Hannah Stoddard, who is majoring in international studies, found that Honors has given her a way to connect her major, her personal experiences, and her passion. The intersection of these different parts of Hannah’s life has resulted in a pool project aimed to improve local communities.
Grace Pedersen, a senior majoring in psychology, used HN 400 as a platform to launch her future. HN 400 gives students the ability to complete an individual project with faculty support and guidance.
Every year during the Spring semester, Whitworth hosts a few Honors scholarship weekends. These weekends are times in which highly motivated students are invited to stay at Whitworth. During the weekend, the invited students give a speech, participate in a discussion group, and write an essay in hopes of winning a full ride scholarship or a runner-up $1,000 a year scholarship. This year, one of the full-ride scholarship winners is eighteen year old Stella Ester Palmisano.
Victoria (Hyewon) Woo, a freshman majoring in health science and piano performance, is spending her first year at Whitworth surrounded by motivated Honors students.
Hometown: Spokane Valley, WA Major: Biology Minor: Psychology Fun fact: If I wasn’t pursing a career in medicine, I would want to go into sports
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
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
