Welcome to the First Newsletter for Eastern Washington University’s Honors Program! This newsletter is designed to keep our students in the know about the different benefits of being a part of the EWU Honors Program. It’s also a place to share individual student, alumni and staff experiences. The newsletter will be designed in a way to offer students a one-stop shop for all different kinds of helpful resources, events and other opportunities available to Honors students. Included in this newsletter will also be a quick look at important dates that are upcoming in both the winter and spring quarter of the 2019-2020 school year. For more information about the Honors Program, please visit: ewu.edu/honors.
EWU Honors Program Mission The EWUHP expands students' capacities as civic leaders by engaging them in experiential and interdisciplinary learning, and by building on their intellectual curiosities. The EWUHP challenges students from all disciplines to extend and apply their knowledge, critical thinking skills and passions as they lead others to envision and foster a more just society. The program promotes the students' ability to understand and use diverse perspectives as they generate innovative solutions to global and local challenges of the 21st century and develop a moral compass attuned to the ethical implications of actions.
Table of Contents Word from the Honors Leadership… Page 1 Section 1: EWU Honors Highlights… Page 2 Section 2: EWU Honors Memberships and Honors Societies… Page 8 Section 3: EWU Honors Opportunities… Page 10
A word from Dr. Jacqueline Coomes From the Special Assistant to the Provost for Honors "If this course doesn't change your views on the world and yourself, I haven't done my job," my history teacher interjected into a lecture on WWII. His comment, made three decades ago to college freshmen, spurred me to consider education beyond acquiring the piece of paper that would land me a well-paying job. Through the next few years, other faculty inspired me to pursue my curiosities, embrace uncertainties and look at the world through different perspectives. They empowered me to envision future possibilities for myself and others. This vision characterizes education's potential to transform individuals and society and is a central tenet of EWU Honors. EWU Honors has been altering its course over the past two years. In 2018-19, Naomi Yavneh Klos, a nationally known expert in Honors education, worked with the Honors Advisory Board to create a new mission and curriculum for Honors. The changes built on EWU Honors' existing strengths, such as its excellent and innovative faculty, its focus on strengthening a love of learning in each honors student and in building community. The program introduced a few new faculty members and new coursework in 2019-20. Exciting First Year Experience (FYE) courses connect directly with contemporary issues while developing critical thinking and an understanding of other perspectives— courses like Chris Kirby's Google Knowing, Ryan Parrey's Embodying Justice, Julia Smith's Fair Trade Coffee, Judy Rohrer's Social Justice & Political Resistance, and Joshua Hobson's Art as Social Act. The Honors Program also draws on other EWU expertise such as that of Brian Davenport, director of the Office of Community Engagement, who worked with the FYE instructors to incorporate community engagement meaningfully into their courses. See snapshots of some of the community engagement events in this newsletter. I am honored to lead the EWU Honors program in 2019-20. An EWU Honors education is a great investment. Our mission eschews elitism and invites all students to be the best they can be and to change the way they view the world. We do that through challenging and innovative curriculum, passionate faculty, strong community and by providing ample motivation, opportunities and support for students to engage in research, conferences and speaker events. EWU Honors students, as you peruse this newsletter, look for opportunities to challenge yourself to build new capacities and contribute to the community.
Remembering Dr. Henry-York “Hank” Steiner Henry-York “Hank” Steiner pass away on Sept. 6, 2019, at the age of 87. He spent 50 years of his 61 year teaching career here at Eastern and left a lasting impression on his colleagues, his students and the community as a whole. He was wholly dedicated to his career as a professor and educating students in a wide variety of subjects, from JRR Tolkien and Honors, classical poetics and rhetoric to eastern religion. Steiner played a huge part in developing and nurturing the Honors Program and we thank him from the bottom of our hearts for his long time dedication to educating new generations. For the full article visit: https://inside.ewu.edu/news/featured/henry-yorkhank-steiner-beloved-ewu-professor-emeritus-dies-at-87/
Meet the Honors Advisor Board: (1) Purpose. The Honors Advisory Board advises the Honors Program Director on proposed substantive changes to the Honors Program. The board participates in the development and revision of the Honors Program’s curriculum, goals and objectives, and conducts the periodic review of the work of the Honors Program Director. The Honors Advisory Board reports substantive changes in the Honors Program curriculum to the Undergraduate Affairs Council and reports on matters concerning the Honors Program Director's performance to the Dean of the University College. Board Members are expected to familiarize themselves with the honors curriculum and best practices in honors curricula and programming, and are encouraged to participate, as possible, in honors admissions, colloquia and student recognition events. (2) Membership. The Honors Advisory Board is made up of faculty members, one from each college and the library, the McNair program director and one faculty member with teaching experience in Honors. All members will be appointed by the Undergraduate Affairs Council for a term of service of three years. Members may name their own replacement to serve for them during a sabbatical. Two students admitted to the Honors Program will be appointed by the Honors Program Director for a one-year term. A faculty member of the HAB will be elected as chair for a term of 1 year. The Honors Program Director is a non-voting member of the HAB. Student Advisory Board (at least nine students) consists of one student from each HFYE, one student from Eagle Flight, one continuing sophomore, one continuing junior and one continuing senior. This group will meet twice per quarter with the Honors staff, and twice per year with the Honors Advisory Board to advise the Honors faculty and leadership on matters of importance to students such as programming and curricula.
