Spring 2020 Monday Message – Week 9
HC Announcements and Events Winners Announced for the HC Study Break Talent Show! Participants submitted their talents to the HC last week and this week we’ll be announcing the winners on Instagram. Follow osuhonors to see the winners in three categories: Tuesday, May 26 – Visual, Wednesday, May 27 – Performance, & Thursday, May 28 – […]
Taking the Lead Into College
Here at the Honors College, we always encourage students to push the limits of what they know and follow whatever path they choose. I did that, right up until it meant falling 20 feet through the air. Then I did it again, and again, and again, because it’s really, really fun. I’ve always had an […]
Spring 2020 Monday Message – Week 8
HC Announcements and Events NEW! HC Study Break #2 – A Talent Show!The second HC Study Break this term will be a talent show! Participants should submit their talents to hcstudybreaks@gmail.com by 11:59 p.m. on May 25. We are looking for talent submissions in the following three categories: Participants should submit photos of their visual work, […]
Spring 2020 Monday Message – Week 7
HC Announcements and Events HCSA Baking Challenge – Kicking Off The Week With Cookie Decorating!HCSA is hosting a Baking Challenge this week! For starters, watch out for the Baking Challenge video/pictures on HC social media this morning, Monday, May 11 and then show us your best version! For those in West or Sackett Hall, cookie decorating kits […]
Microbiology alumna and surgeon’s journey from refugee camps to healthcare leadership
The exacting schedule of a surgeon is evident at the outset of a Zoom interview with Dr. SreyRam Kuy (Microbiology, ’00). She is a little late for the midday appointment because she had to shower first. Just 30 minutes earlier, Kuy “was elbow deep in blood and stool” performing a colon cancer surgery. An epidemic […]
Advocating for active transportation
Cadell Chand likes to de-stress on his bike ride home. It’s something the civil engineering master’s student appreciates about living in Corvallis. “A lot of the bike paths are through parks, so there’s some scenery,” he said. “I usually take the Midge Cramer path, with the covered bridge. There’s always alpacas out there. It’s just […]
Spring 2020 Monday Message – Week 6
HC Announcements and Events NEW! HCSA Watch PartyJoin HCSA as they host a Watch Party on Thursday, May 7 from 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. on Netflix Party! Voting on the movie will take place throughout the week on the HC Instagram Story – Tuesday’s vote will be on the movie genre, and Wednesday’s vote will be on the […]
Spring 2020 Monday Message – Week 5
HC Announcements and Events NEW! HC Study Break #1 – Treasure Hunt!Our first HC Study Break this term will be a treasure hunt that runs from April 27 to May 1. Each day will have a different theme, with ten items to find during that day. The themes are: Monday – Plants Tuesday – Animals […]
Imaging the Universe – A New Perspective
The drastic changes necessitated by COVID-19 have made it especially challenging to teach courses with hands-on components. However, Oregon State faculty and students have still found ways to make the remote-learning experience valuable, fun and exciting. “The universe is far more than what our eyes can see,” is the hook of one of this term’s […]
They were friends before they got to the Honors College. Their shared experience made them friends for life.
Sometimes, if you’re lucky, there are relationships that accompany you through every stage of life. This has been true for Oregon State Honors College graduates Brandon Togioka and Bory Kea. Friends when they were kids and now colleagues at the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), they have remained close through experiences both shared and […]
