by | Oct 3, 2022 | Featured, Issue, Spring 2022, Spring 2022 Featured
This spring quarter, the Honors community welcomed Professor Oliver Sutter as the new Interim Honors Director for the Honors Program at La Sierra University. I recently met with Professor Sutter to learn more about him and his plans for the Honors Program. Professor...
by | Oct 3, 2022 | Featured, Issue, Spring 2022, Spring 2022 Featured
I first joined the Honors Program as its director in July 2016. I am now concluding nearly six years of service, four of which were for my original term. The additional time came from when the university asked me to continue due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the...
by | Oct 3, 2022 | Issue, Spring 2022
“Eso no es nada en comparación con la inmensidad del océano.” My mom likes to say that all of my problems are “insignificant in comparison to the ocean’s great immensity.” To be honest, now that I’m typing it out, I feel like it sounds more dramatic in Spanish....
by | Oct 3, 2022 | Issue, Spring 2022
Back in February of this year, my abstract for my research findings (Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG) Mitigates the Effects of Camptothecin-induced Oxidative Stress on Bone-like Cancer Cells (UMR 106-01 BSP)) was accepted for a poster presentation at the international...
by | Oct 3, 2022 | Featured, Issue, Spring 2022, Spring 2022 Featured
After a long journey upended by the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, our Honors senior cohort (Class of 2022) will finally move their tassels from left to right at this June’s commencement ceremony. Next year, our graduating seniors will be heading to the following...
by | Apr 9, 2022 | Featured, Issue, Winter 2022, Winter 2022 Featured
I met with Honors faculty member Dr. Motschiedler, who is the Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry as well as the Chair of the Pre-Health Recommendation Committee at La Sierra University. What is your educational background? I attended Andrews...