by | Mar 27, 2019 | Winter 2019
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...
by | Mar 27, 2019 | Winter 2019
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...
by | Jan 9, 2019 | Fall 2018, Fall 2018 Featured
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...
by | Dec 20, 2018 | Fall 2018
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,...
by | Dec 20, 2018 | Fall 2018, Fall 2018 Featured
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...
by | Dec 20, 2018 | Fall 2018
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...