This story originally appeared on the MSU Distinguished Student Awards Office website. By Kristin Janka and Melanie Brender Two Michigan State University students, Lauren Jin and Aswath Karai, have earned the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Jin accepted the scholarship while Karai declined, placing MSU at 61 Goldwater Scholars since the award’s inception. The Goldwater Foundation […]
By Sloane Barlow The Honors College hosted the 9th Annual Diversity Research Showcase (DRS) on Friday, January 23. The Diversity Research Showcase provides undergraduate students space to discuss their research with peers, faculty, and staff in a supportive and constructive atmosphere. This year included roughly 40 undergraduate participants across poster and oral presentation categories. Both Honors and non-Honors students brought new […]
By Sloane Barlow The Honors College hosted alumna Joanne Maguire (’75) last month to connect with and inspire students. As former executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Maguire was the company’s first woman corporate officer. She was named of one of Fortune’s “50 Most Powerful Women in Business” and executed NASA missions such […]
By Sloane Barlow The Honors Research Scholars Program provides early research opportunities to Honors College students. Funded primarily through donor support, these scholars serve as research assistants to faculty mentors in every field around Michigan State’s campus. “The Honors College at MSU is really a leader in the undergraduate research space,” said Assistant Dean Justin […]
By Sloane Barlow When they met on the Holmes Hall Honors floor in 1994, Randy and Michelle Kimple would never have guessed they would both be leaders at a research-intensive university 31 years later. Randy and Michelle met during their first year at Michigan State, both members of Lyman Briggs and the Honors College. Michelle […]
By Sloane Barlow Forty years ago, the Honors College launched the Professorial Assistantship program with 10 students and a goal to expand undergraduate research. Today, the program creates opportunities for 365 first- and second-year students, and the Honors College is now a leader in undergraduate research. The Professorial Assistantship (PA) program, housed within the […]
The original version of this release appeared here on the Distinguished Student Awards Office website. By Anneliese Mackel and Kristin Janka Michigan State University undergraduate student Eleanor Pugh has earned a Boren Scholarship to study abroad in Kazakhstan. The Boren Awards program funds the intensive study of language and culture abroad for U.S. undergraduate and graduate […]
By Sloane Barlow Six hundred eighty-one Honors College students participated in the 2025 University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF), making up almost 57% of the roughly 1,200 university participants. The Breslin Center hosted eight hours of poster presentations on Friday, April 11, consisting of four cycles of participant groups to showcase their research. This […]
By Sloane Barlow Honors Research Seminars (UGS200H) offer students opportunities for hands-on, cutting-edge research projects under the supervision of faculty members. For second-year Honors student Brayden Chrisman, this seminar inspired him to expand his research to include community engagement. As an English education student, Chrisman said he felt limited in finding research opportunities in […]
This story originally appeared here on the MSU Distinguished Student Awards Office website. Five Michigan State University students have earned the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, a university record for a single cohort of the award. This places MSU at 60 Goldwater Scholars since the award’s inception. The Goldwater Foundation seeks sophomores and juniors committed to […]
