Events & Deadlines
Welcome from Kimberly Engber, Dean of the Honors College
Honors Colleagues and Friends:
Welcome, to the fall semester! Welcome to the threshold of the “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,” as poet John Keats describes it in “To Autumn.” Keats started study toward the medical profession but finding that work too grim for his temperament, he turned instead to the heroes and muses of poetry. By the time he composed “To Autumn” in 1819, he had gained confidence in his theory of “negative capability,” a kind of imaginative open-mindedness.
May we all go forward into this season with imaginative open-mindedness. Soon you may feel your schedule overtake you. You will be hard at work growing and harvesting, just as nature will be in autumn, and we hope you’ll also find pleasure in the fruits of your labor.
The weekly update sent on Friday each week shares opportunities such as scholarships, internships, and leadership programs as well as community service and social events. We feature student profiles and kudos for faculty and students so you can see just some of the ambitions and accomplishments in this community of scholars.
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We look forward to seeing you soon in Shocker Hall! Feel free to stop in just to say hello.
Fall Open House for HACU National Intership Program (HNIP) is coming up!
The Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities internship program will host a virtual open house on 9/8/2022 at 1:00 pm (CT) for faculty and staff. This is a chance to learn about paid internships within federal agencies for students. Partners include the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Treasury, National Science Foundation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, Export-Import Bank of the U.S., Federal Reserve Board, and NASA.
The virtual Open House will include:
1. HNIP Overview
2. Agency Highlights
3. Intern's Perspectives
If you are interested in attending, please RSVP here.
Honors Baccalaureate Thesis Intent Form Due Sept 1st.
All Honors Baccalaureate majors planning to graduate in May 2023 are required to submit an honors thesis intent form by September 1st. The form asks students to list a working title for their thesis, provide a description of the project and provide the name, departmental affiliation, contact information and signature of their thesis supervisor. The honors thesis form offers the means to assess each student’s progress in coordinating the thesis project, determining its objectives and organizing appropriate mentorship for the thesis.
Visit the Honors Forms page to find the thesis intent form and thesis submission form.
Choose Your Honors Path-Visit the Current Student Webpage
Honors offers students a different way to do their degree, designed to be broader, deeper, or more complex than traditional college study. Most Honors courses & experiences also meet general education or major requirements. They simply push you farther. They may require additional research or creative activity, encourage collaboration or independent problem solving, or engage you outside the classroom in integrative and reflective applied learning.
Visit the Current Student page on the college website for general information about Honors curriculum paths and other opportunities in Honors. We also have a suggested honors course sequence page that shows different options for honors experiences over four years. You can view and change your honors track in the Change of Major app in your MyWSU portal, and the honors academic advisor, Jessi Raburn, is available by appointment virtually or in person to guide you as you make decisions. Contact her at jessica.raburn@wichita.edu.
Apply for the Cohen Enhancement Scholarship
A generous gift from Dorothy and Bill Cohen allows the Cohen Honors College to fulfill its mission of joining knowledge and innovation to grow visionaries. Cohen Enhancement Scholarships of up to $4000 support current Honors students in activities such as study abroad, National Student Exchange, unpaid internships, national conferences, undergraduate research or service learning.
Apply for the Cohen Enhancement Scholarship by October 15 at 11:59p.m.
News & Information
Couldn't make it to Induction?
Be sure to stop in the Honors Lounge to sign your 2022 class induction book!
Do You Have Questions about Honors?
Email honors@wichita.edu at any time or stop by Shocker Hall during 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. office hours to:
- Make an appointment with Honors academic advisor Jessi Raburn
- Ask scholarship coordinator Erin LeBegue a question about the Cohen Enhancement
Scholarship or other Honors scholarships
The Honors student lounge, kitchen, and printing areas in Shocker Hall are open 24/7 by keycard access for all Honors students. Talk to the Honors Student Assistant at the desk or email honorsassistant@wichita.edu if you have any trouble.
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