PULLMAN, Wash. — Nineteen Washington State University Honors College students graduating in fall 2012 were feted at an Honors commencement ceremony Fri., Dec. 7 in Honors Lounge. » More …
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 …
—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 …
—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 …
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 …
— by Kaitlyn Kelly
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 …
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 …
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 …
PULLMAN, Wash. – Julian Reyes (’10, Civil Engineering and Honors), has received an award with the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).
The oldest graduate fellowship of its kind, the GRFP has a long-held history of high-achieving recipients. According to the NSF’s program website, past fellows include numerous Nobel Prize winners, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, Google founder Sergey Brin, and Freakonomics co-author Steven Levitt. » More …
PULLMAN, Wash. — Five Honors College students were selected to represent WSU at the Western Regional Honors Conference (WRHC) in Albuquerque, N.M. April 12-14. Jared Brickman, senior journalism major from Baker City, Ore., Lindsey Elhart, sophomore political science major from Vancouver, Wash., Laurel Graves, sophomore civil engineering major from Arlington, Wash., and Deven Tokuno, junior zoology and English major from Bellevue, presented about the Honors College freshman seminar, Honors 198. Brickman and Elhart also presented about the Honors College “Summer of Excellence” with Dean Libby Walker » More …