Honors Program Heart Walk - September 30, 2016
Honors Retreat - September 6, 2016
1st Honors Student Government Meeting of Fall - Sept. 9, 2016
Chicago Architecture Foundation Walk - Sept. 16, 2016
Student Faculty Dinner - September 28, 2016
Honors Panel & Discussion: Understanding Inequality - Sept. 30, 2016
Wayne Steger Lecture: "2016 Elections" - October 21, 2016
Professor Cathy May speaks with students after the lecture.
Steve Pemberton Lecture: "Not a Chance in the World" - October 28, 2016
Honors Student Government - Friendsgiving - November 4, 2016
14th Annual Natural Science, Mathematics & Technology Undergraduate Research Showcase - November 4, 2016
Philip Burns, Chemistry: "Isothermal Titration Calorimetric Study of Cobalt (II) Interaction with Ligands"
Sarah Fisher, Health Sciences: "Community Participation across Chicago's Health Care System"
Kirby Karpan, Biological Sciences: "Buggin the Bugs: An Examination of Insect Biodiversity in the Shedd Aquarium Gardens"
Morgan Krause, Anthropology: "Exceptional Deaths in Syncretic Traditions: A General Analysis of Personhood and Commemoration of Children in the Cemetery of Espita, Yucatan, Mexico"
Cristian Ovies, Biological Sciences: "Efficient Screening of HIV-1 Mutants Resistant to Integrase Inhibitors in a Random Mutant Library"
Santanna Patterson, Rosalind Franklin: "Fluoxetine Potentiates Methylphenidate-Induced Gene Regulation in the Striatum in Males and Females"
Justin Potvin, Physics: "Observations of the Zeeman Effect in Supernova Remnants toward the Galactic Center"
Alexander Temes, Geography: "A Geospatial Analysis of the Yarnell Hill Fire, Prescott, Arizona: A Change Analysis Study of a Fatal Wildfire"
Michael Wade, Biological Sciences: "Environmental effects on behavior of African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus)"
"What Must Be Done?" Father Ed Udovic addresses the Vincentian Question - Feb. 3, 2017
Honors Program Director Rose Spalding introduces Father Ed Udovic to Honors students
Father Udovic asks "What must be done?"
Student Faculty Dinner - Noodles in the Pot - Feb. 15, 2017
Amanda Blanco & Nathaly Shammo enjoy dinner & conversation
Enjoying dinner and friends
Faculty members Daryl Koehn and Jan Hickey enjoy their dinner
Grace Hoegler, Regan Desautels and Kylie Hamakawa
Solene Daigle & Matthew Cooper
Professor Cathy Elias' HON 205: Interdisciplinary Arts (Brazilian Culture & Music) class visited Chicago Samba's Carnival on 2/25/17
Professors Matthew Girson & Peter Steeves' HON 350: Phenomenology & Painting - February 21, 2017
In HON 350, Honors students from all majors get in touch with their artsy sides! Through a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach, this team-taught course focuses on the way in which painting comes to meaning, informed by such disciplines as history, critical theory, and philosophy. Students received a grounding in the phenomenological tradition, and were able to apply those tools to specific objects of aesthetic experience. Students spent half of their class time in the studio making paintings and learning how to handle paint and painting tools, and half of their time reading and discussing philosophical texts.
Honors Ball - April 7, 2017
HSG members Zoe Tingas & Michelle Blahnik decorate Cortelyou Commons
HSG board members Paul Stromberg & MK Verdun
Grace Hoegler & Kylie Hamakawa
Grace Hoegler, Kylie Hamakawa, and Regan Desautels
DePaul's renowned acapella group, The Fullertones, entertain the crowd
The fabulous Fullertones!
Honors Student Government Board Members
HSG Board Members John Fischer, MK Verdun & Michelle Blahnik
Sister Helen Prejean Visits the Honors Program - April 21, 2017
Sister Helen Prejean chats with Jeanne Williams, who portrayed her in Springboard Theatre's production of Dead Man Walking, performed on April 20, 2017
Audience members at Dead Man Walking, performed at Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church
Sister Helen speaks with Honors Program students on Friday, April 21st
Sister Helen was surprised with a birthday cake! Honors Program Assistant Emma Rubenstein helps with the celebration.
Ready to blow out candles!
Sr. Helen speaks with Sydney Begerowski, who won the summer 2016 essay contest on "What Must be Done?" after reading Sr. Helen's book Dead Man Walking
Griffin Hardy, Sr.Helen's assistant at DePaul, speaks with Honors Program Director Rose Spalding
Regan Desautels chats with Sister Helen
Fourth Annual Honors Student Conference - May 12, 2017
Presenters & guests check in at the conference.
