In Professor Keith Forrest's Honors Women in American History class, the students read two landmark books: The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan and Silent Spring by Rachel Carson.  Then they were divided into two groups, where they did a deep dive into each book through a variety of requirements including addressing criticisms of the work, conducting and reflecting on a social media discussion of the work, and interviewing someone connected to the legacy of the work.  Among the requirements was also that each group had to dress in a way that represented its book (Rachel Carson group pictured to the left).  The projects were outstanding: Members of both groups will receive a special honors award at the 17th annual Communication Awards on Friday, April 26.    

Professor Stephanie Natale-Boianelli's Honors Composition I class explored the theme of breaking the rules of academic writing. As part of their non-traditional assignments, they developed a completely student-designed podcast series What Are You Talking About? , a set of conversations where one person explains a topic they are passionate about to a person unfamiliar with the topic. You can listen to the podcast series here.