News and Events


Francie Glycenfer and Temple Grandin
Bonnie Greenwood and Tory Wilson completed a joint senior Honors thesis utilizing a video camera to capture live images of the wildlife at Bobcat Ridge.  The September issue of the Warner College of Natural Resources e-Resource has numerous images from their study.  Take a look at September 2009 issue of e-Resource
Francie Glycenfer hosted Professor Temple Grandin for her HONR 192 classes on Wild Thinking. Professor Grandin, who is autistic, talked about the way her mind processes information.

Francie Glycenfer and Temple Grandin

Congratulations to the Honors Faculty Award Winners!



Mark Brown was named the 2009 Honors Prof of the Year in recognition of his dedication to Honors students.


Frederique Grim received the 2009 Outstanding Honors Academic Advisor Award in recognition of her commitment to Honors students.

Honors Students in Action

Check out where our students have been traveling, what awards they have received, and how they get involved in their communities.



Upcoming Thesis Presentations

Student Name
Major

Thesis Title

 

Date and Time
Location
Betsy Buechler Biochemistry The Role of Human Translationally Controlled Tumor Protein (hTCTP) in Mitosis

Oct 27 3:00 pm

MRB 123

Lisa Bring Business Administration The Future Role of IFRS in the
United States
Nov 2 4pm Rockwell 325
Kayla Wiesner Biomedical Science Improving Health Abroad through Volunteer Work Nov 3 6:30 pm Chemistry A101
Martha Johnson Biomedical Science Equine Cervical Stenosis: Common Causes and Case Study Nov 5 4pm

W1 Anatomy/Zoology

Caitlin Vannoy Music Violin Recital: Fiddles and Squeezeboxes Nov 6 5pm

Organ Recital Hall (UCA)

Kelsey Pautler Communication Studies Coming Full Circle: Enhancing the Study Abroad Alumni Experience Using the World Wide Web Nov 6 11am

Laurel Hall Room 101

Sarah Hindman Biomedical Science "A Summary of Children's Oral Health and Body Mass in Wyoming" Nov 9 2pm

MRB 123

Kellene Smith Business ADministration "Studio Seven Salon Business Plan" Nov 9 9am

Rockwell 325

Stephan Tuchfeld Business Administration Market Response of Defense-Related Companies to President Bush's Announcement of the War on Terror Nov 10 3:30 pm

Rockwell 325

Kimberly Boydstun Mathematics The Banach-Tarski Paradox, A Closer Look Nov 10 10 am

Weber 117

Caitlin Vannoy Music Oral Presentation: Fiddles and Squeezeboxes Nov 11 11am University Center for the Arts Room 142
Karolyn Pearson Journalism and Technical Comm “New Members to the Union: A Documentary Proposal on EU Enlargement” Nov 12 5:30 pm

Clark C-235

Lindsay Barth Business Administration “Accounting Firm Business Plan” Nov 12 2:30 pm

Rockwell 252

Michelle Kirk Journalism and Technical Communication “Photography: High School Students and Myspace” Nov 16 1 pm

Clark C 256

Chris Karen Degi Mathematics An Implementation of Data Structures and Algorithms for Pattern Matching in Text Nov 17 12:30 pm Computer Science 210
Brian Thomson Business Administration Technical Analysis: A Different Method of Investigating Nov 18 4pm Rockwell 325
Kate Stoffel Equine Science

"Battlement Mesa Outfitters: A Business Plan"

Nov 19 8am Kelly Bartlett Conference Room, Equine Teaching and Research Center
Abigail Bullock Biomedical Science "Immunology: The Game of Fighting Bac!" Nov 19 9am Education Room 4
Caylen Cummins Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology

"Summer Habitat Use and Movements of Snowshoe Hares (Lepus americanus) in Southern Colorado"

 

Nov 19 11am Wagar 130
Amy Hermundstad Mechanical Engineering "Cervical Spine Facet Cartilage Thickness Mapping Using mCT Data and Historical Method" Nov 19 11am Mechanical Engineering Conference Room
Kandice Nietfeld Business Administration Summit Custom Homes Nov 19 3:30pm Rockwell 325
Diane Wilson Health and Exercise Science "Diabetes Education for the Educator" Nov 19 6pm Eddy 10

Learn more about the Honors Senior Thesis


Spiritus Mundi

Read the 2009 edition of the Honors literary magazine


Faculty Firesides

Every fall the Honors Program invites faculty members to share their career paths, specific research interests, and life experiences with students. All the faculty firesides are held in the Honors Fireside Lounge unless otherwise noted. Please sign up to attend beforehand in the Honors Office.

Fall 2009 Firsesides*

September 10 Francie Glycenfer TriMedia Film Festival Screening AV-B110 7:30 pm
September 17 Patrick Plaisance Ethics:  Our Duties in a Digital Age Fireside Lounge 6pm
September 24 Jen Krafchick

The Life of a Peace Corps Volunteer in the South Pacific

Fireside Lounge 6pm
September 28 Heather Esterday

Why Should a First Year Student Care about Nationally Competitive Scholarships?

Fireside Lounge 4:30pm
September 30 Robert Lawrence The Utility of Nuclear Weapons AV-B 110 6 pm
October 13 Jeff Boulter

The Pro’s and Con’s of Globalization: Where’s Your T-Shirt From?

Fireside Lounge 5pm
October 19 Lee Cooper Physician Assisted Suicide:Where We Are Today Fireside Lounge 6pm
October 26 Carl Burgchardt Saving the World Entire: A Rhetorical Analysis of Spielberg’s Schindler’s List AVB- 110 6pm
November 11 Mark Brown

A Cultural History of Infectious Disease

Lory Student Center Theatre 7pm

*New topics are chosen at the beginning of each fall semester.