Alumni Spotlight: Celina Rosita Tousignant (A & S/PC, 2009)

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Alumni Spotlight: Celina Rosita Tousignant (A & S/PC, 2009)   What are you currently doing? Currently, I am working as a project manager at Mission Lane, a new financial services company founded in January providing credit cards to the subprime market with a focus on fair and clear products. I oversee the firm’s larger projects,…

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2019 Honors Thesis Prizes

2019 Thesis Prize Recipients

2019 Honors Thesis Prizes     The typical Honors Thesis Project is an outstanding piece of scholarly work. The threshold for receiving a prize, however, is extraordinarily high, and the choice is always difficult. Committees made up of faculty met to evaluate many  outstanding projects, and determined prize recipients in five different categories: creative, humanities,…

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Letter from the Director

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To the Community of Honors Program Alumni, Gazing from the window in my office in Bowne Hall, I see students soaking up a bit of sunshine on the quad. It has been a cool and wet spring. Long awaited, summer seems close, and we have had a busy and productive spring semester! We congratulated Kate…

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Megan Phan Awarded the Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics

Megan Phan, Honors Program alumnus (Chemistry/Neuroscience, 2018), was awarded the 2018 First Prize in Ethics, from the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. Her essay reflects on the Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter social movements. The essay is written from the perspective of a police officer’s daughter. The Ethics Essay Contest provides a forum for college juniors and seniors to…

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Honors Alum Visit

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Dr. James Dunford (Syracuse University, 1972, Chemistry) stopped by Bowne Hall for a surprise visit this week. He was among the first students enrolled in the Honors Program. Dr. Dunford shared how important his Honors experience was critical in preparing him for his career in emergency medicine, which began with medical school at Columbia University,…

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Laura Marsolek ’13, G’17 Is University’s First Luce Scholar

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Laura Marsolek ’13, G’17 Is University’s First Luce Scholar  An alumna of the College of Arts and Sciences and former participant in the Renée Crown University Honors Program, Marsolek is one of 18 Luce Scholars chosen from a pool of 162 candidates nominated by 73 colleges and universities across the United States. Read more about…

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Alum News: Alexander Amico (AS & PC ’17)

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Alum News: Alexander Amico (AS & PC ’17) In his first year in law school at the College of William and Mary, Alex Amico (AS ’17) is still taking required first year law classes before he makes a decision on the type of law he will focus on and eventually practice. He is also exploring…

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Alum News: Ilana Siegal (AS ’17) to join medical school this summer!

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Alum News: Ilana Siegal (AS ’17) to join medical school this summer! Ilana Siegal (AS ’17) is thrilled to report that she will be joining medical school this summer. She is currently in her final semester at the Case Western Reserve University where she is completing her MA in Bioethics and Medical Humanities. In addition…

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Alum News: Katherine Barymow (Arch. ’17)

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Alum News: Katherine Barymow (Arch. ’17) Katherine Barymow (Arch. ’17) is pursuing graduate studies at Yale University where she is concurrently enrolled in the Master of Architecture II (Post-Professional) degree and the Middle Eastern Studies Graduate Certificate of Concentration programs. The Master of Architecture II is an accelerated graduate program for professional Bachelor of Architecture…

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