Section 1: EWU Honors Highlights Summer Institute: Inclusion, Diversity and the Holocaust My name is Hope Sands, I am a junior at Eastern Washington University and a member of the Honors Program. This past summer I spent two and a half weeks in the Netherlands at an institute focused around Diversity, Inclusion and the Holocaust. During the two weeks, myself and 23 other students travelled across both the Netherlands and Germany, visiting places like Amsterdam and the Hague, Berlin and two camps that were utilized by the Nazi forces during WWII. Throughout the trip we not only visited Holocaust memorials, but also museums. Some of the more notable museums that were tied to Holocaust history were The National Holocaust Museum, The National Jewish Museum and the Anne Frank House. Some of the other museums included the Rijksmuseum, the Reichstag and the Neuss Museum on Egyptian Archaeology. The two camps that we visited were Camp Westerbork, in the Netherlands which was a transportation camp (the camp Anne Frank and her family were first moved too), and Bergen Belsen in Germany, a prisoner of war camp that was also used as a labor camp for Jewish individuals (this was the camp where Anne and her sister Margot lost their lives). A few other notable places we visited were both located in The Hauge of the Netherlands. The first being the International Criminal Court, which handles global issues including Genocides and Crimes Against Humanity (fun fact, the United States is not currently inducted into the ICC), and the second being the Humanity House (this museum/simulation building offers people a simulated life as a refugee, teaching them the process that refugees have to go through in order to enter a foreign country under asylum.) The institute offered us not only an inside look at physical history, but also taught us to use our critical thinking skills in order to brainstorm new ideas to prevent such tragedies from happening again today. We split into four groups and each group was assigned the task with coming up with a project to educate people on certain issues. My
group focused on biases in media and created a website in order to educate people on how to identify and address their own biases as well as spot biased sources in the media.
Mary Benham: Immersed in Retirement Even in retirement, the former EWU Honors Coordinator embodies the Honors mission. Although I miss those wonderful Honors years, retirement brings focus on languages, reading, tutoring elementary English Language Learners and more visits with my delightful 11-year-old grandson in Bend, Oregon.
Summer Institute Group Picture
Reichstag (Above) National Holocaust Monument (Left)
Spanish teaching with Spokane Parks & Rec continues—Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Conversation. The advanced group has been reading Leyendas Mexicanas. The Spanish Book Club’s winter book is Elena Garro’s beautifully written novel of a Mexican town during the Revolution, Los Recuerdos del Porvenir. Over the last few months I’ve translated letters for the Spokane sponsor of three Nicaraguan asylum seekers still detained, after 9 months, in a Louisiana facility. Their descriptions of the family separations they witnessed are heartbreaking. Express your outrage, contact your representatives. International Folkdance highlights included a big dance-the-night-away birthday party complete with a DJ playing traditional Greek, Bulgarian and Israeli dance tunes as well as waltzes and Zumba! Our group dances twice a month.
