91成人导航入口鈥檚 graduating honors students — the largest group in recent history — have successfully completed and presented their honors theses, despite the many obstacles presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
翱驳濒别迟丑辞谤辫别鈥檚 gives students the opportunity to further challenge themselves in the classroom and beyond. By converting courses into honors courses, students participate in cross-disciplinary classes at a level beyond traditional class requirements. This allows them to forge closer relationships with peers and faculty from various disciplines who share a common enthusiasm for learning. The Honors Program concludes with the honors thesis, where a student develops and defends their own independent project.
鈥淭hese are exceptional students, and I am so impressed with their grit and hard work,鈥� said Dr. Seema Shrikhande, director of the honors program and professor of communication studies. 鈥淥ur honors program is very demanding, and these students did the work.鈥�
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, students had the added challenge of completing much of the work remotely. Representing a variety of disciplines, this year’s honors students presented their theses online during the Liberal Arts and Sciences Symposium on April 22-23, 2021.
- 触听Presenter: Courtney Stuart (Advisor: Dr. Lea Alford)
- 触听Presenter: Fatima Boumahdi (Advisor: Dr. Cassandra Copeland)
- 触听Presenter: Alison Curl (Advisor: Dr. Timothy Powell)
- |聽Presenter: Nyree Dowdy (Advisor: Dr. Nicholas Maher)
- 触听Presenter: Samantha Foster (Advisor: Dr. Brent Runnels)
- |聽Presenter: Sidhant Sharma (Advisor: Dr. Nicholas Maher)
- 触听Presenter: Addison Furst (Advisor: Dr. John Orme)
- 触听Presenter: Ron鈥橬esha Bryant (Advisor: Dr. Janelle Pham)
- The Waves聽触听Presenter: Milo McGehee (Advisor: Dr. Sarah Terry)
- 触听Presenter: Reagan Goodwin (Advisor: Dr. Lea Alford)
- 触听Presenter: Nina Lopez (Advisor: Dr. John Orme)
The presentations can be viewed in the playlist below. Graduates will be honored and hooded by their honors advisors during the on May 22, 2021
