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It started with a promise, a pledge by OSU to provide a
learning environment that put excellence at its center and invited
students to a new and innovative University Honors College where
they might earn an Honors Baccalaureate degreeone of only a
handful in the country. The students applied in droves, so many that
only a scant portion coLild be admitted and still allow us to live up to
the intent of our word of honor. The time was obviously right for
OSU to offer another niche program aimed at a particular segment of
the academic arena just as it had designed programs to meet the
needs of many other sectors.
Bringing students to Oregon State University and to the
University Honors College implies an important assurance to deliver
the "goods." Very quickly we realized that there was immense appeal
iiot only within Oregon. but around the region and indeed,
internationally. Students applied fiom dozens of other states and
from countries abroad as word of the value ofthe University Honors
College spread. Reassuringly, not only did Honors students hail
froni widely diverse locales, we also managed to attract multiple
members of the same family, siblings, including two sets of twins,
and even a son and his father who would have been students at the
same time. With Honors serving as a beacon drawing top-quality
students to campus, OSU must give surety that those students will
receive the best we can offer. Doing so is no easy task but it will
simultaneously raise the academic quality of the entire institution.
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Oregon Governo,: Ted Kulongoski, (President Tim White
behind) greets UHC Dean Joe Hendricks, at the McCall
Lecture co-sponsored by the UHC, CLA, and University
Advancement.
Innovative instruction and participatory learning
communities are heavy responsibilities. OSU is intent on making
good on guaranteeing they are available to those who join us in the
quest and is dedicated to facilitating just as much success as is
possible. Students themselves come prepared to put forth a maximum
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Honors have prepared a Five-Year Strategic Development Plan, at
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the invitation of President Tim White, and delivered it to the University
Development Council as a Ilindraising request.
The goal is to secure private support in three successive
phases with the bulk of the resources raised being passed through
to students, in the form of scholarships, and to other academic units,
in the form of enhanced reimbursement rates and assistance with
new faculty initiatives. Honors is successti.il only to the extent that
our students are successful and only to the extent that other academic
units are able to provide dedicated thculty to meet their needs. As
Honors realizes its goals, OSU benefits.
The objectives are simple enough: attract a larger percentage
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Somejobs you simply have to love. Eveiy
day, I talk with alumni, parents, friends,
supporters and well wishers about how amazing
the UI-IC is and let them know the impact
Honors has on OSU.
I believe people want to invest in programs
that have merit, a future, and places where their
gifts will make a profound difference for an
organization about which they care deeply. This
is perhaps the prime motivator for those who
give. If you love OSU, are passionate about
education, or simply recognize excellence, it is
hard to imagine a wiser investment than a gift to
the University Honors College.
Students in Honors are drawn from across
campus and represent virtually every college
and major.
Two years ago, Honors had over 10 times as
many applicants as spots in the entering class.
For the past several years the averages for
incoming first-year students has been 3.96 (GPA)
and the average SAT score has been 1340, placing
students on a par with the very best colleges
and universities in the country.
There is no finer steward of charitable
dollars than Honors. Your gifts make a difference
and benefit an area where passion is the norm.
Opportunities include:
Excellence Fund helps underwrite senior thesesmany students have significant expenses
associated with research supplies, technical
equipment and analyses.
Eminent Professorship Fund enables Honors
to move past budgetary constraints to recognize outstanding faculty and, at the same time,
offer more coursework for more students.
UHC Student Activities and
Commencement, 2003
UHC student activities range from recurring to spur of the moment or brand
new and Honors is committed to supporting extracurricular activities. During 2002-2003,
traditional activities such as the Back-to-School BBQ and the Presidential Forum occurred
as usual. UHC students hosted Tim White, OSU President, at the annual Presidential
Forum in January. In a new location, the comfortable and intimate Journey Room of the
Joyce Goudy Powell Leadership Center in the Memorial Union, President White spoke
to students, faculty and staff at this open forum. Questions ranged from how he liked his
newjob. to what he saw as outcomes from the 2007 planning process. Winter term saw
the time-honored Soup Kitchen and Canned Food Drive to benefit the OSU Food Drive.
