May 06, 2022

The Dorothy & Bill Cohen Honors College Weekly Update

By Savannah Gann & Kyndal Dorzweiler

Graphic featuring a photo of WuShock with hands in the air and text that reads: "The Dorothy & Bill Cohen Honors College: The weekly update for May 6, 2022."

Graduation

Rectangular graphic displaying the backs of graduation caps. Yellow cursive text at the top reads: "Congratulations" followed by a long white dotted line. Below the line is bold white text which reads: "Honors Graduates," followed by yellow text "Spring 2022" underneath.

Sibel Abul-Fazl
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Joseph Aguilera
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Sara Amend
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Matthew Anderson
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Samuel Bartel
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Laura Barwick
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Cameron Bender
Honors Law & Public Policy

Kaleigh Black
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Nathanial Blank
Political Science Honors

Analisa Bridge
Honors Baccalaureate

Joseph Bultman
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Jacob Buresh
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Molly Carlson
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Jadie Chauncey
Honors Baccalaureate

Grant Clopine
Political Science Honors

Aubrey Coleman
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Jonathan Coleman
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Kaitlyn Cowen
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Jacob Cromly
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Ivy Daugherty
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Kalie Dudeck
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Kian Farley
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Kara Fischer
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Blake Fosburgh
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Garrett Frey
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Konstantin Ganchev
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Savannah Gann
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Mackenzie Gibson
Honors Law & Public Policy

Makenzie Goering
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Jonathon Gutierrez
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Edgar Guzman Damian
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Carson Harris
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Amanda Hartshorne
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Kadie Haydock
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Samuel Heim
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Gladys Heitzman
Political Science Honors
Honors Law & Public Policy

Kaitlyn Hemberger
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Kacie Herbel
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Alyson Hill
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Franklin Hurst
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Ella Ihrig
Honors Baccalaureate

Grace Jessup
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Jazmin Jimenez-Gonzalez
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Phillip Johnson
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

William Johnston
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Conor Kearns
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Brenda Le
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Shaley Leedy
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Gabriella Levine
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Siofra Lynch
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Olivia Martinez
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Sydni Mcbee
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Cameron Mcginley
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Adrianna Mead
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Francisco Medina
Political Science Honors

Jacob Meeker
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Matthew Miller
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Jalen Milligan
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Ava Munzinger-DeFrain
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Jesse Nightingale
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Zoey Norton
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Claire Owen
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Ella Perkins
Political Science Honors
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

John Ramey
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Emily Rodriguez
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Skylar Russell
University Honors Minor

Samuel Schmidt
Public Health Sciences Honors

Micah Self
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Geordan Shaffer
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Aftabhusen Shaikh
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Jessica Sharp
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Brodric Shirley
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Madeline Smith
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Tyler Stice
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Ashley Stroh
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Drew Taylor
Political Science Honors
Honors Law & Public Policy

Jessica Tran
Honors Leadership

Jacob Tubach
University Honors Minor

Aaron Valentine
Honors General Interdisciplinary 
Honors Leadership

Ngoc Vuong
Honors Baccalaureate

Charles Welker
Political Science Honors

Chase Williams
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Elizabeth Wood
Emory Lindquist Honors Scholar

Sydney Wyatt
University Honors Minor

A square black graphic featuring the 2022 Honors Student. "Jadie Chauncey" is printed in bold yellow text at the top of the graphic, followed by "Outstanding Cohen Honors Student 2022" underneath in white. A rectangular photo of Jadie is placed in the center of the graphic wearing a graduation cap. Below the photo, white text reads: "Bachelor of Social Work and Honors Baccalaureate."

Outstanding Cohen Honors Student Award 2022

Jadie Chauncey (she/her) is a graduating senior pursuing both a Bachelors of Social Work and an Honors Baccalaureate. During her time at WSU, she has been involved in the Honors College through ambassadors, First-Year Honors Advisory Board, Student Council, and working as a student assistant. Outside of Honors, Jadie has been involved in Student Government Association and multiple student organizations on campus. After graduation, Jadie plans to attend graduate school to further study social work and other social sciences.

