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When biochemistry and molecular biology senior Trisha Chau participated in the Michigan Clinical Outcomes Research and Reporting Program (MCORRP) internship in the summer of 2017, she discovered paths in the medical field she had not previously considered. “I’ve seen that there are other routes than becoming a doctor — that you can do more, and […]

Thanks to prompting from his high school chemistry teacher, Eric MacKender became interested in chemical engineering and selected Oregon State after being awarded a scholarship and admission to the Honors College. When it came time to write the thank you letter for the scholarship, he was surprised to learn that there wasn’t anyone to thank. […]

For Honors College scholarship donors John and Sandy Potter, the personal connection is just as important a component of their support for students as the financial connection. The Potters both had long careers at Oregon State. John worked for the United States Department of Agriculture in a lab on the edge of Oregon State’s campus […]

Greg Heinonen, a junior in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences and an Honors College Student, will be traveling to Washington, D.C., in April to participate in the 22nd annual “Posters on the Hill,” which allows him to present his research to national lawmakers. Heinonen’s submission was one of only 60 posters accepted […]

Banka, a senior in graphic design, developed every detail of Wayfarer—the tabletop playing surface, an instruction manual and more than 200 playing cards— for his Honors College thesis, with the mentorship of Bill Loges, associate professor of new media communications. The article below appeared on Oegon State’s Terra Magazine . If you sit down to […]

The Oregon State University Honors College is pleased to announce the 2018 recipients of the Honors College Eminent Professor awards recognizing faculty for outstanding teaching, research and undergraduate mentorship. Marisa Chappell of the School of History, Philosophy and Religion (SHPR) has been named the Honors College Elva Sanders Eminent Professor, and David McIntyre of the […]

A luncheon for scholarship recipients isn’t known as a good date spot, but sometimes the unexpected happens. For example, take Anne and Mike Goetze, who met at such a gathering in 1986. Anne remembers walking into the Memorial Union ballroom – packed with some of Oregon’s best students – and finding an open seat next […]

At first, Honors College graduate Lindsey Ellett (’17) thought she wanted to pursue a career in the medical field. Then fate stepped in and directed her toward her true calling: animals. The first door that opened for this biology major was at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. During an eight-week summer course, Ellett […]

In fall term, 2017, the first cohort of students in the Oregon State University – Cascades branch of the Honors College could be found immersed in hands-on honors courses and busily working in their new dedicated study space. Students in Bend can now earn Oregon State’s most prestigious undergraduate degree and engage in unique research […]

Patrick Burns (HBS ’14) met Dr. David Hurwitz, associate professor of transportation engineering in the Oregon State University School of Civil and Construction Engineering (CCE), during one of the faculty-student matching receptions the Honors College offers to connect students with potential thesis advisors. He didn’t know it at the time, but Burns had found a […]