by srkirby | Aug 21, 2019 | Honors Courses
We tiptoed into the dark room, made our circle, and stood in the calm repetition of the clock. She turned on her voice recorder and began to talk: “The spirit in this room, I will ask you a series of questions and I would like you to answer them honestly. When we are done, and we want to leave, remember that you are not allowed to leave with us, you must stay here.”
by srkirby | Aug 21, 2019 | Honors Courses
Why would a skeptic want to go on a ghost hunt in the first place? One might say that it is an exercise in futility, so there is no point in the hunt itself. But there is always a powerful question though looming in everybody’s mind: what if?
by srkirby | May 8, 2019 | Art History, English, Honors Courses, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
Freshman Museum participant Sydney Nichols is back with a look at the Crystal Bridges exhibition “Men of Steel, Women of Wonder,” examining the museum’s selection criteria for their exhibitions as well as the reception of the show, which wrapped...
by srkirby | May 1, 2019 | Finance, Honors Courses, Sam M. Walton College of Business
Annelise Koster is a freshman honors student majoring in finance at the University of Arkansas. Originally from Windhoek, Namibia, Annelise has been actively involved in a number of activities on campus, including the Entrepreneurs’ Forum and Campus Crusade. She is...
by srkirby | Apr 15, 2019 | Fay Jones School of Architecture, Honors Courses, Landscape Architecture
In this post, “Museum” participant Max Frank dissects just what makes a satisfying customer experience at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. One thing he learned: it all starts at the entrance. Max Frank is a second-year honors landscape architecture...
by srkirby | Jan 15, 2019 | Anthropology, Honors Courses, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
Honors College Dean Lynda Coon’s fall 2018 Retro Readings course on the Bible came with an added bonus: an optional field trip to the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. But once at the museum, the students discovered they had some reservations...