The Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors Weekly Update

Faculty Spotlight

Congratulations to Dr. Imran Musaji for his article "AI is Changing our Professions

Dr. Imran Musaji (assistant professor in the department of communication sciences and disorders and honors-affiliated faculty) recently had an article regarding AI published in ASHA Leader's "LeaderLive" Sept./Oct. edition! Entitled "AI is Changing Our Professions. Let’s Make Sure It Happens Responsibly," the article discusses the responsible implementation of artificial intelligence in healthcare settings.

View the article here: https://leader.pubs.asha.org/.../leader.FTR1a.../full/

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Events & Deadlines

Consider Taking a 2nd 8-Week Fall Honors Course: COMM 111H

COMM 111H Public Speaking Honors is available as a 2^nd 8-Week Fall course meeting MW 9:30 to 12:15 (CRN 16499). Learn the fundamentals of public speaking in a small class setting. Get to know more Honors students!

Questions? Email andrew.myers@wichita.edu

REMINDER! Apply to the Cohen Enhancement Scholarships SOON!

Spring 2024 Deadline: October 15^th, 2023
Summer 2024 Deadline: February 1^st, 2024

Webpage: https://www.wichita.edu/academics/honors_college/Cohen_Enhancement_Scholarship.php

Cohen Enhancement Scholarships supports current Honors students with funding for activities such as:

Study Abroad
National Student Exchange
Unpaid Internships
National Conferences
Undergraduate Research
Travel Seminars
Service Learning

The Cohen Honors College can award up to $4,000 for your student experience. Would you like to know more? Email me or set up an appointment through Navigate.

Questions? Email andrew.myers@wichita.edu for more information.

Come Bike with Honors! | Oct 19

Join the Honors Faculty on Thursday October 19 at 4pm for some biking and walking. The meeting point will be the front of the John Bardo Center and will be taking the Redbud trail for some fall fun!

Interest in Seeing the Film "Killers of the Flower Moon"? | Nov 15

The Cohen Honors College is sponsoring a film screening of the film “Killers of the Flower Moon” for Native American Heritage month in November.

“At the turn of the 20th century, oil brought a fortune to the Osage Nation, who became some of the richest people in the world overnight. The wealth of these Native Americans immediately attracted white interlopers, who manipulated, extorted and stole as much Osage money as they could before resorting to murder. Based on a true story and told through the improbable romance of Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Mollie Kyle (Lily Gladstone), “Killers of the Flower Moon” is an epic western crime saga, where real love crosses paths with unspeakable betrayal. Also starring Robert De Niro and Jesse Plemons, “Killers of the Flower Moon” is directed by Academy Award winner Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, based on David Grann’s bestselling book.” – description taken from AppleTV+ Click here for Movie Trailer

Let us know if you are interested so we can plan the size of the theatre!
Click here for Interest Form

Spring 0f 2024 Honors Classes

Check out the upcoming courses for the Spring Semester!

Black Lives Matter and Other Marginalized Perspectives | HNRS 306K | CRN 24918
When: Monday and Wednesday 11:00-12:15
Who: Dr. Kevin Harrison
This course reviews historical events and contemporary headlines, and engages students in courageous conversations as means of inspiring them to think critically about race and its role in society. Though the course discusses the popular yet controversial Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement that inspires its title, it spends more time looking at BLM as a statement that describes the sentiment of many black that their lives are insignificant in the eyes of mainstream America.

The Dynamic Universe | HNRS 153B | CRN 22823
When: Monday and Wednesday 8:00-9:15
Who: Dr. David Ratcliffe
This course is designed to introduce students to the fascinating subject of astronomy. This class focuses heavily on current space missions and astronimical events. Content of this course covers a variety of topics, including the solar system, the sun, the stars, stellar evolution (birth, life and death of stars), galaxies and cosmology (the origin and fate of the universe).

Earlier This Week

Tilford Conference at Washburn University | Oct 5-6

The Michael Tilford Conference provides a platform for the education world, business leaders, and the community, to examine diversity in education and business by exploring various challenges and opportunities. The conference travels to every state university plus Washburn and spends two consecutive years at each. This year’s conference is year two for Washburn University, then it will come to Wichita State for the 2024 and 2025 conference years. In the spirit of diversity in education and the history of Topeka, Kansas, this year’s theme (Living into Brown: Staying the Course Toward Inclusion and Belonging) aligns well with the current state of diversity in education while also celebrating the history of the 1954 Brown v. BOE supreme court decision. With amazing sessions and keynote speakers, including Cheryl Brown Henderson (daughter of the late Oliver Brown of Brown v. BOE) this year’s conference is certainly one to attend.

For more information, visit the Tilford registration page at the link below:
https://www.washburn.edu/diversity/tilfordconference/index.html

Information

Honors Advising (in-person or virtual)

For an appointment, schedule with Andrew Myers through the Navigate system appointment link or email him at andrew.myers@wichita.edu
Have a question outside of drop-in hours? Check our FAQs page at wichita.edu/honors.