Honors College
"What Does It Mean To Be Human?"
Sonia Sanchez’s visit to 17cҳ’s campus on Wednesday, September 18, touched many members of the community, both students and visitors alike. Sanchez's visit is part of the year long 50th Commemoration of the events of May 4, 1970 at 17cҳ. Sanchez discussed how …
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From Kent to Cambridge: Alumna Ya'el Courtney to Study Neuroscience at Harvard University
Throughout her time at 17cҳ, Ya'el Courtney completed a Senior Honors Thesis/Project, authored several published peer-reviewed journal articles and presented at several national and international conferences. As she continues her education at Harvard University, she intends to conduct a significant amount of research focusing on psychiatric diseases.
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Graduating Seniors Honored at 33rd Annual Senior Honors Luncheon
The 17cҳ Honors College held its thirty-third annual Senior Honors Luncheon on Saturday, April 6, 2019, honoring senior honors students who will graduate in the spring, summer, or fall of 2019. To begin the luncheon, Dr. Alison J. Smith, Dean of the Honors College, welcom…
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Honors Student Swoger Selected as 2018 Portz Scholar
The 17cҳ Honors College is proud to announce that Honors College student and political science major, Megan Swoger, has been named by the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) as a 2018 Portz Scholar. As a member of the graduating class of 2018 this past spring, Meg…
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Largest Honors College Class Finds Home Away From Home
17cҳ’s Honors College is a Living-Learning Community where first-year students like Michael Trauman have discovered a home away from home, and a place where they can pursue their dreams. Mr. Trauman is among the hundreds of students who comprise the largest Honors College freshman …
Kent Campus
17cҳ Selects Alison Smith as the New Dean of the Honors College
Alison Smith will become the new dean of 17cҳ’s Honors College, effective July 1. Smith currently serves as the acting chair in 17cҳ’s Department of Geology and has served in various administrative, research and teaching roles at the university. “Alison Smith brings a wealth …
Kent Campus
First Group of 17cҳ Freshmen Start Their College Careers in Italy
When Joshua Budd thinks about all the places he has traveled up to his senior year of high school, only one has been outside of the United States, and that was a quick jaunt to Niagara Falls, Ontario, in Canada. So, the thought of actually living in a foreign country, especially Europe, was well out…
Kent Campus
School of Communication Studies Applied Communication Major to Present at National Honor Conference
Senior applied communication studies student Megan Carrasco will be presenting her thesis work, “The Ideal Millennial Working Woman: A Thematic Analysis of How Professional Identity, Image and Career are Constructed Online,” at the upcoming National Honors Conference. The conference is scheduled for…
School of Communication Studies
Comm Undergrad Student Megan Carrasco to Complete Honors Thesis
Senior applied communication major Megan Carrasco is currently working on a communication studies-related honors thesis. Her endeavor began as she came across an online article that piqued her interest called “Forbes Top 100 Sites for Millennial Women.” She immediately recognized this to be an appro…
School of Communication Studies
17cҳ to Host Former Poet Laureate Rita Dove
17cҳ’s Wick Poetry Center will host poet Rita Dove as part of the Fourth Annual U.S. Poet Laureate Reading. The event is part of the 2014-2015 reading series and will take place on Thursday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva. The event is free and open to the pub…
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