Int. Criminal Court
Camp Westerbork
Anne Frank House
Brandenburg Gate
My 2019 annual women’s trip focused on a refresher course at the Alliance Française in Seattle’s Wallingford District. Afternoons we explored the city—the Chihuly Glass Museum, U District bookstores and ethnic restaurants before settling down to evening homework. I still participate in two local French groups and I’m constantly immersed in French novels, mostly history and biographies. I love working twice a week with Latina and Syrian girls—quick learners with good attitudes. Spelling is a challenge, but we always have fun. The twins I met in fourth grade, Eddie & Ediani, now age 16, spent Christmas in Cuba. They packed sewing machine needles, bars of soap (!) and other essentials for relatives. 2020 plans: Camp with husband John and his astronomy friends at Logan
Valley in Eastern Oregon; see the wildflowers at Rainier, cook ethnic and practice yoga. Should anyone care to join me in any of the above activities, email johnandmarybenham@gmail.com.
Spokane City Council Member Kate Burke Speaks to Honors Students Spokane City Council Member Kate Burke gave an energetic and well-received presentation to Terry MacMullan's Eagle Flight class in December. After describing her journey into politics and how City Council decisions impact our community, she engaged students in a deeper discussion about a big issue facing Spokane right now: homelessness. She explained how growth, low housing availability and rental policies have combined to adversely affect some of our most vulnerable population, and the challenges facing the City Council as they work to find solutions. Council Member Burke's work on the Spokane City Council embodies the Honors Program’s commitment to service leadership, justice and civic engagement. She has a strong history of advocating for less fortunate members of our society. As an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer she focused on the need for fresh produce, bringing it into local food banks. To continue that work, she founded a nonprofit organization, the Spokane Edible Tree Project, which harvests fruit and nuts from trees in Spokane County that have not been fully harvested. The Spokane Edible Tree Project has donated over 200,000 pounds of produce since it started in October 2013.
(Left to right: EWU faculty Jacqueline Coomes, Terry MacMullan and Lynn Briggs; EWU President Mary Cullinan; Spokane City Council Member Kate Burke)
Honors Students Awarded Scholarships Two EWU Honors students were each awarded Noyce Scholarships of $26,000: Ivy Tietsort and Thomas Hall III. Noyce Scholarships are awarded to students majoring in science, technology, engineering or mathematics who also become certified to teach and agree to teach in high-need schools. Ivy was awarded $10,000 in 2018-19 as a senior in biology, and another $16,000 to complete the Masters in Teaching program at EWU in 201920. Ivy was also awarded an Outstanding Graduating Senior Award from the Biology Department as she finished her bachelor's degree in biology. Thomas was awarded the Noyce Scholarships for 2019-21. He is earning both a BS in mathematics and a BAE in secondary mathematics. Ivy Tietsort, Noyce Scholarship winner 2018-2019
Thomas Hall III, Noyce Scholarship winner 2019-2020
A Look Inside EWU’s SEEL Program One of the major barriers elementary teachers face when attempting to engage their students in authentic scientific inquiry is the barrier of resources. Kathryn Baldwin and Gus Nollmeyer of the EWU Education Department have teamed up in an effort to mediate this challenge. The Science Education Equipment Loan (SEEL) Program is intended to connect local classroom teachers with the free use of borrowed materials and equipment. Thanks to funding from the Honor’s Program, students like Josie Walser and Hannah Chamberlain are the ones who keep SEEL operating effectively. Through their efforts, all local teachers can enhance their science lessons with instruments and tools they may not have access to in their school.
exceptional opportunity to become familiar with working with a diverse group of children at the same time. Flores has also demonstrated her commitment to community involvement by volunteering as a translator for parent-teacher conferences at her local school district. As she said in her own words, “I know there are many parents in my community who only speak Spanish and I decided to help them out. It was challenging because I didn’t know how to properly translate certain phrases, but I was able to communicate properly with the teachers and parents.” Flores was able to demonstrate that volunteering isn’t always doing something perfectly, but having a willingness to try to make your community, home or school a better place.
Hannah Chamberlain (Left) Josie Walser (Right)
Meet EWU’s 2019-20 Killin’ Scholars Each year the EWU Honors Program selects three outstanding applicants to receive one of Eastern’s most prestigious scholarships, the Orland and Bernice Killin Scholarship. In selecting our Killin Scholars, who receive full instate tuition for four years, we consider demonstrated intellectual engagement and curiosity, demonstrated commitment to community, resilience (including persistence in the face of challenges), and transformative power of the scholarship for the student.
Ivan Cibrian is currently exploring different majors, with the goal to help both people and animals. He has demonstrated this commitment by volunteering at his local food bank, as well as volunteering at his church to cook and serve food for people at a safety shelter. In his own words, “This experience has helped me to see things from a different perspective, and realize that not everyone is as fortunate as you. This is why I am interested in a profession where you help others, and why I would someday like to help animals… I will work hard to continue to get good grades, and I will always continue to help other people out as much as I can.”
