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AHA! announces 2021-22 Executive Team
Mar 17, 2021

The Appalachian Honors Association (AHA!) has a newly elected Executive Team for the upcoming academic year. Showcased here are the new team members, ...

Taylor Gibbs ’20 heads to Wake Forest University School of Law
Mar 4, 2021

After being accepted to five different law schools, Honors alumna Taylor Gibbs ’20 has decided to attend Wake Forest University School of Law. Gibbs...

Dr. Chris Osmond's lunch and learn series featured in The Appalachian and The Appalachian Weekly News
Feb 24, 2021

Dr. Chris Osmond, Honors faculty member, associate professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies, and associate director...

Chancellor Scholars Lily Vowels and Anton Hengst ‘20 presented at the American Geophysical Union Conference
Feb 23, 2021

Recent Honors alumnus Anton Hengst ’20 and Honors sophomore Lily Vowels both presented their research at the Fall 2020 American Geophysical Union (A...

Honors College celebrates December 2020 graduates in virtual ceremony
Jan 12, 2021

The Honors College held a Virtual Graduation Ceremony on Thursday, December 10, 2020, to celebrate the accomplishments of those graduates who have com...

Aidan Keaveney participates in the NSF’s Physics and Astronomy Research Experience for Undergraduates at LSU
Jan 12, 2021

Honors sophomore and Chancellor's Scholar Aidan Keaveney participated in the National Science Foundation’s Physics and Astronomy Research Experience...

Skye-Anne Tschoepe awarded Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research for local hydrogeology study
Jan 12, 2021

Honors sophomore Skye-Anne Tschoepe has been awarded $1,000 for the Grant in Aid of Research from The Scientific Research Honor Society, Sigma Xi, the...

Honors students participate in webinar with Dr. Jane Goodall
Dec 15, 2020

Two Honors students recently had the honor of participating in a live, interactive Zoom webinar with Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, world-renowned con­servat...

Honors Faculty Dr. Mira Waits awarded research fellowship
Dec 15, 2020

Honors faculty Dr. Mira Waits, Assistant Professor of Art History and Visual Culture in the Art Department, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship ...

Mackenzie Millett exemplifies the importance of service in Honors education
Dec 7, 2020

Honors College junior Mackenzie Millett from Amelia Island, Florida, is one of the two student co-directors for the App Builds a Home (ABAH) proj...