May 9, 2024 | Honors Enrichment
Annie Welch Queensland, Australia In my endeavor to explore environmentalism as identity, I traveled across Queensland, Australia collecting quotes from locals, photos of signage, and any examples of intrinsic environmentalism. I wanted to extrapolate the similarities...
Apr 25, 2024 | Honors Enrichment
Traveling to New Zealand Maija Turjanis Sitting in the drizzling rain I listened to a farmer tell the story of how he and his family had run and grown their dairy farm over the last 50 years. Sitting around me were about nine other farmers all of whom had similar...
Apr 23, 2024 | Honors Enrichment
Mines Honors House Community Garden Maddie Fox (she/they), Nolan Vogel (he/him), Rosalie Rauenzahn (she/her) At the end of the last growing season, our garden had yielded an abundance of food, allowing us to cater a McBride event. We curated a series of appetizers,...
Apr 22, 2024 | Honors Enrichment
Western Regional Honors Conference Long Beach, California Ryan Kennett (She/her) While attending the Honors Conference in Long Beach, California, I had an opportunity to visit a sacred site called Puvungna, an area of gathering, learning, and exchange for the native...
Apr 22, 2024 | Honors Enrichment
Partners in the Parks: Appalachian Trail Allie Morton A moment I remember quite well was on our last night of the trip. After we filled our stomachs to our heart’s content at a buffet-style restaurant, we sat in a circle by the campfire and told stories of how...