The following three students were selected by a faculty review committee to receive the EWU Killn Scholarship: Isabel Flores has the goal of becoming a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. She has expressed an affinity and desire to help others, especially children. Her work with her local church, in volunteering with the religious education classes, has provided her the
Dawn Rose Ratcliff plans to major in business administration and minor in psychology, so she can open a counseling center. “Growing up I have seen many people struggle. My goal is to provide a safe place for people to go when they need support and guidance. I want to spend my life bringing happiness
and strength into people’s lives.” Ratcliff ran a business for her high school senior project called the $1 Christmas Store, where children buy presents for their families. While running her business, she obtained experience with, among other things, advertising and marketing. Ratcliff also acted as a mentor for sixth grade elementary students in her school district.
Catching up with an Eastern Alumni: Nick Pontius
Julia Smith’s Fair Trade Coffee HFYE went to Northwest Harvest and packed over 9,000 pounds of potatoes.
Riley Williams sent in these images of Honors students volunteering, “We worked with Möbius kids at some kind of fall festival happening that day at River Park Square. We were operating a crafts booth where kids (or adults) made pumpkin hats to wear around the festival.”
I was offered a position as a Systems Safety Engineer with ASRC Federal and I’ve been working at AFRL since Oct. 2018. It is definitely a good starting point for me as it is a great way to build my foundation as a beginning engineer. AERO Institute summer intern Nick Pontius, then a sophomore at EWU, assists a young visitor as she tries to guide a space shuttle to a safe landing in the flight simulator during a “Thursday Night on the Square” festival at the Palmdale Civic Center. Credits: NASA / Tom Tschida
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/Features/bringi ng_stem_to_life.html
Eagle Up: Turnbull Wildlife Refuge Turnbull is a wildlife refuge near Cheney. Their goal is to serve to preserve the wildlife within the specified lands by education, management and restoration of species within a specific area. It is a beautiful place with an incredible staff. I only spent one day with them, but you feel this sense of community and family from them. As a volunteer, I worked with my team to plant as many trees as we could. This experience was one I’ll never forget and hope to do again! I learned how to make an impact, a small one, but an impact. Honors student, Brittany Mayer
Fall Quarter 2019 Community Engagement Honors FYE’s:
Chris Kirby’s Google Knowing HFYE created a work shop at the Spokane Public Library centered around educating community members of Spokane about different aspects of the media, from locating reliable news source to how to avoid spam and hackers.
Honors Tailgate: during the fall quarter the Honors Program hosted a tailgate party before one of EWU’s home football games, open to any and all Honors students, their families and friends. We hope to make this an annual event!
Section 2: EWU Honors Memberships and Honors Societies I've been invited to join an Honor Society! What is it and should I join? It is easy to confuse honor societies and honors programs since they both tend to recruit motivated, well-rounded and high achieving students. Beyond that similarity, though, there are vast differences. Honors Programs require coursework and build community within a university or college, and many, including EWU's Honors Program, do not cost money to join. In contrast, honor societies recruit members across multiple institutions and don't include coursework, but instead invite students to join based on criteria set by the society. One familiar example is the largest high school honor society, the National Honor Society (NHS), which recruits students based on their grades, leadership, service and character. The NHS provides scholarships to some of its members. Collegiate honor societies recruit members on similar characteristics, and strong students may be invited to join several. Since they typically charge initiation fees, you'll want to know what you are paying for. What are the pros and cons of joining and how do you tell if it is worth it? There are several things to think about, but the first one is to check to see if the honor society is on the list of the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) (https://www.achsnatl.org/). The ACHS certifies honor societies to ensure they are legitimate, and explains how to judge the credibility of honor societies (https://www.achsnatl.org/standards_alert.asp). Some legitimate honor societies may not be certified by ACHS. One such honor society that has an EWU chapter is The National Society of Leadership and Success (https://www.nsls.org). With over one million members at 750 colleges nationwide, this honor society provides many benefits to its members. See https://fairygodboss.com/career-topics/is-thenational-society-of-leadership-and-success-alegitimate-organization for a critique of NSLS. If the