Conference presenters Sarah Fisher & Alison Ogunmokun
Katie Mumma & Sara Frankiewicz
Professors Bob Rotenberg & Martha Martinez-Firestone
Conference volunteers Maddie Mathie, Erin McMillen & Katie Keblusek
Matt Garvin, Alison Ogunmokun & Sarah Fisher
Honors Program Director Rose Spalding & LAS Dean Guillermo Vasquez de Velasco
Morgan Krause presenting her thesis: "What We Make & Leave Behind: Emotionality in Art & Archaeology"
Kyle Morrell presenting his thesis: "The Politics of Superheroes: Truth, Justice, and Whatever the American Way Is"
Madison Schroeder presents her thesis: "Performance, Rhetoric, and the Rise of Trump"
Olivia Kuhn's poster presentation: "Ethnography on The Hijras: India's Third Gender"
Hannah Kaplan's poster presentation: "The Deception of Photojournalism"
Reuben Diaz explains his poster: "A Manifesto for Furthering Fine Art - Thoughts by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier"
Sydney Sewell's thesis poster: "Exploring the Effects of Attachment Styles on Group Decision-Making Errors"
Kira Light's thesis poster: "The Parental State: A Study of the Wisconsin Child Welfare System during the Progressive Era"
Thomas Cushing explains his thesis project: "Houston, Where's My Copilot? Examining the Effects of Pilot Shortages"
Kayla Walker answers questions about her poster: "Salvadorans, Status, and Security: Politically Motivated Gaps in U.S. Refugee Policy"
Madeleine Williamson's poster: "Paying for Their Parents' Crimes: Challenges Facing Children of the Incarcerated"
Kunza Shakil's poster: "Profanity, Power, and Populaces in Pakistan"
Professor Fanny Soderback learns about Radwha Ramadan's poster presentation: "Media Influence on Modern Politics"
David McManus' thesis poster: "At the Line: A Local Case Study on Medicaid Expansion's Effect on Healthcare Utilization"
Poster presenter Rose Murphy & her proud mom
Conference presenters Madison Schroeder, Anna Freed & Kyle Morrell
Presenter Reuben Diaz & Philosophy Professor Bill Martin
Catherine Arevalo presents: "Remembering All of the Victims of the Holocaust"
Freshmen conference presenters Niloo El-Maissi & Elizabeth Cassidy
Conference attendees Meredith Melland and Jen Finstrom
Maiwenn Brethenoux shares her poster "Totus Mundus Agit Histrionem - About Chicago Shakespeare" with her HON 111- Chicago Theatre instructor Doug Long
Regan Desautels shares her poster: "Reinterpretation of Myth: Using Art to Help Change the Discourse of Slavery" with her HON 104 instructor, Professor Lisa Poirier.
Leah Hasdan's poster "The Analysis of Comedy as Imitation"
Senior thesis presenter Elise Belluccia shares her work on "The American Musical as an Evolved Medium for Artistic Innovation and Socio-Political Storytelling"
Hajrije Kolimja explains her thesis poster: "I Sleep in the Devil's Dreams"
Alison Ogonmokun & Honors Program Assistant Emma Rubenstein discuss Alison's thesis project: "School Ruins Brown Girls"
Emma Krupp ("Oil Wealth: Capitalism's Boon or Curse?") and Kate Galvan ("Undocumented Immigrants in Healthcare: What Can We Do?") share their posters.
Evan Kirkeeng shares his thesis poster: "Re-Evaluating the Prospect of International Conflict"
Taylor Armbruster in her dazzling Panamanian attire to showcase her "La Empollerada & La Mujer: Conflicting Realities Between a National Symbol in Media & the Everyday Lives of Panamanian Women" poster project
Conference volunteers Emma Nippe & Allison Moser
Michael Sherman's poster presentation: "Analyzing Equity Investors' Profiles & Risk Tendencies"
Graciela Covarrubias' senior thesis poster: "The Impact of Latinx Mental Health Stigmas on the Success of First Generation College Students"
Anna Freed's poster: "The Holocaust Arts: Escapism & Coping with Mass Genocide"
Alison Ogonmokun & Clare Dallman
Julia Gralczyk's multi-media thesis project: "Creating Little Red Riding Hood: Morality, Sexuality, and the Evolution of a Classic Tale"
Honors Senior Gala - Saturday, May 13, 2017
Anna Ackermann with her proud parents, Karl and Peg
Honors Distinction recipients Kyle Rezwin, Philip Burns, Taylor Gillen & Kira Light
Cassandra Chan and Timothy Gerlach
Senior Gala student speakers Molly Murray and Taylor Gillen
Alex Boyd and Anna Ackermann
Andrea Moss and her mother enjoy refreshments at the Gala
Honors Program Assistant Emma Rubenstein and new Honors Program Director Martha Martinez-Firetone
Madelyn Tenace & Honors Program Director Rose Spalding
Meghann Workman, Professor Margaret Workman & Mikaela Workman
Cristian Ovies shows off his Honors Program certificate
Ben Wright & his proud mom
Elizabeth & Austin Woodruff
Jason Kiwanuka and his family
Chloe Leuthaeuser and her mom
Frank Schmitt & Erin Donovan
Molly Murray & Anna Ackermann & their proud dads
The Woodruff family & Professory Lucy Rinehart
Matthew Cabel & his parents
MK Verdun & her proud parents
The families of Claudia Verba & Timmy Gerlach celebrate together