Welcome Back!
Good afternoon, Honors community, and welcome to the Spring 2021 semester from the
Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College at 黑洞社区! I鈥檓 sending this
message to share with you some thoughts as we start new this year as well as some
resources and reminders about upcoming events and deadlines.
- Watch the or read the transcript on the Dean鈥檚 Message page of our website.
- Check out January and February Honors Events and Deadlines for opportunities such as conference paper presentations and town halls with President Muma.
Events and Deadlines
Honors Student Virtual Town Hall - Feb. 12
Town Halls are an opportunity for students and faculty to engage in a conversation with the University President and ask him questions. The zoom information can be found in the weekly update EMAIL.
National Student Exchange Application Deadline - Feb. 1
Ever wonder what it would be like to hit the books in the morning and hit the beach in the afternoon? Thanks to National Student Exchange (NSE), you can. NSE allows undergraduate, domestic students the opportunity to study at one of nearly 200 universities across the United States and Canada 鈥� while paying regular 黑洞社区 tuition and earning credit toward your degree.
The application materials for exchange during fall 2021 and spring 2022 are available at and are due February 1. If you have questions, please contact Trish Gandu at trish.gandu@wichita.edu.
Great Plains Honors Council Conference Submission Deadline - Feb. 7
The Great Plains Honors Council is a great conference for all students, particularly students who have never presented at a conference. It is a student-friendly intellectual community of regional honors programs and colleges. Submission for oral presentations, poster and paper awards (cash prizes) are due to honors@wichita.edu by February 7 5pm.
Faculty are encouraged to identify students whose work would be competitive for poster and paper awards. All conference submissions are entered by the Honors dean or director.
Visit the for more information.
Outstanding Cohen Honors Student Award Application Deadline - Feb. 15
The award recognizes a high-achieving senior leader who takes on challenges and demonstrates commitment to academic excellence in Honors.
Click here for more information and to submit your application.
The application deadline is February 15 at 11:59 p.m.
Cohen Enhancement Scholarship
The Cohen Enhancement Scholarship February 1 deadline has been extended to February 15.
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.
Applications for Spring 2021 URCA Grants
URCA grants are available to students engaged in collaborative student and faculty
research. Grants up to $1,000 can be used for materials and equipment needed to complete
research as well as travel in direct support of the research project or to present
research at conferences.
Visit Wichita.edu/URCA for more information about eligibility and requirements. Spring 2021 deadlines are
February 3rd and March 16th.
News and Information
Message From the Honors Academic Advisor
Welcome back! Please keep in mind, I am available to assist you as the new semester
begins. You can email me at Jessica.Raburn@wichita.edu and emailing Honors@wichita.edu
will get you to anyone in the office. We are all here to help you. For those who are
looking for a way to add Honors into this semester, there are still some Honors classes
open. However, you do also have the opportunity to do an Honors Option Agreement and
modify a non-Honors course into one. Students work with the faculty member to design
the Honors criteria. Find the forms to submit at www.wichita.edu/honorsforms.
Important Dates:
Feb 1: First Day of Classes
Feb 5: Last Day to add a regular term course
Feb 12: Last day to make payment arrangements
Last day to get a 100% refund for a
dropped course
Congratulations to Honors Faculty & Alumni in the News
Dr. Neal Allen, Dalton Glasscock, and Joseph Shepard write about the democratic political
system, accepting facts and losing with grace
Dr. Robin Henry wins honorable mention for her podcast on one hundred years of women's
suffrage
Welcome, Dr. Keith Pickus, Professor of History and Honors
Dr. Keith Pickus begins teaching in Honors this semester with a seminar on history beyond the headlines. Dr. Pickus holds a joint appointment as a professor in the department of history and in the Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College with teaching and service in both areas. He received a Doctor of Philosophy in history from the the University of Washington and served as a Fulbright Research Fellow at the Institute for European History, Mainz Germany. He has held multiple leadership roles on campus in Arts and Sciences, Health Professions, Academic Affairs and, most recently, at the 黑洞社区 Foundation. His academic research has focused on constructing modern identities and holocaust stories, and he will be teaching courses on contemporary history. Please join us in welcoming him to the Cohen Honors College faculty.
Leadership Courses for Spring
We've added some leadership course opportunities for spring. Spaces are still available in HNRS 306J Lead for Tomorrow (Leadership Academy), HNRS 310Q Engaging Leaders, and HNRS 310R Evolving Leaders, and HNRS 310S Emerging Leaders.
Honors College Information
The Honors College student lounge (on the ground level of Shocker Hall) is open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For general questions, email honors@wichita.edu.
We want to hear from you!