University Honors Program
Senior Honors Project
The Senior Honors Project offers students the opportunity to work one-on-one with a faculty mentor on a research and creative endeavor of mutual interest. This arrangement fosters intellectual growth and provides the capstone experience for students completing the Honors Program requirements. Students present their completed projects at the annual Spring Undergraduate Research Conference. For students graduating in December, special arrangements are made to give them an opportunity to present their projects. Grant funding for projects is available through the Honors Program and Office of the Provost on a competitive basis and for selected topic areas.
Holly Krohn presents her Senior Honors Project during Research Day 2009
For their Senior Honors Projects, students have produced videos; mounted photography, sculpture, and art exhibits; written poetry manuscripts and scientific papers; practiced nursing in the Dominican Republic; done field research in California and explored topics from hunger to the unsolved mystery of the yawn. A complete description of the project requirements can be found in the Senior Honors Project Handbook. Be sure to look at the abstracts linked below for great ideas and inspiration!
Before you can start working on your Senior Honors Project, you must download, complete, and submit a hard copy of the Senior Honors Proposal and Application to the Honors Program Office in Lippitt Hall, Room 300
Click the following links for more information:
Titles of 2009 Senior Honors Projects
Abstracts and complete text of Senior Honors Projects from 2007 to 2011
Senior Honors Project Handbook (.pdf)
Senior Honors Project Proposal and Application Form(.pdf)
Click here for information about funding opportunities for your project.
Senior Honors Project Budget Form - Required in order to be considered for funding!
NEWS
Click here for a list of our spring courses in PDF format.
EVENTS
Senior Honors Project Info Sessions:
Monday, Feb. 13: 4:00-4:30pm
Wednesday, Feb. 15: 8:15-8:45am
Thursday, Feb. 16: 11:00-11:15am and 3:45-4:15pm
All sessions will be in the Honors Conference Room, Lippitt 302D (in back of the student lounge)
CONTACT US
Honors Director:
Ric McIntyre, 874-4126
Associate Directors:
Carolyn Hames, 874-2813
Walter von Reinhart, 874-4818
Assistant Director:
Kathleen Maher, 874-5875
Program Coordinator:
Deborah Gardiner, 874-2303
