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Honors students receive Emeritus Society awards

Honors students receive Emeritus Society awards

PULLMAN, Wash. – The WSU Emeritus Society, as is its annual tradition, has selected four outstanding undergraduates to receive $500 awards for their contribution to WSU research.

Recipients were selected based on their research efforts, the passion shown in their area of expertise, and their promise of future contributions to the research community. Following are the 2017 award winners. Hannah Booth, Madison Armstrong, and Heather Young are WSU Honors Students » More …

Voiland College names 2017 outstanding students, faculty, staff

Voiland College names 2017 outstanding students, faculty, staff

Read the original release at WSU News

PULLMAN, Wash. – The Washington State University Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture announced the names of outstanding students, faculty, and staff at its annual convocation ceremony last Thursday. Award winners include the following: » More …

WSU junior Alyssa Norris recognized by national Udall Foundation for 2017-18

WSU junior Alyssa Norris recognized by national Udall Foundation for 2017-18

PULLMAN, Wash.—Washington State University junior and Alaska native Alyssa Norris has received a nationally competitive Udall Foundation honorable mention award in its environment category, said April Seehafer, director of the Distinguished Scholarships Program, part of WSU Undergraduate Education.

“The Udall nod validates Alyssa’s commitment to the environment and her work toward a career addressing issues on a local, national, and global scale,” said Seehafer. “Alyssa’s personal and professional accomplishments as a WSU student have prepared her very well for this latest and well-deserved honor.” » More …

Goldwater Scholarships for 2017-18 awarded to two WSU Honors College junior women STEM majors

Goldwater Scholarships for 2017-18 awarded to two WSU Honors College junior women STEM majors

The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation has announced that Washington State University juniors Julianna Brutman and Keesha Matz have each received $7,500 awards for the 2017-18 academic year. Goldwater’s are among the top, nationally competitive distinguished scholarships; they cover tuition, room and board, and fees. » More …

WSU SURCA poster event leads to 16 awards for Honors College undergraduate researchers

WSU SURCA poster event leads to 16 awards for Honors College undergraduate researchers

PULLMAN, Wash.—Washington State University Honors College students won 16 awards for presentations on their research, scholarship, and creative activities at the sixth annual Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) on March 27.

Honors was well represented among the nearly 225 students who presented posters detailing their faculty-mentored work, said Honors Dean M. Grant Norton. » More …

Travis King Wildcats Research

Honors Student Travis W. King Published in Journal of Mammology, referenced by writer for Science magazine

Travis W. King, Honors alum and graduate student at WSU, was recently published in the Journal of Mammology. Under the guidance of Dr. Daniel Thornton and the help of the WSU Honors College and the College of Arts & Sciences, Travis conducted research on ocelot behavioral patterns in Costa Rica. Research from his paper, Ocelot latrines: communication centers for Neotropical mammals, was also recently used by a writer for Science magazine.  The full story can be read at Sciencemag.org.

Travis’ article can be read in full online at oxforjounals.org

 

 

Student Leader of the Month Kyle Strachila

Honors Student Kyle Strachila Named November Student Leader of the Month

Original release at Student Involvement >>

kylestrachilaKyle Strachila is a Coug from humble beginnings on his family’s dairy farm near Bellingham, WA. He’s currently earning a degree in Economic Sciences with an emphasis in Agriculture, as well as minors in Business and Spanish. Kyle has been involved with ASWSU and Greek life for the past four years, serving multiple terms on the ASWSU Executive Staff and his fraternity’s Executive Board. Kyle strives to build upon successful programs as well as implement fresh new ideas to allow all Cougs to come together.

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Training for Success

Training for Success

Originally published at Voiland College News

For student-athlete Paige Danielson, balancing academics with rowing takes preparation.

Washington State University is full of new and returning students whose schedules are filled with classes, homework, projects, and studying.

With so much to do, how do we make sure it all gets done on time?

Write it down, said Paige Danielson, an Honors College sophomore majoring in electrical engineering, and a member of Washington State University’s women’s rowing team. » More …

Honors Alumna Joey Redmon Featured on WSU Foundation Website

Honors Alumna Joey Redmon Featured on WSU Foundation Website

Joanna “Joey” Redmon, a graduate student in pharmacy at Washington State University, truly “gets” the significance of searching for opportunities and engaging in her own education. “My greatest learning experience,” she said, “has been how to find opportunities that will lead me to my goals.”

“College can be intimidating,” Joey said. “It’s a challenge to navigate and locate relevant opportunities. For me, it started with the WSU Honors College where I learned how to integrate into the WSU community and participate in many rewarding experiences. I want to share that understanding with other students.”

Joey’s path to Washington State University took some navigating. She’d started dancing at age three and was trained in ballet, tap, jazz, and modern dance. Dancing professionally was Joey’s dream. After she graduated from high school in her hometown, Spokane, Washington, she planned to move to California to fulfill that dream. But Joey was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease, a chronic inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract.

Read the full release on the Foundation website >>