On April 5, the Honors College held its Giving Back Awards, in which students were recognized for involvement in a local, national, or international community project or organization, or a special COVID-19 responsive service. Through the Giving Back Awards, the Honors students were encouraged to reflect on and share their experiences working in their communities. […]
The Honors College is excited to announce March’s Faculty and Students of the Month! We will be recognizing nominated students and faculty members for their dedication to the Spartan community. In addition, the HC will feature students and faculty embracing our values including inclusion, critical thought, collaboration and integrity. During the month of March, Natalie […]
National debate competitor, Piper Meloche, gets up early on Thursdays – attending her Philosophy of Global Health class, and then her Introductory Anthropology class, in which she has an Honors Option. Afterward, she goes to the debate office, located in Linton Hall. But first, Meloche goes to Starbucks – she doesn’t deny her addiction, she […]
East Lansing, Mich. – Three Michigan State University undergraduate students have been named recipients of the nationally competitive Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. MSU has produced 52 Goldwater Scholars. MSU’s Goldwater Scholars are: Bailey Bowcutt, an Honors College junior majoring in Microbiology in Lyman Briggs College Calista Busch, an Honors College junior majoring in Genomics and Molecular […]
When first offered Professorial Assistantships with Dr. Albert Cohen, Honors College students Jordan Hofbauer and Derek Lasker didn’t know their lives would drastically change forever. “There’s no one doing what we are doing,” Hofbauer, a sophomore double majoring in data science and statistics, said. “It’s been an unreal experience… I didn’t know any advanced […]
The Honors College is excited to launch Students and Faculty of the Month! We will be recognizing nominated students and faculty members for their dedication to the Spartan community. In addition, the HC will feature students and faculty that embrace our values, including inclusion, critical thought, collaboration and integrity. During the month of February, Jessica […]
East Lansing, Mich. – Andrew McDonald, an Honors College senior majoring in Computer Science in the College of Engineering; and Advanced Mathematics, and Statistics in the College of Natural Science has been named a Gates Cambridge Scholar. Andrew is the 6th Gates Cambridge Scholar from Michigan State University. Andrew was awarded the Alumni Distinguished Scholarship […]
Dear Honors College Community and College of Arts & Letters, This weekend’s hostage standoff at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas was frightening and traumatic to members of our community. Each instance of violence that appears to target a specific community can send shockwaves that are felt by many — particularly those who identify with the […]
Held in conjunction with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration, the 2022 Annual Diversity Research Showcase featured oral and poster presentations from MSU undergraduate students and helped to provide students with the space to present their work, or work in progress, on issues of diversity that advance inclusion with peers, faculty, and staff. The event was […]
Congratulations to Andrew McDonald, an Honors College senior majoring in Computer Science in the College of Engineering; and Advanced Mathematics, and Statistics in the College of Natural Science, who has been named a Marshall Scholar! Andrew is the 19th Marshall Scholar from Michigan State University. This year 41 Marshall Scholars were selected from 1,000 applicants […]