honor society that invites you to join is not listed as a member of ACHS, there are a couple of ways to check its legitimacy. First, find and talk to the chapter officers who signed your invitation. Are they EWU staff or faculty? Talk to the chapter officers about costs and benefits and consider whether these benefits are valuable to your future goals. Attend a chapter meeting and talk to current members to find out what they think. If an honor society is a member of ACHS you can rest assured that it is legitimate. Honor societies listed by ACHS must be non-profit organizations, and they reinvest membership fees into benefits for their members. They offer long lists of benefits including scholarships and enhanced employment opportunities. The more selective the honor society, the more prestigious it looks on your resume. When invited to join an honor society, look to see if their benefits are valuable to your future plans. For example, many offer scholarships for graduate work, but if you don't plan to attend graduate school, that may not be a hook. If you intend to work for the federal government, though, U.S. federal agencies offer new employees a sizeable pay grade increase if they are members of an ACHS-certified honor society. ACHS also offers scholarships and other benefits through partner organizations for members of member societies. You may also want to choose whether to respond to an invitation based on the campus chapter since being active in the campus chapter offers additional opportunities. For instance, EWU's Phi Kappa Phi offers opportunities for students to hold a vice-president position with paid travel to national meetings. Benefits are only useful to you, though, if you remember to apply for them! Collegiate honor societies often focus on particular categories of students: students from across all disciplines or specialized by discipline; freshmen and sophomores, or upperclassmen and graduate students. You may want to join one multidisciplinary honor society and one discipline-specific honor society. A search in EagleSync brings up five Honor Societies with chapters at EWU, although there are honor societies at EWU that are not registered with EagleSync, or that are not categorized in EagleSync as an honor society. Here's a brief list, all of which
are in the ACHS. Costs to join range from $35 to $100. Click on the links to find more information about the criteria to join and the full list of benefits, or look in EagleSync and contact the EWU chapter advisor. Phi Eta Sigma (https://www.phietasigma.org) is a freshman multidisciplinary honor society that invites students based on academic excellence. Students who earn a 3.5 GPA or higher in their first two quarters are invited. It offers about $275,000 in scholarships annually. The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (https://nscs.org). Invites freshmen and sophomores with at least a 3.4 GPA. It offers about a $1 million in scholarships each year. Phi Kappa Phi (https://www.phikappaphi.org) is one of the oldest and most selective honor societies in the U.S. Students are invited as juniors if their GPAs are in the top 7.5 percent of their discipline, or as seniors or first-year graduate students if their GPAs are in the top 10 percent of their discipline. It offers about $1 million in scholarships each year, including study abroad scholarships. Phi Alpha Theta (https://phialphatheta.org) is for those majoring in history and offers scholarships and other perks related to history. Psi Chi (https://www.psichi.org) is for psychology majors and offers several resources specific to the field of psychology. Phi Alpha Honor Society (https://phialpha.org) is for social work majors and offers scholarships and awards.
EWU Honors’ Memberships The EWU Honors Program is a member of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) and the Western Regional Honors Council (WRHC). As a member of the EWU Honors community, you can reap the benefits of these memberships.
The mission of the NCHC is straightforward: "To support and enhance the community of educational institutions, professionals and students who participate in collegiate honors education around the world." To that end, the NCHC provides resources, advocacy, research and professional development for honors programs, faculty and students. In addition to holding an annual conference where those in the Honors community can learn from each other, the NCHC has published several monographs for faculty and administrators interested in building robust honors programs, and maintains two journals: Honors in Practice and Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council. The NCHC also regularly sponsors summer institutes for faculty professional development and new directors. Honors students often attend and present at the NCHC annual conference, and can contribute to UReCA, the NCHC web journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity((https://nchcureca.com/). Not only can honors students submit research and creative works to this journal, they can apply to be an UReCA editor. Start by perusing the website to read some of the published student work. Students in EWU's Honors program can also apply for scholarships awarded by NCHC, which include: Portz Interdisciplinary Fellowship Awards, NCHC Portz Scholars, Freddye T Davy Scholarship and John J. Hanigan Scholarship. Honors programs can nominate their students to be the NCHC Student of the Year. NCHC also maintains a list of links to prestigious national scholarships: https://www.nchchonors.org/students/awardsscholarships/national-scholarships. Honors Semesters (often in the summer) feature experiential learning events in the U.S. and abroad. "Students earn transferable college credit as they combine field studies, research, internships, seminars and a living-learning immersion that taps the resources of a semester's location as it builds a community of inquiry." An example of this would be the Summer Institute of Diversity, Inclusion and the Holocaust, offered by Hanze University in the Netherlands. (For more information about this program and a student’s experience, flip to page 4) Finally, NCHC sponsors and subsidizes Partners in the Parks as described elsewhere in this newsletter.