UHC students contributed niore than $100 toward this year's effort, including several
wonderful soups offered for sale.
Spring Term's activities for the UHC include the Mom's Weekend Recital, the
Women's Symposium, and the Raft Trip. Nearly 150 UI-IC students and their moms
enjoyed a variety of acts from oboe, piano and guitar solos, to comedy skits, and poetry
recitations at this year's Mom's Weekend celebration. The Recital includes a light lunch
and fellowship between the two acts. New this spring was the addition of a Dean's
Seminar to the Mom's Weekend festivities. Following the Recital, Mike Hogue, who
founded Hogue Cellars, gave an inspirational talk about the ethics of being in business.
After his talk, guests enjoyed a wine discussion and tasting.
Another Dean's Seminar provided more opportunities for UHC students and
their friends to engage in intellectual and personal development. Dr. Tim Gleeson, OSU
graduate and practicing physician. presented a seminar on medical school and practice.
Over 30 students, both Honors and non-Honors, enjoyed the discussion with Dr. Gleeson.
The lunch-time brown bag seminar was held in the McNary Hall main lounge. UFIC
student Matt Bremmer, Pre-Med major and officer in the Pre-Med Club. assisted with
marketing, as well as hosting and introducing Dr. Gleeson at the morning and noon
activities.
The Women's Symposium is another custom with a program and delicious
desserts. This spring's event included presentations by UHC seniors, Emily Simpson
and Anna Schrage. Both women presented their thesis research into issues around
women in science and engineering at OSU. Participants shared in a chocolate dessert
decadence another beloved part of this UHC event.
UHC Trips Coordinator, Matt Bremmer, and his capable committee organized
the highly regarded Memorial Weekend raft trip. About 30 UHC students and their
friends enjoyed a Iloat on the South Umpqua River. One of the standing aspects of this
Scholarship Fund is an accumulating fund to
enable Honors to attract students to campus
and to keep the best and brightest in-state by
trip is the early morning camp-out at the Rec Center to reserve equipmeiit. The inexpensive
rafts are available first come first served, so the Trip Coordinator and helpers get up very
providing help with tuition.
Program Fund is a chance to make sure those
"special things" happen that make being a SWdent a unique time in life.
securing rafts, the committee must purchase food, arrange for transportation and shelter,
and pray for good weather. It is always a lot of fun, Head Advisor Jane Siebler and her
husband, enjoy being the supply wagon each year. Ii has become a tradition for Jane
and Bill to take half the food to the rafters at the mid-point of their trip. After enjoying
My job is simple, to help grow the
University Honors College. Regardless of your
discipline, if you attended the Honors College,
the former Honors Program, care about OSU, or
simply want to support excellence.. .think
Honors First.
P/ease contact, Aaron Escobar (OSU, 1996),
Development Director with the Oregon State
University Foundation for additional information
on a charitable contribution: (541) 737-9330 or
Aaron. Escobar@oregonstate.edu
early to secure rafts. The raft trip is not an easy activity to pull off in addition to
lunch on the banks of the Umpqua with the rafters, Jane and Bill exchange food for
garbage and send the rafters off on the last leg of the float.
Although the Commencement Reception hosted by the UHC for graduating
seniors and their families is a tradition, it is not just a student activity. This event is
hosted by Honors for students, as a thank you for all their hard work during their time at
OSU. The UHC staff enjoys providing this send-off to the graduating seniors each year
on Commencement morning. A light brunch is provided, with plenty oftime fir reunions
and pictures before students line up for the Commencement march. It is the UHC's way
of saying thanks for being with us during your college years, congratulations on ajob
well done, and best wishes for continued success.
