Honors Events

Last week marked the first installment of our Honors activities for this year. On Wednesday night, two of our outstanding Honors students (Grant Fischer and Katie Birkenfeld, pictured) presented the research they have conducted, which developed from Honors Option projects they have done over the past two years. An Honors Option is a contract established with a professor in an upper-level course in which an Honors student performs research or generates a creative project about something in the course that interests them. Honors Options may involve research papers, reflections, presentations, blogs, visits to other facilities or institutions, etc., and allow students to receive Honors credit for courses that are not listed in the catalog as "Honors." Then last Friday, several Honors students conducted a joint service project with HSOM (Helzberg School of Management) at Harvesters, our local food pantry. And finally, Sunday afternoon, Robyn Everist (our Honors Student Association Vice President of Organizational Development) offered Honors students the opportunity to take creative ownership of the Honors Room; and they spent the afternoon painting individual canvases that were mounted on the north wall. They look fantastic! Pictures are forthcoming.

Pictured above are the other upcoming Honors events. They are open to everyone, so please feel free to attend!