Research on the River
Hannah Neuberger, a senior majoring in biology, is researching the level of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB’s) in the Spokane River in her HN 400 class.
April 13, 2023
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Hannah Neuberger, a senior majoring in biology, is researching the level of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB’s) in the Spokane River in her HN 400 class.
Jade Truong, a senior who is majoring in health sciences, is using Honors to connect with the community by hosting an teaching event about personal nutrition and exercise.
For junior Eleanor Jeffers, her undergrad degree has provided an opportunity to explore life questions many of us never even think about.
Read more to learn about what these experiences mean to her!
Riia Yazepova, a freshman Honors student, has enjoyed how the Honors floor has connected her with motivated students and friends.
Read this article to discover exactly what that experience has looked like and the friends she has made along the way!
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.
Read about Alex’s experience winning one of the full-ride scholarships this spring!
Kaitlyn Wornath, a senior majoring in accounting, conducted an independent study during fall of 2022. This study focused on four different media sources, which each examined the applicability of business and ethics working together. Read this summary by Kaitlyn to discover the essential messages of those media sources and how the independent study has inspired her to continue the personal development mission and implement ethics into the business world.
In Jan Term 2023, a handful of Honors students took the course Resurrection Science, a class that covers topics such as genome editing, de-extinction, and the connection between DNA and health. Read this post to see how they learned and grew both academically and personally.
Brenden Archer, a senior majoring in Percussion Performance, has had a wide variety of musical opportunities during the fall of 2023. Read his reflection on these different events, how they will play into his future, and how they have helped him grow.
Brenden Archer, a senior majoring in Percussion Performance, completed an independent study during the fall of 2022. In the study, he examined the book You Can Do Anything by George Anders and reflected on how the lessons in that book excite him for his future as a liberal arts major. Read his final reflection on the experience through this post.
Madalyn and Madeline have realized that living on the Honors floor means a circle of closely knit, motivated women with similar academic values and goals. Read about their experience on Warren Second East!
Hometown: North Spokane, WA Major: Theology, Women and Gender Studies Concentration Fun Fact: I love Spaghetti Westerns, which are movies of the Western genre produced by
Hometown: Spokane, Washington Major: English (Literature & Writing) Minor: Editing & Publishing Fun fact: Without meaning to, I started collecting bread tags so they wouldn’t just go to the