While most benefits are available to all EWU Honors students as a result of the EWU Honors Program membership, students may elect to become student members of NCHC for $35. Student members receive direct communication from NCHC and are eligible to run for a student position on the NCHC Board of Directors. EWU Honors is also a member of the Western Regional Honors Council (WRHC) (https://wrhcouncil.org). WRHC holds its own regional conference each spring and invites EWU Honors students to present at it. Students can also apply for WRHC stipends to help offset costs of participating in NCHC or regional Honors institutes, seminars, workshops, conferences or other NCHC-linked, credit-bearing academic programs.
The WRHC 2020 conference will be held at Southern Utah University in late March. The National Society for Minorities in Honors (NSFMIH) is a relatively new organization, established in 2015 to "bring together and advance discussions and action in relation to diversity, equity and inclusion in honors education." The fifth annual conference will be held Oct. 22-23 at Oakland University in Michigan.
Section 3: EWU Honors Opportunities Partners in the Parks Join collegiate Honors students from around the country on a multi-day national park adventure. Partners in the Parks (PITP) is an outdoor experiential learning program coordinated by the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC). PITP projects offer exciting and unique opportunities for Honors students and faculty to visit areas of the United States set aside for their beauty, significance and lasting value. Since the first PITP project at Bryce Canyon National Park in 2007, the NCHC has sponsored over 1,000 student participants. Each PITP program features university faculty and park personnel who conduct seminars leading to deeper understandings of the historical, scientific and cultural significance of the parks. PITP projects are also packed with exciting recreational opportunities which broaden participant’s understanding of the overall value of national parks to our country and its citizens. Due to member support, NCHC offers scholarships for every PITP project sponsored by NCHC! *EWU Honors students receive a 50 percent discount on PITP Registration pricing because EWU Honors is a member of the National Collegiate Honors Council! For more information, see the list of parks and dates below, and follow this link:https://www.nchchonors.org/events/partners-inthe-parks.
2020 Projects: Cedar Breaks National Monument: Jan. 17-20 Buffalo National Park: May 10-17 Appalachian National Scenic Trail: May 22-June 2 Juan Castro Blanco National Park/Selva Verde Reserve, Costa Rica: June 6-13 Missouri River Experience: June 13-20 Bryce Canyon National Park: June 25- July 1 Sitka National Historical Park: July 7-13 Acadia National Park: July 21-29 Glacier National Park: August 7-13 Harper’s Ferry/Capital Hill: July 17-21* (For Faculty, Alumni, Students - *Dates contingent on 2020 Congressional Calendar)
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Scribendi
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Consider submitting your creative work to a national Honors student publication. Scribendi is a nonprofit, annual print publication that publishes creative work from undergraduate Honors students from more than 200 institutions in the Western Regional Honors Council (WRHC). Eastern Washington University Honors Program is a member of the WRHC. In 2016, Scribendi worked with the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) to expand to publish works from Honors students all across the nation, which brought the total number of institutions eligible to publish in Scribendi to 900. Scribendi solicits work in a number of different categories such as poetry, creative nonfiction, short fiction, foreign language, visual art, photography and open media. Only undergraduate students currently enrolled in an accredited Honors program or college in the Western Regional Honors Council (WRHC) or the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) are eligible to submit work to be considered for publication in Scribendi. Submissions are due in early October at this site: http://scribendi.unm.edu/ You may submit a total of five (5) works, divided as follows: • One (1) submission each for the creative nonfiction and short fiction categories. • Up to three (3) submissions in each of the following categories: poetry, photography, visual art, foreign language and open media. • In addition to being eligible to be considered for publication in Scribendi, all undergraduate Honors students submitting work to Scribendi who are enrolled in an Honors program or college in the Western Regional Honors Council (WRHC) region are also eligible to be considered for the WRHC Awards. These awards are given in the categories of short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, visual art, photography and open media. Each year, a committee of WRHC faculty judges awards a $250 prize to one work published in Scribendi in each of these categories. • Any questions about the submission process can be directed to scribendi@unm.edu.