A square yellow graphic featuring the 2022 Honors Faculty Mentor. "Dr. Visvakumar Aravinthan" is printed in bold black text at the top of the graphic, followed by "Cohen Honors Faculty Mentor 2022" underneath in black. A rectangular photo of Dr. Aravinthan is placed in the center of the graphic. Below the photo, black text reads: "Interim Chair and Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ward Jewell Evergy Faculty Fellow."

Cohen Honors Faculty Mentor Award 2022

“Dr. Visvakumar Aravinthan has been my undergraduate research mentor since Fall 2021. One of the most remarkable things about my research experience with Dr. Ara is that he found me – I did not find him. Dr. Ara reached out to me on LinkedIn about scholarships for undergraduates in electrical engineering...Within a few weeks, I was a member of his research team. I am only a sophomore, but Dr. Ara was more than willing to teach me. He has invested a lot of time in helping me understand the details of power systems and the research methods he uses. But his mentoring extends beyond research...Already Dr. Ara has connected me to a Wichita IEEE undergraduate poster contest, enabled me to co-author an IEEE paper, arranged multiple opportunities for me to present my work, and helped me create a poster for the IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting in July. Working in Dr. Ara’s lab has been one of the most meaningful applied learning experiences I have had at Wichita State, and truly embodies the Honors College mantra of more meaningful work.”

Graduates - Last Day to RSVP for Donuts, Coffee, and Kudos Event

Honors College graduates and their families are invited to celebrate at this come-and-go event! Enjoy donuts and coffee while viewing the graduate recognition slideshow next Friday, May 13th between 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. in RSC 233. Brief remarks will be given at 10:00 a.m. RSVP here by the end of today.

Events & Deadlines

First-Year Honors Advisory Board Sedgwick County Zoo Trip TOMORROW

It's been a wild and wonderful year! Why not celebrate the year's end with a trip to the real Zoo?

QR code for FYHAB Sedgwick County Zoo Trip.

All first-year Honors students are invited to attend the First-Year Honors Advisory Board (FHAB) Sedgwick County Zoo Trip on Saturday, May 7th at 11:15 a.m. or 2:15 p.m. Admission is free and shuttles will be available. Shuttles will leave from Shocker Hall at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and return at 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. RSVP early as shuttle spaces are limited to 12 seats. If attending without the shuttle service, meet at the front entrance of the Zoo to go in as a group.

RSVP is required both to attend the event and to reserve a shuttle space. Click or scan the QR code to RSVP.

Volunteer for the Oaklawn Activity Center Family Fest

The Derby Recreation Commission is hosting OAC Family Fest outside the Oaklawn Activity Center (4904 S Clifton Ave) on Sunday, May 15th from 12 - 4 p.m. This community event will have food, games, music, bouncy houses, open gym, Zumba activity, pinatas, and more. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Andrew Myers at andrew.myers@wichita.edu.

News & Information

A square graphic promotes the Honors College Textbook Drive. Centered at the top of the graphic is red text which reads: "Textbook Drive," followed by dark read text which reads: "Help us make education more accessible by donating your used educational materials to the Honors College." Below is light red text which reads: "Please drop them off between 5/6 to 5/23 at the following locations," followed by dark red text: "Honors College: Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm. RSC: Mon-Fri, 7am-10pm; Sat, 9am-10pm; Sun, 1pm-6pm." Red text at the bottom of the graphic reads: "Questions? Please contact honorassistant@wichita.edu." A cartoon graphic of stacked red and blue books is placed on the right bottom of the graphic and a red border is features around the main text.

Donate Your Textbooks

Please consider donating textbooks you will no longer use to the Honors College's library, so other students can make good use of them. Educational materials from all courses are welcome. Collection boxes are in the Honors College and near the RSC info desk now through May 23. Contact honorsassistant@wichita.edu with any questions.

Honors Suggestion Box

The Honors College Student Council wants to hear from you. Share any comments, ideas, or suggestions you have about how to improve the Honors experience. It is anonymous.

If You've Read This Far, Thank You

Reply to this email with the year that the Dorothy & Bill Cohen Honors College Student Lounge was fully renovated as an addition to Shocker Hall Building A. The first 3 students to answer correctly will receive Honors swag!

If you miss out on this Honors swag opportunity, look at the chalkboard near the Honors College front desk for another chance to win with a different trivia question.

Best of Luck with Finals! You Got This!