Introducing: Jill Walker Gonzalez

Introducing: Jill Walker Gonzalez

I am pleased to be able to join the Honors faculty this year. For me, this is an exciting opportunity, as it has enabled me to come into contact with a new student population and it has enabled me to teach two new classes this year. During the fall quarter, I taught...
SEA-PHAGES

SEA-PHAGES

Near the end of Fall Quarter of my Freshmen year, our Biology 111 Professor, Dr. Nate Sutter, made an in-class announcement regarding the SEA-PHAGES course that would take place in the winter and spring quarters. SEA-PHAGES stands for Science Education Alliance-Phages...
Introducing Afia!

Introducing Afia!

Afia, a closet chef, dark chocolate fanatic, passionate hater of the color red, and fan of the type-font Garamonde (“it’s like Times New Roman’s skinny cousin”), is also this year’s new Honors Program Coordinator!  To let us all get to know her better, she sat down...
Community Involvement

Community Involvement

Last Fall quarter, our Honors Community Involvement class was tasked with creating a project that we would be able to carry for Winter and Spring Quarters, and possibly onward. I formed a team with Timothy, Timmy, Kevin, Diego and Jeff, all fellow juniors. Previously,...
2018 Honors Trip: Malaysia and Singapore

2018 Honors Trip: Malaysia and Singapore

This summer, I was given the opportunity to go to Singapore and Malaysia for the Honors trip with the class of 2020. From shooting a blowdart to eating noodles for less than 1 USD, encapsulating everything I have done into 500-600 words is a bit rough, so I’ve tried...
The Honors Profile: Students, Faculty, Alumni

The Honors Profile: Students, Faculty, Alumni

There are many reasons why I am proud of the Honors Program, which during one of the institution’s accreditation visits was called “the crown jewel” of La Sierra’s academic life.  Perhaps the two things that make me the proudest involve the diversity of the current...