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Understanding Impacts on LGBTQIA+ Communities from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Moira Armstrong, undergraduate in the College of Arts and Sciences and research assistant on the Queer Pandemic Project, collaborated with Molly Merryman, associate professor in the School of Peace and Conflict Studies, to compile digital, video-based oral interviews for the Queer Pandemic Project in a partnership between Ƶ, Goldsmith’s University of London and Queer Britain. These interviews feature people in queer communities across the United Kingdom, discussing the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has impacted their lives as queer people.

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Swallowing Physiology and Rehabilitation Research

My name is Lauren Falter, and I am a graduate student at Ƶ Ƶ studying Speech-Language Pathology. I recently earned my undergraduate degree from Ƶ Ƶ with a major in Speech Pathology and Audiology and two minors in Autism Spectrum Disorders and Special Education. I reflect positivel…

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Ƶ Ƶ Honors College Student Announced as 2021 Portz Scholar

The National Collegiate Honors Council has announced Ƶ Honors College graduate Sarah Hagglund as a 2021 Portz Scholar. Hagglund is the 10th honors student from Ƶ Ƶ to be named a Portz Scholar since the national competition began in 1990. 

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Honors College Establishes New Scholarship in Memory of Dr. Elizabeth Howard, Award-Winning Honors Instructor & Scholar

Elizabeth Howard, an award-winning instructor in the Honors College Freshman Honors Colloquium, passed away on April 10th, 2021. Dr. Howard’s contributions to the Honors College and Ƶ meant much to our students and colleagues over the years. In addition to teaching Fres…

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LONG TIME KENT STATE PROFESSOR LEADS HONORS STUDENTS THROUGH REMOTE LEARNING

Dirk Remley has been with Ƶ since 1990. Remley graduated from Bowling Green Ƶ University with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. He continued his studies at Bowling Green Ƶ University by earning his Masters of Arts in English Literature. He then completed his Ph.D. in rhetoric and composition from Ƶ.

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Honors College Celebrates Graduating Seniors with Virtual Ceremony

This past weekend, on Saturday, April 3, the Honors College hosted its annual Senior Honors Recognition Ceremony for graduating Honors College seniors. In years past, the event has been an in-person luncheon, to which seniors bring their friends or families to celebrate their success in the Honors College. This spring, in light of the pandemic, the ceremony was entirely virtual. The event was introduced and hosted by the Dean of the Honors College, Dr. Alison Smith, and throughout the ceremony, all Honors College staff members congratulated graduating honors students on their accomplishments. Provost Melody Tankersley congratulated seniors, saying they have “made a mark on Ƶ Ƶ that will continue.” 

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Jessie Maisano Recognized as Honors College 2021 Distinguished Alumnus Award Winner

Jessie Maisano graduated in 1994 from Ƶ’s Honors College with her bachelor’s degree in Geology.   Maisano started her time at Ƶ as a Fashion Merchandising major, but once she met Honors College professor, Don Palmer, she was inspired to change her m…

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Honors College Graduate Named 2021 Distinguished Honors Faculty Award Winner

Charlie Malone, ’02 and ’04, has been announced as the 2021 Distinguished Honors Faculty Award Recipient. The announcement came during an April 3rd virtual celebration of the ‘2021 Senior Honors Recognition Ceremony’, which applauded the Honors College’s spring, summer and fall 2021 graduating senio…

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First-Year Students Inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society

Last Thursday, March 18, a select 245 Ƶ Ƶ freshmen accepted their admission into Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD), a prestigious national honors society focused on first-year undergraduate success. At Ƶ Ƶ, first-year students who have maintained a GPA of 3.5 or above are nominated to join Ƶ…

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Zoology Student Works on Honors Thesis About Scent and Predation

Alexandra Euwema is a third-year honors student from Springfield, Virginia, majoring in zoology. From early in her college career, Alexandra has wanted to earn a master’s degree in wildlife conservation, and this goal was a major inspiration for her Senior Honors Thesis topic. Alexandra is in her fi…

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