"This was the most genuine, unpretentious place I visited. The students were friendly, the staff was gracious, the building was beautiful…. This is not a perfect program or a perfect school, but it is certainly one that is trying to be. And that's worth a lot, all by itself."
Donald Asher, Cool Colleges for the Hyper-Intelligent,
Self-Directed, Late Blooming, and Just Plain Different,
Ten Speed Press, 2000
Who We Are
We are philosophers, artists, and athletes… musicians, soldiers, and writers… adventurers and students. We've traveled from around the world and just down the street. As members of the Honors College, we come to discuss, experiment, discover and learn. From Greeks to university senators… band to rugby… debates to poetry… we are a community of scholars, and we invite you to discover us.
We're an extremely diverse group with different opinions, interests, and likes and dislikes -- but all with a common thread. We love to learn, we love to question what other people take as a "given."' Here you will feel welcome because of this, not in spite of it. We are truly a community of scholars.
My Dream...
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Jennifer Aaron : psychology
is to graduate from college and find a dream that I can enjoy for the next 20-30 years or so before I move on to something new and interesting.
Elizabeth Baran : english
is to go on to law school, and one day to become an advisor in public policy.
Eric Boyer: philosophy and political science
is to lead the charge of social reform. The worth of giving an unheard person a voice is immeasurable.
Laura Cramer: anthropology
is to become an agent of positive social change, of working to eliminate the injustices of the world.
Shauna Doyle : education of persons with hearing loss and history
is to change education in America, be happy, and learn everything possible.
Lori Felker: english
is to employ my head and my hands in the communication of my visions which will hopefully stir some in others.
Erin Gattens: english and spanish education
is to inspire my students, to help them understand, and to aid them in achieving their dreams.
Matt Genchur : geography
is to save the wet part of the planet, maybe as a watershed coordinator.
Keenan Holmes : management information systems
is to one day have my own business, with the hope of bettering society, mainly for inner city youths. Of course I still dream about playing professional basketball one day, but if that doesn't happen, law school is a big part of my plans. I hope to write a couple of books.
Tia Kipp : accounting
is to be successful in college and life through academics and sports and to pursue my love for soccer by coaching and playing.
Chrysa Malosh: chemistry
is to become a "green" chemistry professor/mentor/researcher and thus positively influence another generation while developing environmentally safe chemical processes.
Angelo Mazzamuto : international business and marketing
is to have my company to send me all over the world to market some product that will actually change life on Earth for the better. Meet every race. See every city in the world.
Steve Mihalacki: economics
is to lead people; either in the military, business or maybe someday as President of the United States.
Anna Nadgrodkiewicz: international studies
is to work for the cause greater than myself such as global development and bringing people from various countries and cultures together.
Kyle Payne: theater
is to try acting first -- go to New York and audition for some plays. I want to use theater to make the world a better place.
Erica Shafran: english and german
is one day seeing my name on a book, either about linguistics or a collection of my short stories and poems... I have so many words and ideas running around inside of me, begging to come out. I’ve long dreamt of having the opportunity to foster those imps, coaxing them out, imprinting them on paper. I’ve started, but there’s so much more to come.
Lucy Sheftel: finance
is to makes the most of my life – make the ones I love happy and play an important role in the international process of financial markets integration.
Larry Skillin : history
is to write THE definitive book exploring the early American religious experience.
Aden Wertz: music education and vocal performance
is to perfect my vocal and theatrical abilities and perform at the Met and all the other great opera houses of the world.
