by Nathan Smith | May 11, 2017 | Fay Jones School of Architecture, Honors Courses
Imagine a situation. Think of a quirk or need that might exist. Design a product to address that need using the materials at hand – in this case, twigs gathered from Old Main lawn. This is the basic framework for design thinking taught by Michael Hendrix, a partner at...
by Nathan Smith | Feb 24, 2017 | Anthropology, Honors Courses, Honors Passport/Peru, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Peru, Study Abroad
Fortified by corn beer and a last meal of vegetables, a young Incan girl of noble family made the dizzying climb up Mount Ampato, where priests sacrificed her to Apu, the mountain god. Her body was recovered in 1995, preserved in remarkable condition after lying...
by | Jan 26, 2017 | Honors College Study Abroad Grant, Honors Courses, Honors Passport/Peru, Peru, Study Abroad
After their visit to Taquile Island, Honors Passport student Dani Carson was one of five ladies brave enough to jump into the frigid waters of Lake Titicaca, and she says she’d do it again. Read about Dani’s experience, and follow to the bottom to see the...
by | Jan 26, 2017 | Honors College Study Abroad Grant, Honors Courses, Honors Passport/Peru, Peru, Study Abroad, Uncategorized
After an enlightening conversation with the girlfriend of their tour guide, honors pre-med student Anthony Azzun’s eyes opened to the rich history of religious art in La Catedral del Cuzco. Anthony was one of 16 honors students to take part in Honors...
by | Jan 26, 2017 | English, Honors College Study Abroad Grant, Honors Courses, Honors Passport/Peru, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Peru, Study Abroad, Uncategorized
After researching in Fayetteville, all of the students participating in Honors Passport: Peru gave a presentation at their site of interest. Honors College Fellow and English major Dylan DeLay reports on the awe of experiencing the meticulous stonework of...
by | Jan 26, 2017 | Honors College Study Abroad Grant, Honors Courses, Honors Passport/Peru, Peru, Study Abroad
Our resident food critic and Honors Passport: Peru student Dennis Mitchell walks us through the tastes of Peru in a multi-part series beginning in Lima. During my time in Peru, I have received a certain reputation. A reputation as someone who will try anything put in...
