College of Letters & Science
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 …
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 …