning teacher, and long-time Honors College faculty member and administrator Carol Anelli has been named to the position of associate dean of Honors, Washington State University has announced. She served as interim associate dean for the past year. » More …
PULLMAN, Wash.—Fifteen Honors College students were happy to get their hands dirty during finals weeks of spring semester. On a field trip to the new 170-acre WSU Arboretum and Wildlife Conservation Center, they partook of activities that brought a sort of symmetry to the close of their UH 390: Domain of the Sciences class. Led by professor Ginny Lohr, it was a case study in global issues in science. » More …
PULLMAN, Wash.—Summer is just as busy a time for Honors students as the academic year with undergraduate research, summer school, and studying abroad. several jump at the opportunity to study in new places on faculty-led programs during May and July. » More …
-by Beverly Makhani
When Honors College Assistant Dean Jessica Cassleman and two other WSU advisors were recognized as this year’s most outstanding on campus, they were pleased at the nod from their peers. Now, word has arrived that they have been named among the best in the entire nation. » More …
PULLMAN, Wash.—Alan Emanuel, a Washington State University neuroscience and Honors College student who graduated May 8, won a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. He is the second neuroscience undergraduate to win this award. » More …
PULLMAN, Wash.—The Washington State University Honors College celebrated the accomplishments and excellence of more than 70 of its graduating seniors at a 2010 Commencement Reception Friday, May 7, where top college awards were presented to 14 students and three faculty members. » More …