College of Letters & Science
The Washburn Observatory library was at full capacity for the first Wednesday at Washburn of 2020! Around thirty students joined Assistant Professor Marwa Shalaby (Gender & Women’s Studies and Political Science) on the evening of February 5 to discuss Professor Shalaby’s research, ask questions about current events, and enjoy pizza and salad. Attendees included first-year …
On December 14, graduating L&S Honors students gathered with families and friends for a cozy celebration. Interim L&S Dean Eric Wilcots and Honors Director Sabine Gross offered remarks and congratulated the graduates. The graduation reception took place in the historic Washburn Library, which houses the collected volumes of Senior Honors Theses, documenting a history of …
Despite rains and wind, close to 300 first-year Honors students came to the fall semester kick-off on September 4. Students gathered at inside and outside Washburn Observatory before continuing their day with an L&S new student welcome event and the campus-wide Chancellor’s Convocation. At the Honors Fall Kickoff, students enjoyed breakfast, spent time getting to …
On July 17, the 2019 Sophomore Apprentices boarded a bus to Hilltop Farm near Spring Green, WI, for a day of research presentations. With temperatures nearing 100 degrees, it was perfect weather for growing tomatoes but less good for a conference at a site with no air conditioning. The apprentices persevered and gave all the …