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HERU: A Place for Honors Education

June 8th, 2015

HERU: A Place for Honors Education

Oregon State University and the Honors College were the proud hosts of the second Honors Education at Research Universities Conference (HERU) on May 18th and […]

 
Kim Kenny – Adventurous Spirit

June 3rd, 2015

Kim Kenny – Adventurous Spirit

By the time Kim Kenny graduated this past winter term with degrees in biology and international studies, she had studied abroad five different times, interned […]

 
Emily Day – Naturally Successful

May 28th, 2015

Emily Day – Naturally Successful

Emily Day’s résumé is all over the map — literally. She’s gone from framing houses in Idaho to waitressing in New Zealand to volunteer whale […]

 
Mentored for Success

May 20th, 2015

Mentored for Success

As they approach the end of their undergraduate careers, Honors pre-veterinary students Emily Mangan and Lauren Eyrich feel uniquely prepared to fulfill their dreams.
Emily and […]

 
One Piece at a Time

May 13th, 2015

One Piece at a Time

While coaching United States armed forces majors and lieutenant colonels recently through national security issues, Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates noted that the group was “trying […]

 
L Roy Bonner – Electric Earth

May 13th, 2015

L Roy Bonner – Electric Earth

Talk to L Roy Bonner about his research and you’ll hear phrases such as “plunging layer of marine sediment” and “rising magma.” The world beneath […]

 
Listen, Think, Speak.

May 12th, 2015

Listen, Think, Speak.

If you hear a peal of laughter break the muffled silence of Weniger Hall on a weekday morning, chances are it’s coming from Eric Hill […]

 
Prestigious Scholarship Awards

May 5th, 2015

Prestigious Scholarship Awards

Seniors Stephanie Rich, environmental engineering, and Michael Perlin, physics, have both received prestigious scholarships for research that will send them to Germany this fall. Stephanie […]