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Sam Jenkins Learns to Sail a Viking Ship
Feb 2, 2018

Honors junior, history major, and anthropology minor, Sam Jenkins spent this past summer in Denmark with Harvard University’s Viking Studies program...

Kelly Flanders Spends Nine Weeks in Pau, France
Jan 25, 2018

Honors senior Kelly Flanders spent nine weeks, May 28th through July 29, 2017, in Pau, France studying French. Kelly is a math major with minors in Fr...

Aakriti Agrawal Attends Duke for Doctorate of Physical Therapy
Jan 25, 2018

Honors Alumna Aakriti Agrawal (May ’17) is attending Duke University’s Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) program. Upon graduation from Honors at...

Museums and Heritage Seminar Travels to D.C.
Jan 24, 2018

Ten students in the HON 2515 Museums and Heritage Studies seminar visited Washington, D.C., over fall break as part of their work for the course. This...

Hailey Pister Arrives in Albania with the Peace Corps
Jan 24, 2018

Honors Alumna Hailey Pister (Fall ’17) has joined the Peace Corps service as a Health Extension Volunteer in Albania. Hailey departed on January 15 ...

Brad Rentz: New Editor of the Honors Wednesday Memo
Jan 17, 2018

Welcome to Brad Rentz, our new Editor of the Honors Wednesday Memo (HWM)! Brad is a sophomore Honors student majoring in public administration and pur...

Congratulations to Our Newest Honors College Alumni!
Jan 17, 2018

The Honors College Commencement was held on December 15th, 2017. With that event, we celebrated the accomplishments of those who completed the require...

Kelly Dancy: Honors Superstar
Dec 13, 2017

Honors senior and English, secondary education major Kelly Dancy is a superstar we can count on to make a difference in the world! She is currently in...

Honors Alumna Emily Jorgenson (May ’18) Presents on Autism Spectrum Disorder
Dec 5, 2017

Honors Alumna Emily Jorgenson presented a workshop “Pretend Play and Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder” based on the research conducted for h...

Paige Anderholm Wins 2017 Global Leadership Undergraduate Student Award
Dec 5, 2017

Congratulations to Honors senior and political science major Paige Anderholm who received Appalachian State University’s 2017 Global Leadership Unde...