College of Letters & Science
The 2020 Honors Sophomore Research Apprentices will share their research on Friday, July 24th in the program’s first virtual retreat! The apprentices are students entering their second or third year. Some are continuing research projects started the previous year, and some are getting involved in research for the first time. Their mentors all helped the …
The L&S Honors Department would like to formally congratulate Honors graduates Claire Evensen, Emily Perez, and Lauren Sorensen on receiving the 2020 Dean’s Prize. The Dean’s Prize is awarded annually to the most outstanding scholars in the graduating senior class. They meet a list of basic requirements: a minimum 3.90 cumulative GPA, 24 completed honors …
Emily Janicik is among many L&S Honors students distinguishing themselves by being awarded both the Honors Summer Senior Thesis Award, as well as the Hilldale Research Award. Emily Janicik is a rising senior majoring in Economics and German with Honors in the Liberal Arts. The Honors Summer Senior Thesis Grants enable students to undertake more …
The Honors Program would like to congratulate Lauren Schilling for her contributions to society and on receiving a number of prestigious awards! In the associated article (attached), please read about Lauren’s pursuit to increase literacy and the recognition of her efforts through the award of the 2020 Beinecke Scholarship, which provides $34,000 for graduate study in …
The L&S Honors Program would like to formally congratulate Beth Allen, Greta Brown, Zhaoqing Cui, and Yochana Kancherla on receiving Leadership Certificates in 2020. The ideals of the Liberal Arts include informed citizenship, leadership, and service. Those ideals are exemplified in the completion of the Leadership Certificate. Congratulations, Honors students!
To celebrate Spring 2020 L&S Honors graduates, you can visit the L&S Honors Program’s dedicated Spring 2020 commencement webpage. On that page, you will find commencement remarks from L&S Dean Eric Wilcots and L&S Honors Program Faculty Director Sabine Gross as well as student speaker Claire Evensen. You can also view pictures of Honors events …
The Honors Student Organization is looking for students who are interested in being part of the executive board for the upcoming academic year. The following positions are available for 2020-2021: Academic chair (organizes speakers and food for Wednesdays at Washburn/Chadbourne) Social chair (plans social events for honors students) Service chair (plans volunteer events for honors …
The L&S Honors Program congratulates the four UW–Madison students who have received Barry Goldwater Scholarships this year! One of the Goldwater Scholars, Mostafa Hassan, is a junior majoring in computer engineering and mathematics. He is pursuing Honors in the Major in mathematics through L&S and completing exciting work with with Professors Jordan Ellenberg and Mihaela …
Hello Senior Thesis Writers, These are extraordinary and challenging times to be a student, especially with the extra challenge of writing a Senior Thesis. On the one hand, many of you are accustomed to independent work and research already, so you are likely well suited to adapt to the new distance learning formats. On the …
On March 4, 2020, L&S Honors students joined students from Honors programs outside of Letters & Science for the “Honors Connection,” the first organized all-campus Honors student gathering. Students shared Honors stories and experiences over snacks and dessert. Many of the collected comments reflected that students enjoy meeting a wide range of people who love …