Academic resources
March 15, 2013
Q & A with Luce Scholar Genevieve Gebhart
Learn more about Gennie Gebhart’s experiences at the 91探花and what her future plans are in this Q&A, conducted over email while Gennie was on a study abroad experience in Rome. Why did you apply for the Luce Scholarship? I knew that I wanted to take time to travel after graduation, and I knew that…
October 6, 2012
From Sputnik to the 21st century: A brief history of the 91探花Honors Program
Being a student of the popular TV show 鈥淢ad Men鈥� isn鈥檛 necessary to recognize the significant shifts in American society in the 1960s. The 91探花Honors Program was created in the midst of these changes. In this brief history, learn how and why the Honors Program came about and how it鈥檚 different today.
July 12, 2012
Honors Colloquium showcases student experiential learning experiences
At this year’s Honors Colloquium, presentations included students鈥� research, leadership, travel and service learning experiences. This new premise was designed to align with the alterations to the Honors curriculum, which incorporates each of these four elements (research, service, leadership and travel) into the new set of Honors requirements.
July 10, 2012
This I believe: Being open to connection
In my first moment of leadership, I wasn鈥檛 trying to be a leader. I didn鈥檛 know if anyone would really get what I was saying, but I said it anyway. 鈥淢y brother has paranoid schizophrenia.鈥� It was part of a poem I performed at a poetry slam in Seattle, a poem that upon finishing, left…
May 15, 2012
This I believe: Being open to connection
Mary Gates Leadership Scholar Katie McCorkell wasn鈥檛 trying to become a leader when she started to read her poetry out loud. But by reading her work to others and helping establish a poetry group on campus, she gained personal insight that led to deeper connections with her peers and leadership opportunities. These experiences helped her form her ideas about what leadership means to her.
May 11, 2012
Alumni spotlight: Penelope (Molander) Ellis (鈥�68, 鈥�69, 鈥�80) exemplifies lifelong learning
Honors alumna and current Access student Penelope Ellis has taken an interesting educational path across disciplines. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the University Honors Program, current Honors student Crystal Zhu spoke with Penelope about her educational experiences in the early days of the Honors Program and how they compare with her classroom experiences today.
The Robinson Center鈥檚 91探花Academy Program turns 10!
The Robinson Center鈥檚 91探花Academy Program celebrated its 10th birthday with a reception and keynote address from Professor Paul LePore. Enjoy a few photos from the celebration. Happy birthday, 91探花Academy!
Freshman, sophomore, and junior medalists named
91探花 freshman, sophomore, and junior medalists were recently selected for their high scholastic standing and difficulty of coursework. They all entered the university through the Robinson Center for Young Scholars, a program that helps students from 7th through 10th grades enter the university. This is the first time that the freshman, sophomore, and junior medalists all came to the 91探花through early entrance programs.
April 25, 2012
Exploring Seattle鈥檚 criminal justice system with the 91探花Honors Program: A reflection
In the Honors Program course 鈥淚n Your Name: A Service-Learning Experience in Seattle鈥檚 Criminal Justice System,鈥� Honors students and Post-Prison Education Program students learned alongside one another, taking intellectual risks and better understanding the criminal justice system and how it impacts individuals.
April 12, 2012
Robinson Center alumni speaker series kicks off with Beth Robinson, CFO of NASA and Robinson Center alum
Elizabeth 鈥淏eth鈥� Robinson was in the first Robinson Center Early Entrance Program class and is now the chief financial officer of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Beth will visit the Seattle campus during HuskyFest to share her story with current students and alumni through her talk, 鈥淔rom College Student to Political Appointee.鈥�
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