42 Honors students will be present on topics ranging from accounting, biomedical engineering and nursing for their end-of-semester senior presentation to be fulfill their final project requirement for their Honors degree at the Spring 2017 Honors Research Symposium this Friday April 14 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The symposium will be held at various rooms at University Center. The event is open to all students, faculty and staff.
See the Spring 2017 Honors Research Symposium Schedule.
Former Honors College Dean Dr. Karl Petruso recently received a Lifetime Service Award at the annual Great Plains Honors Council (GPHC) Conference in Beaumont, Texas.
The GPHC “promotes the flow of information, ideas, fellowship and professional encouragement throughout its member programs” with various colleges in several states.
Dr. Petruso was Dean from 2008 to 2016. As an anthropology professor, he specializes in Aeagean anthropology from the bronze and stone ages. He has also participated in archaeological excavations in Greece, Egypt and Portugal. His fieldwork has received fellowship support from the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, the University of London and the Fulbright Commission, as well as grant funding from both the federal government and private foundations.
When it comes to being a proactive science learner, it’s a matter of asking good questions. But sometimes you might be asking yourself, “why don’t I get it?”
So, why is science easy for some students but not for others? And what does it take to become a good learner?
Dr. Ann Cavallo will answer these and other questions at the upcoming Honors Colloquium. Dr. Cavallo said there are many factors to take into account when it comes to studying science and there’s not one magic method of learning. She’ll speak in more detail about the development of reasoning skills and — in particular — the differences between cognitive and affective learning.
Dr. Cavallo said the affective learning applies to self-efficacy, confidence and motivational factors while cognitive learning applies to logic and reasoning skills.
She also said the way students learn a set of reasoning skills that are required for science that may not apply to other subjects — like history. It’s all about learning how to change the approach between subjects. Continue reading