Journey Through Japan
Hallie Stiff is an honors architecture student who traveled more than 6,000 miles across the globe with Honors Passport: Japan, a study abroad program led by Kelly Hammond, associate professor of East Asian history, and Kim Sexton, associate professor of architecture.
Passion in Practice, An A+ Video Production
Community Collaboration Opens Doors to Citizenship
Caleb Flores, a Path Program scholar, honors biology major and a pre-med student, interns under Kurt Eifling, M.D., at WelcomeHealth Clinic to gain clinical experience, but he also personally relates to the mission.
Thanks to ongoing support and encouragement from faculty and staff and a deep talent pool here in the Honors College, the University of Arkansas continues to rack up an impressive list of nationally competitive award winners. Congratulations to these students and all who mentor them.
Breaking through the Byline
For some students, research transforms their college experience and paves a new direction for their future and career goals. With dedicated support from faculty mentors, these five honors students took their research further, reveled in the unknown and became published first authors in the fields of apparel marketing, engineering curriculum, optical microscopy, educational STEM outcomes and brain criticality.
Dean’s List
The 2023-24 academic year found the Honors College in several unique places, including triumphs in nationally competitive awards, a midday extravaganza of solar gazing and a pilgrimage through Japan’s diverse landscapes. I do hope you enjoy this edition of our A+...
Honors Engineers Break Barriers with Brass
When Aztlan Dominguez Fitzmaurice, 13, is practicing his trombone at home, his dad, Mauricio Dominguez, holds the instrument and moves the slide back and forth while Aztlan blows into the mouthpiece. His favorite piece to play is “Paint it Black” by the Rolling...
A Field Trip for Fossils
Grace Marr (left) and Celina Suarez (right) trying to match up the specimens of Coelurus fragilis to the original publication from 1884. By CD Eskilson / Photos by Scarlett Pinkey The legacy of dinosaurs is often colored by their mass extinction, but it’s important...
Pop Quiz: GeoLab
By Christopher Liner and Shelby Gill / Photos by Chieko Hara Christopher Liner watched a business student crouch down to inspect the samples, one hand on limestone from De Queen and another on a cylindrical core sample from Little Rock — his vision for the GeoLab...
Documenting Ozarks Culture Today
By CD Eskilson / Current photos by Whit Pruitt,Historical photos courtesy of the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History“Is it correct to put sugar in cornbread?” Jared Phillips, a teaching associate professor of history, asked the students gathered around the conference...
Under the Skin: Examining the History of Dermatology
By Shelby Gill / Photos by Chieko Hara “Which disease is referred to as ‘the great imitator?’” Scott Jackson, M.D., a dermatologist in private practice, queries the students in his Honors College forum, Skin Disease and the History of Dermatology. The students are...
Soul-Searching as a Sturgis Fellow
By Shelby Gill As Laura Lieber (B.A. English, with minors in Classics and social work, summa cum laude, ’94) packs for her international move to Regensburg, Germany, she thinks about one box that has followed her across the country. “It’s a box with coursework from my...
From Adversity to Authority
By Jaylan Brown / Photos by Holland StudiosAdrienne Nelson was honored with the installation of Adrienne C. Nelson High School into Oregon’s North Clackamas School District in 2021.In 1985, Adrienne C. Nelson (B.A., criminal justice and English, summa cum laude,...
Ask Dr. Margaret
For the last decade, I’ve written and researched the connections between perfectionism, depression and suicidal feelings. My special passion is defining what I call “perfectly hidden depression,” where the perfect-looking life can serve as camouflage for painful...
Portfolio: Meg McCartney
Larking concept art for the fictional town of Larking, Arkansas.Concept art for the red moss on characters in the game.All art by Meg McCartneyBy CD Eskilson Larking, Arkansas consists of one gas station, a main street and a few factories. The entire settlement could...
Last Word: A Letter for Letting Go
Mariam Abboud’s accolades are impressive: she received numerous scholarships, including the coveted Governor’s Distinguished, and won titles like Senior of Significance and Department of Communications’ Athens Scholar. She was named Mock Trial Double Outstanding...