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Eastern Washington University Honors Club Are you interested in joining EWU’s Honors Club? Do you want to participate in a group of like minded people to explore and execute ideas to better our community? Do you have the drive and ability to be a leader? Then EWU’s Honors Club is for you! The club is starting fresh and is looking for new members as well as individuals interested in the few executive position spots we have left (vice president and officers). If you are interested in the club please sign up via eaglesync, just search EWU Honors Club. If you are interested in applying for a position, please email Hope Sands, honorsstudent@ewu.edu.
For more updates and events please visit ewu.edu/honors
EWU Honors Students Who Received Awards: Frances B. Huston Award The Frances B. Huston Medallion is given to 20 graduates who are nominated by their department and have established themselves as exceptionally capable individuals in both academic and extracurricular activities. The award serves as a tribute to English professor Frances B. Huston’s lifelong commitment to education and a generosity to students. In addition to recognizing outstanding graduates, the medallion award program reflects Huston’s compassion and respect for what education can do for an individual and a community.
Honors Students Who Received the Frances B. Huston Award: Grace Caraway Ethan Seid
Harli Sprugeon Nina Stocker
Education: Amber Walker
French: McKindsay Dow Ashley Griechen
English: Grace Caraway Alexandria Napean
Philoshopy: Cailyn Knudsten Ethan Seid
Modern Languages and Literature: McKindsay Dow
College of Physical Education, Health and Recreation
Deans Excellence Award
Outstanding Seniors Award College of Arts, Letters and Education
Athletic Training: Harli Spurgeon
Art: Cailyn Knudsten
Exercise Science: Allyse Ripley
Education: Sunny Rae Kallunki Amber Walker
Undergraduate Student Award: Nina Stocker
English: Jeremy Burnham Grace Caraway Ashley Griechen Ian Lovering Alexandria Napean Amber Walker English as a Second Language: Ashley Griechen Amber Walker
College of Business and Public Administration James Garland Scholarship: Nina Stocker King and Jan Cole Scholarship: Nina Stocker Maxine Keogh Scholarship: Spencer Miller Trustees Scholarship: Thomas Kautzman Khalil Williams
Qualified for Induction into the Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honorary Society: Thomas Kautzman Payton Struck
College of Health Science and Public Health Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award: Cassady Graham
College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Outstanding Senior Award: Peyton S. Owen Ivy L. Tietsort Outstanding Chemistry Senior Award: Caleb Allen Pre-clinical Professions Award: Dean H. Ownbey
College of Social Sciences Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award: Madeline Riggs
Outstanding Senior B.S. Computer Science Award: Alexander S. Plagman
Alumni: We’d love to share your news! Honors alumni are important members of the EWU Honors family. Can you share something about your journey to your current career or philosophy? Do you have a good story to tell from your time at EWU? We’d love to hear from you. Please send comments, suggestions or stories to Jackie Coomes at jcoomes@ewu.edu.
Make a Difference for Honors! Contact Courtney Susemiehl to learn how you can support Honors students. Courtney Susemiehl Director of Philanthropy – Honors Program 59-359-6703 csusemie@ewu.edu Give to Honors: http://ewu.edu/supporthonors
Academic Calendar: Important Dates Winter Quarter: Jan 6 – Instruction Begins Jan 13 – Last day for 100% Refund Jan 13 – Tuition Due Jan 16 – How to Honors: Finding Scholarships Jan 17 – Spring Courses Viewable Jan 20 – Martin Luther King Day (EWU Closed) Jan 20 – MLK Service Day Jan 24 – How to Honors: General Advising Tools Feb 7 – How to Honors: Writing for Scholarships Feb 17 – President’s Day (EWU Closed) Feb 24 – Priority and Special Pop Registration Opens Mar 5 – General Registration Opens Mar 6 – Summer Registration Opens Mar 20 – Last Day of Winter Quarter Mar 23-27 – Spring Break Winter Quarter TBA:
Dessert with a Dean: C-Stem Epic Adventure Trips Spring Quarter: Mar 30 – Spring Quarter Begins Apr 6 – Tuition Due Apr 10 – Fall Courses Viewable May 18 – Priority and Special Pop Registration Opens May 25 – Memorial Day (EWU Closed) May 29 – General Registration Opens Jun 5 – Last Day of Instruction Jun 12 – Last Day of Spring Quarter Spring Quarter TBA: How to Honors: Judiciary How to Honors: Voting Epic Adventure Trip
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