EVENTS IN THE WEEK AHEAD
Apply to serve on the First -Year Honors Advisory Board by 5pm today.
The First-Year Honors Advisory Board advises the general student council on issues facing first-year students, creates an event or events to welcome next year's incoming students to the honors college; an elected member of this board will sit on the student council as First-Year Representative. This group meets independently and determines its own goals each year. The FHAB representative is encouraged to seek out mentorship from current council members and the dean.
Visit for the application link. Submit your application by 5pm Friday, September 18th.
Thank you for attending the Honors Student Town Hall!
Many students tuned into the Town Hall and had their questions about the university answered by President Golden!
The Honors Faculty Town Hall is TODAY!
Reminder for Honors Faculty
The Honors Faculty Town Hall is Today, September 18, from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Please check the weekly update email for the Honors Town Hall Zoom Link. Email honorsassistant@wichita.edu if you have any questions.
Board Games with WHEAT in the RSC Today!
Join us on Friday, September 18th from 3-5pm either virtually or in the RSC to hang out, play board games, and earn Honors House points! RSVP here:
Join us for the next Honors Hour!
Join us for the next Honors Hour! Jessi Raburn and Trish Gandu will be providing information that will greatly assist you on your Honors journey. They will discuss next semester's Honors courses, academic advising, Cohen Enhancement scholarships, and National Student Exchange. There will be two sessions so attend whichever one works best with your schedule! Friday, September 25, from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. and Thursday, October 1, from 4 - 5 p.m.
Every student who attends will be entered into a drawing for an Honors College t-shirt and hand sanitizer. One winner will be randomly selected at the end of each session!
Please check the weekly update email for the Honors Hours Zoom Links.
BENEFITS & OPPORTUNITIES
Lead for Tomorrow: Cohen Honors Leadership Academy
What happens when you bring together 2 classes into 1 learning experience led by 5 faculty thought leaders? You build a dual intellectual community of honors students and faculty exploring 1 annual theme and many messy problems. Welcome to the Lead for Tomorrow experience. Honors students have big dreams and ask big questions that don鈥檛 fit neatly into disciplinary models and majors. They want to leave a legacy. Join us for the inaugural Lead for Tomorrow鈥檚 2021 theme, 鈥淭he Stories We Weave: Understanding Culture and Community through visual and verbal stories.鈥� Check out more information, including how to apply at
Free printing & how to utilize it here in the Honors College!
Free printing is one of the many perks of being an Honors Student here at 成人头条 State. If you are an honors student looking to take advantage of this privilege come to the Honors College located in the ground level of Shocker Hall anytime between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Located in this space are multiple computers. Log into any one of them using your MyWSU ID and password, and from there you will automatically be connected to our printer in the lounge.
Any questions regarding printing can be directed to honorsassistant@wichita.edu
Honors Student Profiles Project: Share Your Story!
How can we get to know each other in these remote times?We want to hear from more students about who you are and what you're doing now.
Please fill out the Cohen Honors student experience survey to be part of our student profiles project on our social media @CohenHonorsWSU. .
Student and Faculty Handbooks
Check out the newly updated Dorothy & Bill Cohen Honors College Student and Faculty Handbooks for important information about curriculum resources, and oppportunities in Honors.
Cohen Honors College Student Handbook
New Honors Option Agreement Process!
The Honors Option agreement has been changed to a remote friendly format. Student and faculty now submit separate forms which don't require an in person meeting. Honors Option Agreements allow a student to make a non-Honors course into one. Student and faculty work together to build the Honors content. For more information or to submit a form please visit
Call for Submissions- Deadline October 16th
鈥� is a multidisciplinary Web journal sponsored by the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC). Our mission is to curate relevant, progressive and academic content that appeals to undergraduate students in the United Stated and abroad. We are seeking works from undergraduate student who are engaged in relevant and intriguing research.鈥�
Categories of submission include: Fine Art, Humanities, Creative Writing, Social Science, STEM
To submit, follow this . Submissions are reviewed by UReCA鈥檚 editorial staff which is composed of students from honors programs around the country. Selection is via a triple-blind process and is competitive.
Connect to a career with Applied Honors
TRIO DSS is accepting student applications for the 2020-21 Academic school year
WSU's TRIO Disability Support Services (DSS) Program is excited to enroll students with disabilities for this academic school year. They offer numerous free services such as academic advising, career development, study skills assistance, financial literacy assistance, tutoring, and more. Many DSS graduates cite DSS as a critical program on campus that provided the support, university connections, and resources necessary for their success. For more information click here.
Interested in working for the upcoming election?
Play an active and important role in your community and earn extra money in the process!
The Sedgwick County Election Office is currently recruiting election workers for upcoming
elections. Election workers are a critical part of the election process. Being an
election worker is a great opportunity to serve your community! Please join us for
this rewarding experience.
Looking for a place to study?
Click here for a listing of locations available to 成人头条 State Students for remote work.
Shocker Support Locker sticks to its mission of supporting students during COVID-19
Check out this article from the Sunflower for more information on what WSU is doing for it's students during this time.
UPCOMING HONORS EVENTS
Mark your calendars for these upcoming Honors Hour Virtual Events!
Honors office contacts
- Main Office: The office is open remotely M-W 8am to 5pm. Email honors@wichita.edu, and Erin LeBegue will answer or route your question to the right person!
- Advising: Email Jessi Raburn Jessica.raburn@wichita.edu to set up a phone or Zoom appointment.
- Scholarships and Recruitment: Email Trish Gandu trish.gandu@wichita.edu
- Budget and Calendar: Contact Carla Mann Carla.mann@wichita.edu
- Teaching, Faculty, and Questions for the Dean: Contact Kimberly Engber kimberly.engber@wichita.edu
- Honors Librarian: Research questions and help Nathan.Filbert@wichita.edu
We want to hear from you! .