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classes focused on British culture. She
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then traveled. He visited Spain, England,
telling good stories. There is the story of
Ireland, Holland, Germany, Denmark,
Thom Young's time as a kind of Park Ranger
in Costa Rica; Lei Young's experience with
marine microbes in Bermuda; the time spent
science classes she needed. For Marcy,
long enough." He stayed in Youth Hostels,
and estimates that out of the ten months he
was there, he traveled for more than three
months, total. Sam "fell in love with Lyon
traveling abroad actually strengthened her
ties to home. In her words, "it has niade
me appreciate those people who are back
Switzerland, Italy. Greece, France. the Czech
Republic and other places "but, the list is
has also helped me to appreciate what I
because of its beauty and charm," and he
appreciated the central European location,
have in the OSU community and the
the public transportation, and the night life.
resources available as an OSU student."
Her most memorable moment in England
was when all six Americans in her hall
decided to cook a traditional American
He has many memorable experiences, but one
at home supporting me and helping me... it
Thanksgiving dinner for their friends.
Everyone took turns in the kitchen, in
between classes, and then "all 27 of us sat
down to dinner.., it was amazing to pull it
off, and enjoyable for all of us."
that stands out is a pillow fight in a hotel in
Menton, France, with "several of my friends
from Oregon, after a day on the beach, and
followed by hours of conversation." It is
clear that there are many aspects of a study
abroad that are simply variations of the
typical joys and frustrations of being a
Sam Boush spent 2001-02 in
college student in any locale.
An article about the international
Lyon, France. He chose Lyon because he
opportunities of Honors students is much
wanted to participate in a year-long
like Sam's list of countries visitedlong
program of French study. He went to
school for two or three days a week, and
enough. So many students have so many
in African surgeries on the part of Amber
Leis, Sarah Normandin and Charity Dean;
John Wilson's three-year study in Germany;
Jerrod Peterson's engineering internship
with an auto manufacturer in Germany; Bory
Kea's research in Argentina, Kristy
Drongesen's teaching internship with
middle school-aged children in Finland;
Cristian Ion's two years in Lyon where he
received the key to the city from the Mayor,
Julian Uselman and Brook Wegner teaching
in the Japanese English Teaching (JET)
program.. .the list is long enough!
UHC students are everywhere in
the worldstudying, researching, working,
saving lives, and acting as ambassadors of
good will for OSU, Honors, and the entire
country. Their international experiences of
all kinds enrich their lives and the lives of
those they touch at home and abroad.
interesting experiences that it is hard to stop
Wireless Classroom, The Future of Education
The new McNary Electronic
Classroom is not the bridge of the starship
Enterprise, but one would be hard pressed
to find differences. Adorned with sleek 18"
flat-panel monitors, top-of-the-line desktop
They can also attach a LCD
display
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presentations, written work or
simply show a website on the
Internet.
and notebook computers, the updated
McNary Classroom is a futuristic
Students can also use
the classroom in off-hours as
educational resource.
Located in the University Honors
well. Moser said, "I've used the
computers in the classroom as
well as held study groups." She
added, "I also like how you call
study in the room, but it's social
enough that you can talk."
College residence hall, McNary, the
classroom literally brings high-tech
resources to the students' living room. As
Joe Hendricks put it, "This facility blurs
the lines between what are too often water-
tight compartments of a student's life."
Freshman Microbiology major
and Honors student Jenny Moser agreed,
The classroom's lab
hours are 7 p.m-I am. daily
UHC students Chris Sandmel, Erin McGregor. and Naaman
Horn (left to right) enjoy food at the UHC classroom in
McNary Hall at the grand opening celebrating the new
wireless technology.
(except Tuesdays - the lab is only open
10 p.m.-1 a.m.). Staffed by McNary
"It's nice having fancy computers just
Resident Assistants, the space is available
downstairs," said Moser.
The new classroom has been in
operation since the beginning of 2003 and
to any McNary resident and any Honors
student for study groups, meetings or to
use one of the eight desktop computers.
has already been used for instruction.
