Hometown: Aberdeen, WA Majors: English Literature and Writing Minors: Editing & Publishing Fun fact: I saw Richard III at the Globe Theatre when I was in London this Janterm, and I did cry about it. Favorite Honors class: HN401 – Smithsonian Seminar. This was a part of the Smithsonian Semester internship program. All of the Whitworth interns got to… Continue reading Senior Spotlight 2020: Bryn Cavin
During the summer 2019 and continuing into the school year, we worked in the developmental biology lab of Dr. Aaron Putzke here at Whitworth University. We worked on a project that was presented at an international conference by Dr. Putzke and that we presented at the regional Murdock College Science Research Conference in November… Continue reading Ryan B. and Lisa H. Present their Research at Genetics Society of America Conference in Washington DC
The 2018-2019 school year brought new energy to the Honors Program. The inaugural women’s Honors floor in Warren Hall lived into the idea of living and learning communities on Whitworth’s campus. Eli Min lived on that hall, and we reached out to her to tell us about the Honors floor final event, the 2019 Honors… Continue reading 2019 Honors Monologues
Whitworth University has many phenomenal students in the graduating class of 2019, including senior Katie Lacayo. Katie is majoring in English (Writing Track) and is a strong member of the Whitworth Honors Program. For her final Honors project, Katie is designing a WordPress website to aid the English Department. Her project will be titled “The… Continue reading Katie Lacayo
A Freshman Jan Term Experience by Katie Lacayo I went on the Honors Freshman Jan Term Race Across America trip in 2016, not really knowing what it would be like or how it would transform my thinking. If I had not entered into the Honors program when I first came to Whitworth, I never would… Continue reading A Freshman Jan Term Experience
Q & A with Director of Honors Bert Emerson What is the honors program? Honors programs and colleges were largely started at big research universities in order to provide students with all the advantages of a small liberal arts college experience: students get to know their professors in smaller classes; they are guided through an… Continue reading Honors Q&A with Director Bert Emerson
