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Panel Discussion with Eileen Pollack

eilenpollackEileen Pollack is an award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction whose novel, Breaking and Entering, won the Grub Street National Book Prize and was a New York Times Editor’s Choice selection. She also is the author of Paradise, New York, a novel, and two collections of short fiction. Her creative nonfiction includes Woman Walking Ahead: In Search of Catherine Weldon and Sitting Bull and The Only Woman in the Room: Why Science Is Still a Boys’ Club. She teaches in the Master of Fine Arts program at the University of Michigan.

This event is cosponsored by the Honors College and the English Club.

WSU Humanities Fellow Joseph Campbell discusses interdisciplinary approach to prison reform Oct. 18

WSU Humanities Fellow Joseph Campbell discusses interdisciplinary approach to prison reform Oct. 18

joecampbellPULLMAN, Wash.—“Moral responsibilities and punishment: An interdisciplinary approach to prison reform” is the topic that Humanities Fellow and professor of politics, philosophy, and public affairs Joseph Campbell will present at 5:30 p.m. Tues., Oct. 18, in Goertzen Hall room 21. The public is invited to this free lecture. » More …

WSU Honors College sends 8 students, 2 faculty to present at national honors conference in October

WSU Honors College sends 8 students, 2 faculty to present at national honors conference in October

PULLMAN, Wash.—With poster topics from parallel computing to the Nipah virus, eight students and two faculty members from the Honors College at Washington State University will travel to Seattle Oct. 12-16 as invited presenters at the annual meeting of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC).

The submission process for this 51st NCHC conference was highly selective, with hundreds of students and faculty submitting proposals, according to its website. The WSU Honors students’ posters will be available to the nearly 2,000 students and faculty who are expected to attend. » More …

Student-to-Student Open House

Do you want to learn about scholarships, internships, research, jobs, and other fun opportunities that will also prepare you for your future? Come to the Honors College Student-to-Student Open House!

Drop in next Monday, October 10, between 4:00 and 6:00pm for refreshments and information about creating your Honors Experience!

Elmina White Honors Hall, Room 142

Honors students and staff who have experience with a variety of topics will be available to answer questions throughout the Open House, so feel welcome to stop by with questions.

Topics that will be covered include:

  • Engineering/Computer Science research, internships, scholarships, abroad
  • Pre-human health including DAT, MCAT, abroad
  • Vet Med 7-year, normal application, internships, abroad
  • Scholarships: WSU, non-general scholarships, and prestigious
  • Science internships and research
  • Business/Entrepreneurship, including in Engineering/Computer Science
  • Social Sciences and Humanities internships, research, abroad
  • GRE and graduate school
  • Involvement on campus and in Honors
  • Working during school
  • Going abroad
  • Resources for first-generation college students

And more!