Discovering St.-Trophîme
All of the students participating in Honors Passport: Pilgrimage are required to present on a particular site or theme, in that way helping to teach the course. Olivia Overton, an Honors College Fellow and freshman civil engineering major, presented on the portal...
A Hike Through History
Honors College Fellow Jacob Honeycutt, a history, anthropology and international studies triple major, follows in the footsteps of Roman traders and medieval pilgrims on a hike up to the Somport Pass in the Pyrenees. All throughout our first week on...
Singing in the City of the Dead
Susan Tucker, an Honors College Fellow on the pre-med track, has seized the chance to perform as part of Professor Nikola Radan’s pilgrim...
La Cocina Peruana: Arequipa
Our resident food critic and Honors Passport: Peru student Dennis Mitchell walks us through the tastes of Peru in a two-part series, ending in Arequipa. Within our first two hours in Arequipa, I realized that it was everything Lima was not. Whereas Lima was big, hot,...
Hiking the Inca Bridge
Hiking along this narrow path, free of tourist bustle, Honors Passport explorer Rachel Lindsey experiences her transformative moment at Machu Picchu. I had the remarkable opportunity to visit Machu Picchu along with the rest of the Honors Passport group. Most of what...
Final Rays of a Child of the Sun
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...
Taking the Peruvian Polar Plunge
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 plunge...
My Peruvian Prosperity
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 Passport:...
Presenting Abroad: Coursework Behind the Vacation
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...
La Cocina Peruana: Lima
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...
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Visualizing Improved Public Health Access
Honors biomedical engineering students Shivani Koundinya, Ryan Rouse and Cade Kilambi have been working on a passion project that isn’t tied to a class or their undergraduate theses but is instead driven by a desire for community impact. The project, called Art Medic,...
Fishing and Research: A Family Affair
Madison Settlage is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Economic Analytics. As an undergraduate, she double majored in economics and finance and graduated with honors. In August, her research was published in the Journal of Sports Economics. We asked Madison to...
Meeting Goals Through Interdisciplinary Studies: 5 Q’s with Courtney Wilmoth
Courtney Wilmoth is a senior from Los Angeles, California majoring in chemical engineering and minoring in English. She is the current Presidential Scholar for the College of Engineering and recently presented research at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers...
Finding Passion and Direction in Honors Research
Charles Smith, an Honors College Fellow majoring in exercise science with a minor in medical humanities, draws inspiration from his personal experiences to fuel his research passions. His personal story led him to explore new methods of measuring physical activity, a...
This Year’s Swing State Predictions from the Campaign 2024 Forum Course
Noah Pittman is the instructor for this fall’s Honors College Forum: Campaign 2024. Noah serves as the associate dean of enrollment for the University of Arkansas Honors College. His doctorate is in public policy, with a focus on higher education policy. He’s married...