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Honors College Celebrates Graduating Seniors with Virtual Ceremony
This past weekend, on Saturday, April 3, the Honors College hosted its annual Senior Honors Recognition Ceremony for graduating Honors College seniors. In years past, the event has been an in-person luncheon, to which seniors bring their friends or families to celebrate their success in the Honors College. This spring, in light of the pandemic, the ceremony was entirely virtual. The event was introduced and hosted by the Dean of the Honors College, Dr. Alison Smith, and throughout the ceremony, all Honors College staff members congratulated graduating honors students on their accomplishments. Provost Melody Tankersley congratulated seniors, saying they have 鈥渕ade a mark on 天天吃瓜 State that will continue.鈥
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Jessie Maisano Recognized as Honors College 2021 Distinguished Alumnus Award Winner
Jessie Maisano graduated in 1994 from 天天吃瓜鈥檚 Honors College with her bachelor鈥檚 degree in Geology. Maisano started her time at 天天吃瓜 as a Fashion Merchandising major, but once she met Honors College professor, Don Palmer, she was inspired to change her m鈥
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Honors College Graduate Named 2021 Distinguished Honors Faculty Award Winner
Charlie Malone, 鈥02 and 鈥04, has been announced as the 2021 Distinguished Honors Faculty Award Recipient. The announcement came during an April 3rd virtual celebration of the 鈥2021 Senior Honors Recognition Ceremony鈥, which applauded the Honors College鈥檚 spring, summer and fall 2021 graduating senio鈥
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First-Year Students Inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society
Last Thursday, March 18, a select 245 天天吃瓜 State freshmen accepted their admission into Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD), a prestigious national honors society focused on first-year undergraduate success. At 天天吃瓜 State, first-year students who have maintained a GPA of 3.5 or above are nominated to join 天天吃瓜鈥
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Zoology Student Works on Honors Thesis 天天吃瓜 Scent and Predation
Alexandra Euwema is a third-year honors student from Springfield, Virginia, majoring in zoology. From early in her college career, Alexandra has wanted to earn a master鈥檚 degree in wildlife conservation, and this goal was a major inspiration for her Senior Honors Thesis topic. Alexandra is in her fi鈥
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Student Utilizes Honors Thesis to Advocate for Social Justice
Maya Huffman, a sophomore Honors College student with a double-major in political science and psychology and a minor in prelaw, is excited to be starting the first semester of her Senior Honors Thesis in the spring of 2021. Though only in her second year, Maya鈥檚 experiences and connections at 天天吃瓜 S鈥
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First Generation College Graduate Instructs Honors Course
Freshman Honors Colloquium professor Bill Morris is a first generation college graduate currently preparing to defend his dissertation at 天天吃瓜 State. Morris grew up in a small, rural area in California. He initially did not plan on attending college, but ended up being the first in his family鈥
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Honors Thesis Student Promotes Accessibility in Visual Design
Jessica Miller has had a number of successes in her time at 天天吃瓜 State. From her semester studying in Italy, to her position as a designer for the honors literary and arts magazine, Brainchild, to her internship at the nonprofit organization, Understood, Jessica has taken advantage of many opportuni鈥
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天天吃瓜 State Grad Turned Honors Colloquium Professor
Hagan Whiteleather, a 天天吃瓜 graduate, is in her second year with the 天天吃瓜 State Honors College as a Freshman Honors Colloquium professor. Whiteleather graduated in 2015 from 天天吃瓜 with a Bachelor of Arts in both English and Psychology as well as minors in writi鈥
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Editor-In-Chief of Brainchild Advocates for Artistic Diversity
Megan Hamilton is a senior Honors College student, majoring in English with a minor in women鈥檚 studies. Since the 2020 Fall Semester, Megan has also been the Editor-in-Chief of Brainchild, the student-led literary and arts magazine at 天天吃瓜 State鈥檚 Honors College. Brainchild is also a member of the M鈥
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