Community Building Day: Honors First Years Register Students to Vote On Community Building Day, Whitworth’s Honors Learning Community set up in and around the HUB to register students to vote. We wanted to raise awareness on campus, as many students we came across were not registered, including the upperclassmen. We
Beyond Community Building Day, the Computer Science Department kicked off its first annual Community Building Week on September 20th.
New Zealand Perspectives Honors Junior Megan Hirasaki has been in New Zealand since July on a study abroad trip focusing on seeing viewpoints outside of her own. In this interview, she goes over what got her interested in studying abroad, what classes she’s taking, regional history and differences, and her
Honors Floor Past and Present At Whitworth, first-year Honors students have the unique opportunity to join the Honors Floor learning community. From 2021-2023, the Honors Floor could be found on the east end of Warren Hall’s 2nd floor and boasted a population of highly motivated young women. Victoria (Hyewon) Woo,
George F. Whitworth Honors Program: Fall 2023 Offerings Questions: Contact Honors Director Dr. Bert Emerson at dbemerson@whitworth.edu Shared Curriculum Offerings Upper Division “H” and Major
In Spring of 2023, the Honors program will be offering a few honors-specific and campus-wide events. Mark your calendar using the list below, so you can be sure you won’t miss out on these amazing opportunities!
Nine-time grammy nominated vocalist is coming to Whitworth this Saturday, and will be performing with Whitworth student musicians. Learn the when, where and why by reading this article (trust me, you don’t want to miss out!)
Did you ever have a great idea for a start up but didn’t know how to get started? This weekend will be perfect for you! Join a team of interdisciplinary students to build the idea from the ground up and pitch it to a team of judges to win prize money!
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.
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.
Honors goes to see saxophonist Joshua Redman perform with the Whitworth Jazz Ensemble “The act of playing music becomes emotionally and spiritually whole when played
#DOA-LA19: Days 4 Wicked at the Pantages by Claire Buchheit, ’21 “She’s crispy. She’s like bacon.” – Annika Bjornson, 8 January 2019 On the evening
#DOA-LA19: The Broad Museum by Laurelle Watkins, ’22 Hi readers, my name is Laurelle Watkins and I am a freshman biochemistry major. I went on
#DOA-LA19: Days 1 and 2 Watts Towers, the Getty Museum, and LACMA by Daniel Roberts, ’20 “What did you go out into the wilderness to see?