Instructors and students can easily take
Funded by the University
one of 21 notebook computers from the
classroom's storage unit and access the
Internet on the room's wireless network.
Technology Resource Fund, the McNary
Electronic Classroom was a collaborative
effort between the University Honors
College, University Housing and Dining
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Center. "The collaboration between UHDS
and the UHC is gratifying," Hendricks said.
"This classroom ensures that innovative
opportunities are part of our thinking."
McNary Residence Hall houses
nearly 300 OSU students - a third of which
are in the University Honors College.
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HOT Dollars in Honors
Just to allay your concerns immediately. We are not laundering ill-gotten gains
ing academic programs, student life, location,
and other considerations, choosing a college
in the University Honors College. But if
naturally involves practical consideration of
affordability and the level of interest shown
by an institution in the form of scholarship
things go our way, soon there will be a new
stream of scholarship dollars flowing
through Honors to some of our students.
HOT stands for Honors Opportunities in Technology, a proposal submitted
by Honors to the National Science Foundation. It is a grant proposal with Bill Bogley
as Principal Investigator, Joe Hendricks as
co-Principal Investigator and a host of cooperating faculty in Engineering and in Science. If approved, the resulting grant will
yield over $400,000 and bring more than
$90,000 in annual scholarship funds to the
UHC for four years running. The program is
called Computer Science, Engineering, and
Mathematics Scholarships, or CSEMS.
CSEMS supports scholarships for academi-
cally talented, financially needy students
majoring in computer science, engineering,
or mathematics.
Financial hurdles play a significant
role as parents and prospective students
choose among institutions of higher learn-
aid. These issues are of special importance to
Honors as we compete with the nation's top
institutions to recruit the very best students
during a time when the vicissitudes of public
finance are closing the gap in tuition costs
between public and private institutions.
We are delighted to have the collaboration of the Office of Financial Aid, as
well as faculty participation and administrative support from the College of Engineering
Our proposal focuses on the ben-
efits derived from scholarship support to
those students whose accomplishments
and demonstrated talents mark them as the
next generation of leaders in society and
industry. Some may argue that this philosophy runs counter to current concerns about
access to higher education for a broader
slice of the potential student population. In
response to this, Bogley reports that the
HOT proposal was easy to write, a clear
indication that its premise is sound. Honors has proposed using the HOT opportunity as a recruiting incentive among students from underrepresented geographical
and the College of Science. HOT Scholars will
receive financial support throughout their undergraduate careers and will join the enriched
educational environment of Honors. HOT fac-
locations. Even if the NSF decision does
ulty, eight in all, will guide students to program internship and employment opportunities in industry and at the Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory in Richland, Washington. HOT will also work closely with upper
division students on career and postgradu-
so. It is a simple matter to rhapsodize on the
ate planning.
dents.
not go our way, we are committed to creating additional scholarships for Honors stu-
dents and will pursue other venues to do
sparkling successes of Honors students
and graduates. This tradition of student
achievement is our best argument in seeking support for our students and programs.
Honors is only as successful as our stu-
ing. In addition to the relative merits involv-
Words From the Pa s t...
We continue with our view of OSU's Honors Program (1965-1991)
Rather than re-entering the issues that concerned us in those
days, let me reminisce about our Honors touch-football teams. We had
both a student team and a faculty team. They played each other travel
funds lacking - on a very warni October afternoon on the east side of the
MU Quad. Needless to add, the students won.
This Honors team victory, incidentally, immediately preceded
the varsity's series of upsets, the high point of which was the win over
O.J. Simpson's Trojans. It probably is too much to claim a causal connection.
In any case, my best to the players, wherever they may be. And
also to the spectator - I've forgotten
her name.
