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
Jason Rand Biochemistry Forever Smiles: The Importance of Teaching Dental Hygiene to Elementary School Children Nov 16 10 am MRB 123
Michelle Kirk Journalism and Technical Communication Photography: High School Students and Myspace Nov 16 1pm

Clark C 256

Kathryn Evans HUman Development and Family Studies Benefits of Music Therapy for Individuals who have Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia Nov 16 1pm

Gifford 144

Rachel Morf Forestry and Natural Resource Management Comparing carbon credit programs to traditional forest management practices in Colorado Nov 16 3:30 pm

Forestry 212

Emily Martischang Health and Exercise Science G.I.R.L.S. - Encouraging Positive Body Image through Education, Exercise, and Nutrition Nov 16 4:30 Human Performance Lab, Moby Arena
Chris Karen Degi Mathematics An Implementation of Data Structures and Algorithms for Pattern Matching in Text Nov 17 12:30 pm Computer Science 210
Bonnie Brown Liberal Arts El Porvenir ("What is to Come") - a Documentary Nov 18 1pm Lory Student Center 211E
Brian Thomson Business Administration Technical Analysis: A Different Method to Investing Nov 18 4pm Rockwell 325
Lisa Schulte English Language and Cultural Issues in Ana Castillo's So Far From God and The Mixquiahuala Letters and Sandra Cisneros' The House on Mango Street Nov 18 1pm English Department Conference Room
Brenna Levine Wildlife Biology Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation and Degraded Water Quality on Growth and Survival of Bufo marinus Tadpoles

 

Nov 18 4:15 pm Wagar 131
Ema Burr Equine Science Reverse Genetics Cloning of Influenza A Viruses

 

Nov 18 10am Vet Teaching Hospital A234
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
Allison Arne Biological Science Exploring Therapeutic Methods to Reduce and Understand the Pain Caused by Osteoarthritis in Canines Nov 19 9am Pathology 107A
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
Amanda McKinney Mathematics Educational Unit: Exploring Linear Functions (Algebra 1)

Nov 19 1pm

Education Bldg Room 4
Carrie Durkee English Made In Europe Nov 19 12:30pm Whittaker Conference Room, Eddy Building
Elyse Dowdy Biomedical Sciences Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Canines Nov 19 2pm Microbiology C329
Lauren Larsen Zoology Identification of Solanum pennellii homeologues to Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) chromosomes using FISH Nov 19 2:20 pm Yates 206
Kandice Nietfeld Business Administration Summit Custom Homes Nov 19 3:30 pm Rockwell 325
Alexandra de la Garza Zoology A Comparison of Human and Canine Cruciate Repair Surgery Based on the Physics of the Knee Nov 19 4pm Anatomy/Zoology building Room W1
David Johnson Business Administration Physical Therapy Business Plan Nov 19 4:30pm Rockwell 325
Diane Wilson Health and Exercise Science Diabetes Education for the Educator Nov 19 6pm Eddy 10
Rebecca Howard Journalism and Technical Communication Media Literacy and the Portrayal of Women Nov 19 10am Clark C256
Jacqueline Cella Business Administration Stage 5 Snowboarding Nov 20 9am Rockwell 325
Kristina Tosic Language, Literature and Culture New School or Old School? Comparing Traditional Methods with Content-Based Instruction in the Foreign Language Classroom Nov 20 10am C103 Clark Building
Leah McDaniel English We Nov 20 1pm Old English Room, Eddy Building
Shannon Bennett Liberal Arts A Critical Look at the Effects of Studying Abroad Nov 20 1pm History Seminar Room, Clark Bldg (B wing)
Sara Denman Business Administration Play It Forward: The Future of Music Business Nov 20 3pm Rockwell 325
Nichelle Frank History Examining the Role of Film in Depression-Era American Society Nov 20 4pm History Dept Seminar Room, Clark Bldg (B wing)
Stephen Krieger English Shadows and Forked Lightning Nov 30 1pm Whittaker Room, Eddy Hall (third floor)
Melanie Tran Business Administration Train and Conquer: Are Diversity Training Programs the Best Practice of Diversity Management? Nov 30 2pm OEOD Conference Room, Student Services Building
Jennifer Roemer Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism Differences in Reported Satisfaction Ratings by Consumptive and Nonconsumptive Recreationists: A Comparative Analysis of Three Decades of Research Dec 2 9am Forestry 236
Ran Tao Chemistry Progress towards the Total Synthesis of the Phomoidrides Dec 3 2:30 pm Chemistry B204
Corrine Vogel Political Science Are Labor Rights Human Rights? Dec 4 2pm Clark 349
Brian Fleck Philosophy The Good Life and Bicycling

Dec 7 2pm

Eddy Library (3rd floor)

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.