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KAE BENTON Class of 2024. Biochemistry Major. As a student who has spent many hours in biology and chemistry classes, I have fostered a deep
May 1, 2024
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KAE BENTON Class of 2024. Biochemistry Major. As a student who has spent many hours in biology and chemistry classes, I have fostered a deep
ISABELLE SCOTTLIND Class of 2024. Isabelle is an undergraduate student at Whitworth University pursing her Bachelor’s in English and History. She hopes to pursue a
KERI RONEY & CORINNE VASILOFF Keri: Class of 2024: I am a wife and a mother of two amazing children. After 15 years of being
As an English Writing major, I am constantly asked the question, “what are you going to do with your degree?” The answer, as I have
During the summer 2019 and continuing into the school year, we worked in the developmental biology lab of Dr. Aaron Putzke here at Whitworth
I’ve always considered it a blessing to have been raised in an environment that exposed me to different types of peoples and cultures. I am
This past semester, I’ve had the opportunity to intern as a junior media specialist for local Spokane wedding photographer and videographer, Amanda Munchmore (Amanda Muchmore
Last summer, I got the chance to get honors credit for an academic internship I did with Site Savvy, a web design business in my
Sarah Immel, a senior double majoring in human computer interactions and English writing studies, is using the Honors program as a way to merge the different interests in her majors and design interdisciplinary projects.
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.
This semester was an incredible time to be at the Smithsonian. There was so much happening, especially at my internship site, the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), but also in the larger Smithsonian Institution. This semester saw Benin bronzes returned, national memorials dedicated, museums reopened, and sculpture gardens revived, among many other things.
There are many things I could say about my semester interning in Washington, D.C. I could describe it as enriching, illuminating, thrilling, and challenging. All of these descriptors would be accurate in a sense, but they fail to encapsulate my experience in its fullness. What I learned, witnessed, and felt through the semester is more than I can capture with the mere poetry of language, but what would an Honors seminar be without content for a blog post? It’s not real unless it’s documented, or something along those lines.
During Jan Term 2023, a group of freshmen Honors students took a trip to Italy. Part of the trip was a day spent in the Academia followed by watching a game of football (soccer). Read about the experience written by two of the students on the trip.
Rylee Walter’s experience led her to grad school and eventually back to Whitworth where she teaches communication classes.
Misikir Adnew is an example of the exceptional graduates that take part of the Honors program. Read her story to see how the program helped her, both in undergrad and beyond.