Jeremy Todd Shinder ’24 Named a 2024 VPA Scholar

Jeremy Todd Shinder ’24 Named a 2024 VPA Scholar Jeremy Todd Shinder, a film major in the Department of Film and Media Arts, has been named a 2024 VPA Scholar! The Scholars program is the highest undergraduate academic honor within the College of Visual and Performing Arts, as it recognizes the achievements of the college’s…

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Gabrielle Pinkney ’24 Named a 2024 VPA Scholar

Gabrielle Pinkney ’24 Named a 2024 VPA Scholar Gabrielle Pinkney, a senior in the Setnor School of Music, has been named a 2024 VPA Scholar! Often referred to as the highest undergraduate honor in the college, the VPA Scholar Program awards 12 seniors every year based on academic performance and service to the community. As…

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Gabe Khan Helps Others Develop Business Skills in South Africa

Gabe Khan Helps Others Develop Business Skills in South Africa The Business Skills Course funded by the U.S. Consulate Cape Town recently held a wrap-up meeting in Makhanda, South Africa, led by Inkululeko’s General Manager, Julian Barker. Gabe Khan, a Renée Crown Honors Program alum, worked extensively with Inkululeko to draft the original curriculum along…

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Tahirah Abdul-Qadir ’26 Featured in Commercial during Women’s FIFA World Cup

Honors Student Tahirah Abdul-Qadir Featured in Commercial During Women’s World Cup Sophomore Honors student Tahirah Abdul-Qadir was recently selected to be a member of the 2023 Cracker Jill Team, a partnership between Cracker Jack/Frito Lay and the Womens Sports Foundation. Designed to spotlight young female athletes and promote gender equality in sports, the I am…

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Maggie Sardino ’23 Featured in Humanities for All

Honors Graduate Maggie Sardino Featured in Humanities for All This past spring, recent Honors graduate Maggie Sardino ’23 published a piece in the National Humanities Alliance’s initiative, Humanities for All. Maggie’s article, “Discovering My Passion for Public Arts & Humanities”, highlights her experience as a research assistant for the Engaged Humanities Network (EHN), an initiative…

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Call for Submissions

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Call for Submissions Honors students! Submit your work for a new journal of scholarly work by Honors undergraduates. The journal will be edited, designed, and published by fellow Honors students in the fall 2023 semester through the new HNR 340 course Producing a Scholarly Journal. A few important guidelines:   In the fall semester, a student…

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Black Excellence Gala

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Black Excellence Gala On December 9, 2022, the Black Honors Society and the National Society of Black Engineers hosted their first annual Black Excellence Gala with the support from several offices and individuals; the Renee Crown University Honors Program, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Hendricks Chapel, the Event and Technical Services staff, Office of Student…

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Lifting Every Voice at 38th Annual MLK Celebration

Gabrielle Pinkney, Class of 2024, majoring in Music Industry and President of the Black Honors Society. Third from left, with members of the group, BCCE, at the 38th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in January 2023.

Lifting Every Voice at 38th Annual MLK Celebration Honors student Gabrielle Pinkney, ’24 (VPA, Music Industry) recently directed the Community Choir at the 38th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration held in the JMA Dome. Pinkney led the Community Choir, including members of local church choirs and the Black Celestial Choral Ensemble (BBCE), in singing…

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Recent Honors Alum Brennan wins Online Journalism Award

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Recent Honors Alum Brenna Wins Online Journalism Award Recent Newhouse School graduate Kate Brennan ’22 is the winner in the Individual Student Portfolio category of the 2022 Online Journalism Awards competition. She was honored her in-depth multimedia reporting project, “Aloha ʻāina,” Brennan completed the work as her Renée Crown Honors Program thesis project. Brennan was the managing…

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