Congratulations to Dean Hendricks
-acuity in the photo/roin /e/1 to i-/gb!: Bob Jones, English:
-red cervantes-, Political Science: Jerry Krantz, Entomolgy; Herb Car/in, History; Brooks Spencer, History ofSci'nce; Ze 'ev Orzech, Economics (wearing the German I,,,
erial War Helmet): and Dave King, History.
and the Honors College faculty and
staff on the remarkable job of reconstruction. I'll second Gary Tiedeman's comment that
the "dreams of the past have become a reality."
David King, Honors Program Director,
1967- 1968
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team on green buildings. He went on to write
several UHC students over the years. What
his thesis about a somewhat related topic,
cob houses in western Oregon. As part of
his project. lan actually helped a builder in
Corvallis build part of his new structure
bring them there ifat all possible.
LACH: In general, I don't expect anything
new to emerge from undergraduate research,
but have been surprised many times. I firmly
was your most memorable UHC student
believe that undergraduate research helps
students prepare for making an informed
thesis project?
choice about graduate school and
FERNGREN: Probably the most memorable
was Jenny Druckenmiller's thesis on Serpent
professional lives. I believe that involving
undergraduates in the research enterprise
helps them understand more clearly how it
Symbolism in the Old Testament. Jenny
is we know the things we claim to know. They
become more discriminating readers and
amount of lore on serpents in the ancient
near-eastern cultures. She investigated
thinkers, learning to ask questions that
serpentine symbolism and iconography in a
challenge claims and evidence.
SANDOR: In the field of creative writing,
"research" is an interesting term, as much of
variety of societies in order to provide a
backdrop to understanding the symbolism
worked for two years amassing an enormous
the pictures of Ian in the mud up to his knees
kneading straw into the mix were hilarious.
wasn't sure I would call it research, but with
I
some work, we were able to get Ian other
information for his project. By the time he
was done, Ian had a nmlti-method research
study to complement his feets-on experience.
SANDOR: One [project]that stands out was
a short story collection by a chemical
of serpents in the Bible.
TATE: Dara Easley's thesis this year was an
example of a wonderful experience for me. I
saw an uncertain young woman become a
confident scientist. A person who wasn't at
engineering major named Brandon Barrett,
who not only wrote a very fine handful of
stories set in a failing logging town on the
Oregon coast, but incorporated his science
training into the actual defense of the thesis,
is Lindertaken in a spirit of humility and
passion for good writing, it can do nothing
all certain she could program a computer
by creating a poster for his oral presentation.
quickly became my group's resident expert.
but good not only for the student who risks
it, but for the community around that student.
Her work contributed to my research
I've never seen anything like it, before or
since. Zen Buddhism, Chemistry and
it will be part of a paper. And to
Literature, all figured. It gave us a
Mentors, fellow students, professorsall of
top it all off, she gave two excellent oral
presentations, including one at a scientific
lighthearted moment at the beginning of the
thesis meeting, since it was such a novelty,
but then Brandon really used it effectively
to highlight the themes of his fiction.
INTERVIEWER: Thanks very much. Your
willingness to spend time, with essentially
no material rewards, helping students with
this significant task is strong testimony for
the outstanding teaching and mentoring that
the research is an attempt on the student's
part to dig more deeply into sources of
knowledge hidden in the human heart, as
William Faulkner might say. Certainly, ifthis
us benefit from the discoveries and insights
young creative writers make when they bend
to the rigorous discipline of the art.
INTERVIEWER: There seems to be no
doubt that the process of undergraduate
research and creative work is beneficial to
many people
from the student to the
faculty and then to society at large.
Let s turn to something a bit more personal
to your own UHC student projects. One of
program
meeting. She'll give another at the regional
meeting of the American Physical Society.
It was an absolute joy to work with her.
GIOVANNONI: Lei Young and Jessina
McGregor contributed a lot to the high
throughput culturing project, which has
become a very exciting and successful new
area of research R)r us.
LACH: It would have to be one of the more
unique projects. Last year, Ian Read
University Honors College
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Honors, its students, and its graduates are
grateful to you.
2002-2003
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